SIGN UP FOR FREE PICKS
ESPN will televise the Iowa-Oklahoma Insight BowlDec. 30, beginning at 10 p.m. Eastern from Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. ESPN will televise four consecutive bowl games Dec. 30. The BYU-Tulsa Armed Forces Bowl starts the day at noon Eastern, followed by Rutgers-Iowa State in the Pinstripe Bowl at 3:20 p.m. and Mississippi State-Wake Forest in the Music City Bowl at 6:40 p.m. Iowa-Oklahoma will conclude the day.
The Longhorns are a 3-point favorite in the Cal-Texas Holiday Bowl, a game that will match two 7-5 teams from power conferences that both finished below .500 in their leagues.
CBS will nationally televise the key Arkansas-LSU game nationally from Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Friday. LSU is a 12.5-point home favorite.
If the Tigers win the Arkansas-LSU game, LSU advances to the SEC Championship Game Dec. 3 against BCS #13-ranked Georgia in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. If the Razorbacks pull the road upset, though, SEC chaos will replace BCS chaos.
The Big East’s bottom two teams will be featured on ESPN2 Friday Night Football this week. The nationally televised South Florida at Syracuse game will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern from the Carrier Dome. Despite four straight losses, the Bulls are a 4-point road favorite against the spread.
CBS will regionally televise the Bills-Cowboys game, beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Sunday from Cowboys Stadium. Dallas is a 5.5-point home favorite against the spointspread.
At 4-4, Dallas is two games behind the New York Giants in the NFC East, and the Cowboys are also trailing in the Wild Card chase. It has been a disappointing start for the Cowboys, who had expectations of winning the division this season.
The CBS Sports Network will televise the Houston-Tulane Thursday Night Football game from the Superdome in New Orleans. Houston, which is one of the nation’s final five undefeated teams at 9-0, is a 34-point road favorite over the Green Wave.
ESPN will televise the Miami-Ohio at Temple game to a national audience beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern Wednesday. Ohio and Miami-Ohio are tied for the East Division lead at 3-2, while Temple is one-half game behind at 3-3. Miami Ohio/Temple pick against the spread.
|
|
|
Privacy Policy
to all who provide their email and phone number info for free picks and sporting news articles.
Gameday News & Weekly Articles
ESPN will televise the Washington-Baylor Alamo Bowl at 9 p.m. Eastern from San Antonio’s Alamodome on Dec. 29. Baylor is favored by 9 points, and the over/under total is the highest among any bowl game at 78. The Washington-Baylor game will be the second of an ESPN double-header on Dec. 29, preceded by the Champs Sports Bowl between Florida State and Notre Dame.
CBS will nationally televise the Alabama-Auburn game Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern from Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn. The Crimson Tide is a three-touchdown road favorite.
Alabama-Auburn will again play a significant role in determining which teams play in the BCS Championship Game.The Giants and Saints are in a mass of six teams with records of either 6-4 or 7-3 in the NFC. At this point, it only appears four of those six teams will be able to make the playoffs, as 10-0 Green Bay and 9-1 San Francisco are in great shape to make the NFC playoffs, taking two of the available spots.
The Superdome will host the Giants-Saints matchup Monday at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. New Orleans is picked as a touchdown favorite.
Unbeaten Green Bay visits divisional rival Detroit on Thanksgiving Day, and this game will be worth putting the turkey aside for at least a little while. The Packers-Lions game will feature two teams with a combined 17-3 record.
FOX will nationally televise the Packers and Lions week 12 matchup beginning at 12:30 p.m. Eastern from Ford Field. Las Vegas has made Green Bay a 6-point road favorite.
The Giants and 49ers put together some classic playoff games in the 1980s and 1990s, and they may be on the verge of revisiting that post-season rivalry this season. First, however, the Giants and 49ers will play a key regular-season game Sunday at Candlestick Park. FOX will regionally televise the Giants at 49ers game, beginning at 4:15 p.m. Eastern.
The Thursday Night Football Raiders-Chargers game will begin at 8:20 p.m. Eastern from Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The home-standing Chargers are a 6.5-point favorite. The Raiders and Chargers will play a second time on Jan. 1, closing out the regular season.
This week’s Thursday Night Football ESPN game will play a significant role in determining a berth in the ACC championship game with the Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech game, which begins at 8 p.m. from Atlanta’s Bobby Dodd Stadium.
|
|