2025-2026 College Football Bowl Games Odds - Football Betting

2025-2026 College Football Bowl Games Betting

The biggest week in terms of college football bowl games takes place from Monday, December 29 through Friday, January 2. Not only it is the week with the most games, it is when the College Football Playoff moves to the quarterfinals with one game on Wednesday, December 31 and three games on New Years’s Day, Thursday, January 1, 2026.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are favored in college football odds against the Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday night in the Cotton Bowl Classic on ESPN. New Year’s Day College Football Playoff quarterfinal action begins with the Oregon Ducks a slight favorite against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Orange Bowl on ESPN. The Indiana Hoosiers are laying a touchdown against Alabama in the Rose Bowl on ESPN and the Georgia Bulldogs are a touchdown favorite in college football bowl odds against Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl on ESPN.

This week features games on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with the busiest day being New Year’s Eve with five games on the college football schedule. In addition to the College Football Playoff matchup between Miami and Ohio State, there is a marquee matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and Texas Longhorns in the Citrus Bowl on ABC.

This week’s college football bowl action begins on Monday, December 29 with Georgia Southern taking on Appalachian State in the Birmingham Bowl on ESPN. There are three bowl games on Tuesday, December 30, five on December 31, three on Thursday, January 1 and four on Friday, January 2.

We’ll list all of the bowl odds and take a look at the game between Alabama and Indiana in the Rose Bowl on Thursday with the Hoosiers favored in college football bowl odds.

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2025-26 College Football Bowl Games

Top Bowl Games of 2025-26

Trust & Will Holiday Bowl

One of the most appealing and underrated matchups of the bowl season is the Holiday Bowl between the SMU Mustangs and Arizona Wildcats on Friday, January 2, 2026.

SMU was a legitimate ACC contender but stumbled in its season finale against Cal. That loss cost the Ponies a berth in the ACC championship game and a shot at the CFP.

Meanwhile, the Arizona Wildcats were one of the most improved teams in college football this year. Arizona is 9-3 straight up, 8-4 against the spread, and is riding a 5-game winning streak with four covers in that span.

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

When it comes to the power of blueblood megabrands, the Citrus Bowl can’t be topped. The Michigan Wolverines will face the Texas Longhorns in a power helmet sticker matchup on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

The Longhorns were among the last cuts for the College Football Playoff. After struggling for two months, QB Arch Manning and the Longhorns finished strong with six wins in their final seven games. Most importantly, Texas routed Texas A&M 27-17 as 2.5-point home dogs in the regular season finale.

On the other hand, Michigan was mauled 27-9 by the Ohio State Buckeyes in its regular season finale, snapping a 4-game winning streak in the series by the Maize and Blue. The Wolverines covered the spread in only 4 of 12 games, and Sherrone Moore is on the clock after 2 years as HC.

Valero Alamo Bowl

Whenever the USC Trojans play, TV eyeballs and betting interest follow. The Men of Troy will face the TCU Horned Frogs in the Alamo Bowl on Monday, December 29, 2025.

USC improved to 9-3 this season, showing that head coach Lincoln Riley is making gains. The Trojans will bring the nation’s 5th-ranked offense to the Alamo Bowl against a leaky TCU defense that ranked 86th overall and 77th for fewest points allowed.

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