This article is part of our Bowl Game Pick 'Em series.
College Football Bowl Picks: Staff Picks for 2022-23 Bowl Season
Bowl season officially gets underway Friday in the Bahamas with UAB vs. Miami (OH) kicking things off. Our college football staff is battling for bragging rights with picks against the spread for each bowl game.
- All picks are against the spread
Losing picks are noted as such- Pushes are italicized
- Best Bets are bolded
- All odds courtesy of BetMGM
| Favorite | Spread | Underdog | John McKechnie | Greg Vara | Chris Morgan | Nick Grays | Nick Whalen | Thomas Snodgrass |
| UAB | -10.5 | Miami (OH) | MIAOH | MIAOH | MIAOH | |||
| Troy | -1.5 | UTSA | TROY | |||||
| Louisville | -1.5 | Cincinnati | LOU | LOU | ||||
| Oregon State | -10.5 | Florida | ORST | ORST | ORST | ORST | ORST | ORST |
| Fresno State | -3 | Washington State | FRESNO | FRESNO | FRESNO | |||
| Southern Miss | -6.5 | Rice | SMISS | SMISS | SMISS | SMISS | SMISS | |
| SMU | -5.5 | BYU | BYU | BYU | ||||
| Boise State | -10.5 | North Texas | UNT | UNT | ||||
| Marshall | -10 | Connecticut | MRSH | MRSH | MRSH | |||
| San Jose State | -4.5 | Eastern Michigan | EMU | |||||
| Toledo | -4.5 | Liberty | ||||||
| South Alabama | -4.5 | Western Kentucky | WKU | WKU | WKU | |||
| Baylor | -6.5 | Air Force | AF | AF | AF | |||
| Houston | -6.5 | Louisiana | HOU | HOU | HOU | HOU | ||
| Wake Forest | -1 | Missouri | WAKE | WAKE | WAKE | WAKE | WAKE | |
| San Diego State | -7 | Middle Tennessee | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | ||
| Bowling Green | -3 | New Mexico State | NMSU | NMSU | ||||
| Georgia Southern | -3.5 | Buffalo | BUF | BUF | BUF | |||
| Memphis | -7.5 | Utah State | MEM | MEM | MEM | MEM | MEM | MEM |
| East Carolina | -9 | Coastal Carolina | ECU | ECU | ECU | |||
| Wisconsin | -3 | Oklahoma State | WIS | WIS | ||||
| Duke | -2 | UCF | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | |
| Arkansas | -3 | Kansas | KU | |||||
| Oregon | -14 | North Carolina | UNC | UNC | UNC | |||
| Mississippi | -3.5 | Texas Tech | ||||||
| Minnesota | -7 | Syracuse | MINN | MINN | MINN | MINN | ||
| Florida State | -7.5 | Oklahoma | OU | |||||
| Texas | -5 | Washington | WAS | WAS | WAS | WAS | ||
| Maryland | -1.5 | NC State | MD | MD | MD | MD | ||
| UCLA | -6.5 | Pittsburgh | PITT | PITT | ||||
| Notre Dame | -2.5 | South Carolina | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Ohio | -1.5 | Wyoming | OHIO | |||||
| Clemson | -6.5 | Tennessee | UT | |||||
| Iowa | -2.5 | Kentucky | IOWA | IOWA | IOWA | |||
| Alabama | -3.5 | K-State | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | |||
| Michigan | -7.5 | TCU | TCU | TCU | ||||
| Georgia | -6.5 | Ohio State | OSU | OSU | ||||
| Illinois | -2 | Mississippi State | MSU | MSU | MSU | |||
| USC | -1.5 | Tulane | TUL | TUL | ||||
| LSU | -10.5 | Purdue | LSU | LSU | LSU | |||
| Utah | -2.5 | Penn State | PSU | |||||
| Record | 20-21 | 21-20 | 21-20 | 15-26 | 13-28 | 21-20 |
Records updated through Jan.2
| Favorite | Spread | Underdog | Henry Bredemeier | Chris Bennett | Anthony Morehouse | Seth Grossman | Jake Blanchard |
| UAB | -10.5 | Miami (OH) | MIAOH | ||||
| Troy | -1.5 | UTSA | TROY | TROY | |||
| Louisville | -1.5 | Cincinnati | LOU | ||||
| Oregon State | -10.5 | Florida | ORST | ORST | |||
| Fresno State | -3 | Washington State | FRESNO | ||||
| Southern Miss | -6.5 | Rice | SMISS | SMISS | |||
| SMU | -5.5 | BYU | BYU | BYU | |||
| Boise State | -10.5 | North Texas | UNT | UNT | |||
| Marshall | -10 | Connecticut | MRSH | MRSH | |||
| San Jose State | -4.5 | Eastern Michigan | EMU | ||||
