This article is part of our Bowl Game Pick 'Em series.
Welcome to our staff picks for Bowl Season 2021-22. Our lineup of college football contributors are picking each bowl game against the spread and we'll be keeping a running count of everyone's record to determine who gets bragging rights for the upcoming year.
- All picks are against the spread
Losing picks are noted as such- Pushes are italicized
- Best Bets are bolded
| Favorite | Spread | Underdog | John McKechnie | Jeff Edgerton | Seth Grossman | Chris Morgan | Jesse Siegel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | -10.5 | Middle Tennessee | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | ||
| Coastal Carolina | -10.5 | Northern Illinois | NIU | NIU | |||
| Appalachian State | -3 | Western Kentucky | WKU | WKU | |||
| Fresno State | -11.5 | UTEP | |||||
| BYU | -7 | UAB | UAB | UAB | |||
| Liberty | -9 | Eastern Michigan | LIB | LIB | LIB | EMU | LIB |
| Oregon State | -7 | Utah State | UTST | ||||
| Louisiana | -5.5 | Marshall | UL | UL | UL | ||
| Tulsa | -9.5 | Old Dominion | TULS | ||||
| Wyoming | -3 | Kent State | WYO | WYO | WYO | WYO | |
| UTSA | -2.5 | San Diego State | SDSU | SDSU | SDSU | SDSU | |
| Army | -3.5 | Missouri | MIZZ | MIZZ | |||
| Miami (OH) | -3 | North Texas | MIA-OH | ||||
| Florida | -6.5 | UCF | UCF | UCF | |||
| Memphis | -7.5 | Hawaii | HAW | MEM | MEM | HAW | HAW |
| Georgia State | -4.5 | Ball State | GAST | GAST | GAST | GAST | GAST |
| Western Michigan | -3.5 | Nevada | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU |
| Boston College | -3 | East Carolina | BC | ECU | BC | BC | ECU |
| Auburn | -3 | Houston | HOU | HOU | HOU | HOU | |
| Louisville | -1.5 | Air Force | AF | ||||
| Mississippi State | -8 | Texas Tech | TTU | TTU | |||
| NC State | -1 | UCLA | NCST | UCLA | NCST | NCST | NCST |
| Minnesota | -4 | West Virginia | MIN | MIN | |||
| Maryland | -1 | Virginia Tech | |||||
| Iowa State | -1.5 | Clemson | CLEM | CLEM | CLEM | CLEM | |
| Oklahoma | -4.5 | Oregon | OU | OU | |||
| North Carolina | -8.5 | South Carolina | USC | ||||
| Tennessee | -4.5 | Purdue | |||||
| Michigan State | -1.5 | Pittsburgh | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU |
| Wisconsin | -6.5 | Arizona State | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS |
| Texas A&M | -5 | Wake Forest | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU |
| Miami (FL) | -2.5 | Washington State | MIAFL | WAZU | MIAFL | MIAFL | WAZU |
| Boise State | -8 | Central Michigan | BSU | CMU | BSU | CMU | BSU |
| Alabama | -13.5 | Cincinnati | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | |
| Georgia | -8.5 | Michigan | UGA | UGA | |||
| Penn State | -2.5 | Arkansas | ARK | ARK | ARK | ARK | |
| Notre Dame | -2 | Oklahoma State | OK ST | OKST | |||
| Kentucky | -3 | Iowa | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK |
| Ohio State | -6.5 | Utah | |||||
| Baylor | -1.5 | Mississippi | BAY | ||||
| Kansas State | -1 | LSU | KSU | KSU | LSU | KSU | KSU |
| Record | +7gms | 20-13-1 | 16-17-1 | 14-19-1 | 15-18-1 | 16-17-1 |
| Favorite | Spread | Underdog | Greg Vara | Trevor Popoff | Nick Grays | Nick Whalen | Chris Benzine | Jake Blanchard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | -10.5 | Middle Tennessee | MTSU | MTSU | ||||
| Coastal Carolina | -10.5 | Northern Illinois | NIU | NIU | NIU | |||
| Appalachian State | -3 | Western Kentucky | WKU | WKU | ||||
| Fresno State | -11.5 | UTEP | UTEP | UTEP | ||||
| BYU | -7 | UAB | UAB | UAB | ||||
| Liberty | -9 | Eastern Michigan | LIB | LIB | LIB | LIB | ||
| Oregon State | -7 | Utah State | UTST | |||||
| Louisiana | -5.5 | Marshall | UL | UL | UL | UL | UL | |
| Tulsa | -9.5 | Old Dominion | TULS | TULS | TULS | TULS | TULS | TULS |
| Wyoming | -3 | Kent State | WYO | WYO | WYO | WYO | ||
| UTSA | -2.5 | San Diego State | SDSU | SDSU | SDSU | |||
| Army | -3.5 | Missouri | MIZZ | MIZZ | ||||
