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 5Dimes.

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.

2019-2020 College Football Bowl Mania Predictions

Confidence	Team		Implied Odds		Win Prob
24	Buffalo Bulls	-240	69.3%	67%	68.6%
N/A	Charlotte 49ers	+220	30.7%	33%	31.4%
33	Utah State Aggies	-265	71.5%	76.1%	72.9%
N/A	Kent State Golden Flashes	+245	28.5%	23.9%	27.1%
N/A	Alcorn State Braves	+125	43.6%		43.6%
10	North Carolina A&T Aggies	-135	56.4%		56.4%
N/A	Central Michigan Chippewas	+160	37.9%	32.4%	36.3%
19	San Diego State Aztecs	-170	62.1%	67.6%	63.8%
N/A	Liberty Flames	+175	35.7%	24.6%	32.4%
21	Georgia Southern Eagles	-190	64.3%	75.4%	67.6%
12	Southern Methodist Mustangs	-155	59.8%	51.9%	57.4%
N/A	Florida Atlantic Owls	+145	40.2%	48.1%	42.6%
N/A	FIU Golden Panthers	+115	44.7%	38.6%	42.9%
11	Arkansas State Red Wolves	-135	55.3%	61.4%	57.1%
N/A	Boise State Broncos	+160	37.9%	43.7%	39.6%
14	Washington Huskies	-170	62.1%	56.3%	60.4%
40	Appalachian State Mountaineers	-750	86.1%	88.6%	86.9%
N/A	UAB Blazers	+600	13.9%	11.4%	13.2%
41	UCF Knights	-840	87.2%	86.4%	87%
N/A	Marshall Thundering Herd	+660	12.8%	13.6%	13%
3	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	-125	50%	52.2%	50.7%
N/A	Brigham Young Cougars	-125	50%	47.8%	49.3%
N/A	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	+195	33.2%	25.9%	31%
25	Miami Hurricanes	-215	66.8%	74.1%	69%
36	Pittsburgh Panthers	-400	78.4%	77.1%	78%
N/A	Eastern Michigan Eagles	+355	21.6%	22.9%	22%
16	North Carolina Tar Heels	-185	63.7%	60.2%	62.7%
N/A	Temple Owls	+170	36.3%	39.8%	37.4%
17	Michigan State Spartans	-190	64.3%	59.8%	63%
N/A	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	+175	35.7%	40.2%	37.1%
N/A	Oklahoma State Cowboys	+235	29.4%	36.9%	31.7%
23	Texas A&M Aggies	-255	70.6%	63.1%	68.4%
N/A	USC Trojans	+115	45.6%	45.5%	45.6%
6	Iowa Hawkeyes	-125	54.4%	54.5%	54.4%
9	Air Force Falcons	-145	58.2%	50.1%	55.8%
N/A	Washington State Cougars	+135	41.8%	49.9%	44.2%
18	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-170	62.1%	65.3%	63.1%
N/A	Iowa State Cyclones	+160	37.9%	34.7%	36.9%
N/A	Memphis Tigers	+210	31.6%	31.8%	31.7%
22	Penn State Nittany Lions	-230	68.4%	68.2%	68.3%
N/A	Oklahoma Sooners	+410	19.3%	20.2%	19.6%
37	LSU Tigers	-460	80.7%	79.8%	80.4%
4	Clemson Tigers	-127	54.8%	44.2%	51.6%
N/A	Ohio State Buckeyes	+117	45.2%	55.8%	48.4%
13	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	-170	62.1%	50.8%	58.7%
N/A	Western Michigan Broncos	+160	37.9%	49.2%	41.3%
20	Mississippi State Bulldogs	-185	63.7%	65.8%	64.3%
N/A	Louisville Cardinals	+170	36.3%	34.2%	35.7%
28	California Golden Bears	-255	70.6%	69.6%	70.3%
N/A	Illinois Fighting Illini	+235	29.4%	30.4%	29.7%
39	Florida Gators	-570	83.1%	83.2%	83.1%
N/A	Virginia Cavaliers	+480	16.9%	16.8%	16.9%
7	Virginia Tech Hokies	-140	57.3%	50.2%	55.2%
N/A	Kentucky Wildcats	+130	42.7%	49.8%	44.8%
N/A	Florida State Seminoles	+175	35.7%	43.3%	38%
15	Arizona State Sun Devils	-190	64.3%	56.7%	62%
5	Navy Midshipmen	-127	54.8%	48.7%	53%
N/A	Kansas State Wildcats	+117	45.2%	51.3%	47%
29	Wyoming Cowboys	-255	70.6%	70.8%	70.7%
N/A	Georgia State Panthers	+235	29.4%	29.2%	29.3%
31	Utah Utes	-270	71.7%	71.7%	71.7%
N/A	Texas Longhorns	+248	28.3%	28.3%	28.3%
N/A	Michigan Wolverines	+235	29.4%	19.4%	26.4%
35	Alabama Crimson Tide	-255	70.6%	80.6%	73.6%
N/A	Minnesota Golden Gophers	+245	28.5%	25.1%	27.5%
32	Auburn Tigers	-265	71.5%	74.9%	72.5%
N/A	Oregon Ducks	+130	42.7%	47.9%	44.3%
8	Wisconsin Badgers	-140	57.3%	52.1%	55.7%
34	Georgia Bulldogs	-280	72.3%	76.4%	73.5%
N/A	Baylor Bears	+255	27.7%	23.6%	26.5%
N/A	Boston College Eagles	+230	29.8%	30.3%	30%
27	Cincinnati Bearcats	-250	70.2%	69.7%	70.1%
N/A	Indiana Hoosiers	+108	47%	56.2%	49.8%
2	Tennessee Volunteers	-118	53%	43.8%	50.2%
26	Ohio Bobcats	-270	71.7%	65.8%	69.9%
N/A	Nevada Wolf Pack	+248	28.3%	34.2%	30.1%
N/A	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	+240	28.9%	29.6%	29.1%
30	Tulane Green Wave	-260	71.1%	70.4%	70.9%
38	Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns	-525	82.2%	83.5%	82.6%
N/A	Miami (OH) RedHawks	+450	17.8%	16.5%	17.4%
N/A	Clemson/Ohio State			50%	50%
1	Oklahoma/LSU			50%	50%

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