Bowl Game Opening Lines
We'll begin with the playoff games since that's the only bowl games that all of you will watch.
These lines are all via our friends at OddsShark.
December 31st:
Clemson vs. Oklahoma -3.5
Alabama - 9.5 vs. Michigan State
Here are the rest of the games in order:
New Mexico Bowl
Arizona -9 vs. New Mexico
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU -3 vs. Utah
Camelia Bowl
Appalachian State -6 vs. Ohio
Cure Bowl
San Jose State -1 vs. Georgia State
New Orleans Bowl
Arkansas State -2.5 vs. Louisiana Tech
Miami Beach Bowl
Western Kentucky -2 vs. South Florida
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Utah State -4 vs. Akron
Boca Raton Bowl
Toledo -1.5 vs. Temple
Pointsettia Bowl
Boise State -3 vs. Northern Illinois
Go Daddy Bowl
Bowling Green -10 vs. Georgia Southern
Bahamas Bowl
Western Michigan -6.5 vs. MTSU
Hawaii Bowl
Cincinnati vs. San Diego State pick'em
St. Petersburg Bowl
Marshall -7 vs. UConn
Sun Bowl
Washington State -1 vs. Miami
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Washington -10 vs. Southern Miss
Pinstripe Bowl
Indiana -3 vs. Duke
Independence Bowl
Virginia Tech -14 vs. Tulsa
Foster Farms Bowl
UCLA -5.5 vs. Nebraska
Military Bowl
Navy -3 vs. Pittsburgh
Quick Lane Bowl
Minnesota -3 vs. Central Michigan
Armed Forces Bowl
Cal -7 vs. Air Force
Russell Athletic Bowl
UNC -3 vs. Baylor
Arizona Bowl
Colorado State -3 vs. Nevada
Texas Bowl
LSU -8.5 vs. Texas Tech
Birmingham Bowl
Auburn -2 vs. Memphis
Belk Bowl
Mississippi State -5.5 vs. N.C. State
Music City Bowl
Texas A&M -3 vs. Louisville
Holiday Bowl
USC -2.5 vs. Wisconsin
Peach Bowl
FSU -6.5 vs. Houston
Outback Bowl
Tennessee -7 vs. Northwestern
Citrus Bowl
Michigan -3.5 vs. Florida
Fiesta Bowl
Ohio State -6 vs. Notre Dame
Rose Bowl
Stanford -6.5 vs. Iowa
Sugar Bowl
Ole Miss -7 vs. Oklahoma State
Taxslayer Bowl
Georgia -8 vs. Penn State
Liberty Bowl
Arkansas -9 vs. Kansas State
Alamo Bowl
TCU -1.5 vs. Oregon
Cactus Bowl
West Virginia -3 vs. Arizona State
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Don't tell Vegas the SEC is having a down year, they don't buy it -- the SEC is favored in nine of its ten bowl games, the only underdog is Florida against Michigan.
The Pac 12 is favored in six of its nine bowl games, the ACC is projected to go 3-4, the Big Ten 4-6, and the Big 12 3-4.
It's possible my counting on this is a bit off because I only slept two hours last night. So you can check my math.
But it's fairly clear that Vegas believes the SEC and the Pac 12 are the best top to bottom conferences in the country. And that the SEC is still the best overall by a fairly substantial margin.