December 31st - 6 games

Still on a roll - I'm 13 of 15 straight up and 9 of 15 against the spread.

the Armed Forces Bowl Monday, December 31st, 12:30pm Fort Worth, Texas
California (6-6)______Pac 10_____87.95				Air Force (9-3)_____Mtn West____233.04
Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score	Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score
1	Tennessee	349.37	W, 45-31	2	@ Utah	213.09	W, 20-12
5	@ Oregon	251.78	W, 31-24	3	Texas Christian	152.78	W, 20-17
4	Arizona	69.56	W, 45-27	8	Wyoming	-10.46	W, 20-12
10	Washington State	31.17	W, 20-17	12	San Diego State	-84.17	W, 55-23
3	Louisiana Tech	-48.56	W, 42-12	7	@ Colorado State	-109.69	W, 45-21
2	@ Colorado State	-109.69	W, 34-28	11	@ Notre Dame	-135.92	W, 41-24
11	Southern California	321.57	L, 17-24	10	Army	-176.10	W, 30-10
9	@ Arizona State	241.74	L, 20-31	6	Nevada-Las Vegas	-178.30	W, 31-14
7	Oregon State	209.72	L, 28-31	1	South Carolina State	-	W, 34-3
8	@ UCLA	117.96	L, 21-30	4	@ Brigham Young	341.36	L, 6-31
12	@ Washington	-9.10	L, 23-37	9	@ New Mexico	154.27	L, 31-34
14	@ Stanford	-46.40	L, 13-20	5	@ Navy	111.26	L, 20-31

The Bears have played the tougher schedule, but the won 3 less games than the Falcons did.

Cal's season tanked in October just when they were on the verge of being ranked #1, while Air Force has gone up after a rough start. Definite edge to the Falcons.

The Line: Air Force +4.5

The Story: Giving points to the Falcons? That makes this choice easy...

The Call: Air Force by 10

The Result: California 42-36 = ...it also makes that choice very wrong. Looks like Cal has found themselves a QB for next year.

the Sun Bowl Monday, December 31st, 2:00pm El Paso, Texas
South Florida (9-3)_____Big East____316.42				Oregon (8-4)_____Pac 10____251.78
Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score	Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score
5	West Virginia	364.93	W, 21-13	9	Southern California	321.57	W, 24-17
2	@ Auburn	294.68	W, 26-23	10	@ Arizona State	241.74	W, 35-23
7	Central Florida	266.42	W, 64-12	2	@ Michigan	235.72	W, 39-7
12	Louisville	106.21	W, 55-17	3	Fresno State	151.92	W, 52-21
13	@ Pittsburgh	76.94	W, 48-37	1	Houston	111.86	W, 48-27
6	@ Florida Atlantic	42.86	W, 35-23	7	Washington State	31.17	W, 53-7
4	North Carolina	7.58	W, 37-10	8	@ Washington	-9.10	W, 55-34
11	@ Syracuse	-156.53	W, 41-10	4	@ Stanford	-46.40	W, 55-31
1	Elon	-	W, 28-13	14	Oregon State	209.72	L, 31-38
10	Cincinnati	298.97	L, 33-38	13	@ UCLA	117.96	L, 0-16
9	@ Connecticut	232.43	L, 15-22	5	California	87.95	L, 24-31
8	@ Rutgers	146.23	L, 27-30	12	@ Arizona	69.56	L, 24-34

Credit to both of these schools for playing two tough schedules - only 2 teams each that were in the red. Some major victories here for both too - West Virginia, Auburn, USC, Michigan. Even though they've lost some of their luster, these two were powerful this year.

Both of these teams had major ups and downs, but the Bulls are the only ones on their way up.

The Line: Oregon +6

The Story: It was a shame that the Ducks lost Dennis Dixon, and they'll put up a fight, but the Bulls might as well be playing regon.

