| 2011 RECORD |
| WEEK |
W |
L |
PCT |
SEASON |
W |
L |
PCT |
| Straight Up |
24 |
11 |
.686 |
Straight Up |
512 |
202 |
.717 |
| FBS vs. FCS |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
FBS vs. FCS |
90 |
7 |
.928 |
| Total SU |
24 |
11 |
.686 |
Total SU |
602 |
209 |
.742 |
| ATS |
19 |
16 |
.543 |
ATS |
374 |
340 |
.524 |
| Above records through games of 1/9/12 |
ATS=against the spread (opening line) |
| 2011 BOWLS |
| THIS YEAR |
W |
L |
PCT |
1993-2011 |
W |
L |
PCT |
| Straight Up |
24 |
11 |
.686 |
Straight Up |
305 |
198 |
.606 |
| ATS |
19 |
16 |
.543 |
ATS |
272 |
231 |
.541 |
| Above records through games of 1/9/12 |
ATS=against the spread |
| THIS WEEK'S PICKS |
| Notes: There are 35 bowl games involving 70 teams from the FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision). |
Games are listed in alphabetical order. (Ex. - Air Force at Wyoming would be under "A").
CAPS - Home Team.
* Bold Red * - Computer selects Vegas underdog as outright winner.
LINE - Opening line at VegasInsider.com. Later lines are used in the event of a "pick 'em" opening.
COMPUTER - The computer "line", according to the Congrove Computer Rankings.
NL - Opponent from lower division than FBS. Computer "line" based on avg. result of lower division schools vs. FBS. |
| Score |
Favorite |
Line (Open) |
Computer |
Underdog |
Score |
| Saturday, December 17 |
| New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque - 2:00pm, ESPN |
| 37 |
Temple |
-6 |
-10.92 |
Wyoming |
15 |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID - 5:30pm, ESPN |
| 23 |
Utah State |
-2 |
-0.11 |
Ohio |
24 |
| New Orleans Bowl at New Orleans - 9:00pm, ESPN |
| 30 |
San Diego State |
-4.5 |
-9.46 |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
32 |
| Tuesday, December 20 |
| Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 10 |
FIU |
-5 |
-5.61 |
Marshall |
20 |
| Wednesday, December 21 |
| Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 31 |
TCU |
-12.5 |
-10.20 |
Louisiana Tech |
24 |
| Thursday, December 22 |
| MAACO Bowl Las Vegas - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 56 |
Boise State |
-13.5 |
-16.03 |
Arizona State |
24 |
| Saturday, December 24 |
| Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 24 |
Southern Miss |
-5.5 |
-1.97 |
Nevada |
17 |
| Monday, December 26 |
| Independence Bowl at Shreveport - 5:00pm, ESPN-2 |
| 41 |
Missouri |
-3.5 |
-13.25 |
North Carolina |
24 |
| Tuesday, December 27 |
| Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl at Detroit - 4:30pm, ESPN |
| 32 |
Western Michigan |
-1 |
-3.11 |
Purdue |
37 |
| Belk Bowl at Charlotte - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 31 |
N. C. State |
-1.5 |
-1.36 |
Louisville |
24 |
| Wednesday, December 28 |
| Military Bowl at Washington, DC - 4:30pm, ESPN |
| 42 |
Toledo |
-1 |
-4.24 |
Air Force |
41 |
| Holiday Bowl at San Diego - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 21 |
Texas |
-3 |
-5.30 |
California |
10 |
| Thursday, December 29 |
| Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando - 5:30pm, ESPN |
| 18 |
Florida State |
-2.5 |
-3.04 |
Notre Dame |
14 |
| Alamo Bowl at San Antonio - 9:00pm, ESPN |
| 67 |
Baylor |
-10 |
-7.44 |
Washington |
56 |
| Friday, December 30 |
| Armed Forces Bowl at Ft. Worth- 12:00pm, ESPN |
| 24 |
BYU |
-1.5 |
*+2.81* |
Tulsa |
21 |
| Pinstripe Bowl at Bronx - 3:20pm, ESPN |
| 27 |
Rutgers |
-2.5 |
-0.66 |
Iowa State |
13 |
| Music City Bowl at Nashville -6:40, ESPN |
| 23 |
Mississippi State |
-7 |
-11.36 |
Wake Forest |
17 |
| Insight Bowl at Tempe - 10:00pm, ESPN |
| 31 |
Oklahoma |
-16 |
-20.74 |
Iowa |
14 |
| Saturday, December 31 |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas at Houston - 12:00pm, ESPN |
| 33 |
Texas A&M |
-11 |
-13.62 |
Northwestern |
22 |
| Sun Bowl at El Paso - 2:00pm, CBS |
| 27 |
Georgia Tech |
-3.5 |
*+2.32* |
Utah |
30 (OT) |
| Liberty Bowl at Memphis, 3:30pm, ABC |
| 24 |
Vanderbilt |
-2 |
*+3.92* |
Cincinnati |
31 |
| Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl at San Francisco, 3:30pm, ESPN |
| 20 |
Illinois |
-1.5 |
-5.32 |
UCLA |
14 |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta - 7:30pm, ESPN |
| 42 |
Auburn |
-1 |
-1.81 |
Virginia |
23 |
| Monday, January 2 |
| TicketCity Bowl at Dallas - 12:00pm, ESPN-U |
| 30 |
Houston |
-9 |
-8.36 |
Penn State |
14 |
| Outback Bowl at Tampa - 1:00pm, ABC |
| 30 |
Georgia |
-2 |
*+4.32* |
Michigan State |
33 (3 OT) |
| Capital One Bowl at Orlando - 1:00pm, ESPN |
| 13 |
Nebraska |
-1 |
-0.41 |
South Carolina |
30 |
| Gator Bowl at Jacksonville - 1:30pm, ESPN-2 |
| 17 |
Ohio State |
-1.5 |
-2.28 |
Florida |
24 |
| Rose Bowl at Pasadena - 5:00pm, ESPN |
| 45 |
Oregon |
-6.5 |
*+1.73* |
Wisconsin |
38 |
| Fiesta Bowl at Glendale - 8:30pm, ESPN |
| 41 |
Oklahoma State |
-3.5 |
-9.42 |
Stanford |
38 (OT) |
| Tuesday, January 3 |
| Sugar Bowl at New Orleans - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 23 |
Michigan |
-1.5 |
-3.16 |
Virginia Tech |
20 (OT) |
| Wednesday, January 4 |
| Orange Bowl at Miami - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 33 |
Clemson |
-3.5 |
-0.87 |
West Virginia |
70 |
| Friday, January 6 |
| Cotton Bowl at Arlington - 8:00pm, FOX |
| 29 |
Arkansas |
-8.5 |
-9.04 |
Kansas State |
16 |
| Saturday, January 7 |
| BBVA Compass Bowl at Birmingham - 1:00pm, ESPN |
| 6 |
Pittsburgh |
-7 |
-2.84 |
SMU |
28 |
| Sunday, January 8 |
| GoDaddy.com Bowl at Mobile - 9:00pm, ESPN |
| 20 |
Arkansas State |
-1 |
*+0.66* |
Northern Illinois |
38 |
| Monday, January 9 |
| BCS Championship at New Orleans - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 0 |
LSU |
-1 |
-4.16 |
Alabama |
21 |
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