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geg1951
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Prior to Christmas
Dec. 16
Celebration Bowl
Grambling vs. North Carolina A&T
Noon, ABC
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Troy vs. North Texas
1 p.m., ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State
2:30 p.m., CBSSN
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Las Vegas Bowl
No. 25 Boise State vs. Oregon
3:30 p.m., ABC
Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas
Dec. 19
Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl
Akron vs. Florida Atlantic
7 p.m., ESPN
Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida
Dec. 20
DXL Frisco Bowl
Louisiana Tech vs. SMU
8 p.m., ESPN
Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
Dec. 21
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Temple vs. Florida International
8 p.m., ESPN
Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, Florida
Dec. 22
Bahamas Bowl
UAB vs. Ohio
12:30 p.m., ESPN
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Wyoming
4 p.m., ESPN
Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho
Dec. 23
Birmingham Bowl
Texas Tech vs. South Florida
Noon, ESPN
Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
San Diego State vs. Army
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas
Dollar General Bowl
Appalachian State vs. Toledo
7 p.m., ESPN
Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
Dec. 24
Hawai'i Bowl
Fresno State vs. Houston
8:30 p.m., ESPN
Hawaiian Tel Federal Credit Union Field at Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
GARY / GARLAND TEXAS...... RETIRED
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geg1951
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After .............
Dec. 26
Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
Utah vs. West Virginia
1:30 p.m., ESPN
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
Quick Lane Bowl
Duke vs. Northern Illinois
5:15 p.m., ESPN
Ford Field
Detroit
Cactus Bowl
Kansas State vs. UCLA
9 p.m., ESPN
Chase Field
Phoenix
Dec. 27
Walk-On's Independence Bowl
Southern Miss vs. Florida State
1:30 p.m., ESPN
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Iowa vs. Boston College
5:15 p.m., ESPN
Yankee Stadium
New York
Foster Farms Bowl
Arizona vs. Purdue
8:30 p.m., FOX
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, California
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
Texas vs. Missouri
9 p.m., ESPN
NRG Stadium
Houston
Dec. 28
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Virginia vs. Navy
1:30 p.m. ESPN
Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland
Camping World Bowl
No. 22 Virginia Tech vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State
5:15 p.m., ESPN
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Valero Alamo Bowl
No. 13 Stanford vs. No. 15 TCU
9 p.m., ESPN
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
No. 18 Washington State vs. No. 16 Michigan State
9 p.m., FOX
SDCCU Stadium
San Diego
Dec. 29
Belk Bowl
Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M
1 p.m. ESPN
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
Hyundai Sun Bowl
No. 24 NC State vs. Arizona State
3 p.m., CBS
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Kentucky vs. No. 21 Northwestern
4:30 p.m., ESPN
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Utah State vs. New Mexico State
5:30 p.m., CBSSN
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 8 USC vs. No. 5 Ohio State
8:30 p.m., ESPN
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
Dec. 30
TaxSlayer Bowl
Louisville vs. No. 23 Mississippi State
Noon, ESPN
EverBank Field
Jacksonville, Florida
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Iowa State vs. No. 20 Memphis
12:30 p.m., ABC
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
No. 11 Washington vs. No. 9 Penn State
4 p.m., ESPN
University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 10 Miami vs. No. 6 Wisconsin
8 p.m., ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
Michigan vs. South Carolina
Noon, ESPN2
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 12 UCF vs. No. 7 Auburn
12:30 p.m., ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
Citrus Bowl Presented by Overton's
No. 14 Notre Dame vs. No. 17 LSU
1 p.m., ABC
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
GARY / GARLAND TEXAS...... RETIRED
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geg1951
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Sharps have flagged these bowl games as early lines to keep an eye on.
Spread to bet now
Florida International (+7) vs. Temple
This line for the Gasparilla Bowl opened +8 and was quickly bet down to +7 before it even opened at some other major sportsbooks. Play it now before it dips below this key number. Florida International will be excited for this game after a 4-8 SU season last year. It is the Panthers' first bowl game in six years. They were a solid 8-4 SU this year and finished the regular season with back-to-back wins in which they scored 104 points combined on offense.
Temple will be less excited for this game after a mediocre 6-6 SU regular season. The Owls were 10-3 SU last year before losing their bowl game as a 12-point favorite. Temple was also 10-3 SU in the 2015 regular season when they lost by 15 points as a 2.5-point bowl favorite. The Owls were a weak offensive team this season, averaging just 24.8 points per game on 5.5 yards per play (versus opponents that allow 28.6 ppg and 6.1 yppl).
