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If you want your Bowl matches hot and ready, the Little Caesars Bowl kicks off at Ford Field in Detroit on December 26th with the Broncos taking on the Boilermakers. Back in 1998 when it was formerly called the Motor City Bowl, former Michigan State football coach George Perles helped give birth to the Little Caesars Bowl. It’s been a Michigan custom since that time with fantastic matchups each year and this year is no distinct. The sports book has the line pretty near with the Boilermakers at -2 ½ with the over/under at 60.

On Dec 24, the tenth anniversary of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl happens in Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii when the Wolf Pack takes on the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. The sports book has its eyes on this match also with Southern Miss at -6 with the over/under at 62.

Before the influx of bowl games in recent years, ncaa football revolved around a handful of season-ending contests. One of these games started 35 years back in Shreveport, Louisiana was the Independence Bowl. The sports book has this at Missouri -5 with the over/under at 52 ½.

At Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Louisville Cardinals take on the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the tenth anniversary of the Belk Bowl on December 27th. Louisville enters into play with a 7-5 record with a 5-2 1st place record in the Big East. Charlie Strong is in his second year as Cardinals coach following spending the prior 7 seasons as an assistant coach in Gainesville at Florida under Urban Meyer. The sports book has this at NC State Wolfpack -2 ½ with the over/under at 44 ½.

Among the newest Bowl games comes out to play on December 28th when the Toledo Rockets face the Air Force Falcons in Washington D.C. at the Military Bowl. The game occurs in RFK Stadium and has been a fixture in December since 2008. The sportsbook usually has its eyes on the prize with Toledo at -3 and the over/under at 70.

In the 1980′s and 1990′s, these two squads would have been a lock for a Fiesta Bowl or one more BCS-type game however the BCS system was not in place back then. Players and systems may modify over the years, but these two squads can still put on one heck of a show. The Seminoles battle against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando on December 29th. We have Jimbo Fisher against Brian Kelly instead of Bobby Bowden against Lou Holtz in what is sure to be an awesome game. The sportsbook seems to concur with Florida State at -3 and the over/under at 47.

San Diego, California sets the stage when the California Golden Bears take on the #24 ranked Longhorns on December 28th at the Holiday Bowl. These 2 squads who are evenly matched will slug it out and Qualcomm Stadium will be jumping. The Holiday Bowl has been a San Diego staple since 1978 and this year’s game looks to be a classic. The sportsbook has the line at Texas -3, with the over/under at 47 ½.