| Here are the consensus bowl picks from the | | | | Did we say Navy? That's right! These guys |
| SportGamble.us staff. | | | | finally learned how to play football. |
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| Tue., Dec. 14 | | | | 4:30 pm |
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| New Orleans Bowl | | | | Holiday Bowl |
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| North Texas vs Southern Mississippi | | | | 4 California vs 23 Texas Tech |
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| SG's Pick: North Texas | | | | SG's Pick: California |
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| If the So. Miss defense can stop Jamario | | | | Cal will punish Texas Tech for being pushed |
| Thomas from adding to his gaudy stats they | | | | out of the BCS picture. |
| should be able to keep this one close. | | | | |
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| 7:30 pm | | | | |
| | | | Silicon Valley Bowl |
| Tue., Dec. 21 | | | | |
| | | | Troy vs Northern Illinois |
| Champs Sports Bowl | | | | |
| | | | SG's Pick: Northern Illinois |
| Georgia Tech vs Syracuse | | | | |
| | | | Troy has never been to a bowl game and |
| SG's Pick: Georgia Tech | | | | they're not ready to win one either. N. |
| | | | Illinois has a ground attack that will |
| 7:45 pm | | | | out-muscle this Troy defense. |
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| Wed., Dec. 22 | | | | 11:00 pm |
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| GMAC Bowl | | | | Fri., Dec. 31 |
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| Memphis vs Bowling Green | | | | Music City Bowl |
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| SG's Pick: Bowling Green | | | | Alabama vs Minnesota |
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| I want to pick Memphis to win this battle, | | | | SG's Pick: Alabama |
| but the Falcon's scoring offense, 4th in the | | | | |
| nation, will simply outscore Memphis | | | | This isn't because we like the SEC. Minnesota |
| regardless of how well they play. | | | | isn't playing at home... |
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| 8:00 pm | | | | 12:00 pm |
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| Thur., Dec. 23 | | | | Sun Bowl |
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| PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl | | | | Purdue vs 21 Arizona State |
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| Cincinnati vs Marshall | | | | SG's Pick: Purdue |
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| SG's Pick: Marshall | | | | Arizona State is coming with their 2nd string |
| | | | QB that Purdue's young, yet darn good, |
| Marshall has shown up to play in big games | | | | defense should contain. Expect Purdue to |
| this year. I consider a bowl game a "big" | | | | light up the score board in this one! |
| game, wouldn't you? | | | | |
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| 6:30 pm | | | | |
| | | | Liberty Bowl |
| Las Vegas Bowl | | | | |
| | | | 10 Boise State vs 7 Louisville |
| Wyoming vs UCLA | | | | |
| | | | SG's Pick: Louisville |
| SG's Pick: UCLA | | | | |
| | | | This may be bowl game of the year. If you |
| UCLA should burn Wyoming with it's passing | | | | like fast attack offenses and aggressive |
| and running game. Although, Wyoming is | | | | scoring, this game is for you! Vegas will be |
| playing in it's first bowl game in 11 | | | | exploding with "total points" bets on this |
| years...that's certainly motivating. | | | | one. |
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| 9:45 pm | | | | 3:30 pm |
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| Fri., Dec. 24 | | | | 14 Miami (FLA.) vs 20 Florida |
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| Hawaii Bowl | | | | Peach Bowl |
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| UAB vs Hawaii | | | | SG's Pick: Florida |
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| SG's Pick: Hawaii | | | | If Chris Leak (Gators) isn't the best QB in |
| | | | the land he will be. When the Gators are |
| NCAA's all time passing leader should have a | | | | operating on all cylinders I would pick them |
| hay-day against this no show UAB defense | | | | to beat anyone in the country. Keep an eye on |
| | | | this one because it should be a money maker! |
| 7:00 pm | | | | |
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| Mon., Dec. 27 | | | | |
| | | | Sat., Jan. 1 |
| MPC Computers Bowl | | | | |
| | | | Cotton Bowl |
| Fresno State vs 18 Virginia | | | | |
| | | | 15 Tennessee vs 22 Texas A&M |
| SG's Pick: Virginia | | | | |
| | | | SG's Pick: Tennessee |
| Fresno State failed to play with the big dogs | | | | |
