2023 Top College Football Bowls with Top Betting Value

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2023 College Football Bowl Odds and Betting Picks: Which Bowls Are Sure Winners | MyBookie NCAAF Betting Preview

2023 NCAA Division I FBS season | 154th season of college football in the United States
Bowls Start Date: Saturday, December 16th, 2023

College Football bowl games are difficult to project. There are a bunch of them, and a ton of teams playing. A Lot of teams have guys missing for the final game, so it’s a huge impact.

We have broken down our favorite 10 games in the college football bowl season, with our sure winners. Here they are:

Isleta New Mexico Bowl

New Mexico State Aggies over Fresno State Bulldogs
NCAAF ATS Odds: New Mexico State -3.5
Saturday, December 16th, 2023 at 5:45 pm | ESPN, ESPN+
University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

In the New Mexico Bowl, Jerry Kill and his Aggies have the home crowd advantage. It has been a tremendous season for the Aggies with 10 wins already. They will take on a Fresno State team that has not won a game in a long time. Their coach had to step aside for health issues, you gotta wonder about the focus of the Bulldogs. New Mexico State pick up a fairly easy win to wrap up their great 2023.

New Mexico Bowl Odds to Win
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Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

Central Florida Knights over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
NCAAF ATS Odds: Central Florida -4.5
Friday, December 22nd, 2023 at 6:30 pm | ESPN, ESPN+
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

Team from Orlando heading to Tampa. The UCF Knights should have a good crowd, as they welcome their friends from Georgia Tech. It’s the Big 12 against the Atlantic Coast Conference. Look for the Knights to play with a little more emotion in this game. This means more to the Knights to finish 7-6. The last time they played was last season, and Central Florida won by two touchdowns. They do the same here at the Gasparilla Bowl.

Gasparilla Bowl Odds to Win
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Birmingham Bowl

Troy Trojans over Duke Blue Devils
NCAAF ATS Odds: Troy -7.5
Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 at 12:00 pm | ABC, ESPN+
Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL

The Troy Trojans have had a fantastic season, and are seeking their 12th win. Look for a big crowd to take the short commute to Birmingham for this one. On the other side, a new coach and a new quarterback for Duke seems like a tough task. The Blue Devils will use this to prepare for the 2024 season, while Troy wants to end with their 12th win. The Trojans win this one easily in the Birmingham Bowl.

Birmingham Bowl Odds to Win
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SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

Utah Utes over Northwestern Wildcats
NCAAF ATS Odds: Utah -7
Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 at 7:30 pm | ABC, ESPN+
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

You gotta admire the season the Northwestern Wildcats have had. Many projected that they may not win a game all season following the Pat Fitzgerald drama and firing. Now they get to finish the season in Vegas. But, they are going to get a hungry and motivated Utah team. The Utes seem to always be a motivated as well coached team. Just before Christmas, the Utes get their present winning by 10 over the Wildcats in Vegas.

Las Vegas Bowl Odds to Win
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Guaranteed Rate Bowl

UNLV Runnin’ Rebels over Kansas Jayhawks
NCAAF ATS Odds: UNLV +12.5
Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 at 9:00 pm | ESPN, ESPN+
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ

The day after Christmas in Arizona. This spread seems too high. Sure, UNLV is coming off a complete blowout loss in the Mountain West title game, but expecting them to not be ready to come back and compete is a little silly. The Jayhawks are a fun team, and will be good in 2024, but there are too many questions to be willing to take the 12.5 point spread. Take the Rebels to cover the spread.

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Military Bowl Presented by GoBowling.com

Tulane Green Wave over Virginia Tech Hokies
NCAAF ATS Odds: Tulane +8
Wednesday, December 27th, 2023 at 2:00 pm | ESPN, ESPN+
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

December 27th at the Military Bowl will feature the Green Wave and the Hokies. Tulane continues to emerge as one of the most underrated College Football programs. Out of the AAC, they won 11 games. They can score, and should be able to score on Virginia Tech. The Hokies needed a win in their season finale to get into a bowl game. The spread is too high here, take the Green Wave to cover.

Military Bowl Odds to Win
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TaxAct Texas Bowl

Oklahoma State Cowboys over  Texas A+M Aggies
NCAAF ATS Odds: Oklahoma State +3
Wednesday, December 27th, 2023 at 9:00 pm | ESPN, ESPN+
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

The winner of the Doak Walker Award – Ollie Gordon is expecting to play in this game on December 27th. If he plays, Oklahoma State wins this game. Texas A+M has no answer for him. This should be a fun regional battle at night on the 27th. The Texas Bowl! Texas A&M is going through a coaching change, and will use this to see what they have going forward into 2024. Cowboys win straight up!

