Cecil Hurt, Ben Jones and Terrin Waack make their picks against the spread for the first 34 bowl games of 2018. The New Year’s 6 picks will be on a later podcast. It’s the last chance for a big push to see who finishes this season’s contest on top.
| Bowl game | Teams/line | Cecil | Ben | Tommy | Terrin |
| Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl |
North Carolina A&T -8 vs. Alcorn State
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North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | Alcorn State |
| New Mexico Bowl |
Utah State -8 vs. North Texas
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North Texas | Utah State | North Texas | North Texas |
| Autonation Cure Bowl |
Tulane -3.5 vs. Louisiana
|
Tulane | Tulane | Tulane | Tulane |
| Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl |
Fresno State -4 vs. Arizona State
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Fresno State | Fresno State | Fresno State | Arizona State |
| Raycom Media Camellia Bowl |
Georgia Southern -1 vs. Eastern Michigan
|
Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern |
| R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl |
Appalachian State -7 vs. Middle Tennessee
|
Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | Appalachian State | Appalachian State |
| Cherubundi Boca Raton Bowl |
UAB -2.5 vs. Northern Illinois
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Northern Illinois
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Northern Illinois
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Northern Illinois | UAB |
| DXL Frisco Bowl | Ohio -3 vs. San Diego State | Ohio | San Diego State | Ohio | Ohio |
| Bay Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl |
Marshall -2.5 vs. South Florida
|
South Florida | Marshall | Marshall | South Florida |
| Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl | Toledo -5.5 vs. FIU | FIU | FIU | Toledo | Toledo |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | BYU -12 vs. Western Michigan | BYU | Western Michigan | BYU | Western Michigan |
| Jared Birmingham Bowl |
Memphis -5 vs. Wake Forest
|
Memphis | Wake Forest | Memphis | Memphis |
| Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | Army -3 vs. Houston | Army | Army | Army | Army |
| Dollar General Bowl |
Buffalo -2.5 vs. Troy
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Buffalo | Troy | Troy | Troy |
| SoFi Hawaii Bowl |
Louisiana Tech vs. Hawaii (PICKEM)
|
Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii |
| ServPro First Responders Bowl | Boise State -3 vs. Boston College | Boston College | Boston College | Boise State | Boston College |
| Quick Lane Bowl | Georgia Tech -4 vs. Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| Cheez-It Bowl |
California vs. TCU (PICKEM)
|
TCU | Cal | Cal | TCU |
| Walk-On’s Independence Bowl |
Temple -3 vs. Duke
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Duke | Duke | Temple | Temple |
| New Era Pinstripe Bowl |
Miami -3 vs. Wisconsin
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Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| Academy Sports & Outdoors Bowl | Vanderbilt -3.5 vs. Baylor | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt |
| Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | Auburn -3.5 vs Purdue | Purdue | Purdue | Auburn | Auburn |
| Camping World Bowl |
West Virginia -1.5 vs. Syracuse
|
Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse | West Virginia |
| Valero Alamo Bowl | Washington State -3.5 vs. Iowa State | Iowa State | Iowa State | Iowa State | Washington State |
| Belk Bowl |
South Carolina -4 vs. Virginia
|
South Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina | Virginia |
| NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl |
Arkansas State -1.5 vs. Nevada
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Arkansas State | Arkansas State | Nevada | Nevada |
| Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman |
Cincinnati -5 vs. Virginia Tech
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Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Cincinnati | Virginia Tech |
| Hyundai Sun Bowl |
Stanford -6.5 vs. Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Stanford | Pittsburgh |
| Redbox Bowl | Oregon -3 vs. Michigan State | Michigan State | Michigan State | Oregon | Oregon |
| AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
Missouri -8 vs. Oklahoma State
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Missouri | Missouri | Missouri | Missouri |
| San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl | Utah -7 vs. Northwestern | Utah | Northwestern | Northwestern | Utah |
| TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | Texas A&M -5 vs. NC State | NC State | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M |
| Outback Bowl |
Mississippi State -6.5 vs. Iowa
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Mississippi State | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | Iowa |
| VBRO Citrus Bowl |
Penn State -6 vs. Kentucky
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Penn State | Penn State | Kentucky | Penn State |
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