2019-20 Bowl Season: #WINNERS from Scott Van Pelt (Bowl edition)!
SVP gave out three WINNERS last night for early bowl season:
Charlotte+6.5 vs Buffalo
FAU+3 vs SMU
App State-16.5 vs UAB
Stanford Steve gave out SMU-3 vs FAU
2019-20 Bowl Season: Bowl stuff from Stanford Steve & The Bear!
Stanford Steve and the Bear are EVERYWHERE this bowl season. They said they’re doing at least three podcasts, they did a Bowl Special on TV today, they’ll be putting out picks on ESPN Chalk, they’ll be on Daily Wager, they are doing a Bowl Mania confidence pool, and of course the Bear will be on Gameday. All of that being said, we will do our best to keep this post updated with the latest picks and predictions from Stanford Steve and the Bear throughout bowl season.
As always, the following items should ONLY be considered LEANS and UNOFFICIAL PICKS. Their official picks are released ONLY on ESPN Chalk. The information below is for entertainment purposes only.
The following are their picks from the Stanford Steve & The Bear podcast on 12/30/2019 as best as I understood them:
Stanford Steve:
Kentucky+ the points (didn’t give a line)
Alabama-7 vs Michigan
Alabama vs Michigan over (didn’t give a line)
Southern Miss/Tulane Over 56.5
The Bear:
Kansas State+ the points (didn’t give a line)
Oregon wins outright (Oregon+3)
Georgia-5 vs Baylor
BC+ the points (didn’t give a line)
The following are their picks from the Stanford Steve & The Bear podcast on 12/23/2019 as best as I understood them:
Stanford Steve:
North Carolina-4.5/5 vs Temple
Penn State-7 vs Memphis
Louisville+4 vs Miss State
Louisville/Miss St over 63.5
Cal-6.5 vs Illinois
He said he likes Kentucky and Kansas State but didn’t give a line
The Bear:
He said he likes Louisiana Tech but didn’t give a line
Mich St-3.5/4 vs Wake Forest
Texas A&M-6.5 vs Oklahoma St
Iowa St+3.5 vs Notre Dame
He said he likes Kansas State and Oregon but didn’t give lines
Boston College+7 vs Cincinnati
The following are their picks from the Stanford Steve & The Bear Bowl Special on 12/18/2019:
Stanford Steve:
Oklahoma+13.5 vs LSU
Charlotte+6.5 vs Buffalo
Washington-3.5 vs Boise State
SMU-3 vs FAU
North Carolina-5 vs Temple
Notre Dame-4 vs Iowa St
Penn St-6.5 vs Memphis
Baylor+7.5 vs Georgia
Utah-7.5 vs Texas
Wisconsin-3 vs Oregon
Baylor+7.5 vs Georgia
Louisville+4 vs Miss St
Cal-7 vs Illinois
Chris Fallica:
LSU-13.5 vs Oklahoma
Clemson-2 vs Ohio State
Charlotte+6.5 vs Buffalo
FIU+2.5 vs Arkansas St
TAMU-7 vs Okla St
Iowa St+4 vs Notre Dame
BC+7 vs Cinci
Utah-7.5 vs Texas
Oregon+3 vs Wisconsin
Baylor+7.5 vs Georgia
Hawaii+1.5 vs BYU
Brad Edwards:
Air Force/Wash St over 67.5
Wisconsin/Oregon under 51.5
Georgia-7.5 vs Baylor
Georgia/Baylor under 41.5
The following is what I was able to take away from their podcast on 12/18/2019:
Stanford Steve:
Charlotte+6.5 vs Buffalo
SMU-3 vs FAU
Washington-3.5 vs Boise State
He likes Louisville (didn’t give a spread)
He likes Kentucky (didn’t give a spread)
Chris Fallica:
Charlotte+6.5 vs Buffalo
FIU+2.5 vs Arkansas State
Hawaii+1.5/2 vs BYU
He likes La Tech (did’nt give a line)
He likes Iowa State (didn’t give a line)
Texas A&M-7 vs OK State
Maybe Boston College
Jim Donnan Condo Steamer:
Georgia Southern-4 vs Liberty
Stanford Steve Bowl Mania picks (straight up):
Kent State over Utah State
App State over UAB
Florida over Virginia
North Carolina over Temple
LSU over Oklahoma
SMU over FAU
Alabama over Michigan
Chris Fallica Bowl Mania picks (straight up):
Central Michigan over San Diego State
UCF over Marshall
App State over UAB
Florida over Virginia
LSU over Oklahoma
2019-20 Bowl Season: Bowl picks from Pat Forde!
As he has done for 10+ years, Pat Forde released his picks on every single bowl game in his Forde Yard Dash column. Here’s the picks for your enjoyment.
| Week | Date | Picks |
| B | 1/13/20 | Clemson over LSU |
| B | 1/6/20 | Louisiana over Miami (OH) |
| B | 1/4/20 | Tulane over Southern Miss |
| B | 1/3/20 | Ohio over Nevada |
| B | 1/2/20 | Cincinnati over Boston College |
| B | 1/2/20 | Tennessee over Indiana |
| B | 1/1/20 | Alabama over Michigan |
| B | 1/1/20 | Auburn over Minnesota |
| B | 1/1/20 | Georgia over Baylor |
| B | 1/1/20 | Oregon over Wisconsin |
| B | 12/31/19 | Arizona State over Florida State |
| B | 12/31/19 | Wyoming over Georgia State |
| B | 12/31/19 | Navy over Kansas State |
| B | 12/31/19 | Virginia Tech over Kentucky |
| B | 12/31/19 | Utah over Texas |
| B | 12/30/19 | California over Illinois |
| B | 12/30/19 | Florida over Virginia |
| B | 12/30/19 | Mississippi State over Louisville |
| B | 12/30/19 | Western Kentucky over Western Michigan |
| B | 12/28/19 | Clemson over Ohio State |
| B | 12/28/19 | Notre Dame over Iowa State |
| B | 12/28/19 | LSU over Oklahoma |
| B | 12/28/19 | Penn State over Memphis |
| B | 12/27/19 | Air Force over Washington State |
| B | 12/27/19 | Southern Cal over Iowa |
| B | 12/27/19 | Michigan State over Wake Forest |
| B | 12/27/19 | North Carolina over Temple |
| B | 12/27/19 | Oklahoma State over Texas A&M |
| B | 12/26/19 | Pittsburgh over Eastern Michigan |
| B | 12/26/19 | Louisiana Tech over Miami (FL) |
| B | 12/24/19 | Hawaii over BYU |
| B | 12/23/19 | UCF over Marshall |
| B | 12/21/19 | Appalachian State over UAB |
| B | 12/21/19 | FIU over Arkansas State |
| B | 12/21/19 | Boise State over Washington |
| B | 12/21/19 | San Diego State over Central Michigan |
| B | 12/21/19 | SMU over Florida Atlantic |
| B | 12/21/19 | Georgia Southern over Liberty |
| B | 12/21/19 | North Carolina A&T over Alcorn State |
| B | 12/20/19 | Buffalo over Charlotte |
| B | 12/20/19 | Utah State over Kent State |