Bowl Game Pick 'Em: The Writers Pick the Games

Bowl Game Pick 'Em: The Writers Pick the Games

This article is part of our Bowl Game Pick 'Em series.

Bowl season is upon us, so we polled our college football writers for their picks. Of the 35 bowls, none provided consensus.

Dustin Choy, Edward Kensik, Greg Vara and Jason Thornbury proved the contrarians in the group, preventing consensus in four bowls. Choy is the only writer picking Lousiana-Lafayette over San Diego State in the New Orleans Bowl, while Kensik is the lone backer of Arizona State over Boise State in the Las Vegas Bowl. Vara is the lone holdout for Marshall over Florida International in the St. Petersburg Bowl, and Thornbury is the only handicapper who thinks Washington can stay within nine points of Baylor in the Alamo Bowl.

Not only did Chris Morgan disagree with that Alamo Bowl upset, he tabbed Baylor as his best bet. Jesse Siegel took an underdog as his best bet with Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl.

And finally, Andrew Martinez and Vince Russo sided with the majority in the BCS Championship, picking LSU to down Alabama.

(UPDATE: Mario Puig was a late entry but submitted picks before kickoff of the first game.)

Picks are against the spread. Best bets are CAPITALIZED/UNDERLINED. Winners are noted in blue, losers in red, pushes in black.

Happy Bowling.

POST-BOWL UPDATE: Congratulations to Jason Thornbury for winning the Bowl Pick 'Em title with the best record.

BOWL MATCHUP ANDREW
MARTINEZ
VINCE
RUSSO
DUSTIN
CHOY
JESSE
SIEGEL
CHRIS
MORGAN
EDWARD
KENSIK
JASON
THORNBURY
GREG
VARA
MARIO
PUIG
New Mexico Bowl
Temple vs.
Wyoming

Bowl season is upon us, so we polled our college football writers for their picks. Of the 35 bowls, none provided consensus.

Dustin Choy, Edward Kensik, Greg Vara and Jason Thornbury proved the contrarians in the group, preventing consensus in four bowls. Choy is the only writer picking Lousiana-Lafayette over San Diego State in the New Orleans Bowl, while Kensik is the lone backer of Arizona State over Boise State in the Las Vegas Bowl. Vara is the lone holdout for Marshall over Florida International in the St. Petersburg Bowl, and Thornbury is the only handicapper who thinks Washington can stay within nine points of Baylor in the Alamo Bowl.

Not only did Chris Morgan disagree with that Alamo Bowl upset, he tabbed Baylor as his best bet. Jesse Siegel took an underdog as his best bet with Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl.

And finally, Andrew Martinez and Vince Russo sided with the majority in the BCS Championship, picking LSU to down Alabama.

(UPDATE: Mario Puig was a late entry but submitted picks before kickoff of the first game.)

Picks are against the spread. Best bets are CAPITALIZED/UNDERLINED. Winners are noted in blue, losers in red, pushes in black.

Happy Bowling.

POST-BOWL UPDATE: Congratulations to Jason Thornbury for winning the Bowl Pick 'Em title with the best record.

