If you prefer 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 Purdue 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 is been a Michigan tradition since that time with great bouts every year and this year is no distinct. The sports book has the line pretty tight with the Purdue Boilermakers at -2 ½ with the over/under at 60.

On December 24th, the tenth anniversary of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl occurs in Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii when the Nevada Wolf Pack takes on the Golden Eagles. The sportsbook has its eyes on this game too with Southern Miss at -6 with the over/under at 62.

NCAA football revolved around a number of season-ending contests before the influx of bowl matches in recent years. One of these matches started 35 years ago in Shreveport, Louisiana was the Independence Bowl. The sportsbook has this at Missouri -5 with the over/under at 52 ½.

At BofA Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Louisville Cardinals battle against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the 10th anniversary of the Belk Bowl on December 27th. Louisville enters into play with a 7-5 record with a 5-2 first place record in the Big East. Following spending the prior 7 seasons as an assistant coach in Gainesville at Florida under Urban Meyer, Charlie Strong is in his second year as Cardinals coach. The sportsbook has this at North Carolina State -2 ½ with the over/under at 44 ½.

One of the newest Bowl competitions comes out to party on December 28th when the Toledo Rockets battle against the Falcons in Washington D.C. at the Military Bowl. The game takes place in RFK Stadium and has been a fixture in December since 2008. The sportsbook constantly 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 yet another BCS-type game however the BCS method wasn’t in place at that time. Players and systems could change through the years, but these two squads can still put on one heck of a show. The Florida State Seminoles battle against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando on December 29th. We have Jimbo Fisher vs Brian Kelly rather than Bobby Bowden vs Lou Holtz in what is sure to be an excellent game. The sports book appears to concur with Florida State at -3 and the over/under at 47.

San Diego, California sets the stage when the 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 custom since 1978 and this year’s game wants to be a classic. The sportsbook has the line at Texas -3, with the over/under at 47 ½.

The Texans will confront the Bucs on November 13th at Raymond James Stadium.

Following a mixed start to the season the Bengals have stabilized the ship with a five game winning streak that’ll fill them full of confidence ahead of the visit of the Steelers.

As one of the more intriguing games of the week, the Saints will visit the Falcons for a fightfor the better squad in contention for the playoffs. Due to the fact they’ve got a somewhat better record at 6-3 as opposed to the Falcons’ 5-3 record, the Falcons are focused on trying to close the gap between them and the Saints. The Saints are currently in 1st place and this sets up an awesome division fight between the two squads in the NFC South.