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Projected Results. These College Football Predictions are based on a computer model analysis factoring in offensive and defensive yards per game, points per game, power rankings, and strength of games played. Predictions
use most recent team statistics.
Bowl Game Predictions: December 20, 2008 - January 8, 2009.
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NFL: NFL Predictions.
Closest Projected Game: Florida vs Oklahoma, Rice vs Western Michigan, and Boise State vs TCU
Highest Scoring Game: Oklahoma State vs Oregon and Florida vs Oklahoma
Analysis (a look at differences with Vegas): The computer likes Navy, BYU, Boise St, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Utah, and Tulsa for upsets. The national championship is narrowly Florida but essentially a toss-up. Teams the computer likes a little more than Vegas: East Car., Iowa, Boston College, and Nevada. Enjoy the games.
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| Date | Bowl Game | Location | Time | TV | W* | Game | Proj. Winner | Spread | O/U | Vegas | Spread | Comments |
| Dec. 20 | EagleBank Bowl | Washington DC | 11am | ESPN | B | Wake Forest vs Navy | Navy | 1.5 | 41.3 | Wake | 3 | Computer takes Navy |
| Dec. 20 | New Mexico | Albuquerque | 2:30pm | ESPN | C- | Colorado State vs Fresno State | Fresno St | 1.6 | 53.2 | Fresno | 2.5 | |
| Dec. 20 | magicJack | St. Petersburg, FL | 4:30pm | ESPN2 | C | Memphis vs South Florida | So. Florida | 4.8 | 47.6 | S.Flor | 12.5 | Close to home for S.Flor. |
| Dec. 20 | Pioneer Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 8pm | ESPN | B | BYU vs Arizona | BYU | 0.8 | 54.0 | Zona | 3 | Vegas setting for BYU-Arizona |
| Dec. 21 | R+L Carriers | New Orleans | 8:15pm | ESPN | C- | Southern Miss vs Troy | Troy | 2.6 | 50.9 | Troy | 4.5 | |
| Dec. 23 | SDCCU Poinsettia | San Diego | 8pm | ESPN | A- | Boise State vs TCU | Boise St | 0.0 | 45.9 | TCU | 2.5 | Close nod to Boise |
| Dec. 24 | Sheraton Hawaii | Honolulu | 8pm | ESPN | C+ | Hawaii vs Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 1.9 | 45.7 | Hawaii | 1 | Computer likes Irish |
| Dec. 26 | Motor City | Detroit | 8pm | ESPN | D | Florida Atlantic vs Central Michigan | Cen. Mich. | 4.5 | 54.3 | C.Mich | 7 | |
| Dec. 27 | Meineke Car Care | Charlotte, NC | 1pm | NFLN | B- | West Virginia vs North Carolina | N. Carolina | 0.3 | 41.2 | UNC | 1 | Close game |
| Dec. 27 | Champs Sports | Orlando | 4:30pm | ESPN | B- | Wisconsin vs Florida State | Flor. State | 4.1 | 50.5 | Fla.St | 4.5 | |
| Dec. 27 | Emerald | San Francisco | 8pm | ESPN | C+ | Miami (FL) vs California | California | 3.9 | 49.6 | Cal | 7 | |
| Dec. 28 | Independence | Shreveport, LA | 8:15pm | ESPN | D | Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech | Nor. Illinois | 2.1 | 43.9 | N.Ill | 1.5 | |
| Dec. 29 | Papajohns.com | Birmingham, AL | 3pm | ESPN | C- | NC State vs Rutgers | Rutgers | 6.0 | 45.6 | Rutg | 7 | |
| Dec. 29 | Valero Alamo | San Antonio | 8pm | ESPN | B- | Missouri vs Northwestern | Missouri | 4.7 | 53.8 | Mizzou | 12.5 | |
| Dec. 30 | Roady's Humanitarian | Boise, ID | 4:30pm | ESPN | C- | Maryland vs Nevada | Nevada | 3.8 | 52.1 | Nevada | 1 | Computer likes Nevada |
