Bowl Mania 2024: Uncover the Shocking Upset Picks No One Saw Coming from Opta Analyst!
Watch Baylor in this game, and you will understand why the Bears will be a trendy pick next fall for the Big 12 title.
ReliaQuest Bowl: No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 34 Michigan
- Dec. 31 in Tampa
- Noon | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Alabama (90.8%)
Just kidding. I have no thoughts on this game. Enjoy your New Year’s Eve.
Salute to Veterans Bowl: No. 79 South Alabama vs. No. 123 Western Michigan
- Dec. 14 in Montgomery, Ala.
- 9 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: 64
- Projected Winner: South Alabama (88.9%)
Frisco Bowl: No. 76 Memphis vs. No. 59 West Virginia
- Dec. 17 in Frisco, Texas
- 9 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: 66
- Projected Winner: West Virginia (71.1%)
Boca Raton Bowl: No. 84 James Madison vs. No. 99 Western Kentucky
- Dec. 18 in Boca Raton, Fla.
- 5:30 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: 61
- Projected Winner: James Madison (66.8%)
LA Bowl: No. 68 UNLV vs. No. 60 California
- Dec. 18 in Inglewood, Calif.
- 9 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: 64
- Projected Winner: Cal (67.5%)
New Orleans Bowl: No. 86 Georgia Southern vs. No. 97 Sam Houston
- Dec. 19 in New Orleans
- 7 p.m. | ESPN2
- SmartRating: 63
- Projected Winner: Georgia Southern (63.1%)
Cure Bowl: No. 82 Ohio vs. No. 85 Jacksonville State
- Dec. 20 in Orlando
- Noon | ESPN
- SmartRating: 64
- Projected Winner: Ohio (51.4%)
Myrtle Beach Bowl: No. 87 UTSA vs. No. 106 Coastal Carolina
- Dec. 23 in Conway, S.C.
- 11 a.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: 63
- Projected Winner: UTSA (65.4%)
Potato Bowl: No. 90 Fresno State vs. No. 101 Northern Illinois
- Dec. 23 in Boise, Idaho
- 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: 64
- Projected Winner: Fresno State (58.2%)
GameAbove Sports Bowl: No. 51 Pittsburgh vs. No. 114 Toledo
- Dec. 26 in Detroit
- 2 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Pitt (94.2%)
Rate Bowl: No. 55 Rutgers vs. No. 24 Kansas State
- Dec. 26 in Phoenix
- 5:30 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Kansas State (81.9%)
68 Ventures Bowl: No. 93 Bowling Green vs. No. 120 Arkansas State
- Dec. 26 in Mobile, Ala.
- 9 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Bowling Green (78.2%)
Armed Forces Bowl: No. 22 Oklahoma vs. No. 58 Navy
- Dec. 27 in Fort Worth, Texas
- Noon or 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Oklahoma (83.3%)
Birmingham Bowl: No. 35 Georgia Tech vs. No. 40 Vanderbilt
- Dec. 27 in Birmingham, Ala.
- Noon or 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Georgia Tech (56.7%)
Liberty Bowl: No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 54 Texas Tech
- Dec. 27 in Memphis, Tenn.
- 7 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Arkansas (84.4%)
Holiday Bowl: No. 61 Syracuse vs. No. 83 Washington State
- Dec. 27 in San Diego
- 8 p.m. | FOX
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Syracuse (77.3%)
Las Vegas Bowl: No. 15 Texas A&M vs. No. 21 USC
- Dec. 27 in Las Vegas
- 10:30 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Texas A&M (56.7%)
Fenway Bowl: No. 52 North Carolina vs. No. 70 UConn
- Dec. 28 in Boston
- 11 a.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: North Carolina (73.3%)
Pinstripe Bowl: No. 33 Nebraska vs. No. 50 Boston College
- Dec. 28 in New York
- Noon | ABC
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Nebraska (67.1%)
New Mexico Bowl: No. 28 TCU vs. No. 73 Louisiana
- Dec. 28 in Albuquerque
- 2:15 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: TCU (89.3%)
Pop-Tarts Bowl: No. 18 Miami (FL) vs. No. 39 Iowa State
- Dec. 28 in Orlando, Fla.
- 3:30 p.m. | ABC
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Miami (FL) (73.8%)
Arizona Bowl: No. 92 Colorado State vs. No. 98 Miami (OH)
- Dec. 28 in Tucson, Ariz.
- 4:30 p.m. | CW
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Colorado State (53.7%)
Military Bowl: No. 57 North Carolina State vs. No. 88 East Carolina
- Dec. 28 in Annapolis, Md.
- 5:45 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: NC State (83.8%)
Independence Bowl: No. 31 Army vs. No. 78 Marshall
- Dec. 28 in Shreveport, La.
- 9:15 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Army (75.0%)
Music City Bowl: No. 23 Missouri vs. No. 32 Iowa
- Dec. 30 in Nashville, Tenn.
- 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Missouri (64.8%)
Citrus Bowl: No. 13 South Carolina vs. No. 38 Illinois
- Dec. 31 in Orlando, Fla.
- 3 p.m. | ABC
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: South Carolina (79.2%)
Gator Bowl: No. 4 Ole Miss vs. No. 53 Duke
- Jan. 2 in Jacksonville, Fla.
- 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Ole Miss (96.0%)
First Responder Bowl: No. 75 Texas State vs. No. 80 North Texas
- Jan. 3 in Dallas
- 4 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Texas State (59.2%)
Duke’s Mayo Bowl: No. 26 Virginia Tech vs. No. 29 Minnesota
- Jan. 3 in Charlotte, N.C.
- 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Virginia Tech (56.6%)
Bahamas Bowl: No. 104 Liberty vs. No. 122 Buffalo
- Jan. 4 in Nassau, Bahamas
- 11 a.m. | ESPN2
- SmartRating: TBD
- Projected Winner: Liberty (73.9%)
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