Outside of March Madness on the hardwood, the best time of year has arrived for sports bettors!
The Bahamas Bowl on Dec. 16 gets all the action of bowl season underway, which concludes with the College Football Playoff national championship on Jan. 9.
Be sure to follow along here at all bowl season long as our team will supply the information you will need to make successful investments!
The college football championship futures market at SI Sportsbook finds No.1 Georgia (-150) as the major favorite ahead of No. 2 Michigan (+275), No. 4 Ohio State (+350) and No. 3 TCU (+1100).
Respected money information from Las Vegas has posted a 11-6-3 against the spread (ATS) record (67.7%) over the last 20 plays.
Ahead of the games—which will captivate our attention and our betting bankrolls—here are all the opening lines, including the teams’ straight-up (SU) and ATS records.
Miami (Ohio) vs. UAB
Spread: Miami (Ohio) -11
Total: 44
Records: MOH 6-6 (SU; 5-7 ATS)/UAB (6-6 SU; 4-8 ATS)
Location: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (Nassau, Bahamas)
Time: 11:30 a.m. ET | ESPN
Cure Bowl Odds
No. 22 UTSA vs. No. 23 Troy
Spread: UTSA -1.5
Total: 55
Records: UTSA (11-2 SU; 7-6 ATS)/TROY (11-2 SU; 10-3 ATS)
Location: Exploria Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
TV/ Time: 3 p.m. ET | ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 17Fenway Bowl Odds
Cincinnati vs. Louisville
Spread: Louisville -2.5
Total: 45
Records: CIN (9-3 SU; 3-8-1 ATS)/LOU (7-5 SU; 7-5 ATS)
Location: Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.)
TV/ Time: 11 a.m. ET | ESPN
Celebration Bowl Odds
Jackson State vs. North Carolina Central
Spread: Jackson State -16.5
Records: JST (12-0 SU)/UNCC (9-2 SU)
Total: 55
Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.)
TV/ Time: 12 p.m. ET | ABC
New Mexico Bowl Odds
SMU vs. BYU
Spread: BYU -1.5
Total: 74
Records: SMU (7-5 SU; 5-7 ATS)/BYU (7-5 SU; 4-8 ATS)
Location: University Stadium (Albuquerque, N.M)
TV/Time: 2:15 p.m. ET | ESPN
LA Bowl Odds
Washington State vs. Fresno State
Spread: Washington State -2.5
Total: 54
Records: WSU (7-5 SU; 8-4 ATS); FRES (9-4 SU; 6-7 ATS)
Location: SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, Calif.)
TV/Time: 3:30 p.m. ET | ABC
LendingTree Bowl Odds
Rice vs. Southern Miss
Spread: Southern Miss -6
Total: 48
Records: RICE (5-7 SU; 7-5 ATS)/USM (6-6 SU; 8-3-1 ATS)
Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Ala.)
TV/ Time: 5:45 p.m. ET | ESPN
Las Vegas Bowl Odds
Florida vs. No. 17 Oregon State
Spread: Oregon State -6.5
Total: 55
Records: FLA (6-6 SU; 7-5 ATS)/ORST (9-3 SU; 10-2 ATS)
Location: Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, Nev.)
TV/ Time: 7:30 p.m. ET | ABC
Frisco Bowl Odds
North Texas vs. Boise State
Spread: Boise State -9
Total: 55.5
Records: UNT (7-6 SU; 7-6 ATS); BSU (9-4 SU; 6-6-1 ATS)
Location: Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)
TV/ Time: 9:15 p.m ET | ESPN
Monday, Dec. 19Myrtle Beach Bowl Odds
Marshall vs. UConn
Spread: Marshall -10.5
Total: 40
Records: MRSH (8-4 SU; 6-6 ATS)/UConn (6-6 SU; 9-3 ATS)
Location: Brooks Stadium (Conway, S.C.)
TV / Time: 2:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 20Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Odds
Eastern Michigan vs. San Jose State
Spread: San Jose State -4.5
Total: 53
Records: EMU (8-4 SU; 6-5-1 ATS) / SJSU (7-4 SU; 4-7 ATS)
Location: Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
TV / Time: 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Boca Raton Bowl Odds
Liberty vs. Toledo
Spread: Toledo -1
Total: 54.5
Records: LIB (8-4 SU; 5-7 ATS) / TOL (8-5 SU; 5-8 ATS)
Location: FAU Stadium (Boca Raton, Fla.)
