| 2010 RECORD |
| WEEK |
W |
L |
PCT |
SEASON |
W |
L |
PCT |
| Straight Up |
21 |
14 |
.600 |
Straight Up |
518 |
200 |
.721 |
| FBS vs. FCS |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
FBS vs. FCS |
83 |
7 |
.922 |
| Total SU |
21 |
14 |
.600 |
Total SU |
601 |
207 |
.744 |
| ATS |
20 |
15 |
.571 |
ATS |
351 |
367 |
.489 |
| Above records through games of 1/10/11 |
ATS=against the spread (opening line) |
| 2010 BOWLS |
| THIS YEAR |
W |
L |
PCT |
1993-2010 |
W |
L |
PCT |
| Straight Up |
21 |
14 |
.600 |
Straight Up |
281 |
187 |
.600 |
| ATS |
20 |
15 |
.571 |
ATS |
253 |
215 |
.541 |
| Above records through games of 1/10/11 |
ATS=against the spread |
| THIS WEEK'S PICKS |
| Notes: There are 35 bowl games involving 70 teams from the FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision). |
Games are listed in alphabetical order. (Ex. - Air Force at Wyoming would be under "A").
CAPS - Home Team.
* Bold Red * - Computer selects Vegas underdog as outright winner.
LINE - Opening line at VegasInsider.com. Later lines are used in the event of a "pick 'em" opening.
COMPUTER - The computer "line", according to the Congrove Computer Rankings.
NL - Opponent from lower division than FBS. Computer "line" based on avg. result of lower division schools vs. FBS. |
| Score |
Favorite |
Line (Open) |
Computer |
Underdog |
Score |
| Saturday, December 18 |
| New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque - 2:00pm, ESPN |
| 52 |
BYU |
-9.5 |
-16.08 |
UTEP |
24 |
| Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, ID - 5:30pm, ESPN |
| 40 |
Northern Illlinois |
-3 |
-7.13 |
Fresno State |
17 |
| New Orleans Bowl at New Orleans - 9:00pm, ESPN |
| 21 |
Ohio |
-2.5 |
-1.30 |
Troy |
48 |
| Tuesday, December 21 |
| St. Petersburg Bowl at St. Petersburg - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 28 |
Southern Miss |
-2.5 |
-1.28 |
Louisville |
31 |
| Wednesday, December 22 |
| MAACO Bowl Las Vegas at Las Vegas - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 26 |
Boise State |
-15 |
-18.60 |
Utah |
3 |
| Thursday, December 23 |
| Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 35 |
San Diego State |
-2.5 |
-0.52 |
Navy |
14 |
| Friday, December 24 |
| Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 35 |
Hawaii |
-8 |
-5.66 |
Tulsa |
62 |
| Sunday, December 26 |
| Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl at Detroit - 8:30pm, ESPN |
| 32 |
Toledo |
-5 |
-3.23 |
FIU |
34 |
| Monday, December 27 |
| Independence Bowl at Shreveport - 5:00pm, ESPN-2 |
| 14 |
Air Force |
-2.5 |
*+0.19* |
Georgia Tech |
7 |
| Tuesday, December 28 |
| Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando - 6:30pm, ESPN |
| 7 |
West Virginia |
-4 |
-6.48 |
N.C. State |
23 |
| Insight Bowl at Tempe - 10:00pm, ESPN |
| 24 |
Missouri |
-3 |
*+2.25* |
Iowa |
27 |
| Wednesday, December 29 |
| Military Bowl at Washington, DC - 2:30pm, ESPN |
| 51 |
Maryland |
-8 |
-4.91 |
East Carolina |
20 |
| Texas Bowl at Houston - 6:00pm, ESPN |
| 14 |
Baylor |
-2 |
*+1.90* |
Illinois |
38 |
| Alamo Bowl at San Antonio - 9:15pm, ESPN |
| 36 |
Oklahoma State |
-7 |
-6.54 |
Arizona |
10 |
| Thursday, December 30 |
| Armed Forces Bowl at Dallas - 12:00pm, ESPN (TCU Stadium renovations forced move from Ft. Worth to Dallas) |
| 14 |
SMU |
-7.5 |
-6.93 |
Army |
16 |
| Pinstripe Bowl at Bronx - 3:20pm, ESPN |
| 34 |
Kansas State |
-2.5 |
-3.94 |
Syracuse |
36 |
| Music City Bowl at Nashville -6:40, ESPN |
| 30 |
North Carolina |
-1 |
-5.32 |
Tennessee |
27 (2 OT) |
| Holiday Bowl at San Diego - 10:00pm, ESPN |
| 7 |
Nebraska |
-14 |
-16.15 |
Washington |
19 |
| Friday, December 31 |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl at Charlotte - 12:00pm, ESPN |
| 26 |
Clemson |
-4.5 |
-1.74 |
USF |
31 |
| Sun Bowl at El Paso - 2:00pm, CBS |
| 17 |
Miami (Fla.) |
-3 |
-4.78 |
Notre Dame |
33 |
| Liberty Bowl at Memphis, 3:30pm, ESPN |
| 6 |
Georgia |
-6 |
-4.14 |
UCF |
10 |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta, 7:30pm, ESPN |
| 17 |
South Carolina |
-2.5 |
*+0.05* |
Florida State |
26 |
| Saturday, January 1 |
| TicketCity Bowl at Dallas - 12:00pm, ESPN-U |
| 45 |
Texas Tech |
-11.5 |
-8.66 |
Northwestern |
38 |
| Outback Bowl at Tampa - 1:00pm, ABC |
| 37 |
Florida |
-5 |
-5.58 |
Penn State |
24 |
| Capital One Bowl at Orlando - 1:00pm, ESPN |
| 49 |
Alabama |
-7 |
-17.06 |
Michigan State |
7 |
| Gator Bowl at Jacksonville - 1:30pm, ESPN-2 |
| 52 |
Mississippi State |
-5 |
-5.89 |
Michigan |
14 |
| Rose Bowl at Pasadena - 4:30pm, ESPN |
| 21 |
TCU |
-3 |
-8.55 |
Wisconsin |
19 |
| Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, AZ- 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 48 |
Oklahoma |
-17 |
-12.01 |
Connecticut |
20 |
| Monday, January 3 |
| Orange Bowl at Miami - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 40 |
Stanford |
-3 |
-0.36 |
Virginia Tech |
12 |
| Tuesday, January 4 |
| Sugar Bowl at New Orleans - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 31 |
Ohio State |
-2.5 |
-7.54 |
Arkansas |
26 |
| Thursday, January 6 |
| GoDaddy.com Bowl at Mobile, AL - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 35 |
Miami (O.) |
-3 |
*+1.72* |
Middle Tennessee |
21 |
| Friday, January 7 |
| Cotton Bowl at Arlington - 8:00pm, FOX |
| 41 |
LSU |
-2.5 |
-2.42 |
Texas A&M |
24 |
| Saturday, January 8 |
| BBVA Compass Bowl at Birmingham - 12:00pm, ESPN |
| 27 |
Pittsburgh |
-3 |
-9.40 |
Kentucky |
10 |
| Sunday, January 9 |
| Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl at San Francisco - 9:00pm, ESPN |
| 20 |
Nevada |
-9 |
-13.16 |
Boston College |
13 |
| Monday, January 10 |
| BCS Championship at Glendale, AZ- 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 22 |
Auburn |
-1.5 |
*+5.50* |
Oregon |
19 |
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