Stanford Steve and The Bear: Bowl game picks

There are eight games featuring a Pac-12 team on the 2023 college football bowl schedule. Take a peek at our betting preview for college football's Week 18. BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:13 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. UCLA hits the field against Boise State at 7:30 PM…

The college football regular season has concluded and the time has come for eligible teams nationwide to go bowling. From the Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl to the highly-anticipated Pop-Tarts Bowl, Saturday is the start of a holiday season filled with college football action. It all leads up to the College Football…

Get set for an action-packed clash as the California Golden Bears take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl on December 16, 2023, at 7:15 PM at Independence Stadium. Let's delve into the extensive details of this intriguing bowl game: The Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl is scheduled to kick off at…

At the midway point of the 2023 college football season, there is a strong possibility that BYU, Utah and Utah State all could make a bowl appearance this year. The Cougars (4-2, 1-2 Big 12) sit just two wins away from being eligible for the postseason in their first season in a Power Five conference, thanks to a strong start to the year. After a…

Chris'The Bear" Fallica this offseason made a significant move from ESPN to FOX Sports, as the former "College GameDay" personality was seen as a notable loss to college football coverage at ESPN. Fallica's role at FOX is on college football coverage, but he also worked on the World Cup coverage, the Belmont horse racing event as well as other…

The holiday weekend schedule of college football bowl games gets underway Friday afternoon with an intriguing matchup in the Independence Bowl, which pits Houston and Louisiana against each other. Both of these programs have fallen off a bit this season after finishing among the top Group of Five teams a year ago, but a bowl game offers the chance…

The Houston Cougars play their last game representing the American Athletic Conference when they square off against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns in the 2022 Independence Bowl on Friday at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, La. The Cougars have been members of the AAC since 2013. This season Houston (7-5) finished tied for second in the West…

Houston will clash with Louisiana in the 2022 Independence Bowl as part of the NCAA College Football Season. The game will be played today at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisana. Here you will find everything you need to know such as match information, predictions, odds, storylines and how to watch or live stream it for free. In the US,…

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns will play the Houston Cougars on Friday afternoon in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns are 6-6 this season after they defeated Texas State by a score of 41-13 in their last game. Louisiana gained 436 total yards went 6-11 on third…

We have many NCAAF games to look forward to this week. One of those bowl games will be the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the Houston Cougars in the Independence Bowl championship. During the Cougars' last game, they were not able to get the win to Tulsa after losing 37-30. The Houston Cougars have not had the most remarkable season going 7-5, but…

The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns and Houston Cougars square off in the Independence Bowl this week at Independence Stadium. Spice up your Friday afternoon with some Louisiana vs Houston action. Louisiana (6-6) enter bowl season after a 41-13 beatdown of Texas State. While Houston (7-5) lost to Tulsa 37-30 on November 16th. This year's…

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the Houston Cougars will square off this coming Friday in Shreveport for the rights to be called the 2022 Independence Bowl winner. Will the Ragin' Cajuns win their fourth consecutive bowl game? Or will the Cougars win their second in a row in a bowl game setting? Check out our preview of this Louisiana vs Houston…

The Independence Bowl is set for Friday afternoon when the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-6) play the Houston Cougars (7-5). Louisiana is making their 10 bowl game appearance and are looking for their fourth consecutive win. Houston is making their 30 appearance and will look to improve on their 12-16-1 record. Below is my college football pick for…

Very quickly we go from having too many teams likely to be bowl eligible to potentially not enough. Texas A&M? That's not a sure thing. BYU? Probably out unless something big happens. Michigan State? It's going to take a few upsets to get there. Stanford? Probably not. Texas Tech isn't a sure thing, and neither is Kansas - the loser of that matchup…

Chris Fallica ESPN Staff Writer Lead researcher for "College GameDay" since 1996 Voter on ESPN CFB Selection Committee Steve Coughlin ESPN Staff Writer Known as "Stanford Steve" Played college football at Stanford Producer for SportsCenter with SVP "Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris "The Bear" Fallica preview Week 2 of the 2022 college football…

What's in store for this week in college football? "Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris "The Bear" Fallica break down Week 11 of the season as only they can, offering their top bets, nuggets, games to stay away from and a special money-line underdog parlay to jump on. With the season in full swing, the guys are ready to continue their…

There are 39 FBS bowl games between Dec. 16 and Jan. 1, and the College Football Playoff National Championship is Jan. 8. If you're into sports betting or just like reading odds, this post is a collection of odds for the 39 bowl games we have matchups for now. Two of those don't yet have odds posted - the Military Bowl and Armed Forces Bowl -…

The 2023 bowl season kicks off in full force Saturday on ESPN starting with the Myrtle Beach Bowl at 11 a.m. ET. The New Orleans Bowl is second on the day featuring the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (8-4) and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-6). Jacksonville State was an anomaly in college football this season. The Gamecocks moved up to the Football…