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.
- We don’t know the matchups yet for New Year’s Day. It feels odd.
- 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.
- 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