Comprehensive Bowl Predictions (2013-2014)

Good evening everyone.  It's finally ready..., FINALLY...  ;)  I don't know if I can claim that this post has been highly anticipated, but the edition of this entry that I published two years ago was this blog's most viewed article until this year's 'The 5th Annual Lone Star Music Awards' (April 29, 2013) blew it and everything else away.  I suspect that this post is going to get a lot of views though now that more people actually finding the blog...  All point spreads and over/unders were current as of December 17th - I mention that because as you're reading this, several numbers may have changed as the bowl season progressed and the betting in Las Vegas increased.  When I found varying spreads or over/unders, I used the Stations Casinos numbers (see how I'm looking out for you Joey)?  Alyssa has been extremely busy up in Abilene and won't be able to get us score predictions for the bowl games, but she's still going to finish out the rest of the NFL regular season.  As for the bowl scores that Joey and I have submitted, they will be judged on three criteria.  First, I will check to see if each resident expert picked the winner of the bowl game straight up.  Second, I will track each person's winner and final score to see if the point spread was covered.  Finally, I will compare how each prognosticator's total score compared to the over/under for the contest.  That's 35 bowl games with 3 bets each, for a grand total of 105 bets.  In addition to tracking our progress, you can also use this a reference page for finding the final scores for each bowl game, as I will be updating it at the conclusion of each day's action (and during the day when time allows).   Here are your games for the 2013-2014 bowl season:  


12/21   1:00 CST   Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6)   ESPN
Albuquerque, NM     Washington State (-4)     Over/Under (65 1/2)
Coach   Wash St.  34-21   Joey   Wash St.  35-10
Final Score:   Colorado State  48-45

12/21   2:30 CST   Fresno State (11-1) vs. USC (9-4)   ABC
Las Vegas, NV     USC (-6)     Over/Under (62 1/2)
Coach   USC  44-21   Joey   Fresno St.  42-27
Final Score:   USC  45-20

12/21  4:30 CST   Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5)   ESPN
Boise, ID     Buffalo (-1)     Over/Under (53 1/2)
Coach   SDSU  31-21   Joey   Buffalo  24-13
Final Score:   San Diego State  49-24

12/21   8:00 CST   Tulane (7-5) vs. LA-Lafayette (8-4)   ESPN
New Orleans, LA   Tulane (-2)   Over/Under (49 1/2)
Coach   Tulane  28-24   Joey   Tulane  31-27
Final Score:   Louisiana-Lafayette  24-21

12/23   1:00 CST   East Carolina (9-3) vs. Ohio (7-5)   ESPN
St. Petersburg, FL     East Carolina (-13 1/2)     Over/Under (62 1/2)
Coach   ECU  34-24   Joey   ECU  49-3
Final Score:   East Carolina  37-20

12/24   7:00 CST   Boise State (8-4) vs. Oregon State (6-6)   ESPN
Honolulu, HI     Oregon State (-2 1/2)     Over/Under (65)
Coach   BSU  38-28   Joey   Oregon St.  28-24
Final Score:   Oregon State  38-23

12/26   5:00 CST   Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Bowling Green (10-3)   ESPN
Detroit, MI     Bowling Green (-5 1/2)     Over/Under (50)
Coach   Pitt  33-21   Joey   BGU  37-24
Final Score:   Pittsburgh  30-27

12/26   8:30 CST   Utah State (8-5) vs. Northern Illinois (12-1)   ESPN
San Diego, CA     Northern Illinois (-1 1/2)     Over/Under (53)
Coach   Utah St.  37-27   Joey   Utah St.  35-34
Final Score:   Utah State  21-14

12/27   1:30 CST   Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5)   ESPN
Annapolis, MD     Marshall (-3)     Over/Under (61 1/2)
Coach   Maryland  27-24   Joey   Marshall  31-7
Final Score:   Marshall  31-20

12/27   5:00 CST   Syracuse (6-6) vs. Minnesota (8-4)   ESPN
Houston, TX     Minnesota (-4 1/2)     Over/Under (47 1/2)
Coach   Minn  31-17   Joey   Minn  28-27
Final Score:   Syracuse  21-17

12/27   8:30 CST   BYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4)   ESPN
San Francisco, CA     Washington (-3)     Over/Under (58 1/2)
Coach   Wash  34-27   Joey   Wash  45-17
Final Score:   Washington  31-16

12/28   11:00 CST   Rutgers (6-6) vs. Notre Dame (8-4)   ESPN
Bronx, NY     Notre Dame (-15 1/2)     Over/Under (52 1/2)
Coach   ND  34-17   Joey   ND  21-17
Final Score:   Notre Dame  29-16

12/28   2:20 CST   Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6)   ESPN
Charlotte, NC     North Carolina (-3)     Over/Under (57)
Coach   UNC  38-24   Joey   Cincy  35-21
Final Score:   North Carolina  39-17

12/28   5:45 CST   Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1)   ESPN
Orlando, FL     Louisville (-3 1/2)     Over/Under (55 1/2)
Coach   Miami  35-31   Joey   L-Ville  31-21
Final Score:   Louisville  36-9

12/28   9:15 CST   Michigan (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5)   ESPN
Tempe, AZ     Kansas State (-3 1/2)     Over/Under (56)
Coach   Michigan  27-25   Joey   K-State  51-35
Final Score:   Kansas State  31-14

12/30   10:45 CST   Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4)   ESPN
Fort Worth, TX     Navy (-6 1/2)   Over/Under (55)
Coach   Navy  37-24   Joey  Navy  24-10
Final Score:   Navy  24-6