| Miami (OH) | -3 | North Texas | ||||||
| Florida | -6.5 | UCF | UCF | UCF | ||||
| Memphis | -7.5 | Hawaii | MEM | HAW | MEM | MEM | MEM | MEM |
| Georgia State | -4.5 | Ball State | GAST | GAST | GAST | GAST | GAST | GAST |
| Western Michigan | -3.5 | Nevada | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU | ||
| Boston College | -3 | East Carolina | BC | ECU | BC | ECU | BC | BC |
| Auburn | -3 | Houston | HOU | HOU | HOU | |||
| Louisville | -1.5 | Air Force | AF | AF | AF | |||
| Mississippi State | -8 | Texas Tech | TTU | |||||
| NC State | -1 | UCLA | NCST | NCST | NCST | NCST | NCST | NCST |
| Minnesota | -4 | West Virginia | MIN | MIN | MIN | MIN | MIN | MIN |
| Maryland | -1 | Virginia Tech | MD | |||||
| Iowa State | -1.5 | Clemson | CLEM | CLEM | ||||
| Oklahoma | -4.5 | Oregon | OU | OU | OU | OU | ||
| North Carolina | -8.5 | South Carolina | SCAR | SCAR | ||||
| Tennessee | -4.5 | Purdue | ||||||
| Michigan State | -1.5 | Pittsburgh | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | ||
| Wisconsin | -6.5 | Arizona State | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS |
| Texas A&M | -5 | Wake Forest | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | WAKE | TAMU |
| Miami (FL) | -2.5 | Washington State | MIAFL | WAZU | MIAFL | MIAFL | MIAFL | MIAFL |
| Boise State | -8 | Central Michigan | BSU | BSU | CMU | BSU | CMU | BSU |
| Alabama | -13.5 | Cincinnati | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | ||
| Georgia | -8.5 | Michigan | UGA | UGA | ||||
| Penn State | -2.5 | Arkansas | ARK | |||||
| Notre Dame | -2 | Oklahoma State | OKST | OKST | OKST | |||
| Kentucky | -3 | Iowa | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK |
| Ohio State | -6.5 | Utah | ||||||
| Baylor | -1.5 | Mississippi | BAY | |||||
| Kansas State | -1 | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU |
| Record | 15-18-1 | 16-17-1 | 15-18-1 | 15-18-1 | 16-17-1 | 14-19-1 |
*Records updated through 1/1 (34 bowl games, One Push, 7 Cancellations)
Welcome to our staff picks for Bowl Season 2021-22. Our lineup of college football contributors are picking each bowl game against the spread and we'll be keeping a running count of everyone's record to determine who gets bragging rights for the upcoming year.
- All picks are against the spread
Losing picks are noted as such- Pushes are italicized
- Best Bets are bolded
| Favorite | Spread | Underdog | John McKechnie | Jeff Edgerton | Seth Grossman | Chris Morgan | Jesse Siegel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | -10.5 | Middle Tennessee | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | ||
| Coastal Carolina | -10.5 | Northern Illinois | NIU | NIU | |||
| Appalachian State | -3 | Western Kentucky | WKU | WKU | |||
| Fresno State | -11.5 | UTEP | |||||
| BYU | -7 | UAB | UAB | UAB | |||
| Liberty | -9 | Eastern Michigan | LIB | LIB | LIB | EMU | LIB |
| Oregon State | -7 | Utah State | UTST | ||||
| Louisiana | -5.5 | Marshall | UL | UL | UL | ||
| Tulsa | -9.5 | Old Dominion | TULS | ||||
| Wyoming | -3 | Kent State | WYO | WYO | WYO | WYO | |
| UTSA | -2.5 | San Diego State | SDSU | SDSU | SDSU | SDSU | |
| Army | -3.5 | Missouri | MIZZ | MIZZ | |||
| Miami (OH) | -3 | North Texas | MIA-OH | ||||
| Florida | -6.5 | UCF | UCF | UCF | |||
| Memphis | -7.5 | Hawaii | HAW | MEM | MEM | HAW | HAW |
| Georgia State | -4.5 | Ball State | GAST | GAST | GAST | GAST | GAST |
| Western Michigan | -3.5 | Nevada | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU |
| Boston College | -3 | East Carolina | BC | ECU | BC | BC | ECU |
| Auburn | -3 | Houston | HOU | HOU | HOU | HOU | |
| Louisville | -1.5 | Air Force | AF | ||||
| Mississippi State | -8 | Texas Tech | TTU | TTU | |||
| NC State | -1 | UCLA | NCST | UCLA | NCST | NCST | NCST |
| Minnesota | -4 | West Virginia | MIN | MIN | |||
| Maryland | -1 | Virginia Tech | |||||
| Iowa State | -1.5 | Clemson | CLEM | CLEM | CLEM | CLEM | |