BOWL MATCHUP ANDREW
MARTINEZ
VINCE
RUSSO
DUSTIN
CHOY
JESSE
SIEGEL
CHRIS
MORGAN
EDWARD
KENSIK
JASON
THORNBURY
GREG
VARA
MARIO
PUIG
New Mexico Bowl
Temple vs.
Wyoming +6.5
TempleWyomingTempleTempleWyomingWyomingWyomingTempleTemple
Potato Bowl
Utah St. vs.
Ohio +2.5
OhioOhioOhioUtah St.Utah St.OhioOhioUtah St.Utah St.
New Orleans Bowl
Lafayette vs.
San Diego St. -4.5
SDSUSDSULA-LafSDSUSDSUSDSUSDSUSDSULA-Laf
St. Petersburg Bowl
FIU vs.
Marshall +4
FIUFIUFIUFIUFIUFIUFIUMarshallFIU
Poinsettia Bowl
LA Tech vs.
TCU -10.5
TCUTCULA TechTCULA TechLA TechLA TechLA TechLA Tech
Las Vegas Bowl
Arizona St. vs.
Boise St. -14
BOISE ST.Boise St.Boise St.Boise St.Boise St.Arizona St.Boise St.Boise St.Boise St.
Hawaii Bowl
Nevada vs.
So. Miss -6
NevadaNevadaNevadaSo. MissSo. MissNevadaSo. MissNevadaSo. Miss
Independence Bowl
N. Carolina vs.
Missouri -5
N.C.N.C.MissouriMissouriN.C.MissouriN.C.MissouriMissouri
Little Caesars Bowl
W. Michigan vs.
Purdue -2.5
W. MichiganPurduePurduePurduePurduePurdueW. MichiganPurdueW. Michigan
Belk Bowl
Louisville vs.
NC St. -3
LouisvilleNC St.LouisvilleLouisvilleNC St.NC St.NC St.LouisvilleLouisville
Military Bowl
Toledo vs.
Air Force +3
ToledoAir ForceAir ForceToledoToledoAir ForceAir ForceAir ForceTOLEDO
Holiday Bowl
California vs.
Texas -3
CaliforniaCaliforniaTexasTexasTexasCaliforniaCaliforniaTexasTexas
Champs Sports Bowl
Notre Dame vs.
Florida St. -3
N.D.Florida St.N.D.N.D.Florida St.N.D.Florida St.N.D.Florida St.
Alamo Bowl
Washington vs.
Baylor -9
BaylorBaylorBaylorBaylorBAYLORBaylorWashingtonBaylorWashington
Armed Forces Bowl
Tulsa vs.
BYU -2.5
BYUBYUTulsaBYUBYUBYUTulsaTulsaBYU
Pinstripe Bowl
Rutgers vs.
Iowa St. +1.5
RutgersIowa St.RutgersRutgersRutgersIowa St.RutgersIOWA ST.Iowa St.
Music City Bowl
Wake Forest vs.
Miss. St. -7
Miss. St.Miss. St.W. ForestW. ForestMiss. St.W. ForestW. ForestMiss. St.Miss. St.
Insight Bowl
Iowa vs.
Oklahoma -14
OklahomaIowa Oklahoma OklahomaIowaIowaIowaIowaIowa
Texas Bowl
Texas A&M vs.
Northwestern +10
Texas AMTexas AMNrthwstrnTexas AMNrthwstrnNrthwstrnNrthwstrnNrthwstrnNrthwstrn
Sun Bowl
Utah vs.
Georgia Tech -3.5
UtahUtahGA TechGA TechUtahUtahGA TechUtahGA Tech
Fight Hunger Bowl
UCLA vs.
Illinois -2.5
IllinoisUCLAIllinoisUCLAUCLAIllinoisUCLAUCLAUCLA
Liberty Bowl
Cincinnati vs.
Vanderbilt -2.5
CincyCincyVandyVandyCincyVandyVandyVandyVandy
Chick fil-A Bowl
Virginia vs.
Auburn -1.5
VirginiaAuburnVirginiaVirginiaAuburnVirginiaVirginiaVirginiaAuburn
Ticket City Bowl
Penn St. vs.
Houston -5.5
HoustonHoustonPenn St.HoustonHoustonHoustonHoustonPenn St.Penn St.
Capital One Bowl
Nebraska vs.
S. Carolina -2.5
S.C.S.C.Nebraska S.C. S.C.Nebraska S.C. S.C. S.C.
Gator Bowl
Florida vs.
Ohio St. +2
Ohio StateOhio StateOhio StateFloridaOhio StateFloridaFloridaOhio StateOhio State
Outback Bowl
Michigan St. vs.
Georgia -4
MSUGeorgiaMSUMSUGeorgiaMSUMSUMSUMSU
Rose Bowl
Wisconsin vs.
Oregon -6
WisconsinWisconsinWisconsinOregonOregonOregonOregonWisconsinOregon
Fiesta Bowl
Stanford vs.
Oklahoma St. -3.5
StanfordOK StateOK STATEOK StateOK StateStanfordStanfordStanfordOK State
Sugar Bowl
Michigan vs.
Virginia Tech +2.5
MichiganMichiganMichiganVA TechVA TechMichiganVA TechMichiganVA Tech
Orange Bowl
W. Virginia vs.
Clemson -3.5
W. Virginia Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson ClemsonW. VirginiaW. Virginia Clemson
Cotton Bowl
Kansas St. vs.
Arkansas -7.5
KSUArkansasKSUKSUArkansasKSUArkansasKSUKSU
Compass Bowl
SMU vs.
Pittsburgh -4.5
PittPittSMUPittSMUPITTSMUPittPitt
Go Daddy.com Bowl
Arkansas St. vs.
N. Illinois +1.5
Ark. St.Ark. St.Ark. St.N. IllinoisN. IllinoisN. IllinoisN. IllinoisN. IllinoisArk. St.
BCS Championship
Alabama vs.
LSU PK
LSULSULSULSULSUAlabamaAlabamaAlabamaAlabama
RECORD 17-18 16-19 17-18 18-17 18-17 19-16 20-15 18-17 14-21

The Players

Andrew Martinez: Covers Conference-USA
Vince Russo: Covers the Mountain West
Dustin Choy: Covers the Big 12
Jesse Siegel: Covers the Big East; Writes College Football Barometer
Chris Morgan: Covers the WAC
Edward Kensik: Covers the NHL Chicago Blackhawks; roots for Notre Dame
Jason Thornbury: RotoWire Senior Editor; 2011 Staff CFB League Champion
Greg Vara: RotoWire college football handicapper. 2008 Bowl Picks Champion
Mario Puig: Wrote 2011 player outlooks for College Football Draft Kit

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