Saturday, December 16, 2017

Bowl Predictions: 2017-18

This year's bowl slate features a wide variety of competitive matchups and intriguing pairs. One never knows with too much certainty how things will play out, but I'll try to take a stab at it. You can follow my predictions live at ESPN's Bowl Mania.

Saturday, December 16
  • New Orleans Bowl: Troy (10-2) over North Texas (9-4)
  • Cure Bowl: Western Kentucky (6-6) over Georgia State (6-5)
  • Las Vegas Bowl: 25 Boise State (10-3) over Oregon (7-5)
  • New Mexico Bowl: Marshall (7-5) over Colorado State (7-5)
  • Camellia Bowl: Arkansas State (7-4) over Middle Tennessee (6-6)
Tuesday, December 19
  • Boca Raton Bowl: Florida Atlantic (10-3) over Akron (7-6)
Wednesday, December 20
  • Frisco Bowl: Louisiana Tech (6-6) over SMU (7-5)
Thursday, December 21
  • Gasparilla Bowl: FIU (8-4) over Temple (6-6)
Friday, December 22
  • Bahamas Bowl: UAB (8-4) over Ohio (8-4)
  • Potato Bowl: Central Michigan (8-4) over Wyoming (7-5)
Saturday, December 23
  • Birmingham Bowl: South Florida (9-2) over Texas Tech (6-6)
  • Armed Forces Bowl: San Diego State (10-2) over Army (9-3)
  • Dollar General Bowl: Appalachian State (8-4) over Toledo (11-2)
Sunday, December 24
  • HawaiĘ»i Bowl: Fresno State (9-4) over Houston (7-4)
Tuesday, December 26
  • Heart of Dallas Bowl: Utah (6-6) over West Virginia (7-5)
  • Quick Lane Bowl: Duke (6-6) over Northern Illinois (8-4)
  • Cactus Bowl: Kansas State (7-5) over UCLA (6-6)
Wednesday, December 27
  • Independence Bowl: Florida State (6-6) over Southern Mississippi (8-4)
  • Pinstripe Bowl: Iowa (7-5) over Boston College (7-5)
  • Foster Farms Bowl: Arizona (7-5) over Purdue (6-6)
  • Texas Bowl: Missouri (7-5) over Texas (6-6)
Thursday, December 28
  • Military Bowl: Navy (6-6) over Virginia (6-6)
  • Camping World Bowl: 22 Virginia Tech (9-3) over 19 Oklahoma State (9-3)
  • Alamo Bowl: 15 TCU (10-3) over 13 Stanford (9-4)
  • Holiday Bowl: 16 Michigan State (9-3) over 18 Washington State (9-3)
Friday, December 29
  • Belk Bowl: Wake Forest (7-5) over Texas A&M (7-5)
  • Sun Bowl: 24 North Carolina State (8-4) over Arizona State (7-5)
  • Music City Bowl: 21 Northwestern (9-3) over Kentucky (7-5)
  • Arizona Bowl: New Mexico State (6-6) over Utah State (6-6)
  • Cotton Bowl: 5 Ohio State (11-2) over 8 USC (11-2)
Saturday, December 30
  • Gator Bowl: Louisville (8-4) over 23 Mississippi State (8-4)
  • Liberty Bowl: 20 Memphis (10-2) over Iowa State (7-5)
  • Fiesta Bowl: 9 Penn State (10-2) over 11 Washington (10-2)
  • Orange Bowl: 6 Wisconsin (12-1) over 10 Miami (10-2)
Monday, January 1
  • Outback Bowl: Michigan (8-4) over South Carolina (8-4)
  • Peach Bowl: 7 Auburn (10-3) over 12 UCF (12-0)
  • Citrus Bowl: 17 LSU (9-3) over 14 Notre Dame (9-3)
  • Rose Bowl: 3 Georgia (12-1) over 2 Oklahoma (12-1)
  • Sugar Bowl: 1 Clemson (12-1) over 4 Alabama (11-1)
Monday, January 8
  • National Championship: 4 Alabama (12-1) over 3 Georgia (13-1)