It's hard to believe Christmas is just around the corner, as the weather for the most part in Texas hasn't really felt like the holiday season, and it's even harder to believe the bowl games are starting up. First, we're going to look at the first 12 games, the ones that will be played before Christmas. Also, the website that was used for the Pick Em during the season has a Bowl pick em contest as well. We are opening up the contest for all our readers, however there will be no prize, other than sweet bragging rights. The contest is picking games against the spread, and using confidence points, and you can join here (the password is Raiders).
Saturday December 19th
1:00pm (ESPN) Gildan New Mexico Bowl - Arizona @ New Mexico (+8.0) - Albuquerque, NM
2:30pm (ABC) Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl - BYU @ #22 Utah (-2.5) - Las Vegas, NV
4:30pm (ESPN) Raycom Media Camellia Bowl - Ohio @ Appalachian St (-7.5) - Montgomery, AL
6:00pm (CBS Sports) AutoNation Cure Bowl - San Jose St @ Georgia St (+3.0) - Orlando, FL
8:00pm (ESPN) R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - Arkansas St @ Louisiana Tech (-2.0) - New Orleans, LA
Monday December 21st
1:30pm (ESPN) Miami Beach Bowl - Western Kentcky @ South Florida (+2.5) - Miami, FL
Tuesday December 22nd
2:30pm (ESPN) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Akron @ Utah St (-6.5) - Boise, ID
6:00pm (ESPN) Marmot Boca Raton Bowl - #24 Temple @ Toledo (+1.5) - Boca Raton, FL
Wednesday December 23rd
3:30pm (ESPN) San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl - Boise St @ Northern Illinois (+8.0) - San Diego, CA
7:00pm (ESPN) GoDaddy Bowl - Georgia Southern @ Bowling Green (-7.5) - Mobile, AL
Thursday December 24th
11:00am (ESPN) Popeyes Bahamas Bowl - Middle Tennessee @ Western Michigan (-3.0) - Nassau, Bahamas
7:00pm (ESPN) Hawaii Bowl - San Diego St @ Cincinatti (-1.5) - Honolulu, HI
Well that's it for the first set of bowl games with their weird sponsors and long names. If you have any questions regarding the Pick Em contest, post them in the comments below or find me on twitter - @Jon1443
