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By Arnie Leshin
“Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me
as my current so and so birthday kicks off the first of 43 bowl games.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 16
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau Bahamas
MIAMI (Ohio) vs. UAB, 9:30 a.m. UAB 8-point favorite.
Core Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
UTSA vs. TROY, 1 p.m. Troy favored by 3 and one-half.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 17
Fenway Bowl, Boston
LOUISVILLE vs. CINCINNATI, 9 a.m. Louisville 1 and one-half point pick.
Celebration Bowl, Atlanta Ga.
JACKSON STATE vs. NC CENTRAL, 9 a.m. Jackson State whooping 17-point choice.
New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, N.M.
BRIGHAM YOUNG vs. SMU, 12:25 a.m. SMU 2-point pick favorite.
LA Bowl, Inglewood, Calif.
FRESNO STATE vs. WASHINGTON STATE, 1:30 p.m. Fresno State favored by 4.
LendingTree Bowl, Mobile, Ala.
RICE vs. SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, 3:45 p.m. Southern Mississippi 5-point pick.
Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas, Nev.
OREGON STATE vs. FLORIDA, 5:30 p.m. Oregon State favored by 9.
Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Tx.
NORTH TEXAS vs. BOISE STATE, 7:15 p.m. The choice by 10 is Boise State.
MONDAY DECEMBER 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C.
MARSHALL vs. UCONN, 12:30 p.m. Marshall the favorite by 10 and one-half.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 20
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise, Idaho
SAN JOSE STATE vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN, 1:30 p.m. San Jose State 3 and one-half pick.
Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla.
LIBERTY vs. TOLEDO, 5:30 p.m. Toledo is a 3-point favorite.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21
New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans, La.
SOUTH ALABAMA vs. WESTERN KENTUCKY, 7 p.m. South Alabama picked by 5.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 22
Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Tx.
BAYLOR vs. AIR FORCE, 5:30 p.m. Baylor arrives as 6 and one-half favorite.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 23
Gasparlla Bowl, Tampa, Fla.
MISSOURI vs. WAKE FOREST, 4:30 p.m. Wake Forest only a 1 and 1-half pick.
Independance Bowl, Shrevport, La.
HOUSTON vs. LOUISIANA, 1 p.m. You have Houston favored by 4.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 24
Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
MIDDLE TENNESSEE vs. SAN DIEGO STATE, 6 p.m. San Diego State at 4 points.
MONDAY DECEMBER 26
Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit, Mich.
NEW MEXICO STATE vs. BOWLING GREEN, 12:30 p.m. Here, it’s Bowling Green a 2 and one-point choice.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 27
First Responder Bowl, Dallas, Tx.
MEMPHIS vs. UTAH STATE, 1:15 p.m. Wow, Memphis dropped from 10 and one-half to only 3.
Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham, Ala.
COASTAL CAROLINA vs. EAST CAROLINA, 4:45 p.m. You’ve got East Carolina by 9.
Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN vs. BUFFALO, 10 a.m. Georgia Southern the choice by 4.
Guaranteed Bowl, Phoenix, Ariz.
WISCONSIN vs. OKLAHOMA STATE, 8:15 p.m. Wisconsin a 3-pont favorite.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2
Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md.
CENTRAL FLORIDA vs. DUKE, noon Duke by 4 in this one.
Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn.
ARKANSAS vs. KANSAS, 3:30 p.m. Arkansas also by 4 here
Cheeze-It Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
FLORIDA STATE vs. OKLAHOMA, 3:30 p.m. Florida State the pick by 6.
Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, Tx.
WASHINGTON vs. TEXAS, 7 p.m. It’s Texas by 3 and one-half here.
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
LSU vs. PURDUE, 11 a.m. LSU the pick by 8.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29
Pinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium, NY.
SYRACUSE vs. MINNESOTA, noon Minny favored by 6.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 30
Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla.
TENNESSEE vs. CLEMSON, 6 p.m. Here, it’s Clemson by 7.
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte, N.C.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE vs. MARYLAND, 10 a.m. Maryland the pick by 3.
SUN BOWL, El PASO, Tx.
UCLA vs. PITTSBURGH, noon UCLA at 5 points.
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla.
NOTRE DAME vs. SOUTH CAROLINA, 1:30 p.m. Close with Notre Dame by 3.
Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz
WYOMING vs. OHIO, 2:30 p.m. How’s about Ohio by 2.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 31
Peach Bowl, Atlanta, Ga.
GEORGIA vs. OHIO STATE, 6 p.m. No. 1 Georgia by 6 and one-half.
Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz.
MICHIGAN vs. TEXAS CHRISTIAN, 2 p.m. No. 2 Michigan by 8.
Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn.
KENTUCKY vs. IOWA, 10 a.m. Take Iowa by just 2.
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, La.
ALABAMA vs. KANSAS STATE, 10 a.m. Alabama as 4 points better.
MONDAY JANUARY 2
RellaQuest Bowl, Tampa, Fla.
MISSISSIPI STATE vs. ILLINOIS, 10 a.m. Mississippi State by about 8.
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
LSU vs. PURDUE, 11 a.m. Looks like LSU by 4.
Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Tx.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA vs. TULANE, 11 a.m. USC by only a pair.
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
UTAH vs. PENN STATE, 3 p.m. Utah also by a pair.
MONDAY JANUARY 9
College Football National Championship
SEMIFINAL WINNERS, 5:30 p.m.
43 GAMES ————-
THAT’S ALL FOLKS!
