College Bowl Pick’em

VegasInsider Staff Sports Betting Expert

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The 2018-19 bowl lineup is out with 39 games to watch over the next few weeks leading to the National Championship game in Santa Clara, California on Monday January 7. Alabama is the favorite to win it all as the Crimson Tide face Oklahoma in one of two college football playoff games on December 29.

During the holiday season, bettors have the opportunity to earn extra cash with "College Bowl Pick ‘em" contests where all you have to do is pick the winner, which isn’t as easy as it looks.

The most popular contest has you picking the winner of all 39 Bowl games and ranking them with confidence, starting with 39 as the most confident pick and counting all the way down to 1 as least confident.

The two picks in this contest are the double-digit favorites in the playoff games. Clemson faces Notre Dame as 11-point favorites in the Cotton Bowl although both teams are undefeated. Since edging Syracuse by four points earlier this season, the Tigers have cruised through their schedule by winning the last eight games by at least 20 points.

Defending national champion Alabama needed to rally past Georgia to capture the SEC championship, but the Crimson Tide are still the team to beat. ‘Bama squares off with Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, as the Sooners grabbed the Big 12 title but are being criticized due to their lack of defense.

Outside of the two playoff games, the next most confident pick on the board is actually a short underdog. Syracuse is coming off a resurgent season in which it finished at 9-3, with two of the losses coming to Clemson and Notre Dame. The Orange face West Virginia in the Camping World Bowl, but the Mountaineers will be without quarterback Will Grier, who is setting his sights on preparing for the NFL. WVU finished the season with back-to-back losses, while giving up 104 points to Oklahoma State and Oklahoma.

Below are all 39 bowls ranked from 39-1. Happy Bowl Season!

2018-19 College Bowl Pick 'Em Straight Up

Point Value	Bowl Game	Matchup	Prediction
39	Cotton Bowl	Clemson vs. Notre Dame
38	Orange Bowl	Alabama vs. Oklahoma
37	Camping World Bowl	Syracuse vs. West Virginia
36	Gator Bowl	Texas A&M vs. N.C. State
35	Fiesta Bowl	LSU vs. UCF
34	Sugar Bowl	Georgia vs. Texas
33	Redbox Bowl	Oregon vs. Michigan State
32	Sun Bowl	Stanford vs. Pittsburgh
31	Pinstripe Bowl	Miami (FL) vs. Wisconsin
30	Potato Bowl	BYU vs. Western Michigan
29	Birmingham Bowl	Memphis vs. Wake Forest
28	First Responder Bowl	Boise State vs. Boston College
27	Cheez-It Bowl	California vs. TCU
26	Alamo Bowl	Washington State vs. Iowa State
25	Armed Forces Bowl	Houston vs. Army
24	Music City Bowl	Auburn vs. Purdue
23	Independence Bowl	Temple vs. Duke
22	Peach Bowl	Florida vs. Michigan
21	Hawaii Bowl	Louisiana Tech vs. Hawai'i
20	Boca Raton Bowl	UAB vs. Northern Illinois
19	Citrus Bowl	Penn State vs. Kentucky
18	Dollar General Bowl	Troy vs. Buffalo
17	Quick Lane Bowl	Minnesota vs. Georgia Tech
16	Rose Bowl	Ohio State vs. Washington
15	Holiday Bowl	Utah vs. Northwestern
14	Texas Bowl	Vanderbilt vs. Baylor
13	Gasparilla Bowl	Marshall vs. USF
12	New Orleans Bowl	Appalachian State vs. Middle Tennessee State
11	Outback Bowl	Iowa vs. Mississippi State
10	Frisco Bowl	San Diego State vs. Ohio
9	New Mexico Bowl	North Texas vs. Utah State
8	Liberty Bowl	Missouri vs. Oklahoma State
7	Military Bowl	Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
6	Las Vegas Bowl	Arizona State vs. Fresno State
5	Cure Bowl	Louisiana vs. Tulane
4	Camellia Bowl	Eastern Michigan vs. Georgia Southern
3	Bahamas Bowl	Toledo vs. FIU
2	Belk Bowl	Virginia vs. South Carolina
1	Arizona Bowl	Arkansas State vs. Nevada