The Call: South Florida by 10

The Result: Oregon 56-21 = Another Pac 10 team proving me wrong. The Ducks looked dominant not only on offense but also on defense. That's just what they needed going into the offseason.

the Humanitarian Bowl Monday, December 31st, 2:00pm Boise, Idaho
Fresno State (8-4)______WAC_____151.92				Georgia Tech (7-5)______ACC_____154.13
Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score	Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score
6	@ Nevada	54.01	W, 49-41	5	Clemson	293.25	W, 13-3
13	Kansas State	43.11	W, 45-29	7	@ Miami (Florida)	46.59	W, 17-14
5	Louisiana Tech	-48.56	W, 17-6	12	North Carolina	7.58	W, 27-25
8	San Jose State	-53.89	W, 30-0	1	@ Notre Dame	-135.92	W, 33-3
14	@ New Mexico State	-156.16	W, 30-23	8	Army	-176.10	W, 34-10
10	Utah State	-209.20	W, 38-27	11	@ Duke	-205.27	W, 41-24
7	@ Idaho	-335.67	W, 37-24	2	Samford	-	W, 69-14
1	Sacramento State	-	W, 24-3	10	Virginia Tech	439.86	L, 3-27
11	@ Hawaii	395.58	L, 30-37	13	Georgia	412.72	L, 17-31
3	@ Oregon	251.78	L, 21-52	3	Boston College	313.79	L, 10-24
9	Boise State	229.42	L, 21-34	4	@ Virginia	254.75	L, 23-28
2	@ Texas A&M	130.38	L, 45-47	6	@ Maryland	134.68	L, 26-28

The Yellowjackets beat Clemson, but that's about the only decent win between these two. No real bad losses though, so I guess that counts for something.

Pretty even when it comes to seasonal progress too.

The Line: Fresno State +6

The Story: The temperature isn't supposed to get above freezing all day long - the turf isn't the only thing that's gonna be blue. Fresno State has some players suspended for this game, including their All-American kick returner (though he's appealing). I still like the Bulldog's chances though.

The Call: Fresno State by 3

The Result: Fresno State 40-28 = Great win for Pat Hill & the Bulldogs.

the Music City Bowl Monday, December 31st, 4:00pm Nashville, Tennessee
Florida State (7-5)_____ACC____200.76				Kentucky (7-5)_____SEC____208.61
Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score	Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score
10	@ Boston College	313.79	W, 27-17	7	Louisiana State	460.13	W, 43-37
5	Alabama	183.77	W, 21-14	4	@ Arkansas	294.50	W, 42-29
12	Maryland	134.68	W, 24-16	3	Louisville	106.21	W, 40-34
3	@ Colorado	93.37	W, 16-6	11	@ Vanderbilt	81.36	W, 27-20
6	North Carolina State	34.24	W, 27-10	5	Florida Atlantic	42.86	W, 45-17
9	Duke	-205.27	W, 25-6	2	Kent	-226.51	W, 56-20
2	Alabama-Birmingham	-232.53	W, 34-24	1	Eastern Kentucky	-	W, 50-10
11	@ Virginia Tech	439.86	L, 21-40	12	@ Georgia	412.72	L, 13-24
13	@ Florida	377.83	L, 12-45	8	Florida	377.83	L, 37-45
1	@ Clemson	293.25	L, 18-24	13	Tennessee	349.37	L, 50-52
7	@ Wake Forest	245.34	L, 21-24	9	Mississippi State	191.93	L, 14-31
8	Miami (Florida)	46.59	L, 29-37	6	@ South Carolina	163.22	L, 23-38

Very similar schedules, these two. A couple big victories over BC and LSU, some wins over bottom-dwellers, no real bad losses.

Their progress comes together at the end - two very evenly matched teams.

The Line: Florida State +9

The Story: +9? I guess that must be because the Seminoles are leaving half their team at home, huh? Yeah. Ridiculous.

