If you want your Bowl matches hot and ready, the Little Caesars Bowl kicks off at Ford Field in Detroit on December 26th with the Broncos competing with the Boilermakers. Back in 1998 when it was originally called the Motor City Bowl, former Michigan State football coach George Perles helped give birth to the Little Caesars Bowl. It is been a Michigan tradition since that time with excellent matchups every year and this year is no distinct. The sports book has the line pretty close with Purdue at -2 ½ with the over/under at 60.

On Christmas Eve, the tenth anniversary of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl takes place in Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii when the Nevada Wolf Pack takes on the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. With Southern Miss at -6 with the over/under at 62, the sportsbook has its eyes on this game also.

College football revolved around a number of season-ending contests before the influx of bowl matches in recent years. One of these matches started 35 years ago in Shreveport, Louisiana was the Independence Bowl. The sportsbook has this at Missouri Tigers -5 with the over/under at 52 ½.

At Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Cardinals face the Wolfpack in the 10th anniversary of the Belk Bowl on December 27th. Louisville comes into play with a 7-5 record with a 5-2 first place record in the Big East. Charlie Strong is in his second year as Cardinals coach after spending the prior 7 seasons as an assistant coach in Gainesville at Florida under Urban Meyer. The sports book has this at North Carolina State -2 ½ with the over/under at 44 ½.

One of the newest Bowl matches comes out to play on December 28th when the Rockets face the Air Force Falcons in Washington D.C. at the Military Bowl. The game has been a fixture in December since 2008 and occurs in RFK Stadium. The sports book usually has its eyes on the prize with Toledo at -3 and the over/under at 70.

In the 1980’s and 1990’s, these two squads might have been a lock for a Fiesta Bowl or another BCS-type game but the BCS process was not in place in those days. These two squads can still put on one heck of a show although players and systems might change over the years. The Florida State Seminoles take on the Fighting Irish in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando on December 29th. We have Jimbo Fisher vs Brian Kelly instead of Bobby Bowden vs Lou Holtz in what is sure to be an awesome game. The sportsbook seems to concur with Florida State at -3 and the over/under at 47.

San Diego, California sets the stage when the California Golden Bears battle against the #24 ranked Texas Longhorns on December 28th at the Holiday Bowl. These 2 teams who are evenly matched will slug it out and Qualcomm Stadium will be jumping. The Holiday Bowl has been a San Diego staple since 1978 and this season’s game wants to be a classic. The sports book has the line at Texas -3, with the over/under at 47 ½.