Texas Bowl Odds to Win
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Valero Alamo Bowl

Arizona Wildcats over Oklahoma Sooners
NCAAF ATS Odds: Arizona Wildcats +3
Thursday, December 28th, 2023 at 9:15 pm | ESPN, ESPN+
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

It was a very overlooked season for the Arizona Wildcats. This is a team that is competing at the top of the standings in a very tough Pac-12. The Wildcats won their final six games of the season. Now, Arizona goes to San Antonio and takes on a Sooners team in the middle of a transition. Oklahoma lost Dillion Gabriel, as he will transfer to Oregon. Sure, a new quarterback gets a month to prepare, but Arizona is ready to finish with their 10th win. Take the Wildcats.

Alamo Bowl Odds to Win
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Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Ohio State Buckeyes over Missouri Tigers
NCAAF ATS Odds: Ohio State +2.5
Friday, December 29th, 2023 at 9:15 pm | ESPN, ESPN+
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

This should be an interesting game, with both teams going through some roster transitions. Chip Trayanum, one of the Buckeyes running backs has transferred to Kentucky. Kyle McCord, the Buckeyes quarterback is also on his way out, and Miyan Williams is going to the NFL. Despite that, you gotta expect the Buckeyes to field a very competitive team. The Missouri Tigers had a great season, and heading to the Cotton Bowl was a feather in their cap. But, in the end, the Buckeyes are too much in Dallas.

Cotton Bowl Odds to Win
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ReliaQuest Bowl

LSU Tigers over Wisconsin Badgers
NCAAF ATS Odds: LSU -10.5
Monday, January 1st, 2024 at 12:00 pm | ESPN2
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

The LSU Tigers would love to finish strong after the momentum of their quarterback winning the Heisman. Now, whether he plays in this game or not is the next question. Regardless of his status, not sure Wisconsin has the pieces to compete with the Tigers. Got to imagine the Tigers are too much for the Badgers on New Year’s Day!

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Most Anticipated Matches of the 2023 College Football Season | MyBookie NCAAF Betting Preview

2023 NCAA Division I FBS season | 154th season of college football in the United States
August 26, 2023–December 9, 2023

Like every season, college football has games that will determine which teams win their respective conferences, land in the top bowls, and end up in the College Football Playoff with a chance to win the title.

Check out college football betting lines and analysis of this seasons most significant and anticipated college football matches. .

LSU Tigers at Florida State Seminoles

NCAAF Week 1: Sunday, Sep. 3
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

The SEC Championship runner up boasts arguably the top quarterback in the conference, Jaylen Daniels. FSU has their own Heisman Trophy candidate in QB Jordan Travis. The winner should rank in the top four.

Texas Longhorns at Alabama Crimson Tide

NCAAF Week 2: Saturday, Sep. 9
Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL

Alabama must play this season without EDGE Will Anderson and QB Bryce Young. Texas believes they’re good enough to win the title.

Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers

NCAAF Week 4: Saturday, Sep. 23
Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC), Clemson, SC

Is the Clemson ACC dynasty over? If the Seminoles upset the Tigers it will be. FSU is a College Football Playoff contender. Clemson doesn’t appear to be this season.

Ohio State Buckeyes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

NCAAF Week 4: Saturday, Sep. 23
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN

The Buckeyes have an early season test against one of the more underrated teams this season. Sam Hartman plays QB for the Irish. So Ohio State had better take ND seriously.

Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns

NCAAF Week 6: Saturday, Oct. 7
Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX

Texas is, by far, the better team in this year’s Red River Rivalry. So if Oklahoma can pull off the upset win, the Sooners will turn heads.

USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

NCAAF Week 7: Saturday, Oct. 14
Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX

One of the most classic rivalries in all of college football should be a battle between a pair of top ten, if not top five, teams.

Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide

NCAAF Week 8: Saturday, Oct. 21
Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL

The Vols and Tide must find starting quarterbacks after Hendon Hooker for Tennessee and Bryce Young for Alabama moved to the NFL.

Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes

NCAAF Week 8: Saturday, Oct. 21
Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Lions versus Buckeyes is always a tough game. This season, Penn State is close to Ohio State’s level.

Utah Utes at USC Trojans

NCAAF Week 8: Saturday, Oct. 21
Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Utah dominated USC in the Pac-12 Championship game. The Utes return 14 starters. USC projects as a top five team. This will be good.

Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes

NCAAF Week 9: Saturday, Oct. 28
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT

Oregon boasts a Heisman Trophy contender in quarterback Bo Nix. The game happens in Utah, though. So the Utes will have the edge.

LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide

NCAAF Week 10: Saturday, Nov. 4
Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL

One of the SEC’s greatest rivalries takes place in Tuscaloosa this season. LSU upset Alabama in 2022. Can Brian Kelly’s bunch make it two seasons in a row?

Washington Huskies at USC Trojans

NCAAF Week 10: Saturday, Nov. 4
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. posted stats close to Caleb Williams’. The quarterbacks should take over this matchup. USC is not a slam dunk to win. Fully handicap this contest.

USC Trojans at Oregon Ducks

NCAAF Week 11: Saturday, Nov. 11
Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR

USC and UCLA head to the Big Ten next season. This season, the Trojans face a steep hill to climb if they want to win the Pac-12. Oregon, Washington, and Utah can upset SoCal.

Utah Utes at Washington Huskies

The Pac-12 North is loaded. Utah versus Washington will be one of the season’s most important college football matchups.

Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions

NCAAF Week 11: Saturday, Nov. 11
Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA

It’s never easy beating Penn State in Happy Valley. The Wolverines should skate through the season unblemished until meeting the Lions.

Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers

NCAAF Week 12: Saturday, Nov. 18
Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

Georgia’s toughest game happens on Nov. 18. UGA has yet to find a starting quarterback. So if the Dawgs struggle until their Nov. 18 matchup versus Tennessee, who knows? Maybe the Vols get it done.

Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines

NCAAF Week 13: Saturday, Nov. 25
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

Buckeyes versus Wolverines will determine who plays the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten title game. Michigan has more returning pieces, including QB JJ McCarthy, and this happens in Ann Arbor.

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2019 Top Picks for First Round of College Football Bowls

Bowl season begins on Friday, December 17, with the Bahamas Bowl and runs through Tuesday, January 4, with the TaxAct Texas Bowl in Houston, followed by the College Football Playoff (CFP) national championship on Monday, January 10, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The early bowl action primarily involves unranked teams from the Group of Five conferences, but the first week of games features a few appearances by Power Five squads and some that were included in the CFP top 25.

Between coaching changes, player opt-outs, and different philosophies regarding how to approach bowl games, results can be very unpredictable, making wagering difficult. Here are a few highlight games and picks for the early round of contests with College Football Bowl betting odds provided by MyBookie.

Friday, December 17, 6:00 pm EST: Tailgreeter Cure Bowl, Orlando, Florida

Northern Illinois Huskies (9-4 overall record) (+305 moneyline) vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (10-2) (-10.5 spread) (-390 moneyline) (63.5 o/u): Coastal Carolina spent much of the season as the favorite to win the Sun Belt, but after a 6-0 start, they suffered a 30-27 loss to Appalachian State and then were upset 42-40 by Georgia State three games later that eliminated the Chanticleers from the East division race.

Northern Illinois qualified for the MAC championship game by virtue of a tiebreaking victory over Central Michigan and took advantage of the opportunity with a 41-23 win over Kent State to capture the title.

Pick: Northern Illinois +10.5

Saturday, December 18, 7:30 pm EST: Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, Inglewood, California

Utah State Aggies (10-3) (+230) vs Oregon State Beavers (7-5) (-7) (-280) (67): Oregon State represents the first appearance by a Power Five team, as they take on a Utah State team that is coming off a big 46-13 upset of then 19th ranked San Diego State in the Mountain West championship game.

The Aggies enter their bowl contest after outscoring their last two opponents 81-23, while Oregon State fell to number 11 Oregon 38-29 to close out a good season that resulted in a contract extension for head coach Jonathan Smith.

Pick: Utah State +7

Tuesday, December 21, 7:30 pm EST: Tropical Smoothies Café Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas

UTSA Roadrunners (12-1) (-2.5) (-135) vs (24) San Diego State Aztecs (11-2) (+115) (49.5): UTSA jumped out to 42 – 13 lead over Western Kentucky in the Conference USA championship game, then withstood a furious Hilltoppers’ comeback to finally prevail 49-42 to capture their first conference title.

The Aztecs will be looking to atone for last week’s debacle against Utah State after running up an impressive record, but six of their 11 wins came by one score.

Pick: UTSA -2.5

Thursday, December 23, 7:00 pm EST: Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa, Florida

UCF Knights (8-4) (+195) vs Florida Gators (6-6) (-6.5) (-245) (55.5): First-year UCF head coach Gus Malzahn finds himself in familiar territory, playing Florida from the SEC after spending 2013 – 2020 at the helm of Auburn.

Florida will be led by interim coach Greg Knox, who also was on the sideline for the Gators’ season-ending victory over Florida State following the firing of Dan Mullen and the announcement that Billy Napier from Louisiana would take over in Gainesville.

Pick: UCF +6.5