8-6 for the Dogs, which figures out to a bit over 57%. Once again, the Dogs cover more early bowl games than the favorites do. Now 57% is not earth shaking, but my guess is that at least 80% of the people who claim to wager in here would love to end the season with a 57% win rate. Now I realize that few of you in here actually wager on these games. You would much rather shoot your mouths off and then be made to look like fools. For the men in here that actually do wager, things get a bit tougher now. The favorites used to cover most New Years 6 Bowl games, until the advent of the playoff system. Now things are tougher because there is actually a legitimate attempt to match up good teams in those games. Just look at the lines. Bama -3 over Clemson in the Sugar Bowl. UGA -2 over OU in the Rose Bowl. Penn State -2 over UDub in the Fiesta Bowl. Then the bigger lines. Wisconsin -6 1/2 over Miami in the Orange Bowl. Ohio State -7 1/2 over USC in the Cotton Bowl, and Auburn -9 1/2 over UCF in the Peach Bowl. Tough games to pick. Much tougher than in the early 2000's when USC and the Pac 12 in general would hammer the Big 10.