First Look at 2011 Bowl Games

First Look at 2011 Bowl Games

The lines on the college football games have settled in and are fairly stable, so it's time to take a quick look at all 35 bowl games. We'll look at the opening point spread and total as well as the current line and total.

We'll also look at each game using our AOPR System as we try to find some decent wagers.

New Mexico Bowl

Opening line: Temple 7.5 over New Mexico Current line: Temple 6.5 48
AOPR Calculation: Temple 28-15

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Opening line: Utah State 3 over Ohio University 58 Current line: Utah State 2.5 57.5
AOPR Calculation: Utah State 31-31

New Orleans Bowl

Opening line: San Diego State 5.5 over Louisiana-Lafayette 60 Current line: S.D. State 5 58.5
AOPR Calculation: San Diego State 37-27

St. Petersburg Bowl

Opening line: Florida International 4.5 over Marshall 50 Current line: FIU 4.5 49
AOPR Calculation: Florida International 25-19

Poinsettia Bowl

Opening line: TCU 11 over Louisiana Tech 55.5 Current line: TCU 11 55.5
AOPR Calculation: TCU 35-25

Las Vegas Bowl

Opening line: Boise State 13.5 over Arizona State 65 Current line: Boise State 14 66
AOPR Calculation: Boise State 40-25

Hawaii Bowl

Opening line: Southern Miss 6 over Nevada No total Current line: Southern Miss 6 No total due to status of Nevada's Rishard Matthews (91 receptions, 8 TDs)
AOPR Calculation: Southern Miss 35-27

Independence Bowl

Opening line: Missouri 4 over North Carolina 53.5 Current line: Missouri 4.5 53
AOPR Calculation: Missouri 32-22

Little Caesar's Bowl

Opening line: Purdue 2 over Western Michigan 60 Current line: Purdue 2.5 60
AOPR Calculation: Western Michigan 33-30

Belk Bowl

Opening line: North Carolina State 1.5 over Lousiville 45.5 Current line: NC State 3 45
AOPR Calculation: Louisville 21-20

Military Bowl

Opening line: Toledo 3 over Air Force 71 Current line: Toledo 3 70.5
AOPR Calculation: Toledo 46-39

Holiday Bowl

Opening line: Texas 4 over California 48 Current line: Texas 3.5 47.5
AOPR Calculation: Texas 29-24

Champs Sports Bowl

Opening line: Florida State 3 over Notre Dame 48 Current line: Florida State 3 47
AOPR Calculation: Florida State 23-19

Alamo Bowl

Opening line: Baylor 9 over Washington 78 Current line: Baylor 9 78.5
AOPR Calculation: Baylor 59-40

Armed Forces Bowl

Opening line: BYU 2.5 over Tulsa 55.5 Current line: BYU 3 55.5
AOPR Calculation: BYU 30-28

Pinstripe Bowl

Opening line: Rutgers 2 over Iowa State 44.5 Current line: Rutgers 1.5 45
AOPR Calculation: Rutgers 24-20

Music City Bowl

Opening line: Mississippi State 6.5 over Wake Forest 48 Current line: Miss. State 6.5 48
AOPR Calculation: Mississippi State 28-19

Insight Bowl

Opening line: Oklahoma 15.5 over Iowa 58.5 Current line: Oklahoma 14 57.5
AOPR Calculation: Oklahoma 40-22

Meinke Car Care Bowl

Opening line: Texas A&M 9.5 over Northwestern 65 Current line: Texas A&M 10 65
AOPR Calculation: Texas A&M 47-28

Sun Bowl

Opening line: Georgia Tech 3.5 50.5 over Utah Current line: Georgia Tech 3.5 50
AOPR Calculation: Georgia Tech 25-25

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

Opening line: Illinois 3 over UCLA 46.5 Current line: Illinois 2.5 47
AOPR Calculation: Illinois 26-20

Liberty Bowl

Opening line: Vanderbuilt 3 over Cincinnati 49.5 Current line: Vanderbuilt 2.5 48.5
AOPR Calculation: Cincinnati 24-22

Chick-fil-A Bowl

Opening line: Auburn 1 over Virginia 48.5 Current line: Auburn 1 48.5
AOPR Calculation: Auburn 24-22

Ticketcity Bowl

Opening line: Houston 6 over Penn State 57.5 Current line: Houston 57.5
AOPR Calculation: Houston 27-20

Outback Bowl

Opening line: Georgia 3 over Michigan State 52 Current line: Georgia 4 50.5
AOPR Calculation: Georgia 22-22

Captial One Bowl

Opening line: South Carolina 1 over Nebraska 48 Current line: South Carolina 2.5 47.5
AOPR Calculation: South Carolina 26-22

Gator Bowl

Opening line: Florida 1.5 over Ohio State 44 Current line: Florida 2 44
AOPR Calculation: Florida 21-19

Rose Bowl

Opening line: Oregon 6 over Wisconsin 72 Current line: Oregon 6.5 72
AOPR Calculation: Wisconsin 38-31

Fiesta Bowl

Opening line: Oklahoma State 3.5 over Standford 75.5 Current line: Oklahoma St. 3.5 74
AOPR Calculation: Oklahoma State 42-38

Sugar Bowl

Opening line: Michigan 1.5 over Virginia Tech 51.5 Current line: Michigan 2.5 51
AOPR Calculation: Michigan 23-18

Orange Bowl

Opening line: Clemson 3.5 over West Virginia 61 Current line: Clemson 3.5 60.5
AOPR Calculation: Clemson 35-33

Cotton Bowl

Opening line: Arkansas 7 over Kansas State 64 Current line: Arkansas 8 63
AOPR Calculation: Arkansas 37-31

Compass Bowl

Opening line: Pittsburgh 5.5 over SMU 49 Current line: Pittsburgh 5 48.5
AOPR Calculation: Pittsburgh 25-21

GODADDY.com Bowl

Opening line: Arkansas State 1 over Northern Illinois 62 Current line: Ark. St. 1.5 62
AOPR Calculation: Arkansas State 37-30

BCS National Championship

Opening line: LSU 1 over Alabama 40 Current line: LSU 1 39.5
AOPR Calculation: Alabama 14-13