| 2009 RECORD |
| WEEK |
W |
L |
PCT |
SEASON |
W |
L |
PCT |
| Straight Up |
18 |
16 |
.529 |
Straight Up |
518 |
196 |
.725 |
| FBS vs. FCS |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
FBS vs. FCS |
89 |
5 |
.947 |
| Total SU |
18 |
16 |
.529 |
Total SU |
607 |
201 |
.751 |
| ATS |
20 |
14 |
.588 |
ATS |
376 |
338 |
.527 |
| Above records through games of 1/7/10 |
ATS=against the spread (opening line) |
| 2009 BOWLS |
| THIS YEAR |
W |
L |
PCT |
1993-2009 |
W |
L |
PCT |
| Straight Up |
18 |
16 |
.529 |
Straight Up |
260 |
173 |
.600 |
| ATS |
20 |
14 |
.588 |
ATS |
233 |
200 |
.538 |
| Above records through games of 1/7/10 |
ATS=against the spread |
| THIS WEEK'S PICKS |
| Notes: There are 34 bowl games involving 68 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. |
| Saturday, December 19 |
| New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque - 4:30pm, ESPN |
| 28 |
Fresno State |
-13 |
-13.36 |
Wyoming |
35 (2 OT) |
| St. Petersburg Bowl at St. Petersburg, FL - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 45 |
Rutgers |
-4 |
-3.34 |
UCF |
24 |
| Sunday, December 20 |
| New Orleans Bowl at New Orleans, LA - 8:15pm, ESPN |
| 32 |
Southern Miss |
-6 |
-2.50 |
Middle Tennessee |
42 |
| Tuesday, December 22 |
| MAACO Bowl Las Vegas at Las Vegas, NV- 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 20 |
Oregon State |
-2.5 |
-0.43 |
BYU |
44 |
| Wednesday, December 23 |
| Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, CA- 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 27 |
California |
-2.5 |
*+4.65* |
Utah |
37 |
| Thursday, December 24 |
| Hawai'i Bowl at Honolulu, HI - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 10 |
Nevada |
-13 |
-19.03 |
SMU |
45 |
| Saturday, December 26 |
| Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Detroit, MI - 1:00pm, ESPN |
| 17 |
Ohio |
-4 |
-2.39 |
Marshall |
21 |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl at Charlotte, NC - 4:30pm, ESPN |
| 19 |
Pittsburgh |
-2 |
-5.34 |
North Carolina |
17 |
| Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, CA - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 24 |
USC |
-7 |
-7.47 |
Boston College |
13 |
| Sunday, December 27 |
| Music City Bowl at Nashville, TN - 8:15pm, ESPN |
| 21 |
Clemson |
-7.5 |
-4.86 |
Kentucky |
13 |
| Monday, December 28 |
| Independence Bowl at Shreveport, LA - 5:00pm, ESPN-2 |
| 44 |
Georgia |
-4 |
-9.95 |
Texas A&M |
20 |
| Tuesday, December 29 |
| EagleBank Bowl at Washington, DC - 4:30pm, ESPN |
| 30 |
UCLA |
-4 |
*+0.80* |
Temple |
21 |
| Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, FL - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 14 |
Miami (Fla.) |
-6.5 |
-2.75 |
Wisconsin |
20 |
| Wednesday, December 30 |
| Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, ID - 4:30pm, ESPN |
| 42 |
Bowling Green |
-1 |
-10.26 |
Idaho |
43 |
| Holiday Bowl at San Diego, CA - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 0 |
Arizona |
-1 |
*+4.53* |
Nebraska |
33 |
| Thursday, December 31 |
| Armed Forces Bowl at Ft. Worth, TX - 12:00pm, ESPN |
| 20 |
Houston |
-7 |
-4.35 |
Air Force |
47 |
| Sun Bowl at El Paso, TX - 2:00pm, CBS |
| 31 |
Oklahoma |
-7 |
-14.89 |
Stanford |
27 |
| Texas Bowl at Houston, TX - 3:30pm, ESPN |
| 13 |
Missouri |
-6 |
-7.34 |
Navy |
35 |
| Insight Bowl at Tempe, AZ - 6:00pm, NFL Network |
| 13 |
Minnesota |
-1.5 |
-8.17 |
Iowa State |
14 |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta, GA - 7:30pm, ESPN |
| 37 |
Virginia Tech |
-4 |
-10.23 |
Tennessee |
14 |
| Friday, January 1 |
| Outback Bowl at Tampa, FL - 11:00am, ESPN |
| 38 |
Auburn |
-4.5 |
-3.42 |
Northwestern |
35 (OT) |
| Capital One Bowl at Orlando, FL - 1:00pm, ABC |
| 19 |
Penn State |
-3 |
-2.49 |
LSU |
17 |
| Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, FL - 1:00pm, CBS |
| 33 |
Florida State |
-1 |
*+1.65* |
West Virginia |
21 |
| Rose Bowl at Pasadena, CA - 5:10pm, ABC |
| 17 |
Oregon |
-2 |
*+0.43* |
Ohio State |
26 |
| Sugar Bowl at New Orleans, LA - 8:00pm, Fox |
| 51 |
Florida |
-10.5 |
-13.72 |
Cincinnati |
24 |
| Saturday, January 2 |
| International Bowl at Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 12:00pm, ESPN-2 |
| 27 |
USF |
-4.5 |
-4.76 |
Northern Illinois |
3 |
| Cotton Bowl at Arlington, TX - 2:00pm, FOX |
| 21 |
Mississippi |
-2.5 |
*+2.86* |
Oklahoma State |
7 |
| PapaJohn's.com Bowl at Birmingham, AL - 2:00pm, ESPN |
| 7 |
South Carolina |
-3 |
*+1.95* |
Connecticut |
20 |
| Liberty Bowl at Memphis, TN - 5:30pm, ESPN |
| 20 |
Arkansas |
-10 |
-4.00 |
East Carolina |
17 (OT) |
| Alamo Bowl at San Antonio, TX - 9:00pm, ESPN |
| 41 |
Texas Tech |
-8.5 |
-10.83 |
Michigan State |
31 |
| Monday, January 4 |
| Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, AZ- 8:00pm, FOX |
| 10 |
TCU |
-4 |
-1.47 |
Boise State |
17 |
| Tuesday, January 5 |
| Orange Bowl at Miami, FL - 8:00pm, Fox |
| 14 |
Georgia Tech |
-3.5 |
-2.57 |
Iowa |
24 |
| Wednesday, January 6 |
| GMAC Bowl at Mobile, AL - 8:00pm, ESPN |
| 44 |
Central Michigan |
-4.5 |
-6.81 |
Troy |
41 (2 OT) |
| Thursday, January 7 |
| BCS Championship at Pasadena, CA - 8:00pm, ABC |
| 37 |
Alabama |
-4 |
*+6.93* |
Texas |
21 |
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