12/30   2:15 CST   Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5)   ESPN
Nashville, TN     Mississippi (-3)     Over/Under (57 1/2)
Coach   Miss  23-13   Joey   G-Tech  28-27
Final Score:   Mississippi  25-17

12/30   5:45 CST   Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4)   ESPN
San Antonio, TX     Oregon (-14)     Over/Under (67 1/2)
Coach   Oregon  41-33   Joey   Oregon  42-35
Final Score:   Oregon  30-7

12/30   9:15 CST   Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5)   ESPN
San Diego, CA     Arizona State (-14)     Over/Under (70 1/2)
Coach   ASU  48-31   Joey   ASU  47-21
Final Score:   Texas Tech  37-23

12/31   11:30 CST   Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5)   ESPN
Shreveport, LA     Arizona (-7 1/2)     Over/Under (57 1/2)
Coach   BC  23-20   Joey   Arizona  35-24
Final Score:   Arizona  42-19

12/31   1:00 CST   Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3)   CBS
El Paso, TX     UCLA (-7)     Over/Under (47 1/2)
Coach   UCLA  24-20   Joey   UCLA  42-10
Final Score:   UCLA  42-12

12/31   3:00 CST   Rice (10-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6)   ESPN
Memphis, TN     Mississippi State (-7)     Over/Under (50 1/2)
Coach   Miss St.  27-17   Joey   Miss St.  24-21
Final Score:   Mississippi State  44-7

12/31   7:00 CST   Duke (10-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4)   ESPN
Atlanta, GA     Texas A&M (-12 1/2)     Over/Under (74)
Coach   A&M  48-42   Joey   Duke  42-21
Final Score:   Texas A&M  52-48

01/01   11:00 CST   Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4)   ESPN2
Jacksonville, FL     Georgia (-9)     Over/Under (60 1/2)
Coach   UGA  38-23   Joey   UGA  34-24
Final Score:   Nebraska  24-19

01/01   11:00 CST   UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4)   ESPNU
Dallas, TX     North Texas (-6 1/2)     Over/Under (55 1/2)
Coach   UNLV  32-28   Joey   UNT  42-35
Final Score:   North Texas  36-14

01/01   12:00 CST   Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3)   ESPN
Tampa, FL     LSU (-7 1/2)     Over/Under (49)
Coach   LSU  42-13   Joey   LSU  28-3
Final Score:   LSU  21-14

01/01   12:00 CST   Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2)   ABC
Orlando, FL     Wisconsin (-1)     Over/Under (51)
Coach   S. Carolina  24-21   Joey   S. Carolina  35-14
Final Score:   South Carolina  34-24

01/01   4:00 CST   Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1)   ESPN
Pasadena, CA     Stanford (-4 1/2)     Over/Under (43)
Coach   Stanford  24-13   Joey   Stanford  31-10
Final Score:   Michigan State  24-20

01/01   7:30 CST   UCF (11-1) vs. Baylor (11-1)   ESPN
Glendale, AZ     Baylor (-16 1/2)     Over/Under (68 1/2)
Coach   Baylor  48-31   Joey   Baylor  42-31
Final Score:   Central Florida  52-42

01/02   7:30 CST   Oklahoma (10-2) vs. Alabama (11-1)   ESPN
New Orleans, LA     Alabama (-15 1/2)     Over/Under (51 1/2)
Coach   Alabama  41-17   Joey   Alabama  35-27
Final Score:   Oklahoma  45-31

01/03   6:30 CST   Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Missouri (11-2)   FOX
Arlington, TX     Missouri (-1)     Over/Under (61)
Coach   OSU  37-33   Joey   OSU  42-38
Final Score:   Missouri  41-31

01/03   7:30 CST   Clemson (10-2) vs. Ohio State (12-1)   ESPN
Miami, FL     Ohio State (-2 1/2)     Over/Under (68)
Coach   Ohio St.  38-27   Joey   Ohio St.  31-10
Final Score:   Clemson  40-35

01/04   12:00 CST   Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4)   ESPN
Birmingham, AL     Vanderbilt (-3)     Over/Under (54)
Coach   Vandy  29-20   Joey   Houston  49-28
Final Score:   Vanderbilt  41-24

01/05   8:00 CST   Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2)   ESPN
Mobile, AL     Ball State (-8 1/2)     Over/Under (64)
Coach   Ball St.  34-21   Joey   Ball St.  33-10
Final Score:   Arkansas State  23-20

01/06   7:30 CST   Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1)   ESPN
Pasadena, CA     Florida State (-8 1/2)     Over/Under (66 1/2)
Coach   Auburn  38-34   Joey   Florida St.  52-35
Final Score:   Florida State  34-31



And here are your fearless forecasters...

Joey (55-50 during the 2013-2014 bowl season)
Straight Up - (17-18)
Against The Spread - (18-17)
Over/Under - (20-15)

Coach (42-63 during the 2013-2014 bowl season)
Straight Up - (17-18)
Against The Spread - (13-22)
Over/Under (12-23)



My friend Amy previously gave me permission to display this photo again if I wanted to, and it's one of the better shots that I can find of myself (sad, I know)...  ;)  And yeah Lucki Duck, that's your shirt - maybe I can also get good karma in your contest by posting this snapshot...  :P

And that's it for tonight my friends.  I will be back tomorrow night with the normal 'Football Friday' post.  You will also see some extra posts during the next couple of weeks as I won't have to work again until 2014 after tomorrow.  Have a good one!