College Bowl Picks 2024-25: Latest Odds and Predictions Against the Spread

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Football OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI - NOVEMBER 29: Jaxson Dart #2 of the Mississippi Rebels hands the ball to Micah Davis #4 during the first half against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 29, 2024 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Wes Hale/Getty Images)

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College Football Playoff

Friday, December 20

No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame (-8) (8 p.m. ET, ABC)

Saturday, December 21

No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State (-8.5) (Noon ET, TNT)

No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas (-11) (4 p.m. ET, TNT)

No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State (-7.5) (8 p.m. ET, ABC)

Tuesday, December 31

SMU/Penn State winner vs. No. 3 Boise State (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Wednesday, January 1

Clemson/Texas winner vs. No. 4 Arizona State (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Tennessee/Ohio State winner vs. No. 1 Oregon (5 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Indiana/Notre Dame winner vs. No. 2 Georgia (8;45 p.m. ET, ESPN)

National Semifinals

January 9-10

Championship Game

January 20

Saturday, December 14

Salute to Veterans Bowl: South Alabama (-7) vs. Western Michigan (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Tuesday, December 17

Frisco Bowl: Memphis (-3) vs. West Virginia (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Wednesday, December 18

Boca Raton Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. James Madison (-8.5) (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

LA Bowl: California (-3.5) vs. No. 24 UNLV (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Thursday, December 19

New Orleans Bowl: Georgia Southern (-6) vs. Sam Houston (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

Friday, December 20

Cure Bowl: Ohio (-2.5) vs. Jacksonville State (Noon ET, ESPN)

Gasparilla Bowl: Tulane vs. Florida (-13) (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Monday, December 23

Myrtle Beach Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA (-7.5) (11 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois (-3) vs. Fresno State (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Tuesday, December 24

Hawai’i Bowl: South Florida vs. San Jose State (-3) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Thursday, December 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl: Pittsburgh (-9.5) vs. Toledo (2 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Rate Bowl: Rutgers vs. Kansas State (-7) (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

68 Ventures Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green (-6.5) (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Friday, December 27

Armed Forces Bowl: Oklahoma (-9.5) vs. Navy (Noon ET, ESPN)

Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Tech (-2.5) vs. Vanderbilt (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Arkansas (-2.5) (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Holiday Bowl: No. 21 Syracuse (-6.5) vs. Washington State (8 p.m. ET, Fox)

Las Vegas Bowl: Texas A&M (-3) vs. USC (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Saturday, December 28

Fenway Bowl: UConn vs. North Carolina (-5) (11 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College vs. Nebraska (-3) (Noon ET, ABC)

New Mexico Bowl: Louisiana vs. TCU (-12.5) (2:15 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Pop-Tarts Bowl: No. 18 Iowa State vs. No. 13 Miami (-3.5) (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)

Arizona Bowl: Miami (Ohio) (-2.5) vs. Colorado State (4:30 p.m. ET, CW)

Military Bowl: East Carolina vs. NC State (-5) (5:45 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Alamo Bowl: No. 17 BYU vs. No. 23 Colorado (-3) (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC)

Independence Bowl: Marshall vs. No. 22 Army (-14) (9:15 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Monday, December 30

Music City Bowl: Iowa vs. No. 19 Missouri (-3) (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Tuesday, December 31

ReliaQuest Bowl: No. 11 Alabama (-10) vs. Michigan (Noon ET, ESPN)

Sun Bowl: Louisville (-5.5) vs. Washington (2 p.m. ET, CBS)

Citrus Bowl: No. 15 South Carolina (-11) vs. No. 20 Illinois (3 p.m. ET, ABC)

Texas Bowl: Baylor vs. LSU (-1.5) (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Thursday, January 2

Duke vs. No. 14 Ole Miss (-14.5) (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Friday, January 3

First Responder Bowl: North Texas vs. Texas State (-10) (4 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Minnesota (-6) vs. Virginia Tech (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Saturday, January 4

Bahamas Bowl: Buffalo vs. Liberty (-2) (11 a.m. ET, ESPN2)

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