Another round of tidings and joy have come our way with the 2019 bowl schedule. There are a lot of games and a lot of things to consider, ranging from motivation to the matchups to the statistical profiles of the teams to the strength of sched…
Look, take our word for it. There is a lot that goes into a bowl handicap. In the interest of lead time, we worked hard to get our bowl previews out early in the process. Players will declare for the NFL Draft. Coaches and coordinators will be getting hired to new locations. Players will get suspended. Lines will move. It is a very fluid time of year, but we wanted to get our previews out to you in a timely manner.
I’ll update this as previews continue to get posted, but the games from December 20 through December 28, including the CFP semifinals, are posted at present and more are coming very shortly.
Watch the line movements. They can tell us a lot. There are some shenanigans at this time of the year, as sharp bettors will massage these lines with some lower-limit bets and then come back later in the process with some bigger bets at better numbers. Power ratings and statistical deep dives are a good idea, but you never want to forget about the mindset of a team going into a bowl game. Motivation can be a great equalizer at this time of the year because some teams want to be there and others are less enthused about where they are.
Keep it right here at BangTheBook.com, where we’ll have a lot of really good bowl content, including these previews and a whole lot of other opinions and takes to help you bang the books this bowl season.
Good luck and enjoy the games!
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Buffalo vs. Charlotte | Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas | 2:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl Utah State vs. Kent State | Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX | 7:30pm ET ESPN2 | Preview |
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA | 12:00pm ET ABC | Preview |
New Mexico Bowl Central Michigan vs. San Diego State | Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM | 2:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl Liberty vs. Georgia Southern | Orlando City Stadium | 2:30pm ET CBSSN | Preview |
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl SMU vs. Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL | 3:30pm ET ABC | Preview |
Camellia Bowl FIU vs. Arkansas State | Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL | 5:30pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl 19 Boise State vs. Washington | Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV | 7:30pm ET ABC | Preview |
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 20 Appalachian State vs. UAB | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA | 9:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl UCF vs. Marshall | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL | 2:30pm ET ESPN | Preview |
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SoFi Hawai’i Bowl Hawaii vs. BYU | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI | 8:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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Walk On’s Independence Bowl Louisiana Tech vs. Miami (FL) | Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA | 4:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Quick Lane Bowl Pitt vs. Eastern Michigan | Ford Field Detroit, MI | 8:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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Military Bowl North Carolina vs. Temple | Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium Annapolis, MD | 12:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
New Era Pinstripe Bowl Michigan State vs. Wake Forest | Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY | 3:20pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl 25 Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M | NRG Stadium Houston, TX | 6:45pm ET ESPN | Preview |
SDCCU Holiday Bowl 22 USC vs. 16 Iowa | SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA | 8:00pm ET FS1 | Preview |
Cheez-It Bowl Air Force vs. Washington State | Chase Field Phoenix, AZ | 10:15pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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Goodyear Cotton Bowl 17 Memphis vs. 10 Penn State | AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX | 12:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Camping World Bowl 15 Notre Dame vs. Iowa State | Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL | 12:00pm ET ABC | Preview |
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl 4 Oklahoma vs. 1 LSU | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA | 4:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl 3 Clemson vs. 2 Ohio State | State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ | 8:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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SERVPRO First Responder Bowl WKU vs. Western Michigan | Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX | 12:30pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City Bowl Mississippi State vs. Louisville | Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN | 4:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Redbox Bowl California vs. Illinois | Levi’s Stadium Santa Clara, CA | 4:00pm ET FOX | Preview |
Capital One Orange Bowl 9 Florida vs. 24 Virginia | Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL | 8:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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Belk Bowl Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky | Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC | 12:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Florida State vs. Arizona State | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX | 2:00pm ET CBS | Preview |
AutoZone Liberty Bowl 23 Navy vs. Kansas State | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN | 3:45pm ET ESPN | Preview |
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Wyoming vs. Georgia State | Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ | 4:30pm ET CBSSN | Preview |
Valero Alamo Bowl 11 Utah vs. Texas | Alamodome San Antonio, TX | 7:30pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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Outback Bowl 18 Minnesota vs. 12 Auburn | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL | 1:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Vrbo Citrus Bowl 14 Michigan vs. 13 Alabama | Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL | 1:00pm ET ABC | Preview |
Rose Bowl Game 6 Oregon vs. 8 Wisconsin | Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, CA | 5:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Allstate Sugar Bowl 5 Georgia vs. 7 Baylor | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA | 8:45pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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Ticketsmarter Birmingham Bowl Boston College vs. 21 Cincinnati | Legion Field Birmingham, AL | 3:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Indiana vs. Tennessee | TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL | 7:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Ohio vs. Nevada | Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID | 3:30pm ET ESPN | Preview |
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Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Southern Miss vs. Tulane | Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX | 11:30am ET ESPN | Preview |
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LendingTree Bowl Louisiana vs. Miami (Ohio) | Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL | 7:30pm ET ESPN | Preview |
Bowl | Location | Time (ET) / TV | Preview |
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CFP National Championship (3) Clemson vs. (1) LSU | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA | 8:00pm ET ESPN | Preview |