Expert predictions for every bowl and playoff game against the spread
College football’s 2018-19 bowl season features 39 matchups, and Athlon’s editors are here with picks against the spread for every postseason contest. Five games are slated for Dec. 15 to start the bowl season, which continues until Jan. 1 with the New Year’s Six matchups. The national championship for the 2018-19 season will be played in Santa Clara, Calif on Jan. 7, featuring the winners of the Cotton and Orange Bowl contests.
Which teams will cover the spread or beat the odds in all 39 bowl games? Here are Athlon’s picks (ATS) for every postseason matchup:
Picks Against the Spread (ATS) for Every Bowl Game
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Cure Tulane (-3.5) vs. Louisiana |
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New Mexico Utah State (-9) vs. North Texas |
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Las Vegas Fresno State (-3.5) vs. Arizona State |
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Camellia Ga. Southern (-1) vs. E. Michigan |
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New Orleans App. State (-7) vs. MTSU |
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Boca UAB (-2) vs. Northern Illinois |
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Frisco Ohio (-3) vs. San Diego State |
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Gasparilla Marshall (-2.5) vs. USF |
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Bahamas Toledo (-6) vs. FIU |
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Famous Idaho Potato BYU (-12) vs. Western Michigan |
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Birmingham Memphis (-4.5) vs. Wake Forest |
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Armed Forces Army (-3) vs. Houston |
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Dollar General Buffalo (-2.5) vs. Troy |
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Hawaii Hawaii (-1) vs. Louisiana Tech |
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First Responder Boise State (-3) vs. Boston College |
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Quick Lane Georgia Tech (-4) vs. Minnesota |
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Cheez-It California (Pick'em) vs. TCU |
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Independence Temple (-3) vs. Duke |
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Pinstripe Miami (-4) vs. Wisconsin |
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Texas Vanderbilt (-3.5) vs. Baylor |
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Music City Auburn (-4) vs. Purdue |
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Camping World West Virginia (-1.5) vs. Syracuse |
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Alamo Washington State (-3.5) vs. Iowa State |
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Peach Michigan (-7.5) vs. Florida |
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Belk South Carolina (-4) vs. Virginia |
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Arizona Arkansas State (-1) vs. Nevada |
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Military Cincinnati (-5) vs. Virginia Tech |
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Sun Stanford (-6.5) vs. Pitt |
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Redbox Oregon (-3) vs. Michigan State |
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Liberty Missouri (-7.5) vs. Oklahoma State |
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Holiday Utah (-6.5) vs. Northwestern |
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Gator Texas A&M (-4.5) vs. NC State |
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Outback Mississippi State (-6.5) vs. Iowa |
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Fiesta LSU (-7.5) vs. UCF |
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Citrus Penn State (-6) vs. Kentucky |
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Rose Ohio State (-6.5) vs. Washington |
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Sugar Georgia (-11) vs. Texas |
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Cotton Clemson (-11.5) vs. Notre Dame |
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Orange Alabama (-14) vs. Oklahoma |
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