| 2008 RECORD |
| WEEK |
W |
L |
PCT |
YEAR |
W |
L |
PCT |
| Straight Up |
21 |
13 |
.618 |
Straight Up |
519 |
198 |
.724 |
| FBS vs. FCS |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
FBS vs. FCS |
85 |
2 |
.977 |
| Total SU |
21 |
13 |
.618 |
Total SU |
604 |
200 |
.751 |
| ATS |
16 |
18 |
.471 |
ATS |
371 |
346 |
.517 |
| Above records through games of 1/8/09 |
ATS=against the spread |
| 2008 BOWLS |
| THIS YEAR |
W |
L |
PCT |
1993-2008 |
W |
L |
PCT |
| Straight Up |
21 |
13 |
.618 |
Straight Up |
242 |
157 |
.607 |
| ATS |
16 |
18 |
.471 |
ATS |
213 |
186 |
.534 |
| Above records through games of 1/8/09 |
ATS=against the spread |
| THIS WEEK'S PICKS |
| Notes: There are 34 bowl games involving 68 teams from the FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly 1-A). |
CAPS - Home Team.
* Bold Red* - Computer picks Vegas underdog outright.
*-Vegas lines reflect the most-often quoted line from several sources as reported at VegasInsider.com on the date the computer "placed" its' fictitious bets. |
| Score |
Favorite |
Line |
Computer |
Underdog |
Score |
| Saturday, December 20 |
| EagleBank Bowl at Washington, D.C. - 11:00am, ESPN |
| 29 |
Wake Forest |
-3 |
-4.93 |
Navy |
19 |
| New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM - 2:30pm, ESPN |
| 35 |
Fresno State |
-3 |
-7.20 |
Colorado State |
40 |
| St. Petersburg Bowl at St. Petersburg, FL - 4:30pm, ESPN-2 |
| 41 |
Usf |
-12.5 |
-13.53 |
Memphis |
14 |
| Las Vegas Bowl at Las Vegas, NV - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 31 |
Arizona |
-3 |
-2.44 |
BYU |
21 |
| Sunday, December 21 |
| New Orleans Bowl at New Orleans, LA - 8:15pm, ESPN |
| 27 |
Troy |
-4 |
-6.82 |
Southern Miss |
30 (OT) |
| Tuesday, December 23 |
| Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, CA - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 17 |
Tcu |
-2.5 |
*+1.87* |
Boise State |
16 |
| Wednesday, December 24 |
| Hawai'i Bowl at Honolulu, HI - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 21 |
HAWAII |
-1.5 |
-3.39 |
Notre Dame |
49 |
| Friday, December 26 |
| Motor City Bowl at Detroit, MI - 7:30pm, ESPN |
| 21 |
Central Michigan |
-6.5 |
-2.59 |
Fau |
24 |
| Saturday, December 27 |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl at Charlotte, NC - 1:00pm, ESPN |
| 30 |
North Carolina |
-1 |
*+9.25* |
West Virginia |
31 |
| Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, FL - 4:30pm, ESPN |
| 42 |
Florida State |
-4.5 |
-1.52 |
Wisconsin |
13 |
| Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, CA - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 24 |
California |
-7 |
-13.10 |
Miami (Fla.) |
17 |
| Sunday, December 28 |
| Independence Bowl at Shreveport, LA - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 10 |
Northern Illinois |
-1 |
-2.66 |
Louisiana Tech |
17 |
| Monday, December 29 |
| PapaJohns.com Bowl at Birmingham, AL - 3:00pm, ESPN |
| 29 |
Rutgers |
-6.5 |
-13.06 |
N.C. State |
23 |
| Alamo Bowl at San Antonio - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 30 |
Missouri |
-13 |
-14.19 |
Northwestern |
23 (OT) |
| Tuesday, December 30 |
| Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, ID - 4:30pm, ESPN-2 |
| 35 |
Nevada |
-1 |
-0.90 |
Maryland |
42 |
| Holiday Bowl at San Diego, CA - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 31 |
Oklahoma State |
-3.5 |
*+6.94* |
Oregon |
42 |
| Texas Bowl at Houston, TX - 8:00pm, NFL Network |
| 38 |
Rice |
-3 |
*+2.75* |
Western Michigan |
14 |
| Wednesday, December 31 |
| Armed Forces Bowl at Ft. Worth, TX - 12:00pm, ESPN |
| 34 |
Houston |
-2.5 |
-3.67 |
Air Force |
28 |
| Sun Bowl at El Paso, TX - 2:00pm, CSB |
| 3 |
Oregon State |
-3 |
-4.34 |
Pitt |
0 |
| Music City Bowl at Nashville, TN - 3:30pm, ESPN |
| 14 |
Boston College |
-3.5 |
-6.58 |
Vanderbilt |
16 |
| Insight Bowl at Tempe, AZ - 6:00pm, NFL Network |
| 42 |
Kansas |
-10 |
-15.51 |
Minnesota |
21 |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta, GA - 7:30pm, ESPN |
| 3 |
Georgia Tech |
-3.5 |
*+7* |
Lsu |
38 |
| Thursday, January 1 |
| Outback Bowl at Tampa, FL - 11:00am, ESPN |
| 31 |
Iowa |
-3 |
-5.44 |
South Carolina |
10 |
| Capital One Bowl at Orlando, FL - 1:00pm, ABC |
| 24 |
Georgia |
-7.5 |
-8.25 |
Michigan State |
12 |
| Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, FL - 1:00pm, CBS |
| 21 |
Clemson |
-3 |
-4.15 |
Nebraska |
26 |
| Rose Bowl at Pasadena, CA - 5:10pm, ABC |
| 38 |
Usc |
-10 |
-6.20 |
Penn State |
24 |
| Orange Bowl at Miami, FL - 8:00pm, Fox |
| 7 |
Cincinnati |
-1 |
-2.40 |
Virginia Tech |
20 |
| Friday, January 2 |
| Cotton Bowl at Dallas, TX - 2:00pm, Fox |
| 34 |
Texas Tech |
-5.5 |
-6.35 |
Mississippi |
47 |
| Liberty Bowl at Memphis, TN - 5:00pm, ESPN |
| 19 |
East Carolina |
-2 |
*+0.08* |
Kentucky |
25 |
| Sugar Bowl at New Orleans, LA - 8:00pm, Fox |
| 17 |
Alabama |
-10.5 |
-3.45 |
Utah |
31 |
| Saturday, January 3 |
| International Bowl at Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Noon, ESPN |
| 38 |
Connecticut |
-4 |
-3.63 |
Buffalo |
20 |
| Monday, January 5 |
| Fiest Bowl at Glendale, AZ - 8:20pm, Fox |
| 24 |
Texas |
-9.5 |
-1.48 |
Ohio State |
21 |
| Tuesday, January 6 |
| GMAC Bowl at Mobile, AL - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 13 |
Ball State |
-2.5 |
*+0.38* |
Tulsa |
45 |
| Thursday, January 8 |
| BCS Championship |
| 24 |
Florida |
-3.5 |
-1.36 |
Oklahoma |
14 |
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