| Oklahoma | -4.5 | Oregon | OU | OU | |||
| North Carolina | -8.5 | South Carolina | USC | ||||
| Tennessee | -4.5 | Purdue | |||||
| Michigan State | -1.5 | Pittsburgh | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU |
| Wisconsin | -6.5 | Arizona State | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS |
| Texas A&M | -5 | Wake Forest | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU |
| Miami (FL) | -2.5 | Washington State | MIAFL | WAZU | MIAFL | MIAFL | WAZU |
| Boise State | -8 | Central Michigan | BSU | CMU | BSU | CMU | BSU |
| Alabama | -13.5 | Cincinnati | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | |
| Georgia | -8.5 | Michigan | UGA | UGA | |||
| Penn State | -2.5 | Arkansas | ARK | ARK | ARK | ARK | |
| Notre Dame | -2 | Oklahoma State | OK ST | OKST | |||
| Kentucky | -3 | Iowa | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK |
| Ohio State | -6.5 | Utah | |||||
| Baylor | -1.5 | Mississippi | BAY | ||||
| Kansas State | -1 | LSU | KSU | KSU | LSU | KSU | KSU |
| Record | +7gms | 20-13-1 | 16-17-1 | 14-19-1 | 15-18-1 | 16-17-1 |
| Favorite | Spread | Underdog | Greg Vara | Trevor Popoff | Nick Grays | Nick Whalen | Chris Benzine | Jake Blanchard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | -10.5 | Middle Tennessee | MTSU | MTSU | ||||
| Coastal Carolina | -10.5 | Northern Illinois | NIU | NIU | NIU | |||
| Appalachian State | -3 | Western Kentucky | WKU | WKU | ||||
| Fresno State | -11.5 | UTEP | UTEP | UTEP | ||||
| BYU | -7 | UAB | UAB | UAB | ||||
| Liberty | -9 | Eastern Michigan | LIB | LIB | LIB | LIB | ||
| Oregon State | -7 | Utah State | UTST | |||||
| Louisiana | -5.5 | Marshall | UL | UL | UL | UL | UL | |
| Tulsa | -9.5 | Old Dominion | TULS | TULS | TULS | TULS | TULS | TULS |
| Wyoming | -3 | Kent State | WYO | WYO | WYO | WYO | ||
| UTSA | -2.5 | San Diego State | SDSU | SDSU | SDSU | |||
| Army | -3.5 | Missouri | MIZZ | MIZZ | ||||
| Miami (OH) | -3 | North Texas | ||||||
| Florida | -6.5 | UCF | UCF | UCF | ||||
| Memphis | -7.5 | Hawaii | MEM | HAW | MEM | MEM | MEM | MEM |
| Georgia State | -4.5 | Ball State | GAST | GAST | GAST | GAST | GAST | GAST |
| Western Michigan | -3.5 | Nevada | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU | ||
| Boston College | -3 | East Carolina | BC | ECU | BC | ECU | BC | BC |
| Auburn | -3 | Houston | HOU | HOU | HOU | |||
| Louisville | -1.5 | Air Force | AF | AF | AF | |||
| Mississippi State | -8 | Texas Tech | TTU | |||||
| NC State | -1 | UCLA | NCST | NCST | NCST | NCST | NCST | NCST |
| Minnesota | -4 | West Virginia | MIN | MIN | MIN | MIN | MIN | MIN |
| Maryland | -1 | Virginia Tech | MD | |||||
| Iowa State | -1.5 | Clemson | CLEM | CLEM | ||||
| Oklahoma | -4.5 | Oregon | OU | OU | OU | OU | ||
| North Carolina | -8.5 | South Carolina | SCAR | SCAR | ||||
| Tennessee | -4.5 | Purdue | ||||||
| Michigan State | -1.5 | Pittsburgh | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | ||
| Wisconsin | -6.5 | Arizona State | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS |
| Texas A&M | -5 | Wake Forest | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | WAKE | TAMU |
| Miami (FL) | -2.5 | Washington State | MIAFL | WAZU | MIAFL | MIAFL | MIAFL | MIAFL |
| Boise State | -8 | Central Michigan | BSU | BSU | CMU | BSU | CMU | BSU |
| Alabama | -13.5 | Cincinnati | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | ||
| Georgia | -8.5 | Michigan | UGA | UGA | ||||
| Penn State | -2.5 | Arkansas | ARK | |||||
| Notre Dame | -2 | Oklahoma State | OKST | OKST | OKST | |||
| Kentucky | -3 | Iowa | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK |
| Ohio State | -6.5 | Utah | ||||||
| Baylor | -1.5 | Mississippi | BAY | |||||
| Kansas State | -1 | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU |
| Record | 15-18-1 | 16-17-1 | 15-18-1 | 15-18-1 | 16-17-1 | 14-19-1 |
*Records updated through 1/1 (34 bowl games, One Push, 7 Cancellations)
