If you prefer your Bowl competitions hot and ready, the Little Caesars Bowl begins at Ford Field in Detroit on December 26th with the Broncos taking on the Purdue Boilermakers. Back in 1998 when it was initially called the Motor City Bowl, former Michigan State football coach George Perles helped give birth to the Little Caesars Bowl. It’s been a Michigan tradition since that time with great bouts annually and this year is no diverse. The sports book has the line fairly tight with Purdue at -2 ½ with the over/under at 60.
On Christmas Eve, the tenth anniversary of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl takes place in Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii when the Nevada Wolf Pack takes on the Golden Eagles. The sportsbook has its eyes on this game too with Southern Miss at -6 with the over/under at 62.
Before the influx of bowl matches in recent years, college football revolved around a number of season-ending games. One of these matches started 35 years back in Shreveport, Louisiana was the Independence Bowl. The sports book has this at Tigers -5 with the over/under at 52 ½.
At Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Cardinals take on the Wolfpack in the tenth anniversary of the Belk Bowl on December 27th. Louisville enters into play with a 7-5 record with a 5-2 1st place record in the Big East. Charlie Strong is in his 2nd year as Cardinals coach following spending the prior seven seasons as an assistant coach in Gainesville at Florida under Urban Meyer. The sports book has this at Wolfpack -2 ½ with the over/under at 44 ½.
One of the newest Bowl matches comes out to party on December 28th when the Toledo Rockets battle against the Falcons in Washington D.C. at the Military Bowl. The game has been a fixture in December since 2008 and occurs in RFK Stadium. The sportsbook constantly has its eyes on the prize with Toledo at -3 and the over/under at 70.
In the 1980′s and 1990′s, these two teams would have been a lock for a Fiesta Bowl or yet another BCS-type game however the BCS program was not in place back then. These two teams can still put on one heck of a show although players and systems might alter over the years. The Seminoles take on the Fighting Irish in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando on December 29th. As opposed to Bobby Bowden against Lou Holtz, we have Jimbo Fisher against Brian Kelly in what is sure to be an awesome game. The sportsbook seems to concur with Florida State at -3 and the over/under at 47.
San Diego, California sets the stage when the Golden Bears face the #24 rated Longhorns on December 28th at the Holiday Bowl. Qualcomm Stadium will be jumping, as these two teams who are evenly matched will slug it out. The Holiday Bowl has been a San Diego custom since 1978 and this season’s game wants to be a classic. The sports book has the line at Texas -3, with the over/under at 47 ½.
The Green Bay Packers will be the hot faves as they welcome the Vikings to Lambeau Field on Sunday.
On November 13th at Raymond James Stadium, the Texans will encounter the Bucs.
Following a mixed start to the season the Bengals have steadied the ship with a five game winning streak that will fill them full of confidence prior to the visit of the Steelers.