| this season and Virginia is on the horizon to | | | | The Vols simply ran out of time in the SEC |
| become one. | | | | championship. I suspect they will pick up |
| | | | where they left off. Neither team "should" be |
| 2:00 pm | | | | here so it will definitely be one of the |
| | | | better games to watch. |
| Motor City Bowl | | | | |
| | | | 11:00 am |
| Toledo vs Connecticut | | | | |
| | | | Outback Bowl |
| SG's Pick: Toledo | | | | |
| | | | 16 Wisconsin va 8 Georgia |
| Connecticut has a football team? Well, that's | | | | |
| what we would have said last season but they | | | | SG's Pick: Georgia |
| have a QB that can rip the secondary. You | | | | |
| probably haven't heard of him but the NFL | | | | Wisconsin can play offense buy GA's fast |
| scouts know him very well. Connecticut has a | | | | defense will stop the run and force Wisconsin |
| chance if they grasp the mindset they had | | | | to throw resulting in too many mistakes to |
| when meeting Pittsburgh earlier in the year. | | | | overcome. Georgia wins. |
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| 5:30 pm | | | | 11:00 am |
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| Tue., Dec. 28 | | | | Gator Bowl |
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| Independence Bowl | | | | 17 Florida State va West Virginia |
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| Iowa State vs Miami (Ohio) | | | | SG's Pick: Florida State |
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| SG's Pick: Iowa State | | | | Florida State has put the lost to Florida |
| | | | behind them. Bowden's ability to dominate |
| Iowa State's explosive offense will give | | | | bowl games has a "W" written all over it. |
| Miami all they want...plus some. | | | | |
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| 6:30 pm | | | | |
| | | | Capital One Bowl |
| Insight Bowl | | | | |
| | | | 11 Iowa vs 12 LSU |
| Oregon State vs Notre Dame | | | | |
| | | | SG's Pick: LSU (restrictions apply...) |
| SG's Pick: Notre Dame | | | | |
| | | | LSU is young but managed to fight their way |
| Notre Dame is going to fight its heart out in | | | | to a good bowl game this year. If LSU's |
| defense of Tyrone Willingham. Oh, did we | | | | defense can keep the score close they can |
| mention they're a pretty good football team | | | | pull this one off. |
| anyway? | | | | |
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| 9:45 pm | | | | |
| | | | Rose Bowl |
| Wed., Dec. 29 | | | | |
| | | | 13 Michigan vs 6 Texas |
| Houston Bowl | | | | |
| | | | SG's Pick: Texas |
| Texas-El Paso vs Colorado | | | | |
| | | | If Mack can persuade his players they're as |
| SG's Pick: Texas-El Paso | | | | good as he did the nations coaches Texas will |
| | | | overcome a solid Michigan team. |
| Jordan Carson (name sound familiar?) will | | | | |
| finally have his chance to showcase his | | | | 4:30 pm |
| talent on national television. Colorado is | | | | |
| still wondering what happened in the Big 12 | | | | Fiesta Bowl |
| championship... | | | | |
| | | | 5 Utah vs 19 Pittsburgh |
| 4:30 pm | | | | |
| | | | SG's Pick: Utah |
| Alamo Bowl | | | | |
| | | | Pittsburgh slipped through the back door to |
| 24 Ohio State vs Oklahoma State | | | | win the Big East but I'm afraid Utah will |
| | | | show Pitt what it's like to play with the Big |
| SG's Pick: Ohio State | | | | Boys. |
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| Oklahoma State is no stranger to big games. | | | | 8:30 pm |
| Unfortunately, they haven't learned how to | | | | |
| win them. | | | | Mon., Jan. 3 |
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| 8:00 pm | | | | Sugar Bowl |
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| Thur., Dec. 30 | | | | 3 Auburn vs 9 Virginia Tech |
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| Continental Tire Bowl | | | | SG's Pick: Auburn |
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| 25 Boston College vs North Carolina | | | | Auburn should be playing for the national |
| | | | title. Look for Auburn to win big for the |
| SG's Pick: Boston College | | | | slight possibility of sharing the title. |
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| North Carolina has a lack of "big game" | | | | 8:00 pm |
| experience while Boston College has the | | | | |
| "secret to success" for winning bowl games, | | | | Tue., Jan. 4 |
| they've won 4 straight. | | | | |
| | | | Orange Bowl |
| 1:00 pm | | | | |
| | | | 1 Southern California vs 2 Oklahoma |
| Emerald Bowl | | | | |
| | | | SG's Pick: Oklahoma |
| New Mexico vs Navy | | | | |
| | | | This one should come down to the last |
| SG's Pick: Navy | | | | quarter. Oklahoma should prevail with |
| | | | stamina. |