2008 – 2009 College Football Bowl Game Picks

Written by:
C Costigan
Published on:
Dec/26/2008

Gambling911.com is getting ready for some of the biggest Bowl games upcoming.  Here we have some great 2008 - 2009 College Football Bowl game picks that seem to make sense based on our careful review of each game.

Buffalo vs. Connecticut in the International Bowl - This will be Buffalo's first bowl appearance in its 94-year history.  They will face a team that has absolutely obliterated them over 4 games since 2002.  Buffalo is actually 1-6 against Connecticut.  The Bulls are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 vs. Big East while the Huskies 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following a SU loss of more than 20 points.  We should point out that the Huskies are also 2-9 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.

Brian Bennett of ESPN.com points out that UConn has achieved its first back-to-back bowl seasons since moving up to Division I-A in 2002. MAC champion Buffalo has scored at least 30 points seven times and features both a 3,000-yard passer (Drew Willy) and a 1,300-yard rusher (James Starks). The Huskies, meanwhile, have the nation's leading rusher, Donald Brown (1,822 yards, 17 touchdowns), and a very solid defense.

Gambling911.com feels compelled to go with Connecticut here as the -4 favorite at Bookmaker.com.  The vast majority of online gambling sites had Connecticut at -4 ½ at press time December 26.

Air Force vs. Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl - The trends are so against Houston in this one.  None of the teams players were alive when Houston won its last Bowl game either. 

The Cougars are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after accumulating more than 450 total years in their previous game, 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games as a favorite, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 neutral sites, 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 non-conference games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite of 3.5 to 10.0.

Air Force already beat Houston by 3 points earlier in the season.   Air Force is a +4 underdog at betED.com and Gambling911.com is all over this one.

Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl - This one goes off Friday night (December 26) the date of publication and what we like here is that you could get the line at either Central Michigan -6 ½ (BetJamaica.com) or Florida Atlantic +7 ½ at Sportsinteraction.com.  The significance of this being that if Central Michigan happens to win by 7 points, you would win both bets at the two different sportsbooks.  A 7 point middling opportunity has some of the best odds of occurring after a 3 point middling opportunity.   The risk is nominal.

Good luck with your 2008 - 2009 College Football Bowl game picks and let's hope they are all winners.

Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher

Sports News

Iowa State: Are They The Underdogs To Look For In March Madness?

Iowa State: Are They The Underdogs To Look For In March Madness?

They may be defined as “underdogs” or “Cinderella teams”, a term that is usually saved for teams that have little to no chance of winning even a single game during the NCAA Tournament. Teams like Loyola Marymount (1990), George Mason (2006), Davidson (2008), VCU (2011), UConn (2014), and Loyola Chicago (2018) come to mind when conversations turn toward the most surprising tournament runs in recent memory. 

Syndicate