Between 12/20 and 12/26 we have 8 bowl games, mostly games between mediocre teams with very little interest among college football fans unless you’re a fan of these particular teams. Although the games do get gradually better each day.
Starting on December 27th we’ll have several games of much more interest though the opt outs and transfers will no doubt ruin some of them.
In the meantime we’ll post the score predictions from our model below for the games of 12/20 thru 12/26 followed by a few words on the games.
Eastern Michigan 54.0 20 NEUTRAL San Jose State -4.0 29 Eastern Michigan 54.0 37 NEUTRAL San Jose State -4.0 25 Eastern Michigan 54.0 23 NEUTRAL San Jose State -4.0 26 Toledo -5.0 26 NEUTRAL Liberty 55.0 27 Toledo -5.0 32 NEUTRAL Liberty 55.0 17 Toledo -5.0 26 NEUTRAL Liberty 55.0 27 South Alabama -4.0 25 NEUTRAL Western Kentucky 56.0 25 South Alabama -4.0 25 NEUTRAL Western Kentucky 56.0 27 South Alabama -4.0 23 NEUTRAL Western Kentucky 56.0 24 Air Force 49.0 16 semi-N Baylor -5.0 24 Air Force 49.0 12 semi-N Baylor -5.0 10 Air Force 49.0 15 semi-N Baylor -5.0 23 Houston -7.0 32 NEUTRAL Louisiana-Lafayette 58.5 26 Houston -7.0 33 NEUTRAL Louisiana-Lafayette 58.5 31 Houston -7.0 37 NEUTRAL Louisiana-Lafayette 58.5 33 Wake Forest -1.0 29 NEUTRAL Missouri 60.0 28 Wake Forest -1.0 46 NEUTRAL Missouri 60.0 41 Wake Forest -1.0 29 NEUTRAL Missouri 60.0 28 Middle Tennessee State 50.5 19 NEUTRAL San Diego State -7.0 24 Middle Tennessee State 50.5 13 NEUTRAL San Diego State -7.0 31 Middle Tennessee State 50.5 14 NEUTRAL San Diego State -7.0 25 New Mexico State 47.5 22 NEUTRAL Bowling Green -3.0 25 New Mexico State 47.5 52 NEUTRAL Bowling Green -3.0 17 New Mexico State 47.5 22 NEUTRAL Bowling Green -3.0 17
So there you have it. Not much to sink your teeth into. In all honestly, in my 30+ years of doing this I can’t recall a Bowl season that I had less interest in than this one. It’s unfortunate and I can only hope that the new playoff system will inject new life into the college football post season.
There are a handful of games of interest though, next week, including the final 4 matchups and of course the Jan 2nd games including the Rose Bowl. We’ll be back to cover those next week and will no doubt have some stronger plays.
As for the games above, be careful. Liberty comes up as a play statistically however it’s hard to back a team that finished the regular season the way they did.
Western Kentucky also comes up as a play statistically but you have to question the mindset of the team. Their QB initially hit the transfer portal then changed his mind. They’ll also be without a couple of offensive linemen.
This group of games is a complete pass from us. We’ll focus instead on the NFL card this week and we’ll look forward to next weeks bowl games.
I hope everyone has a great Christmas and a Happy Holiday season!
Look for the next set of Bowl games with score predictions and hopefully a few plays on December 27th!