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!

Friday, Dec 20, 2019
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
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
Saturday, Dec 21, 2019
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
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
Monday, Dec 23, 2019
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
UCF vs. Marshall
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
2:30pm ET
ESPN
Preview
Tuesday, Dec 24, 2019
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
SoFi Hawai’i Bowl
Hawaii vs. BYU
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
8:00pm ET
ESPN
Preview
Thursday, Dec 26, 2019
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
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
Friday, Dec 27, 2019
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
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
Saturday, Dec 28, 2019
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
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
Monday, Dec 30, 2019
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
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
Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
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
Wednesday, Jan 1, 2020
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
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
Thursday, Jan 2, 2020
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
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
Friday, Jan 3, 2020
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio vs. Nevada
Albertsons Stadium
Boise, ID
3:30pm ET
ESPN
Preview
Saturday, Jan 4, 2020
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Southern Miss vs. Tulane
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
11:30am ET
ESPN
Preview
Monday, Jan 6, 2020
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
LendingTree Bowl
Louisiana vs. Miami (Ohio)
Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL
7:30pm ET
ESPN
Preview
Monday, Jan 13, 2020
Bowl Location Time (ET) / TV Preview
CFP National Championship
(3) Clemson vs. (1) LSU
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, LA
8:00pm ET
ESPN
Preview