2025-26 College Bowl Predictions

 

Saturday, Dec. 13

Noon, ABC

Celebration Bowl

South Carolina State  vs. Prairie View A&M

(Atlanta)

Pick SC St -1.5

Win/Win   1-0/1-0

 

8 p.m., ABC

LA Bowl 

Boise State vs. Washington 

(Los Angeles)

Pick Boise +8.5, Washington ML

Loss/Win 1-1/2-0

Tuesday, Dec. 16 

9 p.m., ESPN

Veterans Bowl

Troy vs. Jacksonville State

(Montgomery, Alabama)

Pick Jack St +3.5, Troy ML 

Win/Loss 2-1/2-1

Wednesday, Dec. 17

 5 p.m., ESPN

Cure Bowl

Old Dominion vs. South Florida 

(Orlando)

Pick SFlorida -6.5

Loss/Loss 2-2/2-2

8:30 p.m., ESPN

Ventures Bowl

Louisiana  vs. Delaware

(Mobile)

Pick Louisiana -2.5

Loss/Loss 2-3/2-3

 

Thursday, Dec. 18

9 p.m., ESPN2

Xbox Bowl

Missouri State vs. Arkansas State

(Frisco, Texas)

Pick Mo St +1.5, Mo St ML

Loss/Loss 2-4/2-4

 Friday, Dec. 19

11 a.m., ESPN

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Kennesaw State  vs. Western Michigan 

(Conway, South Carolina)

Pick Kenn St +4.5, Kenn St ML 

Loss/Loss 2-5/2-5

2:30 p.m., ESPN

Gasparilla Bowl

Memphis vs. NC State

(Tampa)

Pick Memphis +4.5, Mem ML

Loss/Loss 2-6/2-6

8 PM ESPN

Playoff: No. 8 Oklahoma  vs. No. 9 Alabama 

(Norman, Oklahoma)

Pick Oklahoma +1.5, OU ML 

Loss/Loss 2-7/2-7

Saturday, Dec. 20

Noon ABC

Playoff: No. 10 Miami vs. No. 7 Texas A&M 

(College Station, Texas)

Pick Miami +3.5, A&M ML 

Win/Loss 3-7/2-8

3:30 p.m., TNT

Playoff: No. 11 Tulane vs. No. 6 Ole Miss 

(Oxford, Mississippi)

Pick  Ole Miss -16.5

Win/Win 4-7/3-8

7:30 p.m., TNT

Playoff No. 12 James Madison vs. No. 5 Oregon 

(Eugene, Oregon)

Pick JMU +20.5, Ore ML 

Win/Win 5-7/4-8

Monday, Dec. 22

2 p.m., ESPN

Potato Bowl

Washington State vs. Utah State

(Boise)

Pick Wash St +2.5, Wash St ML 

Win/Win 6-7/5-8

Tuesday, Dec. 23

2 p.m., ESPN

Boca Raton Bowl

Toledo vs. Louisville 

(Boca Raton)

Pick Toledo +8.5, Louisville ML 

Win/Win 7-7/6-8

5:30 p.m., ESPN

New Orleans Bowl

Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss 

(New Orleans)

Pick SMiss +3.5, WKy ML

Loss/Win  7-8/7-8

 

9 p.m., ESPN

Frisco Bowl

UNLV  vs. Ohio

(Frisco, Texas)

Pick UNLV -3.5 

Loss/Loss 7-9/7-9

Wednesday, Dec. 24

8 p.m., ESPN

Hawai'i Bowl

California vs. Hawaii 

(Honolulu)

Pick Hawaii +3.5, Hawaii ML 

Win/Win 8-9/8-9

Friday, Dec. 26

1 p.m., ESPN

Sports Bowl

Central Michigan vs. Northwestern 

(Detroit)

 Pick C Mich +13.5, NW ML

Loss/Win 8-10, 9-9

4:30 p.m., ESPN

Rate Bowl

New Mexico vs. Minnesota 

(Phoenix)

Pick NMex +3.5 NMex ML

Win/Loss 9-10, 9-10 

8 p.m., ESPN

First Responder Bowl

Florida International vs. UTSA 

(Dallas)

Pick FIU +9.5 UTSA ML

Loss/Win 9-11, 10-10

 

Saturday, Dec. 27

11 a.m., ESPN

Military Bowl

Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina

(Annapolis)

Pick ECU +6.5 Pitt ML

Win/Loss 10-11, 10-11

Noon, ABC

Pinstripe Bowl

Penn State vs. Clemson

(The Bronx)

Pick Penn St +1.5 Penn St ML

Win/Win 11-11, 11-11

2:15 p.m., ESPN

Fenway Bowl

UConn vs. Army

(Boston)

