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Game
Location

Date
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Bowl Game Picks

St. Petersburg 
UCF vs. Rutgers

St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tropicana Field

Dec. 19
8

Rutgers has a powerful ground game averaging 27.5 points and 138 yards rushing. Freshman QB Tom Savage (12 TDs, 6 picks) is a big kid with talent and a strong arm. The defense is tough, led by a physical front line, allowing 17 ppg. Freshman QB Tom Savage threw for two touchdowns and Rutgers forced four turnovers, blocked a punt and recorded seven sacks in embarrassing the South Florida Bulls 31-0. If they were able to control South Florida, then they should have little trouble with Central Florida. Can’t see CFU keeping pace with a tough Big East foe. BOWL GAME PICK: RUTGERS and for more expert guaranteed college football bowl game picks you must go bowling with Gridiron Gold.

MAACO Las Vegas 
Oregon State vs. BYU

Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium

Dec. 22
8

Always check the Las Vegas bowl weather, as it can get cold and windy at night in December in Vegas. For the second straight year Oregon State comes into a bowl game after losing to rival Oregon that prevented trips to the Rose Bowl. A year ago after losing 65-38 to the Ducks, they beat Pitt 3-0 in a bowl. Oregon State (8-4 SU, 7-4 ATS) is 30-18 ATS the last 3+ years behind Coach Mike Riley, including 3-0 SU, 2-1 ATS the last three years in bowls. BYU’s starting five offensive linemen weigh in at an average 317 pounds and average 6-feet-4. The front five will be going up against an Oregon State defensive front that measures an average 6-feet-2, 261 pounds. BYU is 24-14-1 OVER the total the last three+ years with a deadly offense. BOWL GAME PICK: BYU and for more expert guaranteed college football bowl game picks you must go bowling with Gridiron Gold.

Insight 
Minnesota vs. Iowa State

Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium

Dec. 31
6

Minnesota has a weak running game and average 21 ppg. They had a 16-13 win over South Dakota State, as the Gophers mustered just 231 yards. The Gophers scored just seven total points in road games against Penn State, Ohio State and the Hawkeyes. Iowa State is a run-first team averaging 21 points per game. This doesn’t shape up as an offensive show. BOWL GAME PICK: UNDER THE TOTAL 48 and for more expert guaranteed college football bowl game picks you must go bowling with Gridiron Gold.

Chick-fil-A 
Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee

Atlanta
Georgia Dome

Dec. 31
7:30

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Outback 
Northwestern vs. Auburn

Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium

Jan. 1
11 a.m.

Capital One 
Penn State vs. LSU

Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl

Jan. 1
1

Konica Minolta Gator 
West Virginia vs. Florida State

Jacksonville, Fla.
Municipal Stadium

Jan. 1
1

Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi 
Ohio State vs. Oregon

Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl

Jan. 1
4:30

Allstate Sugar 
Florida vs. Cincinnati

New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome

Jan. 1
8:30

International 
South Florida vs. Northern Illinois

Toronto, Canada
Rogers Centre

Jan. 2
Noon

Papajohns.com 
South Carolina vs. UConn

Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field

Jan. 2
2

AT&T Cotton 
Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss

Arlington, Texas
Cowboys Stadium

Jan. 2
2

AutoZone Liberty 
Arkansas vs. East Carolina

Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl

Jan. 2
5:30

Valero Alamo 
Michigan State vs. Texas Tech

San Antonio
Alamodome

Jan. 2
9

Tostitos Fiesta 
Boise State vs. TCU

Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium

Jan. 4
8

FedEx Orange 
Iowa vs. Georgia Tech

Miami
Land Shark Stadium

Jan. 5
8

GMAC 
Central Michigan vs. Troy

Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium

Jan. 6
7

Citi BCS National Championship Game 
Texas vs. Alabama

Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl

Jan. 7
8