Jay Cooper’s 2015 College Bowl Predictions

The Bowl season is upon us and Jay Cooper gives his predictions for each and every Bowl game – 40 in all. It all starts with the New Mexico Bowl between Arizona and New Mexico and concludes with the College Football Championship Game. Picks will be posted a day or two before the game takes place. I don’t like to post them earlier, because as we’ve seen in the past, players get suspended and the lines move dramatically. I’ll have previews for select games including both Playoff games on New Year’s Eve. Enjoy the Bowl season and check back often.


BOWL GAME MATCHUP DATE PICK
New Mexico Bowl Arizona vs New Mexico 12/19 N. Mexico +9
Las Vegas Bowl BYU vs Utah 12/19 Utah +2.5
Camellia Bowl Ohio vs Appalachian State 12/19 Ohio +7.5
Cure Bowl San Jose State vs Georgia State 12/19 Georgia State +2.5
New Orleans Bowl Arkansas St vs Louisiana Tech 12/19 Arkansas State +2
Miami Beach Bowl Western Kentucky vs South Florida 12/21 South Florida +3
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Akron vs Utah State 12/22 Akron +6.5
Boca Raton Bowl Toledo vs Temple 12/22 Temple -2
Poinsettia Bowl Boise State vs Northern Illinois 12/23 Boise State -8
GoDaddy.com Bowl Georgia Southern vs Bowling Green 12/23 Bowling Green -7.5
Bahamas Bowl Middle Tenn State vs Western Michigan 12/24 Middle Tenn State +4.5
Hawaii Bowl Cincinnati vs San Diego State 12/24 San Diego State -1.5
St. Petersburg Bowl Connecticut vs Marshall 12/26 Marshall -5
Sun Bowl Miami FL vs Washington State 12/26 Washington State -2.5
Heart of Dallas Bowl Southern Mississippi vs Washington 12/26 Southern Miss +8.5
Pinstripe Bowl Indiana vs Duke 12/26 Indiana -3
Independence Bowl Tulsa vs Virginia Tech 12/26 Tulsa +14
Foster Farms Bowl Nebraska vs UCLA 12/26 UCLA -6.5
Military Bowl Pittsburgh vs Navy 12/28 Navy -3
Quick Lane Bowl Central Michigan vs Minnesota 12/28 Central Michigan +5
Armed Forces Bowl Air Force vs California 12/29 Air Force +7
Russell Athletic Bowl Baylor vs North Carolina 12/29 North Carolina -3.5
Arizona Bowl Nevada vs Colorado State 12/29 Colorado State -3
Texas Bowl Texas Tech vs LSU 12/29 LSU -7
Birmingham Bowl Memphis vs Auburn 12/30 Memphis +3
Belk Bowl NC State vs Mississippi State 12/30 NC State +6
Music City Bowl Louisville vs Texas A&M 12/30 Louisville -4.5
Holiday Bowl Wisconsin vs USC 12/30 USC -3.5
Peach Bowl Houston vs Florida State 12/31 Florida State -7
Cotton Bowl Michigan State vs Alabama 12/31 Alabama -10
Orange Bowl Oklahoma vs Clemson 12/31 Clemson +4
Outback Bowl Tennessee vs Northwestern January 1 Northwestern +8
Citrus Bowl Florida vs Michigan January 1 Michigan -4
Fiesta Bowl Notre Dame vs Ohio State January 1 Notre Dame +6.5
Rose Bowl Iowa vs Stanford January 1 Stanford -6
Sugar Bowl Ole Miss vs Oklahoma State January 1 Oklahoma State +7.5
TaxSlayer Bowl Penn State vs Georgia January 2 Penn State +6.5
Liberty Bowl Kansas State vs Arkansas January 2 Arkansas -13
Alamo Bowl TCU vs Oregon January 2 Oregon -7
Cactus Bowl West Virginia vs Arizona State January 2 West Virginia -2
National Championship TBD vs TBD January 11