Best College Football Picks & Odds For Today’s Games – December 16th

Bowl Season has officially arrived! Today is the first day of college football bowl games, which signals the official beginning of the most exciting time on the college football calendar. We get a solid seven-game slate today, which means plenty of opportunities to get some wagers down. Let’s get the odds and college football picks for today’s games.

College Football Schedule: Saturday, December 16th

There are seven games on the College Football Bowl schedule today. Bowl season begins with the Myrtle Beach Bowl at 11:00 am. It’s followed by the Cricket Celebration Bowl an hour later. After that, we go down to New Orleans for the R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Following the Carriers Bowl is the Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl. The evening slate begins with the Isleta New Mexico Bowl. That is followed by the highly anticipated LA Bowl. Then the slate wraps up with the Radiance Technologies Independance Bowl.

All of these games are available to be streamed on Fubo, and any ESPN or ABC game can be streamed on ESPN+. Here’s Saturday’s Bowl Game schedule and where to watch each game.

Myrtle Beach Bowl

  • Georgia Southern vs Ohio – 11:00 am ET
  • Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina
  • ESPN
  • Cricket Celebration Bowl

  • Howard vs Florida A&M – 12:00 pm ET
  • Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
  • ABC
  • R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

  • Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana – 2:15 pm ET
  • Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • ESPN
  • Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl

  • Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian State – 3:30 pm ET
  • FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, Florida
  • ABC
  • Isleta New Mexico Bowl

  • New Mexico State vs. Fresno State – 5:45 pm ET
  • University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • ESPN
  • LA Bowl

  • Boise State vs. UCLA – 7:30 pm ET
  • SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
  • ABC
  • Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

  • Cal vs. Texas Tech – 9:15 pm ET
  • Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana
  • ESPN
  • Bowl Game College Football Picks

    Myrtle Beach Bowl

  • Georgia Southern vs Ohio – 11:00 am ET
  • Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina
  • ESPN
  • Myrtle Beach Bowl Odds

  • Spread: Georgia Southern -2.5
  • Moneyline: Ohio (+120) | Georgia Southern (-142)
  • Game Total: Over 49 (-112) | Under 49 (-108)
  • Myrtle Beach Bowl College Football Picks

  • Georgia Southern -2.5
  • Under 49
  • This is just a fade of Ohio’s offense. Quarterback Kurtis Rourke entered the transfer portal and left for Indiana. I don’t trust Ohio on their backup QB to keep up with Georgia Southern or to score enough points to get to that over.

    Cricket Celebration Bowl

  • Howard vs Florida A&M – 12:00 pm ET
  • Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
  • ABC
  • Cricket Celebration Bowl Odds

  • Spread: Florida A&M -6.5
  • Moneyline: Florida A&M (-230) | Howard (+190)
  • Game Total: Over 50 (-110) | Under 50 (-110)
  • Cricket Celebration Bowl College Football Picks

  • Florida A&M -6.5
  • Over 50
  • Florida A&M has just been a better team than Howard so far this year. As long as that spread stays under 7 I really like the Rattlers to cover. Both teams have been trending toward overs lat💮ely. Florida A&M has gone over in three of their last four while Howard has gone over in two of their last three. Florida A&M has scored 24+ points in each game this season.

    R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

  • Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana – 2:15 pm ET
  • Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • ESPN
  • R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Odds

  • Spread: Jacksonville State -2.5
  • Moneyline: Jacksonville State (-142) | Louisiana (+120)
  • Game Total: Over 58 (-110) | Under 58 (-110)
  • R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl College Football Picks

  • Jacksonville State -2.5
  • Jacksonville State has been really solid defensively this season allowing just over 20 points per game. Louisiana will be on their backup quarterback thanks to an injury, and they haven’t quite been the same offense since the switch.

    Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl

  • Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian State – 3:30 pm ET
  • FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, Florida
  • ABC
  • Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl Odds

  • Spread: Appalachian State -6.5
  • Moneyline: App St (-245) | Miami (Ohio) (+200)
  • Game Total: Over 41.5 (-110) | Under 41.5 (-110)
  • Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl Bowl College Football Picks

  • Miami (Ohio) Moneyline (+200)
  • I’ll take a little bit of a risk here, but Miami Ohio has been a very good team this year. They have a head coach in Chuck Martin who’s been around forever. The RedHawks are fresh off a MAC Championship win against a really good Toledo team. They’re playing with a ton of confidence, and the MAC sometimes doesn’t get the love it deserves.

    Isleta New Mexico Bowl

  • New Mexico State vs. Fresno State – 5:45 pm ET
  • University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • ESPN
  • Isleta New Mexico Bowl Odds

  • Spread: New Mexico State -3.5
  • Moneyline: New Mexico State (-180) | Fresno State (+150)
  • Game Total: Over 51.5 (-105) | Under 51.5 (-115)
  • Isleta New Mexico Bowl College Football Picks

  • New Mexico State -3.5
  • It just feels like New Mexico state has more to play for here. Aggies quarterback Diego Pavia has been one of the more underrated players in college football this season, and he’s expected to be healthy for tomorrow’s game. The hook scares me a touch, but New Mexico State is very well coached and has been solid all season.

    LA Bowl

  • Boise State vs. UCLA – 7:30 pm ET
  • SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
  • ABC
  • LA Bowl Odds

  • Spread: UCLA -5.5
  • Moneyline: UCLA (-225) | Boise State (+185)
  • Game Total: Over 48 (-108) | Under 48 (-112)
  • LA Bowl College Football Picks

  • Boise State +5.5
  • Staying light on this game. Boise State finished the season on a high note, and their interim head coach did well enough to earn the promotion to full-time. UCLA lost quarterback Dante Moore to the transfer portal and seemed to take their foot off the gas after beating USC late in the year. UCLA might win, but I like this to ෴be a close game.

    College Football Picks: The LA Bowl will be plat at SoFi Stadium

    Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

  • Cal vs. Texas Tech – 9:15 pm ET
  • Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana
  • ESPN
  • Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Odds

  • Spread: Texas Tech -3.5
  • Moneyline: Texas Tech (-185) | Cal (154)
  • Game Total: Over 58 (-110) | Under 58 (-110)
  • Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl College Football Picks

  • Under 58
  • Cal +3.5
  • The under seems like a solid bet here. Cal’s offense was largely successful when hitting explosive plays, and Texas Tech was good at avoiding allowing those. Two of Texas Tech’s top receivers hit the transfer portal so that offense should be slowed a bit too. I like the under, and the underdog.

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