| Toledo | -4.5 | Liberty | TOL | ||||
| South Alabama | -4.5 | Western Kentucky | WKU | WKU | WKU | ||
| Baylor | -6.5 | Air Force | AF | ||||
| Houston | -6.5 | Louisiana | HOU | HOU | HOU | HOU | |
| Wake Forest | -1 | Missouri | WAKE | WAKE | WAKE | WAKE | |
| San Diego State | -7 | Middle Tennessee | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | ||
| Bowling Green | -3 | New Mexico State | NMSU | NMSU | NMSU | ||
| Georgia Southern | -3.5 | Buffalo | BUF | ||||
| Memphis | -7.5 | Utah State | MEM | MEM | |||
| East Carolina | -9 | Coastal Carolina | ECU | ECU | ECU | ECU | ECU |
| Wisconsin | -3 | Oklahoma State | WIS | WIS | WIS | ||
| Duke | -2 | UCF | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | |
| Arkansas | -3 | Kansas | |||||
| Oregon | -14 | North Carolina | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC | |
| Mississippi | -3.5 | Texas Tech | |||||
| Minnesota | -7 | Syracuse | MINN | MINN | MINN | ||
| Florida State | -7.5 | Oklahoma | |||||
| Texas | -5 | Washington | WAS | WAS | WAS | ||
| Maryland | -1.5 | NC State | MD | MD | MD | ||
| UCLA | -6.5 | Pittsburgh | |||||
| Notre Dame | -2.5 | South Carolina | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| Ohio | -1.5 | Wyoming | OHIO | OHIO | |||
| Clemson | -6.5 | Tennessee | UT | ||||
| Iowa | -2.5 | Kentucky | IOWA | IOWA | |||
| Alabama | -3.5 | K-State | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | |
| Michigan | -7.5 | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | ||
| Georgia | -6.5 | Ohio State | OSU | OSU | |||
| Illinois | -2 | Mississippi State | MSU | MSU | MSU | ||
| USC | -1.5 | Tulane | TUL | TUL | TUL | ||
| LSU | -10.5 | Purdue | LSU | LSU | LSU | ||
| Utah | -2.5 | Penn State | |||||
| Record | 21-20 | 15-26 | 17-24 | 15-26 | 22-18 |
Records updated through Jan. 2
College Football Bowl Picks: Staff Picks for 2022-23 Bowl Season
Bowl season officially gets underway Friday in the Bahamas with UAB vs. Miami (OH) kicking things off. Our college football staff is battling for bragging rights with picks against the spread for each bowl game.
- All picks are against the spread
Losing picks are noted as such- Pushes are italicized
- Best Bets are bolded
- All odds courtesy of BetMGM
| Favorite | Spread | Underdog | John McKechnie | Greg Vara | Chris Morgan | Nick Grays | Nick Whalen | Thomas Snodgrass |
| UAB | -10.5 | Miami (OH) | MIAOH | MIAOH | MIAOH | |||
| Troy | -1.5 | UTSA | TROY | |||||
| Louisville | -1.5 | Cincinnati | LOU | LOU | ||||
| Oregon State | -10.5 | Florida | ORST | ORST | ORST | ORST | ORST | ORST |
| Fresno State | -3 | Washington State | FRESNO | FRESNO | FRESNO | |||
| Southern Miss | -6.5 | Rice | SMISS | SMISS | SMISS | SMISS | SMISS | |
| SMU | -5.5 | BYU | BYU | BYU | ||||
| Boise State | -10.5 | North Texas | UNT | UNT | ||||
| Marshall | -10 | Connecticut | MRSH | MRSH | MRSH | |||
| San Jose State | -4.5 | Eastern Michigan | EMU | |||||
| Toledo | -4.5 | Liberty | ||||||
| South Alabama | -4.5 | Western Kentucky | WKU | WKU | WKU | |||
| Baylor | -6.5 | Air Force | AF | AF | AF | |||
| Houston | -6.5 | Louisiana | HOU | HOU | HOU | HOU | ||
| Wake Forest | -1 | Missouri | WAKE | WAKE | WAKE | WAKE | WAKE | |
| San Diego State | -7 | Middle Tennessee | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | ||
| Bowling Green | -3 | New Mexico State | NMSU | NMSU | ||||
| Georgia Southern | -3.5 | Buffalo | BUF | BUF | BUF | |||
| Memphis | -7.5 | Utah State | MEM | MEM | MEM | MEM | MEM | MEM |
| East Carolina | -9 | Coastal Carolina | ECU | ECU | ECU | |||
