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If you like your Bowl games hot and ready, the Little Caesars Bowl kicks off at Ford Field in Detroit on December 26th with the Broncos facing 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’s been a Michigan tradition since then with excellent competitions each year and this year is no distinct. The sports book has the line fairly near with Purdue at -2 ½ with the over/under at 60.

On Dec 24, the tenth 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 as well with Southern Miss at -6 with the over/under at 62.

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

The Cardinals face the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the 10th anniversary of the Belk Bowl on December 27th at Bank of America 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. Following spending the prior 7 seasons as an assistant coach in Gainesville at Florida under Urban Meyer, Charlie Strong is in his 2nd year as Cardinals coach. The sports book has this at North Carolina State -2 ½ with the over/under at 44 ½.

Among the newest Bowl competitions comes out to party on December 28th when the Toledo Rockets face the Falcons in Washington D.C. at the Military Bowl. The game happens in RFK Stadium and has been a fixture in December since 2008. The sports book always has its eyes on the prize with Toledo at -3 and the over/under at 70.

In the 1980′s and 1990′s, these 2 squads could have been a lock for a Fiesta Bowl or yet another BCS-type game however the BCS technique was not in place back then. Players and systems may adjust through the years, but these 2 squads can still put on one heck of a show. The Florida State Seminoles face the Fighting Irish in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando on December 29th. We have Jimbo Fisher versus Brian Kelly instead of Bobby Bowden versus Lou Holtz in what is sure to be a great game. The sportsbook seems 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 rated 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 tradition since 1978 and this season’s game looks to be a classic. The sports book has the line at Texas -3, with the over/under at 47 ½.