If you prefer your Bowl contests hot and ready, the Little Caesars Bowl begins at Ford Field in Detroit on December 26th with the Broncos competing with the Boilermakers. Back in 1998 when it was initially 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 custom since that time with great fights every year and this year is no distinct. The sportsbook has the line pretty tight with the Purdue Boilermakers at -2 ½ with the over/under at 60.

On Dec 24, the 10th anniversary of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl takes place in Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii when the Nevada Wolf Pack takes on the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. The sports book has its eyes on this game too with Southern Miss at -6 with the over/under at 62.

Before the trend of bowl contests in recent years, college football revolved around a handful of season-ending games. One of these contests started 35 years ago in Shreveport, Louisiana was the Independence Bowl. The sports book has this at Tigers -5 with the over/under at 52 ½.

The Cardinals battle against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the 10th anniversary of the Belk Bowl on December 27th at BofA Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Louisville enters into play with a 7-5 record with a 5-2 first place record in the Big East. After 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 contests comes out to party on December 28th when the Rockets take on the Air Force Falcons in Washington D.C. at the Military Bowl. The game occurs in RFK Stadium and has been a fixture in December since 2008. The sportsbook usually 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 teams would have been a lock for a Fiesta Bowl or another BCS-type game however the BCS method wasn’t in place at that time. Players and systems might alter over the years, but these two teams can still put on one heck of a show. The Seminoles face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando on December 29th. As opposed to Bobby Bowden vs Lou Holtz, we have Jimbo Fisher vs Brian Kelly 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 face the #24 rated Texas Longhorns on December 28th at the Holiday Bowl. Qualcomm Stadium will be jumping, as these 2 squads who are evenly matched will slug it out. The Holiday Bowl has been a San Diego staple since 1978 and this year’s game looks to be a classic. The sports book has the line at Texas -3, with the over/under at 47 ½.

The New orleans saints will visit the Atlanta Falcons for a struggle for the greater squad in competition for the playoffs in among the more exciting competitions of the week. Because they have a somewhat better record at 6-3 in comparison to the Falcons’ 5-3 record, the Atlanta Falcons are focused on trying to close the gap between them and the New orleans saints. The New orleans saints are currently in first place and this sets up a great division struggle between the two squads in the NFC South.

The Green Bay Packers will be the hot faves when they greet the Minnesota Vikings to Lambeau Field on Sunday.

On November 13th at Raymond James Stadium, the Texans will confront the Tampa bay buccaneers.