Weekly Picks of the Week - Bowl Games Part 1

Picks in Bold

Rankings based on CFP Selection Committee Rankings
All lines provided by Sportsbook.ag

Sun Bowl
#15 Arizona State Sun Devils v. Duke Blue Devils (+7.5)

Sun Bowl, El Paso TX
Sat. Dec. 27, 2:00
CBS

Independence Bowl
Miami Hurricanes (-3) v. South Carolina Gamecocks

Independence Stadium, Shreveport LA
Sat. Dec. 27, 3:30

ABC

Holiday Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers v. #24 USC Trojans (-7)

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Sat. Dec. 27, 8:00

ESPN

Russell Athletic Bowl
Oklahoma Sooners v. #17 Clemson Tigers (+3)

Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Mon. Dec. 29, 5:30

ESPN

Music City Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish v. #23 LSU Tigers (-7.5)

LP Field, Nashville
Tue. Dec. 30, 3:00

ESPN

Belk Bowl
#13 Georgia Bulldogs v. #21 Louisville Cardinals (+7)

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
Tue. Dec. 30, 6:30

ESPN

-Here comes my yearly reminder that bowl games are pointless.  Beyond pointless.  At least this year, there will be three games that actually matter instead of just the one, but the rest are a bunch of glorified exhibition games.  Not only are they pointless, the players know they are pointless and generally only one team shows up to play and the other one just shows up to have a good time in a random town.  On top of that, 80 of the 128 FBS teams qualified for a bowl game.  That's 62.5%.  Insanity.  It's like giving out Participation Trophies to little league kids because their parents don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.  Look at it this way, all a team has to do is load up on crappy non-conference teams and then win just two conference games and they can play in a bowl game.  How does that make sense?  Penn State did just that.  All I'm trying to say is that bowl games are pointless and I really can't stand watching two 6-6 teams duke it out in the Crappy.com Craptastic Bowl.

-Why is every bowl game but the Sun Bowl on an ESPN-affiliated network?  In other words, how has ESPN not gotten their greedy palms on that one game yet?

-I finished the season with another winning week.  So, I am on a role.  Too bad that bowl games are impossible to pick but I'm doing it anyways, just for you guys.  You're welcome.  As always, I guarantee a winning week or your money back.

-Last Week's Funniest College GameDay Sign:

-Alright, enjoy the first week of stupid bowl games.

Last Week's Results: 3-2
Season Results: 40-42
Bowl Game Results: 0-0