There are a total of 43 postseason games with 84 teams, starting with the Bahamas Bowl on Dec. This year's CFP semifinals are on Dec. The New Year's Day Six slate is loaded, and there are more than enough bowl games to get through the holidays. Each week, Sporting News made picks against the spread for games involving Top 25 teams. Will Bowl Season be every bit as unpredictable and tough to pick? We're going to pick all 43 games and find out. The Rockets won their last three games by double digits, and running back Bryant Roback averaged yards with eight rushing TDs in those games.
The Rockets don't turn the ball over much, which will pay off in the Bahamas. The Chanticleers struggled a little bit down the stretch, but Grayson McCall still has the opportunity to lead an win team. They only covered once in their last six games, however, and Northern Illinois was ATS as an underdog this season.
Chase Brice engages in a shootout that could flirt with the over This line has bumped up, a nod to the Bulldogs. Here is the problem with picking this game, one that could become a thing: Quarterback Jake Haener is in the transfer portal and will not play in the bowl game. Coach Kalen DeBoer is gone to Washington. Who knows how the players react against the Miners, who haven't won a bowl game since ? Be careful. The Cougars are ATS as a favorite this season, but they have a chance to finish inside the top 10 with a bowl victory.
Tyler Allgeier is a standout running back worth watching, and BYU holds off the Blazers in the second half for a close cover. Liberty quarterback Malik Willis will be on display for NFL scouts against an Eastern Michigan defense that played the pass well but allowed The Flames closed the season on a three-game losing streak, but it's a trend that does not matter here.
Aggies linebacker Justin Rice is a two-time transfer who will make some plays, but Oregon State wins in dramatic fashion. The Ragin' Cajuns against the Thundering Herd, a bowl regular.
Louisiana was just ATS this season, but it covered the only time it was a single-digit favorite. Billy Napier won't be there, but Louisiana goes out with a big victory. The Monarchs are in their second bowl game in school history, and they won their last five games to get there. It's an impressive turnaround for Ricky Rahne. The Golden Hurricane closed the season with three straight victories, too.
Both teams run the ball well, so it should be close. The Golden Flashes were knocked out in the MAC championship game, and the Cowboys had to scratch out a six-win season after a start.
The betting trends don't help either. It's a coin flip. San Diego State allows just There is some value with the Aztecs here. Missouri allows Army finds the in-between in a victory against the Tigers.
There will be some heat on this in-state matchup, and that might wake the Gators up with new coach Billy Napier watching. They made a bowl just for the Mean Green and RedHawks. North Texas running back Deandre Torrey is an exciting player who showed out in a five-game winning streak to end the regular season. Miami is looking for its first bowl win since The Tigers face the Warriors on Christmas Eve after a somewhat disappointing season. Memphis is ATS as a favorite this season.
Hawaii was at home this season with a pair of one-score losses. The bowl season kicks off in the Bahamas, where Toledo looks to avoid a fourth consecutive bowl loss. Interestingly, the Rockets' most recent bowl appearance came in the Bahamas in Behind running back Bryant Koback 3, career yards, 46 touchdowns in 43 games , Toledo aims for a fourth straight victory overall. Meanwhile, Middle Tennessee has held four of its last six opponents to 17 or fewer points.
NIU is one of the better stories from , going from in to Mid-American Conference champs. Thomas Hammock is a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award while Michigan State transfer Rocky Lombardi 2, passing yards; eight rushing touchdowns and freshman back Jay Ducker 1, rushing yards have the Huskies in position to win at least 10 games for the first time since NIU, however, has dropped six straight bowl games, and won't have an easy time with Coastal stars Grayson McCall 2, passing yards, 23 touchdowns, three interceptions , Shermari Jones rushing yards, 13 TDs , and tight end Isaiah Likely 52 receptions, yards, 10 TDs.
Both Western Kentucky and App State each lost in their respective conference championship games, so finishing the season on a positive note will be paramount for both. On the opposite sideline, the Mountaineers rank among the top defensive teams in the country while allowing The question here will be how Fresno State manages without Kalen DeBoer, who took the Washington coaching job, and possibly quarterback Jake Haener, who entered the transfer portal, then removed himself from it after the school hired Jeff Tedford as coach.
Defensively, the Bulldogs allowed just 16 points in their last two games and have also posted two shutouts this season. UTEP, meanwhile, recorded two more victories in than it did the previous four seasons combined. However, the Miners have dropped four of their last five games.
BYU's long-term future is in the Big 12 , and the potential for a bigger bowl payout. However, the immediate focus for the Cougars is securing back-to-back win seasons for the first time since and ' Accomplishing that could ride on the legs of Tyler Allgeier, one of the nation's top rushers with 1, yards and 20 touchdowns.
UAB likely won't be a pushover, and its defense has allowed total yards on the ground while winning two of the final three contests. Two teams that struggled in the final weeks of the regular season meet in Mobile. Eastern Michigan dropped two of its final three games, and also yielded an average of Things were worse for Hugh Freeze's Liberty squad, which lost its last three games by a combined 56 points.
The Jimmy Kimmel-sponsored bowl features a couple of feel-good stories from Jonathan Smith guided Oregon State to its first winning season since -- when the program last earned a bowl bid. However, the Beavers, who average Louisiana is coming off its first outright Sun Belt Conference championship, but the coach that got the Ragin' Cajuns to that point, Billy Napier, has taken over the Florida program.
Still, Louisiana, which boasts one of the nation's top-scoring defenses That defense, though, could have its hands full with Marshall running back Rasheen Ali, who ranks among the nation's best rushers with 1, yards and tied for the national lead with 20 touchdowns on the ground.
Both Tulsa and Old Dominion got hot when needed most. For the Golden Hurricane, it was winning their final three regular-season games, highlighted by a stunning victory at an SMU squad that spent time in The Associated Press Top 25 this season. ODU, meanwhile, was even better down the stretch, winning its last five to become bowl eligible.
Wyoming can thank the Mid-American Conference for its bowl eligibility. After taking down the aforementioned MAC champion Northern Illinois and Ball State during the regular season, the Cowboys aim to make it against that league. However, Wyoming was outscored while going in the Mountain West. Kent State reached the MAC title game but has allowed 41 or more points six times this season. The first of two bowls that will be played in this suburban Dallas community this season.
This could end up being like a home game for Texas-San Antonio, which just won a Conference USA title and now aims to cap its special season with the program's first bowl victory. Army was rolling on a four-game winning streak when it was stymied by three-win Navy is a game that's bigger than any bowl for either school.
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