Texas Tech ended a long string of the favorites winning with their upset late last night in the Holiday Bowl. Bobby Heffner and Matt Snare continue to lead the pool with 10 out of 13 correct, but a lot of people are within striking distance. The leaders have several different picks today, so everybody has a chance to make up some ground on the top 2. The average score is 7.0 out of 13.

Quite frankly, the bowl season has been pretty boring so far this year, with most games being blowouts and only a few upsets. Let’s see if that changes as we get closer to the New Year’s Day bowls. There are four more games today to close out 2013.

Picks and Results

Completed Games:
12/30 – Music City Bowl
Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17

12/30 – Alamo Bowl
Oregon 30, Texas 7

12/30 – Holiday Bowl
Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23

Today’s Games:
12:30 PM – AdvoCare Bowl – ESPN
Boston College vs. Arizona

2:00 PM – Sun Bowl – CBS
UCLA vs. Virginia Tech

4:00 PM – Liberty Bowl – ESPN
Rice vs. Mississippi State

8:00 PM – Chick Fil-a Bowl – ESPN
Duke vs. Texas A&M

On Saturday, all four favorites won their games, and the average score in the pool improved to 5.35 out of 10. Bobby Heffner and Matt Snare currently lead the pool with 8 correct picks.

The college games take the day off today to make way for the NFL, but bowl week continues on Monday with three more games.

Picks and Results

Completed Games:
12/28 – Pinstripe Bowl
Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16

12/28 – Belk Bowl
North Carolina, 39 Cincinnati 17

12/28 – Russell Athletic Bowl
Louisville 36, Miami 9

12/28 – Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Kansas State 31, Michigan 14

Monday’s Games:
3:15 PM – Music City Bowl – ESPN
Mississippi vs. Georgia Tech

6:45 PM – Alamo Bowl – ESPN
Oregon vs. Texas

10:15 PM – Holiday Bowl – ESPN
Arizona State vs. Texas Tech

After yesterday’s games, all entries have at least one loss and one win. Only one entry correctly picked both Marshall and Syracuse (Brendan Galligan). Bobby Heffner and George Demers have risen to the top of the standings with 5 of 6 correct. The average score is currently 2.88 out of 6 – less than half correct.

Today is another busy day of bowl games, with four games on tap.

Picks and Results

Completed Games:
12/27 – Military Bowl
Marshall 31, Maryland 20

12/27 – Texas Bowl
Syracuse 21 Minnesota 17

12/27 – Fight Hunger Bowl
Washington 31, BYU 16

Today’s Games:
12:00 PM – Pinstripe Bowl – ESPN
Rutgers vs. Notre Dame

3:20 PM – Belk Bowl – ESPN
Cincinnati vs. North Carolina

6:45 PM – Russell Athletic Bowl – ESPN
Miami vs. Louisville

10:15 PM – Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl – ESPN
Michigan vs. Kansas State

Pittsburgh posted the first minor upset of the pool last night, which reduced the number of perfect entries down to 9. With three games today, there is sure to be a shakeup in the standings, especially if the underdogs win a couple games.

Picks and Results

Completed Games:
12/26 – Little Caesar’s Bowl
Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27

Today’s Games:
2:30 PM – Military Bowl – ESPN
Maryland vs. Marshall

6:00 PM – Texas Bowl – ESPN
Syracuse vs. Minnesota

9:30 PM – Fight Hunger Bowl – ESPN
Washington vs. BYU

Through two games, 21 entries have both correct. The bowl games take a break for the holiday today, but the action picks up with another game tomorrow, and 3 games on Friday.

Bowl Pool Standings

Completed Games:
12/24 – Hawaii Bowl
Oregon State 38, Boise State 23

Tomorrow’s Game:
6:00 PM – Little Caesars Bowl – ESPN
Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green

The 2013 bowl pool is off and running with the first game in the books. 35 entries got the first game correct. Follow along with the results at the link below:

Picks and Results

Completed Games:
12/23 – Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl
East Carolina 37, Ohio 20

Tonight’s Game:
8:00 PM – Hawaii Bowl – ESPN
Boise State vs. Oregon State

All entries have been submitted. There were a total of 52 entries this year, bringing the pot to $260. Payouts will be as follows:

1st Place: $205

2nd Place: $50

Last Place: $5 returned

New this year – the picks spreadsheet will be updated online throughout the competition as results come in. You can access it by clicking the link below.

Picks and Standings

First game is today:
2:00 PM – Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl – ESPN
Ohio vs. East Carolina

Happy Festivus!

The 2013 bowl lineup has been set, and we have entered the games into the survey. Click the link below to join this year’s pool.

Entry Form