Pick UConn +2.5 UConn ML

Loss/Loss 11-12/11-12

3:30 p.m., ABC

Pop-Tarts Bowl

Georgia Tech vs. BYU 

(Orlando)

Pick BYU -3.5 

Win/Win 12-12, 12-12

4:30 p.m., CW Network

Arizona Bowl

Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State 

(Tucson)

Pick Miami +3.5 Fresno ML

Loss/Win 12-13, 13-12

5:45 p.m., ESPN

New Mexico Bowl

North Texas vs. San Diego State

(Albuquerque)

 Pick N Tex -5.5

Loss/Win 12-14, 14-12

7:30 p.m. ABC

Gator Bowl

Virginia vs. Missouri 

(Jacksonville)

Pick UVA +7.5 Missouri ML

Win/Loss 13-14, 14-13

 

9:15 p.m., ESPN

Texas Bowl

LSU vs. Houston

(Houston)

Pick LSU +3.5 LSU ML

Win/Loss 14-14, 14-14

Monday, Dec. 29

2 p.m., ESPN

Birmingham Bowl

Georgia Southern vs. App State 

(Birmingham)

Pick App St +3.5 App St ML

Loss/Loss  14-15, 14-15

Tuesday, Dec. 30

2 p.m., ESPN

Independence Bowl

Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech 

(Shreveport)

Pick La Tech -9.5 

Loss/Win 14-16, 15-15

5:30 p.m., ESPN

Music City Bowl

Tennessee  vs. Illinois

(Nashville)

 Pick Illinois +6.5 Tenn ML

Win/Loss 15-16, 15-16

9 p.m., ESPN

Alamo Bowl

USC vs. TCU

(San Antonio)

Pick USC -6.5

Loss/Loss 15-17, 15-17

 

Wednesday, Dec. 31

Noon, ESPN

ReliaQuest Bowl

Iowa vs. Vanderbilt 

(Tampa)

Pick Iowa +4.5 Vandy ML

Win/Loss 16-17, 15-18

2 p.m., CBS

Sun Bowl

Arizona State vs. Duke 

(El Paso)

 Pick Ariz St +1.5 Ariz St ML

Loss/Loss 16-18, 15-19

3 p.m., ABC

Citrus Bowl

Michigan vs. Texas 

(Orlando)

Pick Mich +5.5 Tex ML

Loss/Win 16-19, 16-19

 

3:30 p.m., ESPN

Las Vegas Bowl

Nebraska vs. Utah  

(Las Vegas)

Pick Neb +14.5 Utah ML

Loss/Win 16-20, 17-19

7:30 p.m., ESPN

CFP Quarterfinal - Cotton Bowl

Miami-Texas A&M vs. No. 2 Ohio State 

(Dallas)

Pick Ohio St -.5 

Loss/Loss 16-21, 17-20

Thursday, Jan. 1 

Noon, ESPN

CFP Quarterfinal - Orange Bowl

James Madison/Oregon vs. No. 4 Texas Tech

(Miami)

Pick TTech -.5 

Loss/Loss 16-22, 17-21

4 p.m., ESPN

CFP Quarterfinal - Rose Bowl

Alabama/Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Indiana 

(Pasadena)

Pick Indiana -.5 

Win/Win 17-22, 18-21

8 p.m., ESPN

CFP Quarterfinal - Sugar Bowl

Tulane/Ole Miss winner vs. No. 3 Georgia 

(New Orleans)

Pick UGA -.5

Loss/Loss 17-23, 18-22

 Friday, Jan. 2

1 p.m., ESPN

Armed Forces Bowl

Rice vs. Texas State 

(Fort Worth)

Pick Tex St -9.5

Win/Win 18-23, 19-22 

4:30 p.m., ESPN

Liberty Bowl

Navy vs. Cincinnati 

(Memphis)

Pick Cin -1.5 

Loss/Loss 18-24, 19-23

8 p.m., ESPN

Mayo Bowl

Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State 

 (Charlotte)

Pick Wake +2.5 Miss St ML

 Win/Loss 19-24, 19-24

8 p.m., Fox

Holiday Bowl

Arizona  vs. SMU 

(San Diego)

Pick SMU +1.5 Ariz St ML

Win/Loss 20-24, 19-25

 

Thursday, Jan. 8

7:30 p.m., ESPN

CFP Semifinal Fiesta Bowl 

(Phoenix)

Pick Cotton Bowl Winner -.5 

 

7:30 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Jan. 9

CFP Semifinal - Peach Bowl 

(Atlanta)

Pick Rose Bowl Winner -.5 

Monday, Jan. 19

7:30 p.m., ESPN

CFP National Championship  

(Miami)

Pick Fiesta Bowl Winner +.5