The college football bowl season kicks-off on Saturday with a pair of games and things don't let up for several weeks. We'll start to concentrate on the bowls a bit and will get started with a few articles.

The first, How Various Conferences Perform in Bowl Games is a look at how the teams from all of the conferences do against the point spread during bowl season.

Next, we have looks at the two games on Saturday's schedule, the New Mexico Bowl and the St. Petersburg Bowl. Other bowl games will be added a day or two before they are played, so you'll have time to get another opinion.

Sunday's New Orleans Bowl has been added and you can always check the forum, as well, to see who the sports services are on.

We have several previous articles that you might want to take a look at, as well. The first, Betting Bowl Underdogs, takes a look at how betting on large underdogs has done in recent years, while Betting the 2009-10 College Football Bowls is a quick look at all the bowl games on the schedule.

Photo: C. J. Spiller and the Clemson Tigers help the Atlantic Coast Conference when it comes time for bowl games. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

Thursday's schedule is a relatively light one, with the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars the highlight of the day. The Colts are favored by three points, although there are already some sportsbooks using 3.5, which will probably be the trend throughout the day, as more than three-fourths of the wagers are coming in on Peyton Manning and Company. The total is 43.5.

There are just three NBA games, eight college basketball games and nine games in the NHL.

Today's play is up at Free Sports Betting Picks located in the Sports Gambling 101 section of the site.

Photo: Peyton Manning and the Colts could see their undefeated season end tonight. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The Arizona Cardinals are fresh off their big win against the Minnesota Vikings and now travel to San Francisco to face a struggling 49er squad that has dropped six of the last eight games. Normally, the 49ers would be a logical play, but the Cardinals do have revenge after dropping the opening game of the season to San Francisco.

The Cardinals have a three-game lead in the division and a victory would guarantee them a playoff spot.

The Cardinals are favored by 3.5 points and the total is 45.

Elsewhere on today's schedule are seven NBA games, eight NHL games and just three college basketball contests in a relatively small slate.

Today's play is up at Free Sports Betting Picks located in the Sports Gambling 101 section of the site.

Photo: Former first-round draft choice Alex Smith has taken control of the 49er offense. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr./Getty Images)

The college bowl season will begin shortly and there is no shortage of entertaining games on tap. The big one, naturally, will be the BCS Championship Game between Alabama and Texas.

The first bowl games kick-off on Dec. 19 and run through the first week of January.

We'll take a look at all the current lines, along with a few tips in Betting the 2009-10 College Football Bowls located in the Football Betting section of the site.

Photo: Rolando McClain and the Alabama Crimson Tide have their sights set on the national championship. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)