On Christmas Eve, the tenth anniversary of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl takes place in Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii when the Wolf Pack takes on the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. The sports book has its eyes on this match also with Southern Miss at -6 with the over/under at 62.
If you prefer 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 Purdue Boilermakers. Back in 1998 when it was formerly 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 custom since that time with excellent matchups every year and this year is no different. The sportsbook has the line pretty near with Purdue at -2 ½ with the over/under at 60.
College football revolved around a number of season-ending contests before the increase of bowl contests in recent years. One of these contests started 35 years back in Shreveport, Louisiana was the Independence Bowl. The sports book has this at Tigers -5 with the over/under at 52 ½.
The Cardinals face the Wolfpack in the tenth anniversary of the Belk Bowl on December 27th at BofA Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Louisville comes into play with a 7-5 record with a 5-2 1st place record in the Big East. Charlie Strong is in his 2nd year as Cardinals coach following spending the prior seven seasons as an assistant coach in Gainesville at Florida under Urban Meyer. The sportsbook has this at NC State Wolfpack -2 ½ with the over/under at 44 ½.
Among the newest Bowl competitions 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 happens in RFK Stadium and has been a fixture in December since 2008. The sportsbook always has its eyes on the prize with Toledo at -3 and the over/under at 70.
In the 1980’s and 1990’s, these 2 teams would’ve been a lock for a Fiesta Bowl or one more BCS-type game however the BCS process was not in place back then. Players and systems might adjust over the years, but these 2 teams can still put on one heck of a show. The Seminoles take on the Fighting Irish in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando on December 29th. We have Jimbo Fisher versus Brian Kelly instead of Bobby Bowden versus 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 Golden Bears face the #24 ranked Texas Longhorns on December 28th at the Holiday Bowl. These two teams who are evenly matched will slug it out and Qualcomm Stadium will be jumping. The Holiday Bowl has been a San Diego custom since 1978 and this year’s game seeks to be a classic. The sports book has the line at Texas -3, with the over/under at 47 ½.
The game of the week in pro football is the Monday night matter where the Atlanta Falcons travel to play the Saints in an epic match up of division foes. Both teams have a lot to play for in this one in addition to their basic hatred for each other even though the Falcons have little possibility of catching the Saints for the division crown.
If you are an Nfl lover, this ought to be a solid match to watch. In week 15 the St Louis Rams slipped to the Bengals 20-13. On Monday the Steelers competed like they were in the dark at Candlestick Park. They slipped to San Francisco 20-3 just managing a field goal in the 3rd quarter.
Week 16 of pro football season sees the Dolphins travel to New England to play the
Patriots. A few weeks ago, this would have looked
like a snoozer of a match, but a resurgent Dolphins squad will almost certainly allow the Patriots all they want and more in
this game.
