College bowl season is upon us, and even if you have zero interest in some of these matchups, wagering cash on them always is a good way to spice up the action.
Here are NESN.com’s college football bowl picks from Nicholas Goss and Cameron McDonough. As always, the spreads are provided by our friends at OddsShark.
Saturday, Dec. 17
AFR Celebration Bowl: NC Central vs. Grambling State (no line)
NG: Grambling State
CM: NC Central
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: UTSA vs. New Mexico (-7.5)
NG: USTA
CM: UTSA
Las Vegas Bowl: Houston (-3) vs. San Diego State
NG: HOU
CM: SDS
AutoNation Cure Bowl: Arkansas State vs. UCF (-6.5)
NG: UCF
CM: AS
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Toledo (-2.5) vs. Appalachian State
NG: TOL
CM: TOL
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss (-2) vs. UL Lafayette
NG: SM
CM: ULL
Monday, Dec. 19
Miami Peach Bowl: Tulsa (-11) vs. Central Michigan
NG: TUL
CM: TUL
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Boca Raton Bowl: Memphis vs. Western Kentucky (-6.5)
NG: MEM
CM: MEM
Wednesday, Dec. 21
San Diego County CU Poinsettia Bowl: BYU (-7.5) vs. Wyoming
NG: BYU
CM: WYO
Thursday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Colorado State (-13) vs. Idaho
NG: CSU
CM: IDA
Friday, Dec. 23
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Old Dominion (-4) vs. Eastern Michigan
NG: ODU
CM: ODU
Lockheed Martin Armes Forces Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Navy (-1)
NG: NAVY
CM: LT
Dollar General Bowl: Ohio vs. Troy (-5)
NG: TROY
CM: OHIO
Saturday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Hawaii (no line)
NG: MTU
CM: HAW
Monday, Dec. 26
St. Petersburg Bowl: Miami, OH vs. Mississippi State (-11.5)
NG: MSU
CM: MIA
Quick Lane Bowl: Boston College (-1) vs. Maryland
NG: MARY
CM: BC
Camping World Independence Bowl: N.C. State (-4) vs. Vanderbilt
NG: NCST
CM: NCST
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl: Army (-9.5) vs. North Texas
NG: ARMY
CM: ARMY
Military Bowl: Temple (-12.5) vs. Wake Forest
NG: TEMPLE
CM: TEMPLE
National Funding Holiday Bowl: Washington State (-5.5) vs. Minnesota
NG: WAZZU
CM: WAZZU
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl: Baylor vs. Boise State (-10)
NG: BAY
CM: BSU
Wednesday, Dec. 28
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Northwestern vs. Pittsburgh (-3)
NG: PITT
CM: PITT
Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami, FL (-1.5) vs. West Virginia
NG: WVU
CM: WVU
Foster Farms Bowl: Indiana vs. Utah (-6.5)
NG: UTAH
CM: UTAH
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl: Kansas State vs. Texas A&M (-2.5)
NG: TAMU
CM: TAMU
Thursday, Dec. 29
Birmingham Bowl: USF (-11) vs. South Carolina
NG: USC
CM: USC
Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech (-6) vs. Arkansas
NG: ARK
CM: VT
Valero Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Colorado (-2)
NG: OKST
CM: OKST
Friday, Dec. 30
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: TCU (-1.5) vs. Georgia
NG: UGA
CM: TCU
Hyundai Sun Bowl: North Carolina vs. Stanford (-2.5)
NG: STAN
CM: UNC
Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City Bowl: Nebraska vs. Tennessee (-3)
NG: NEB
CM: TENN
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: Air Force (-14) vs. South Alabama
NG: AF
CM: AF
Capital One Orange Bowl: Florida State vs. Michigan (-6.5)
NG: MICH
CM: FSU
Saturday, Dec. 31
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: LSU vs. Louisville (pick’em)
NG: LSU
CM: LOU
TaxSlayer Bowl: Georgia Tech (-5) vs. Kentucky
NG: G-TECH
CM: G-TECH
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl*: Washington vs. Alabama (-14)
NG: BAMA
CM: BAMA
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl*: Ohio State (-3) vs. Clemson
NG: OSU
CM: CLEM
Monday, Jan. 2
Outback Bowl: Florida (-2) vs. Iowa
NG: FLA
CM: FLA
Goodyear Cotton Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin (-6.5)
NG: WISC
CM: WMU
Rose Bowl: USC (-6.5) vs. Penn State
NG: PSU
CM: USC
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Auburn vs. Oklahoma (-5.5)
NG: OKLA
CM: OKLA
Monday, Jan. 9
CFP National Championship: Clemson vs. Alabama (-6.5)
NG: BAMA
CM: CLEM
*Denotes national semifinal
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