Bowl Game Point Spreads: LSU opens as small favorite over Baylor

The 2024-25 College Football bowl games matchups are official.

A few things stood out to me in this first year of the 12-Team College Football Playoff.

1. We don’t know the matchups yet for New Year’s Day. It feels odd.
2. There are a few matchups of teams just outside the playoff that are playing teams they should maul. Thinking Ole Miss vs Duke and Alabama vs Michigan.
3. I wish the oddsmakers at BetOnline.ag could set odds on how many players will opt out of the bowl games! In fact, I will ask them now.

However, as always, the oddsmakers at BetOnline.ag got the Bowl Game lines out quickly.

Bowl game lines are subject to change. Here’s the direct link to real-time spreads: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/football/ncaa.

Saturday, December 14, 2024

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl

South Alabama               -9.5

Western Michigan          +9.5

Over/Under                     59.5

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl

Memphis                         -2.5

West Virginia                  +2.5

Over/Under                     55.5

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Boca Raton Bowl

Western Kentucky          +7.5

James Madison              -7.5

Over/Under                     53.5

Art of Sport LA Bowl

California                        -3

UNLV                               +3

Over/Under                     51.5

Thursday, December 19, 2024

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Georgia Southern           -6

Sam Houston                  +6

Over/Under                     46.5

Friday, December 20, 2024

StaffDNA Cure Bowl

Ohio                                 -2.5

Jacksonville State           +2.5

Over/Under                     532

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

Tulane                             +13

Florida                             -13

Over/Under                     51.5

College Football Playoff First Round Game

Indiana                            +7.5

Notre Dame                    -7.5

Over/Under                     50.5

Saturday, December 21, 2024

College Football Playoff First Round Game

SMU                                +8.5

Penn State                      -8.5

Over/Under                     53.5

College Football Playoff First Round Game

Clemson                          +11

Texas                               -11

Over/Under                     51.5

College Football Playoff First Round Game

Tennessee                      +7.5

Ohio State                        -7.5

Over/Under                     47

Monday, December 23, 2024

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Coastal Carolina             +7

UTSA                               -7

Over/Under                     59

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Northern Illinois               -2.5

Fresno State                   +2.5

Over/Under                     42

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Hawaiʻi Bowl

South Florida                  +3

San José State               -3

Over/Under                     62.5

Thursday, December 26, 2024

GameAbove Sports Bowl

Pittsburgh                        -9.5

Toledo                             +9.5

Over/Under                     51.5

Rate Bowl

Rutgers                           +7

Kansas State                  -7

Over/Under                     51.5

68 Ventures Bowl

Arkansas State               +6.5

Bowling Green                -6.5

Over/Under                     50

Friday, December 27, 2024

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Oklahoma                       -8.5

Navy                                +8.5

Over/Under                     44.5

Birmingham Bowl

Georgia Tech                  -2

Vanderbilt                        +2

Over/Under                     52

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Texas Tech                      +2.5

Arkansas                         -2.5

Over/Under                     59.5

DirecTV Holiday Bowl

Syracuse                         -7

Washington State           +7

Over/Under                     61.5

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

Texas A&M                      -2.5

USC                                 +2.5

Over/Under                     51

Saturday, December 28, 2024

Wasabi Fenway Bowl

UConn                             +3.5

North Carolina                -3.5

Over/Under                     54

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl

Boston College               +3.5

Nebraska                        -3.5

Over/Under                     45.5

Isleta New Mexico Bowl

Louisiana                        +9.5

TCU                                 -9.5

Over/Under                     60.5

Pop-Tarts Bowl

Iowa State                       +1

Miami                              -1

Over/Under                     55

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl

Miami (OH)                     -1.5

Colorado State                +1.5

Over/Under                     43.5

Go Bowling Military Bowl

East Carolina                  +5

NC State                         -5

Over/Under                     59.5

Valero Alamo Bowl

BYU                                 +2

Colorado                         -2

Over/Under                     53

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

Marshall                          +9.5

Army                                -9.5

Over/Under                     48

Monday, December 30, 2024

TransPerfect Music City Bowl

Iowa                                 +3

Missouri                          -3

Over/Under                     40.5

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

ReliaQuest Bowl

Alabama                          -11.5

Michigan                         +11.5

Over/Under                     43

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

Louisville                         -5

Washington                     +5

Over/Under                     51.5

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

South Carolina               -11.5

Illinois                              +11.5

Over/Under                     47.5

Kinder’s Texas Bowl

Baylor                              +3

LSU                                 -3

Over/Under                     61

Thursday, January 2, 2025

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Duke                                +11.5

Ole Miss                          -11.5

Over/Under                     54

Friday, January 3, 2025

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

North Texas                     +7.5

Texas State                     -7.5

Over/Under                     68

Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Minnesota                       -4.5

Virginia Tech                   +4.5

Over/Under                     42.5

Saturday, January 4, 2025

Bahamas Bowl

Buffalo                             +2.5

Liberty                             -2.5

Over/Under                     53