The 2014-2015 College Football bowl schedule is here.
Bowl season peaks around New Year’s, and the inaugural College Football Playoff, which will feature three teams (Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State) that ranked in the top 20 in scoring this season, and the fourth, Florida State, hasn’t lost a game since 2012. Of those four, two will play in the National Championship on January 12, capping off what will be an incredible run of great games. But there’s so much more. The Big 12’s TCU Horned Frogs and Baylor Bears were both left out of the Playoff for 2015, but are nonetheless set to play in prestigious bowls. TCU gets the Ole Miss Rebels in the Peach Bowl, a game that will be defined by the struggle between the Frogs’ impressive passing game and Ole Miss’ elite secondary. Baylor, in the meantime, will face one Michigan State’s exceptional defense in the Cotton Bowl. Nonetheless, linesmakers are expecting offense (the total is set at 72), perhaps in part because Baylor has won its last four games by double digits. Speaking of high scoring, Arizona meets Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on the last day of 2014, and Mississippi State gets Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. The Fiesta Bowl could come down to turnovers, as Boise State crippled themselves with giveaways in their two losses this season, and Arizona has the 24th-best turnover margin in the country. The Orange Bowl, on the other hand, will be decided on the ground, as both sides have Top 25 rushing attacks. All that said, you can’t go wrong if you’re watching college football over the holidays, even outside of the big six. Dig into all the games and their betting lines below and get ready for what should be an incredible finish to the college football season. NCAA Football 2014-2015 Bowl Schedule R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans When: Saturday, December 20, 2014, 11:00 AM ET Line: Nevada Wolf Pack (+1) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (-1); total 60.5Gildan New Mexico Bowl Where: New Mexico University Stadium, Albuquerque When: Saturday, December 20, 2014, 2:20 PM ET Line: UTEP Miners (+10.5) vs. Utah State Aggies (-10.5); total 49.0
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Where: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas When: Saturday, December 20, 2014, 3:30 PM ET Line: Utah Utes (-4) vs. Colorado State Rams (+4); total 58.0
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Where: Albertsons Stadium, Boise When: Saturday, December 20, 2014, 5:45 PM ET Line: Western Michigan Broncos (-1) vs. Air Force Falcons (+1); total 56.5
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Where: Cramton Bowl, Montgomery When: Saturday, December 20, 2014, 9:15 PM ET Line: South Alabama Jaguars (-2.5) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (+2.5); total 54.0
Miami Beach Bowl Where: Marlins Park, Miami When: Monday, December 22, 2014, 2:00 PM ET Line: BYU Cougars (+1) vs. Memphis Tigers (-1); total 57.5
Boca Raton Bowl Where: FAU Stadium, Boca Raton When: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 9:30 PM ET Line: Northern Illinois Huskies (+10) vs. Marshall Thundering Herd (-10); total 65.0
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Where: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego When: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 9:30 PM ET Line: Navy Midshipmen (+2.5) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (-2.5); total 54.0
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Where: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau When: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 12:00 PM ET Line: Central Michigan Chippewas (+3) vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (-3); total 65.5
Hawai’i Bowl Where: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu When: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 8:00 PM ET Line: Fresno State Bulldogs (+1) vs. Rice Owls (-1); total 59.0
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Where: Cotton Bowl, Dallas When: Friday, December 26, 2014, 1:00 PM ET Line: Illinois Fighting Illini (+6) vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (-6); total 61.0 Quick Lane Bowl Where: Ford Field, Detroit When: Friday, December 26, 2014, 4:30 PM ET Line: Rutgers Scarlet Knights (+3.5) vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (-3.5); total 66.5
BITCOIN St. Petersburg Bowl Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg When: Friday, December 26, 2014, 8:00 PM ET Line: North Carolina State Wolfpack (+2) vs. UCF Knights (-2); total 49.5
Military Bowl presented By Northrop Grumman Where: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis When: Saturday, December 27, 2014, 1:00 PM ET Line: Virginia Tech Hokies (+3) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (-3); total 51.0
Hyundai Sun Bowl Where: Sun Bowl, El Paso When: Saturday, December 27, 2014, 2:00 PM ET Line: Duke Blue Devils (+7.5) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (-7.5); total 67.0
