By Joe Fortenbaugh, National Football Post
70 teams, 35 games and one big controversy over whether or not Northern Illinois deserves to play on January 1 in Miami against Florida State.
Welcome to bowl season.
We’ll be rolling out our predictions in the coming weeks, but for now, here’s a look at the opening lines for all 35 bowl games courtesy of the Wynn sports book in Las Vegas.
And feel free to hit up the comments section if anything tasty stands out to you.
CLICK HERE to check out all of the current lines.
Saturday, December 15
Gildan New Mexico Bowl (1:00pm ET)
Nevada Wolfpack (7-5) vs. Arizona Wildcats (7-5)
Open: Arizona -7.5
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (4:30pm ET)
Toledo Rockets (9-3) vs. Utah State Aggies (10-2)
Open: Utah State -7.5
Thursday, December 20
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (8:00pm ET)
BYU Cougars (7-5) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (9-3)
Open: BYU -2.5
Friday, December 21
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl (7:30pm ET)
Ball State Cardinals (9-3) vs. Central Florida Knights (9-4)
Open: Central Florida -7
Saturday, December 22
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (12:00pm ET)
East Carolina Pirates (8-4) vs. UL-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (8-4)
Open: UL-Lafayette -4.5
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (3:30pm ET)
Washington Huskies (7-5) vs. Boise State Broncos (10-2)
Open: Boise State -7.5
Monday, December 24
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl (8:00pm ET)
SMU Mustangs (6-6) vs. Fresno State Bulldogs (9-3)
Open: Fresno State -11.5
Wednesday, December 26
Little Caesars Bowl (7:30pm ET)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-5) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-6)
Open: Western Kentucky -6
Thursday, December 27
Military Bowl (3:00pm ET)
San Jose State Spartans (10-2) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (8-4)
Open: San Jose State -7.5
Belk Bowl (6:30pm ET)
Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3) vs. Duke Blue Devils (6-6)
Open: Cincinnati -11
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl (9:45pm ET)
Baylor Bears (7-5) vs. UCLA Bruins (9-4)
Open: Baylor -1
Friday, December 28
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl (2:00pm)
Ohio Bobcats (8-4) vs. UL-Monroe Warhawks (8-4)
Open: UL-Monroe -6
Russell Athletic Bowl (5:30pm ET)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-6)
Open: Virginia Tech -1
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (9:00pm ET)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-6) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5)
Open: Texas Tech -13
Saturday, December 29
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (11:45am ET)
Air Force Falcons (6-6) vs. Rice Owls (6-6)
Open: Rice -1
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (4:00pm ET)
Navy Midshipmen (7-4) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (7-5)
Open: No line available.
New Era Pinstripe Bowl (4:00pm ET)
West Virginia Mountaineers (7-5) vs. Syracuse Orange (7-5)
Open: West Virginia -3.5
Valero Alamo Bowl (6:45pm ET)
Oregon State Beavers (9-3) vs. Texas Longhorns (8-4)
Open: Oregon State -1
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (10:15pm ET)
TCU Horned Frogs (7-5) vs. Michigan State Spartans (6-6)
Open: TCU -1
Monday, December 31
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (12:00pm ET)
North Carolina State Wolfpack (7-5) vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-4)
Open: Vanderbilt -5
Hyundai Sun Bowl (2:00pm ET)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-7) vs. USC Trojans (7-5)
Open: No line available.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (3:30pm ET)
Iowa State Cyclones (6-6) vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (10-3)
Open: Tulsa -3
Chick-fil-A Bowl (7:30pm ET)
Clemson Tigers (10-2) vs. LSU Tigers (10-2)
Open: LSU -3
Tuesday, January 1
Heart of Dallas Bowl (11:00am ET)
Purdue Boilermakers (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-5)
Open: Oklahoma State -18
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl (11:00am ET)
Northwestern Wildcats (9-3) vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4)
Open: Mississippi State -2
Outback Bowl (1:00pm ET)
Michigan Wolverines (8-4) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2)
Open: South Carolina -4.5
Capital One Bowl (1:00pm ET)
Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-3) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (11-2)
Open: Georgia -8.5
Rose Bowl (5:00pm ET)
Wisconsin Badgers (8-5) vs. Stanford Cardinal (11-2)
Open: Stanford -6
Discover Orange Bowl (8:30pm ET)
Northern Illinois Huskies (12-1) vs. Florida State Seminoles (11-2)
Open: Florida State -13.5
Wednesday, January 2
Allstate Sugar Bowl (8:30pm ET)
Louisville Cardinals (10-2) vs. Florida Gators (11-1)
Open: Florida -14.5
Thursday, January 3
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (8:30pm ET)
Kansas State Wildcats (11-1) vs. Oregon Ducks (11-1)
Open: Oregon -8
Friday, January 4
AT&T Cotton Bowl (8:00pm ET)
Texas A&M Aggies (10-2) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (10-2)
Open: Texas A&M -3
Saturday, January 5
BBVA Compass Bowl (1:00pm ET)
Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6) vs. Mississippi Rebels (6-6)
Open: Mississippi -1.5
Sunday, January 6
GoDaddy.com Bowl (9:00pm ET)
Arkansas State Red Wolves (9-3) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (11-2)
Open: Kent State -1
Monday, January 7
Discover BCS National Championship Game (8:30pm ET)
Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0)
Open: From Alabama -9.5 to -10 prior to the SEC Championship, from Alabama -7.5 to -9 after the SEC Championship. Most shops currently have Alabama listed anywhere from -8 to -9. The Wynn posted the Crimson Tide at -9.
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