| Wisconsin | -3 | Oklahoma State | WIS | WIS | ||||
| Duke | -2 | UCF | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | |
| Arkansas | -3 | Kansas | KU | |||||
| Oregon | -14 | North Carolina | UNC | UNC | UNC | |||
| Mississippi | -3.5 | Texas Tech | ||||||
| Minnesota | -7 | Syracuse | MINN | MINN | MINN | MINN | ||
| Florida State | -7.5 | Oklahoma | OU | |||||
| Texas | -5 | Washington | WAS | WAS | WAS | WAS | ||
| Maryland | -1.5 | NC State | MD | MD | MD | MD | ||
| UCLA | -6.5 | Pittsburgh | PITT | PITT | ||||
| Notre Dame | -2.5 | South Carolina | ND | ND | ND | |||
| Ohio | -1.5 | Wyoming | OHIO | |||||
| Clemson | -6.5 | Tennessee | UT | |||||
| Iowa | -2.5 | Kentucky | IOWA | IOWA | IOWA | |||
| Alabama | -3.5 | K-State | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | |||
| Michigan | -7.5 | TCU | TCU | TCU | ||||
| Georgia | -6.5 | Ohio State | OSU | OSU | ||||
| Illinois | -2 | Mississippi State | MSU | MSU | MSU | |||
| USC | -1.5 | Tulane | TUL | TUL | ||||
| LSU | -10.5 | Purdue | LSU | LSU | LSU | |||
| Utah | -2.5 | Penn State | PSU | |||||
| Record | 20-21 | 21-20 | 21-20 | 15-26 | 13-28 | 21-20 |
Records updated through Jan.2
| Favorite | Spread | Underdog | Henry Bredemeier | Chris Bennett | Anthony Morehouse | Seth Grossman | Jake Blanchard |
| UAB | -10.5 | Miami (OH) | MIAOH | ||||
| Troy | -1.5 | UTSA | TROY | TROY | |||
| Louisville | -1.5 | Cincinnati | LOU | ||||
| Oregon State | -10.5 | Florida | ORST | ORST | |||
| Fresno State | -3 | Washington State | FRESNO | ||||
| Southern Miss | -6.5 | Rice | SMISS | SMISS | |||
| SMU | -5.5 | BYU | BYU | BYU | |||
| Boise State | -10.5 | North Texas | UNT | UNT | |||
| Marshall | -10 | Connecticut | MRSH | MRSH | |||
| San Jose State | -4.5 | Eastern Michigan | EMU | ||||
| Toledo | -4.5 | Liberty | TOL | ||||
| South Alabama | -4.5 | Western Kentucky | WKU | WKU | WKU | ||
| Baylor | -6.5 | Air Force | AF | ||||
| Houston | -6.5 | Louisiana | HOU | HOU | HOU | HOU | |
| Wake Forest | -1 | Missouri | WAKE | WAKE | WAKE | WAKE | |
| San Diego State | -7 | Middle Tennessee | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | ||
| Bowling Green | -3 | New Mexico State | NMSU | NMSU | NMSU | ||
| Georgia Southern | -3.5 | Buffalo | BUF | ||||
| Memphis | -7.5 | Utah State | MEM | MEM | |||
| East Carolina | -9 | Coastal Carolina | ECU | ECU | ECU | ECU | ECU |
| Wisconsin | -3 | Oklahoma State | WIS | WIS | WIS | ||
| Duke | -2 | UCF | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | DUKE | |
| Arkansas | -3 | Kansas | |||||
| Oregon | -14 | North Carolina | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC | |
| Mississippi | -3.5 | Texas Tech | |||||
| Minnesota | -7 | Syracuse | MINN | MINN | MINN | ||
| Florida State | -7.5 | Oklahoma | |||||
| Texas | -5 | Washington | WAS | WAS | WAS | ||
| Maryland | -1.5 | NC State | MD | MD | MD | ||
| UCLA | -6.5 | Pittsburgh | |||||
| Notre Dame | -2.5 | South Carolina | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| Ohio | -1.5 | Wyoming | OHIO | OHIO | |||
| Clemson | -6.5 | Tennessee | UT | ||||
| Iowa | -2.5 | Kentucky | IOWA | IOWA | |||
| Alabama | -3.5 | K-State | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | |
| Michigan | -7.5 | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | ||
| Georgia | -6.5 | Ohio State | OSU | OSU | |||
| Illinois | -2 | Mississippi State | MSU | MSU | MSU | ||
| USC | -1.5 | Tulane | TUL | TUL | TUL | ||
| LSU | -10.5 | Purdue | LSU | LSU | LSU | ||
| Utah | -2.5 | Penn State | |||||
| Record | 21-20 | 15-26 | 17-24 | 15-26 | 22-18 |
Records updated through Jan. 2