Spread to bet now
Appalachian State (+7.5) vs. Toledo
This line for the Dollar General Bowl opened at +8 and was quickly bet down to +7.5. Play it now while it remains above the key number of +7. Appalachian State enters with solid offensive momentum as they scored 31 points or more in three of their final four regular season games. Overall, the Mountaineers averaged 33.4 points per game on 6.5 yards per play this year, while allowing just 21.9 points per game on 5.5 yards per play.
Toledo also enters off three straight wins, but might be a little flat after winning the MAC championship game. Toledo probably was hoping for a better bowl bid after a solid 11-2 SU season. The Rockets were strong offensively this year, but weak on defense as they allowed 5.6 yards per play versus a schedule of weak offensive opponents that averaged just 5.3 yppl overall. Toledo's defense is now taking a substantial step-up in class. The Rockets lost last year, 31-28, versus Appalachian State in the Camellia Bowl.
Total to bet now
Georgia State vs. Western Kentucky (52)
This total for the Autonation Cure Bowl has risen a couple points higher since opening. These early minor bowl games do have a tendency to be higher scoring, but that might not be the case in this game with two weak offensive teams. Georgia State averaged a paltry 19.7 points per game this season on just 5.4 yards per play (versus opponents that allowed 26.4 ppg on 5.8 yppl). Meanwhile, Western Kentucky averaged just 26.2 points per game on only 5.3 yards per play (versus opponents that allowed 29.7 ppg on 5.8 yppl).
Both offenses were particularly weak down the stretch. Western Kentucky scored 23 points or less in three of their final four regular season games. Georgia State scored only 10 points in each of their final two games. The Panthers have a 5-1 Under mark in their past six games overall. Last year, Georgia State managed just 16 total points in this same bowl game.
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geg1951
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USC VS OHIO STATE
Ohio State gets the CFP consolation prize of what appears to be a perfect Rose Bowl matchup, except that it’s taking place in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Buckeyes (11-2 SU, 6-7 ATS) knocked off previously unbeaten Wisconsin 27-21 in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game, covering as a 3-point favorite at neutral-site Lucas Oil Stadium.
Southern California is also 11-2 SU, but with one of the worst ATS marks in the nation at 3-9-1. The Trojans failed to cover in Saturday’s Pac-12 final, but got the needed SU win 31-28 over Stanford as a 3.5-point neutral-site fave at Levi’s Stadium.
Bookmaker.eu opened Ohio State -7 and has since gone down a tick to -6.5.
“Not a ton of early action from the sharps, but what we have seen has been on USC,” Cooley said. “Ohio State is clearly the better club, which is why we opened on the key number, but are you going to get a team that feels slighted and unmotivated, or one that has something to prove to the nation? That’s where the handicapping begins.”
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msudogs
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Registered: Nov 2005
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Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl
Teams: Akron vs. Florida Atlantic
Location: Boca Raton
Date: December 19th, 7:00 PM EST
Current CW S&P+ Total
FAU -22.5 FAU -20 FAU -22.0 63.5
Notes: There was a lukewarm reception by Florida Atlantic when they were given a bowl in their home stadium. The Owls just hosted the Conference USA Championship Game in the same location, so it’s only natural the players feel robbed of a bowl travel experience. On the flip side, motivation should be high for Akron quarterback Kato Nelson, as he played in the 2015 Florida Class 5A High School Championship for Flanagan High School. Nelson’s family and friends will only have a short 38-mile trip to FAU Stadium.
Motivation or not, there is not much of a fight on paper in the advanced stats matchup between the Owls and Zips. Akron ranks outside of the top 100 in a number of S&P+ categories, including Offensive S&P+, Defensive Passing Success Rate, Adjusted Sack Rate (on both sides of the ball) and special teams (125th). The Zips are tasked with trying to stop a Florida Atlantic offense that ranks first in finishing drives, 15th in efficiency and 23rd in explosive plays. No matter how much of a motivational edge Akron has, this FAU offense could put up 40 points on its worst day with ease. If you plan to back Akron, consider waiting until kick for any steam or just playing it live.
Useless Trends
Florida Atlantic is 7-2 ATS in its last nine games
Akron is 5-1 ATS in its last six road games
FAU is 8-2 as a favorite in 2017, covering by a margin of 14.8 points
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