Duck Commander Independence Bowl Where: Independence Stadium, Shreveport When: Saturday, December 27, 2014, 2:00 PM ET Line: Miami Hurricanes (-3) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (+3); total 60.5
New Era Pinstripe Bowl Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx When: Saturday, December 27, 2014, 4:03 PM ET Line: Penn State Nittany Lions (+2.5) vs. Boston College Eagles (-2.5); total 40.0
National University Holiday Bowl Where: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego When: Saturday, December 27, 2014, 4:03 PM ET Line: Nebraska Cornhuskers (+6) vs. USC Trojans (-6); total 61.5
AutoZone Liberty Bowl Where: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis When: Monday, December 29, 2014, 2:00 PM ET Line: West Virginia Mountaineers (-3.5) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (+3.5); total 66.5
Russell Athletic Bowl Where: Florida Citrus Bow, Orlando When: Monday, December 29, 2014 Line: Oklahoma Sooners (TBD) vs. Clemson Tigers (TBD)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Where: LP Field, Nashville When: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 3:00 PM ET Line: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (+7.5) vs. LSU Tigers (-7.5); total 52.0
Advocare V100 Texas Bowl Where: NRG Stadium, Houston When: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 10:00AM Line: Texas Longhorns (+6) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (-6); total 46.0
Belk Bowl Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte When: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 6:30 PM ET Line: Georgia Bulldogs (TBD) vs. Louisville Cardinals (TBD)
Foster Farms Bowl Where: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara When: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 10:00 PM ET Line: Maryland Terrapins (+14) vs. Stanford Cardinal (-14); total 47.5
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta When: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 12:30 PM ET Line: Mississippi Rebels (+3.5) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (-3.5); total 56.5
VIZIO Fiesta Bowl Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale When: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 4:00 PM ET Line: Boise State Broncos (+3) vs. Arizona Wildcats (-3); total 69.5
Capital One Orange Bowl Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens When: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 4:00 PM ET Line: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (+7) vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs (-7); total 61.5
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens When: Thursday, January 1, 2015 1:00 PM ET Line: Minnesota Golden Gophers (+6) vs. Missouri Tigers (-6); total 49.0
Outback Bowl Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa When: Thursday, January 1, 2015 12:00 PM ET Line: Wisconsin Badgers (+6.5) vs. Auburn Tigers (-6.5); total 62.0
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington When: Thursday, January 1, 2015 5:00 PM ET Line: Michigan State Spartans (+3) vs. Baylor Bears (-3); total 72.0
Rose Bowl Game Presented By Northwestern Mutual Where: Rose Bowl, Pasadena When: Thursday, January 1, 2015 5:00 PM ET Line: Florida State Seminoles (+9.5) vs. Oregon Ducks (-9.5); total 71.0
Allstate Sugar Bowl Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans When: Thursday, January 1, 2015 8:30 PM ET Line: Ohio State Buckeyes (+10) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (-10); total 58.0
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Where: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth When: Friday, January 2, 2015 12:00 PM ET Line: Pittsburgh Panthers (-3) vs. Houston Cougars (+3); total 54.0
TaxSlayer Bowl Where: EverBank Field, Jacksonville When: Friday, January 2, 2015 3:20 PM ET Line: Iowa Hawkeyes (+3.5) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (-3.5); total 52.0
Valero Alamo Bowl Where: Alamodome, San Antonio When: Friday, January 2, 2015 6:45 PM ET Line: UCLA Bruins (+1.5) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (-1.5); total 58.5
TicketCity Cactus Bowl Where: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe When: Friday, January 2, 2015 10:15 PM ET Line: Oklahoma State Cowboys (+5) vs. Washington Huskies (-5); total 56.5
Birmingham Bowl Where: Legion Field, Birmingham When: Saturday, January 3, 2015 1:00 PM ET Line: East Carolina Pirates (+7) vs. Florida Gators (-7); total 57.0
GoDaddy Bowl Where: Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile When: Sunday, January 4, 2015 9:00 PM ET Line: Toledo Rockets (-3) vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (+3); total 66.5
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented By AT&T Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington When: Monday, January 12, 2015 Line: TBD vs. TBD To Comment on this thread and all other sports and sports gambling topics please visit our popular online gambling forum at Handicappers Hideaway and don’t forget to enter our daily and weekly fantasy sports contests at our sister site HHFantasy and win some of the thousands of dollars given away each day.