| Dec. 30 | Texas | Houston | 8pm | NFL Net | C- | Rice vs Western Michigan | Rice | 0.0 | 61.1 | Rice | 3 | |
| Dec. 30 | Pacific Life Holiday | San Diego | 8pm | ESPN | C | Oklahoma State vs Oregon | Okla. St | 1.1 | 65.0 | Okla.St | 3 | |
| Dec. 31 | Bell Helicopter Armed Forces | Fort Worth, TX | 12pm | ESPN | C | Houston vs Air Force | Houston | 1.8 | 56.6 | Hous | 2.5 | |
| Dec. 31 | Brut Sun | El Paso, TX | 2pm | CBS | A- | Oregon State vs Pittsburgh | Oreg. State | 1.2 | 51.7 | Oreg.St | 3 | Watch OSU's Jacquizz Rodgers |
| Dec. 31 | Gaylord Hotels Music City | Nashville | 3:30pm | ESPN | D | Boston College vs Vanderbilt | Boston Coll. | 6.6 | 39.2 | B.Coll | 3.5 | Computer likes BC |
| Dec. 31 | Insight | Tempe, AR | 5:30pm | NFLN | D | Kansas vs Minnesota | Kansas | 5.4 | 51.2 | Kans | 10 | |
| Dec. 31 | Chick-fil-A | Atlanta | 7:30pm | ESPN | B | LSU vs Georgia Tech | Ga Tech | 2.8 | 47.6 | G.Tech | 4 | |
| Jan. 1 | Outback | Tampa, FL | 11am | ESPN | B | South Carolina vs Iowa | Iowa | 5.4 | 40.2 | Iowa | 3.5 | Computer likes Iowa |
| Jan. 1 | Capital One | Orlando | 1pm | ABC | B | Georgia vs Michigan State | Georgia | 4.6 | 49.7 | Geor | 7.5 | |
| Jan. 1 | Konica Minolta Gator | Jacksonville, FL | 1pm | CBS | C | Clemson vs Nebraska | Nebraska | 2.1 | 50.5 | Clem | 2.5 | Should be a close game |
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl by Citi | Pasadena, CA | 4:30pm | ABC | A | Penn State vs USC | USC | 0.8 | 46.0 | USC | 10 | USC defense is solid |
| Jan. 1 | FedEx Orange | Miami | 8:30pm | FOX | B+ | Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech | Cincinnati | 0.8 | 41.0 | Cincy | 2 | |
| Jan. 2 | AT&T Cotton | Dallas | 2pm | FOX | A- | Ole Miss vs Texas Tech | Tx Tech | 3.5 | 56.2 | T.Tech | 5.5 | |
| Jan. 2 | AutoZone Liberty | Memphis | 5pm | ESPN | B+ | Kentucky vs East Carolina | East Car. | 3.6 | 41.7 | E.Car | 2 | Computer likes East Carolina |
| Jan. 2 | Allstate Sugar | New Orleans | 8pm | FOX | A | Utah vs Alabama | Utah | 0.8 | 46.5 | Bama | 10.5 | Utah for the upset? |
| Jan. 3 | International | Toronto | 12pm | ESPN2 | B- | Buffalo vs Connecticut | Conn | 2.1 | 48.0 | Conn | 4.5 | |
| Jan. 5 | Tostitos Fiesta | Phoenix | 8pm | FOX | A | Ohio State vs Texas | Texas | 5.9 | 48.8 | Texas | 9.5 | |
| Jan. 6 | GMAC | Mobile, AL | 8pm | ESPN | B- | Tulsa vs Ball State | Tulsa | 0.2 | 61.9 | Ball | 2.5 | Conference USA strong |
| Jan. 8 | FedEx BCS Championship | Miami | 8pm | FOX | A+ | Florida vs Oklahoma | Florida | 0.0 | 64.2 | Florida | 3 | 2008 Heisman vs 2007 Heisman |
W* = Watchability. Fanbay.net Sports grade for whether the game will be good to watch.
Proj. Winner = Fanbay.net Sports computer Pick. The team the computer predicts to win the game.
Spread = Fanbay.net Sports computer forecast for how many points the pick will win the game by.
O/U = Over/Under. Fanbay.net Sports computer prediction for the total number of points that will be scored in the game.
Vegas = Vegas pick to win the game.
Spread (column to right of 'Vegas') = This is the number of points Vegas projects their pick to win by.
Comments = Opinions.
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