TV / Time: 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Western Kentucky vs. South Alabama
Spread: South Alabama -5
Total: 60.5
Records: WKU (8-5 SU; 8-5 ATS) / USA (10-2 SU; 7-4-1 ATS)
Location: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, La.)
TV / Time: 9 p.m. ET | ESPN
Thursday, Dec. 22Armed Forces Bowl Odds
Baylor vs. Air Force
Spread: Baylor -6.5
Total: 47
Records: BAY (6-6 SU; 7-5 ATS) / AFA (9-3 SU; 6-6 ATS)
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
TV / Time: 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Friday, Dec. 23Independence Bowl Odds
Louisiana vs. Houston
Spread: Houston -5
Total: 61
Records: ULL (6-6 SU; 7-5 ATS / HOU (7-5 SU; 4-8 ATS)
Location: Independence Stadium (Shreveport, La.)
TV / Time: 3 p.m. ET | ESPN
Gasparilla Bowl Odds
Wake Forest vs. Missouri
Spread: Wake Forest -3.5
Total: 62
Records: WAKE (7-5 SU; 7-5 ATS) / MIZZ (6-6 SU; 7-5 ATS)
Location: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)
TV / Time: 6:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 24Hawaii Bowl Odds
Middle Tennessee State vs. San Diego State
Spread: San Diego State -3.5
Total: 47.5
Records: MTU 7-5 SU; 5-6-1 ATS / SDSU 7-5 SU; 5-7 ATS
Location: Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu, Hawaii)
TV / Time: 8 p.m. ET | ESPN
Monday, Dec. 26Quick Lane Bowl Odds
New Mexico State vs. Bowling Green
Spread: New Mexico State -1
Total: 49.5
Records: NMSU (6-6 SU; 7-5 ATS) / BGSU (6-6 SU; 4-7-1 ATS)
Location: Ford Field (Detroit, Mich.)
TV / Time: 2:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 27Camellia Bowl Odds
Georgia Southern vs. Buffalo
Spread: Georgia Southern -4
Total: 64
Records: GASO (6-6 SU; 7-5 ATS) / BUFF (6-6 SU; 6-5-1 ATS)
Location: Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.)
TV / Time: 12 p.m. ET | ESPN
First Responder Bowl Odds
Memphis vs. Utah State
Spread: Memphis -9.5
Total: 62
Records: MEM (6-6 SU; 6-6 ATS) / USU (6-6 SU; 4-8 ATS)
Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas, Texas)
TV / Time: 3:15 p.m. ET | ESPN
Birmingham Bowl Odds
Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina
Spread: East Carolina (-7)
Total: 63
Records: CCU (9-3 SU; 4-7-1 ATS) / ECU (7-5 SU; 7-5 ATS)
Location: Protective Life Stadium (Birmingham, Ala.)
TV / Time: 6:45 p.m. ET | ESPN
Guaranteed Rate Bowl Odds
Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State
Spread: Wisconsin -3.5
Total: 48
Records: WIS (6-6 SU; 5-7 ATS) / OKST (7-5 SU; 6-6 ATS)
Location: Chase Field (Phoenix, Ariz.)
TV / Time: 10:15 p.m. ET / ESPN
Central Florida vs. Duke
Spread: Central Florida -2.5
Total: 61.5
Records: UCF 9-4 SU; 7-6 ATS / DUKE 8-4 SU; 8-4 ATS
Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Md.)
TV / Time: 2 p.m ET | ESPN
Liberty Bowl Odds
Kansas vs. Arkansas
Spread: Arkansas -5
Total: 67
Records: KU 6-6 SU; 7-4-1 ATS / ARK 6-6 SU; 6-6 ATS
Location: Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tenn.)
TV / Time: 5:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Holiday Bowl Odds
No. 15 Oregon vs. North Carolina
Spread: Oregon -105.
Total: 73.5
Records: ORE (9-3 SU; 8-4 ATS) / UNC (9-4 SU; 6-7 ATS)
Location: Petco Park (San Diego, Calif.)
TV / Time: 8 p.m. ET | Fox
Texas Bowl Odds
Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss
Spread: Ole Miss -4
Total: 65
Records: TTU (7-5 SU; 7-5 ATS) / MISS (8-4 SU; 4-7-1 ATS)
Location: NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas)
TV/ Time: 9 p.m. ET | ESPN
Thursday, Dec. 29Pinstripe Bowl Odds
Syracuse vs. Minnesota (-7)
Spread: Minnesota -7
Total: 42
Records: SYR (7-5 SU; 6-6 ATS) / MIN (8-4 SU; 7-5 ATS)
Location: Yankee Stadium (Bronx, N.Y.)
