Bowl Mania Analysis

Game: Bowl Mania
From: ESPN
Link to Play: Bowl Mania
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How does it work?: The College Football bowl season runs from the beginning of December until the National Championship game in early January. There are 40+ bowl games that the contestant must select a winner. For Bowl Mania, there are two possible scoring systems that can be chosen. We describe each below.

Strategy: Our numbers in the analysis table are based on the strategy of maximizing score. Thus, we always take the favorites and assign the confidence level by giving the most points to the team with highest odds of winning. In the case of ties, we present the confidence level as the average and leave you to choose which game to assign higher confidence.

How to Play

The college bowl pick’em game can be played under two scoring systems on ESPN. The simplest approach is to make picks for the winner of each game, and you are scored based on the number of correct picks. The second scoring system requires you to both make picks and provide your confidence by ranking the games in the order of most to least likely to be correct. This adds a little more of a twist in the scoring to makes things more interesting. Click here for more information on how to sign up and play.

In our analysis table below, we have provided you with a good starting point for making your own picks. These are our recommended picks based on a combination of odds for each game using DRatings and YouWager.

For those using the confidence based scoring system, be aware that you must make your pick and confidence before each game begins. Be sure to read the rules here for more information on scoring, when the games lock, and how ties will be handled.

There is obviously some strategy involved in picking confidence since we do not know who will play in the National Championship game. For our pick on that game, we used a weighted average of all the possible scenarios to provide you with the current expectation on who is likely to win in case you want to go ahead and make all your picks and confidence selections now. Of course it’s likely better to wait on this game as far as the winner goes, but you may want to go ahead and lock the confidence position ahead of time or if you’re fully uncertain then you can always make this one have the lowest confidence.

2020-2021 College Football Bowl Mania Predictions

Confidence	Team	YouWager	Implied Odds		Win Prob
29	Appalachian State Mountaineers	-1200	89.5%	86.8%	88.7%
N/A	North Texas Mean Green	+825	10.5%	13.2%	11.3%
5	Tulane Green Wave	-145	57.1%	60.3%	58.1%
N/A	Nevada Wolf Pack	+125	42.9%	39.7%	41.9%
N/A	UCF Knights	+225	29.7%	40.7%	33%
13	BYU Cougars	-270	70.3%	59.3%	67%
N/A	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	+200	32.1%	36.3%	33.4%
12	Georgia Southern Eagles	-240	67.9%	63.7%	66.6%
23	Memphis Tigers	-325	72.9%	73%	72.9%
N/A	Florida Atlantic Owls	+252	27.1%	27%	27.1%
N/A	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	+415	18.8%	14.7%	17.6%
25	Houston Cougars	-525	81.2%	85.3%	82.4%
N/A	Marshall Thundering Herd	+130	42%	35.6%	40.1%
7	Buffalo Bulls	-150	58%	64.4%	59.9%
N/A	South Carolina Gamecocks	+210	31.1%	26.9%	29.8%
19	UAB Blazers	-250	68.9%	73.1%	70.2%
N/A	Liberty Flames	+210	31.1%	24.5%	29.1%
21	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	-250	68.9%	75.5%	70.9%
26	Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns	-525	81.2%	85.4%	82.5%
N/A	UT San Antonio Roadrunners	+415	18.8%	14.6%	17.5%
N/A	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	+165	36.5%	41.2%	37.9%
8	Georgia State Panthers	-190	63.5%	58.8%	62.1%
2	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-135	55.3%	51.9%	54.3%
N/A	Miami Hurricanes	+115	44.7%	48.1%	45.7%
24	Texas Longhorns	-525	81.2%	81.8%	81.4%
N/A	Colorado Buffaloes	+415	18.8%	18.2%	18.6%
N/A	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	+205	31.6%	34%	32.3%
15	Wisconsin Badgers	-245	68.4%	66%	67.7%
27	Iowa Hawkeyes	-700	84.5%	88.3%	85.6%
N/A	Missouri Tigers	+525	15.5%	11.7%	14.4%
6	Florida Gators	-160	59.6%	57.5%	59%
N/A	Oklahoma Sooners	+140	40.4%	42.5%	41%
4	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	-145	57.1%	59.8%	57.9%
N/A	Mississippi State Bulldogs	+125	42.9%	40.2%	42.1%
N/A	Ball State Cardinals	+235	28.6%	37.9%	31.4%
18	San Jose State Spartans	-290	71.4%	62.1%	68.6%
11	West Virginia Mountaineers	-165	60.4%	67.2%	62.4%
N/A	Tennessee Volunteers	+145	39.6%	32.8%	37.6%
N/A	Arkansas Razorbacks	+180	34.2%	26.2%	31.8%
17	TCU Horned Frogs	-220	65.8%	73.8%	68.2%
16	Georgia Bulldogs	-275	70.6%	62.1%	68.1%
N/A	Cincinnati Bearcats	+227	29.4%	37.9%	32%
N/A	Auburn Tigers	+155	38.1%	37%	37.8%
9	Northwestern Wildcats	-175	61.9%	63%	62.2%
N/A	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	+850	10.2%	23.2%	14.1%
28	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1250	89.8%	76.8%	85.9%
N/A	Ohio State Buckeyes	+250	27.3%	29.2%	27.9%
22	Clemson Tigers	-320	72.7%	70.8%	72.1%
N/A	NC State Wolfpack	+115	44.7%	51.1%	46.6%
1	Kentucky Wildcats	-135	55.3%	48.9%	53.4%
N/A	Mississippi Rebels	+210	31.1%	25.2%	29.3%
20	Indiana Hoosiers	-250	68.9%	74.8%	70.7%
N/A	Oregon Ducks	+172	35.4%	43.1%	37.7%
10	Iowa State Cyclones	-205	64.6%	56.9%	62.3%
14	Texas A&M Aggies	-260	69.8%	61%	67.2%
N/A	North Carolina Tar Heels	+220	30.2%	39%	32.8%
N/A	Clemson/Ohio State			45%	45%
3	Alabama/Notre Dame			55%	55%

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