The Call: Kentucky by 17

The Result: Kentucky 35-28 = Not the prettiest of games from either team, but it's a good cap to a solid year by Kentucky.

the Insight Bowl Monday, December 31st, 5:30pm Tempe, Arizona
Indiana (7-5)______Big 10_____133.65				Oklahoma State (6-6)_____Big 12____112.55
Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score	Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score
12	Purdue	126.73	W, 27-24	4	Texas Tech	195.22	W, 49-45
5	@ Iowa	72.08	W, 38-20	8	Kansas State	43.11	W, 41-39
10	Ball State	70.73	W, 38-20	2	Florida Atlantic	42.86	W, 42-6
2	@ Western Michigan	-65.04	W, 37-27	7	@ Nebraska	29.14	W, 45-14
3	Akron	-140.28	W, 41-24	12	@ Baylor	-139.20	W, 45-14
6	Minnesota	-195.44	W, 40-20	5	Sam Houston State	-	W, 39-3
1	Indiana State	-	W, 55-7	1	@ Georgia	412.72	L, 14-35
4	Illinois	331.14	L, 14-27	13	@ Oklahoma	409.00	L, 17-49
8	Penn State	238.54	L, 31-36	11	Kansas	322.17	L, 28-43
9	@ Wisconsin	234.68	L, 3-33	10	Texas	275.96	L, 35-38
7	@ Michigan State	196.40	L, 27-52	3	@ Troy	134.45	L, 23-41
11	@ Northwestern	30.45	L, 28-31	6	@ Texas A&M	130.38	L, 23-24

Similar schedules for these two too. It's a solid matchup of middle-of-the-roaders who are just happy to be at a bowl.

The Cowboys have worked their way back up from a tough start, while the Hoosiers have been up and down all year.

The Line: Indiana +5

The Story: The Coaches - you know that Indiana is going to be pumped for this one, playing it for Hep, while Gundy certainly knows how to start a fire, sometimes under his team.

The Call: Oklahoma State by 7

The Result: Oklahoma State 49-33 = The Cowboys had this one in the bag pretty early. Things aren't going so well for the Big 10...

the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Monday, December 31st, 7:30pm Atlanta, Georgia
Clemson (9-3)______ACC_____293.25				Auburn (8-4)_____SEC____294.68
Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score	Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score
11	Wake Forest	245.34	W, 44-10	5	@ Florida	377.83	W, 20-17
1	Florida State	200.76	W, 24-18	7	@ Arkansas	294.50	W, 9-7
13	@ South Carolina	163.22	W, 23-21	13	Alabama	183.77	W, 17-10
9	@ Maryland	134.68	W, 30-17	6	Vanderbilt	81.36	W, 35-7
8	Central Michigan	67.05	W, 70-14	1	Kansas State	43.11	W, 23-13
4	@ North Carolina State	34.24	W, 42-20	9	Mississippi	-39.22	W, 17-3
2	Louisiana-Monroe	-29.37	W, 49-26	4	New Mexico State	-156.16	W, 55-20
10	@ Duke	-205.27	W, 47-10	10	Tennessee Tech	-	W, 35-3
3	Furman	-	W, 38-10	8	@ Louisiana State	460.13	L, 24-30
6	Virginia Tech	439.86	L, 23-41	11	@ Georgia	412.72	L, 20-45
12	Boston College	313.79	L, 17-20	2	South Florida	316.42	L, 23-26
5	@ Georgia Tech	154.13	L, 3-13	3	Mississippi State	191.93	L, 14-19

Some solid, if not great wins for both of these teams. No bad losses at all.

Again, similar paths of progress.

The Line: Auburn +2.5

The Story: All my money's on Tommy to win this one. He's been through a lot these last few years, all the rumors of changing schools, those tough losses to mediocre teams. I think he'll come through in this game and really prove that he's the best fit for his school right now.

The Call: Auburn by 10

The Result: Great slugfest between two solid teams. The SEC is winning some close ones...