The college football bowl season continues as the schedule shifts to Friday, one step closer to Christmas, and from there to the college football playoffs and national championship games.
Progress so far: College Football Bowl Game Tracker: Conference Win/Loss Record
Early in the postseason, the Sun Belt and Mountain West had their best overall performances, but the AAC and Conference USA fell short of expectations.
But as the calendar draws nearer, and then Christmas, is when the more famous teams begin to act in the more prestigious bowl games, culminating in the college football playoffs and national championships.
Go Bowling: 2022 college football bowl schedule.
Here’s what you need to know about today’s bowl schedule, with two interesting games tapping across the country.
independent bowl
Houston vs Louisiana
Friday, December 23 | 3:00 PM | ESPN
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Point Spread: Houston will enter the game as a 7-point favorite against Louisiana, according to SI Sportsbook quotes.
total: The book set the game over/mark at 56.5 points.
Moneyline: Houston -300 | Louisiana +200
FPI Forecast: Houston has a 64.3% chance of winning a game, compared to 35.7% for Louisiana, according to the Football Power Index’s computer prediction model, which simulates a team’s season 20,000 times to pick a winner.
Diffusion of consensus picks: Houston -7
Louisiana: The Ragin’ Cajuns checked in with a 6-6 overall record, losing three of their last five games to close out the regular season, finishing fourth in the Sun Belt division, posting 27.0 points per game and timeouts. averaged 367.7 yards per shot.
Houston: After a poor start to the season, losing 3 of their first 4 games, the Cougars won 5 of their final 7 games to finish 5th in the AAC rankings and enter 7-5 overall. , outperformed by averaging 37.2 points per game. 463 total yards in one out.
Score prediction: The team rankings estimate Houston will beat Louisiana by a predicted score of 31.3 to 23.6 to win the Independence Bowl.
gasparilla bowl
Wake Forest vs. Missouri
Friday, December 23 | 6:30 PM | ESPN
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Point Spread: Wake Forest will enter the game as a two-point favorite against Missouri, according to SI Sportsbook.
total: This book set the top/bottom mark at 58.5 points.
Moneyline: Wake Forest -143 | Missouri +110
FPI Forecast: Projections show Missouri has a 40.0% advantage in pulling off an upset, while the Power Index Computer predicts Wake Forest has a 60.0% chance of winning the game outright.
Diffusion of consensus picks: Awakening Forest-2
Wake Forest: It’s the last time we’ll see Sam Hartman in a Wake uniform before he hits the NFL or college football transfer portal, and has a chance to set the ACC record for touchdown passes in the process. , the Deacons are still averaging 37 points per game and gaining about 448 yards.
Missouri: Losing players like wide receiver Dominic Lovett, who moved to Georgia, would take a toll on this fragile passing offense, but five-star Luther Baden would be a great addition to quarterback Brady Cook’s game plan. The two will be paired up with the Wake Forest Defense, which ranks 116th nationally in passing yards allowed and 93rd in points surrendered.
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- Michigan
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- Tennessee
- Clemson
- Utah
- Kansas
- USC
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- Florida
- Oregon
- Oregon
- Tulane
- LSUs
- UCLA
- south carolina
- texas
- our women
- Mississippi
- north carolina
- Troy
- UTSA
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