Bowl picks through Dec. 31 (excluding UVa-Auburn)

I'm 6-2 through the first eight bowl games -- only 27 to go! The bowls have barely gotten started. The ACC is 0-1 as UNC got hammered 41-24 by Missouri last night in the Independence Bowl. I'm going to pick the bowls now all the way through Dec. 31, except for the UVa-Auburn Chick-fil-A Bowl. I'll write a separate post on that game later in the week.

TODAY
4:30 p.m. - Little Ceasars Bowl - Western Michigan vs. Purdue
Purdue 27, Western Michigan 24


8 p.m. - Belk Bowl - Louisville vs. N.C. State
N.C. State 30, Louisville 20


WEDNESDAY
4:30 p.m. - Military Bowl presented by Northrop Gumman - Toledo vs. Air Force
Air Force 38, Toledo 35


8 p.m. - Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl - California vs. No. 24 Texas
Texas 28, Cal 20


THURSDAY
5:30 p.m. - Champs Sports Bowl - Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Florida State 31, Notre Dame 28


9 p.m. - Valero Alamo Bowl - Washington vs. No. 12 Baylor
Baylor 45, Washington 33


FRIDAY
Noon - Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl - Brigham Young vs. Tulsa
Tulsa 45, BYU 42


3:20 p.m. - New Era Pinstripe Bowl - Rutgers vs. Iowa State
Iowa State 37, Rutgers 26


6:40 p.m. - Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl - Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest
Mississippi State 24, Wake Forest 20


10 p.m. - Insight Bowl - Iowa vs. No. 14 Oklahoma
Oklahoma 31, Iowa 24


SATURDAY
Noon - Meineke Care Care Bowl of Texas - Northwestern vs. Texas A&M
Northwestern 37, Texas A&M 34


2 p.m. Hyundai Sun Bowl -  Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Georgia Tech 27, Utah 23


3:30 p.m. - Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl - UCLA vs. Illinois
UCLA 20, Illinois 17


3:30 p.m. - Autozone Liberty Bowl - Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Cincinnati 34, Vanderbilt 31