TV / Time: 2 p.m. ET | ESPN
Cheez-It Bowl Odds
Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Florida State
Spread: Florida State -8
Total: 62
Records: OKLA (6-6 SU; 4-8 ATS) / FSU (9-3 SU; 8-4 ATS)
Location: Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
TV / Time: 5:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Alamo Bowl Odds
No. 21 Texas vs. No. 12 Washington
Spread: Texas -3.5
Total: 65
Records: TEX (8-4 SU; 8-4 ATS) / WSH (10-2 SU; 7-5 ATS)
Location: Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)
TV / Time: 9 p.m. ET | ESPN
Friday, Dec. 30Mayo Bowl Odds
Maryland vs. No. 25 N.C. State
Spread: Maryland -1.5
Total: 45
Records: MD (7-5 SU; 6-6 ATS) / NCST (8-4 SU; 4-8 ATS)
Location: Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, N.C.)
TV / Time: 12 p.m. ET | ESPN
Sun Bowl Odds
Pittsburgh vs. No. 18 UCLA
Spread: UCLA -4
Total: 60.5
Records: PIT (8-4 SU; 5-7 ATS) / UCLA (9-3 SU; 6-6 ATS)
Location: Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)
TV / Time: 2 p.m. ET | CBS
Gator Bowl Odds
No. 19 Notre Dame vs. No. 20 South Carolina
Spread: Notre Dame -5.5
Total: 53.5
Records: ND (8-4 SU; 6-6 ATS) / SC (8-4 SU; 7-5 ATS)
Location: TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.)
TV/ Time: 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Arizona Bowl Odds
Ohio vs. Wyoming
Spread: Ohio -3
Total: 44
Records: OHIO (9-4 SU; 9-4 ATS) / WYO (7-5 SU; 6-6 ATS)
Location: Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Ariz.)
TV / Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
Orange Bowl Odds
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Clemson
Spread: Clemson -4
Total: 63
Records: TEN (10-2 SU; 9-3 ATS) / CLE (11-2 SU; 7-6 ATS)
Location: Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.)
TV / Time: 8 p.m. ET | ESPN
Iowa vs. Kentucky
Spread: Kentucky -3
Total: 31.5
Records: IOWA (7-5 SU; 7-5 ATS) / UK (7-5 SU; 8-4 ATS)
Location: Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tenn.)
TV/ Time: 12 p.m. ET | ABC
Allstate Sugar Bowl Odds
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 11 Kansas State
Spread: Alabama -5
Total: 55
Records: ALA (10-2 SU; 6-6 ATS) / KSU (10-3 SU; 9-3-1 ATS)
Location: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, La.)
TV / Time: 12 p.m. ET | ESPN
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Odds
No. 3 TCU vs. No. 2 Michigan
Spread:Michigan -9
Total: 59.5
Records: TCU (12-1 SU; 9-3-1 ATS) / MICH (13-0 SU; 8-4–1 ATS)
Location: State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)
TV / Time: 4 p.m. ET | ESPN
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Odds
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Georgia
Spread: Georgia-6.5
Total: 61.5
Records: OSU (11-1 SU; 5-6-1 ATS) / UGA (13-0 SU; 7-6 ATS)
Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.)
TV/ Time: 8 p.m. ET | ESPN
Monday, Jan. 2ReliaQuest Bowl Odds
No. 24 Mississippi State vs. Illinois
Spread: Pick’Em
Total: 45
Records: MSST (8-4 SU; 6-5-1 ATS) / ILL (8-4 SU; 8-4 ATS)
Location: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)
TV / Time: 12 p.m. ET | ESPN2
Citrus Bowl Odds
No. 16 LSU vs. Purdue
Spread: LSU -6.5
Records: LSU (9-4 SU; 7-6 ATS) / (PUR 8-5 SU; 5-8 ATS)
Total: 56
Location: Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)
TV / Time: 1 p.m. ET | ABC
Cotton Bowl Classic Odds
No. 8 USC (-2.5) vs. No. 14 Tulane
Spread: USC -2.5
Total: 64
Records: USC (11-2 SU; 8-5 ATS) / TUL (11-2 SU; 11-2 ATS)
Location: AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
TV / Time: 1 p.m. ET | ESPN
Rose Bowl Game Odds
No. 7 Utah (-2) vs. No. 9 Penn State
Spread: Utah -2
Total: 52
Records: UTAH (10-3 SU; 8-5 ATS) / (PSU 10-2 SU; 9-3 ATS)
Location: Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
TV / Time: 5 p.m. ET | ESPN
