College Football Predictions This Week: Best Bets & Odds for Every Bowl Game This Week

We're making our college football predictions this week for all 16 bowl games.
California quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is playing in one of the biggest bowls of our college football predictions this week.
Pictured: Cal quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is playing in one of the biggest bowls of our college football predictions this week. Photo by Darren Yamashita via Imagn Images.
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With more than a dozen bowl games over the next seven days, our college football predictions this week break down our best bets for every bowl.

From the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve to the infamous Pop-Tarts Bowl between Georgia Tech and BYU, our college football picks have you covered for the second full week of bowl games.

Stay on top of every game this bowl season, with the college football bowl game odds and schedule, and our college football opt-out tracker


🏈 College football predictions this week: Best bets for bowl games

Here are all of our college football expert picks for every bowl game this week, which we'll update throughout the week.

  • Washington State vs. Utah State predictions: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
  • Toledo vs. Louisville predictions: Boca Raton Bowl (coming soon)
  • Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss predictions: New Orleans Bowl (coming soon)
  • UNLV vs. Ohio predictions: Frisco Bowl (coming soon)
  • Cal vs. Hawaii predictions: Hawaii Bowl (coming soon)
    • Cal vs. Hawaii player props: Hawaii Bowl (coming soon)
    • Cal vs. Hawaii anytime touchdown scorer predictions: Hawaii Bowl (coming soon)
  • Central Michigan vs. Northwestern predictions: GameAbove Sports Bowl (coming soon)
  • New Mexico vs. Minnesota predictions: Rate Bowl (coming soon)
  • FIU vs. UTSA predictions: First Responder Bowl (coming soon)
  • Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina predictions: Military Bowl (coming soon)
    • Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina player props: Military Bowl (coming soon)
  • Penn State vs. Clemson predictions: Pinstripe Bowl (coming soon)
    • Penn State vs. Clemson opt-out tracker: Pinstripe Bowl (coming soon)
  • UConn vs. Army predictions: Fenway Bowl (coming soon)
  • Georgia Tech vs. BYU predictions: Pop-Tarts Bowl (coming soon)
    • Georgia Tech vs. BYU player props: Pop-Tarts Bowl (coming soon)
    • Georgia Tech vs. BYU opt-out tracker: Pop-Tarts Bowl (coming soon)
  • Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State predictions: Arizona Bowl (coming soon)
  • North Texas vs. San Diego State predictions: New Mexico Bowl (coming soon)
  • Virginia vs. Missouri predictions: Gator Bowl (coming soon)
  • LSU vs. Houston predictions: Texas Bowl (coming soon)
    • LSU vs. Houston player props: Texas Bowl (coming soon)
  • Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State predictions: Birmingham Bowl (coming soon)

💰 College football odds & expert picks: Monday

Here are the latest college football odds for every bowl game this week via the best college football betting sites, which update live in real time. 

📊 Washington State vs. Utah State odds: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

  • Date: Monday, Dec. 22
  • Kickoff: 2 p.m. ET
  • Location: Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
  • How to watch: ESPN

Washington State vs. Utah State prediction

🐂 Utah State -1.5 (-108)

With Washington State head coach Jimmy Rogers leaving for Iowa State, the Cougars have already lost several key players to the transfer portal. Couple that with the fact that Utah State is among the best teams ATS in the country (10-2), and the Aggies are tough to be against here. 

- via my Washington State vs. Utah State predictions: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

💰 College football odds & expert picks: Tuesday

📊 Toledo vs. Louisville odds: Boca Raton Bowl

  • Date: Tuesday, Dec. 23
  • Kickoff: 2 p.m. ET
  • Location: Flagler Credit Union Stadium (Boca Raton, Fla.)
  • How to watch: ESPN

📊 Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss odds: New Orleans Bowl

  • Date: Tuesday, Dec. 23
  • Kickoff: 5:30 p.m. ET
  • Location: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
  • How to watch: ESPN

📊 UNLV vs. Ohio odds: Frisco Bowl

  • Date: Tuesday, Dec. 23
  • Kickoff: 9 p.m. ET
  • Location: Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas)
  • How to watch: ESPN

💰 College football odds & expert picks: Wednesday

📊 Cal vs. Hawaii odds: Hawaii Bowl

  • Date: Wednesday, Dec. 24
  • Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET
  • Location: Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)
  • How to watch: ESPN

💰 College football odds & expert picks: Friday

📊 Central Michigan vs. Northwestern odds: GameAbove Sports Bowl

  • Date: Friday, Dec. 26
  • Kickoff: 1 p.m. ET
  • Location: Ford Field (Detroit)
  • How to watch: ESPN

📊 New Mexico vs. Minnesota odds: Rate Bowl

  • Date: Friday, Dec. 26
  • Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. ET
  • Location: Chase Field (Phoenix)
  • How to watch: ESPN

📊 FIU vs. UTSA odds: First Responder Bowl

  • Date: Friday, Dec. 26
  • Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET
  • Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
  • How to watch: ESPN

💰 College football odds & expert picks: Saturday

📊 Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina odds: Military Bowl

  • Date: Saturday, Dec. 27
  • Kickoff: 11 a.m. ET
  • Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Md.)
  • How to watch: ESPN

📊 Penn State vs. Clemson odds: Pinstripe Bowl

  • Date: Saturday, Dec. 27
  • Kickoff: Noon ET
  • Location: Yankee Stadium (Bronx, N.Y.)
  • How to watch: ABC

📊 UConn vs. Army odds: Fenway Bowl

  • Date: Saturday, Dec. 27
  • Kickoff: 2:15 p.m. ET
  • Location: Fenway Park (Boston)
  • How to watch: ESPN

📊 Georgia Tech vs. BYU odds: Pop-Tarts Bowl

  • Date: Saturday, Dec. 27
  • Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Location: Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
  • How to watch: ABC

📊 Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State odds: Arizona Bowl

  • Date: Saturday, Dec. 27
  • Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. ET
  • Location: Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Ariz.)
  • How to watch: The CW Network

📊 North Texas vs. San Diego State odds: New Mexico Bowl

  • Date: Saturday, Dec. 27
  • Kickoff: 5:45 p.m. ET
  • Location: University Stadium (Albuquerque, N.M)
  • How to watch: ESPN

📊 Virginia vs. Missouri odds: Gator Bowl

  • Date: Saturday, Dec. 27
  • Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Location: EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)
  • How to watch: ABC

📊 LSU vs. Houston odds: Texas Bowl

  • Date: Saturday, Dec. 27
  • Kickoff: 9:15 p.m. ET
  • Location: NRG Stadium (Houston)
  • How to watch: ESPN

💰 College football odds & expert picks: Monday

📊 Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State odds: Birmingham Bowl

  • Date: Monday, Dec. 29
  • Kickoff: 2 p.m. ET
  • Location: Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Ala.)
  • How to watch: ESPN

💡 College football expert picks: Bowl games this week

  • College football best bets for Saturday (coming soon)

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