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WTF is up with these bowls? I am 11-8 so far. How is everyone else doing? Do you have any tips on how you make choices for the Who Cares Bowls that happen early in the bowl season?

You choose the team that's gonna win.

You choose the team that's gonna win.

+1


....and try and avoid picking a team that's gonna lose.

+1. I don't think of that one as much, but, really, it's just as good.

The real problem is this: it is December 31 and already something like 20 bowls have been played. Suck is the word.

pick against the spread.

You choose the team that's gonna win.

OK, that is a smart ass answer that I would post. So you got me.

What I meant was, do any of you have a research method that you use to pick the winners? The problem is with some of these early Who Gives a Damn bowls where the spread is less that 3 points.

pick against the spread.

Really? Why do you do that? Just curious. I usually rely on the spread to the early bowls.

I do okay, not great, in picking bowls. I think it's really hard to pick team tendencies after a month layoff. Some guys (Bowden, Carroll, Rodriguez) overachieve in bowls. Some (Spurrier, Stoops) seem to underachieve. But that ain't reliable enough for a one-time bet. Far easier to pick regular-season matchups.

pick against the spread.

Really? Why do you do that? Just curious. I usually rely on the spread to the early bowls.

The underdog has weeks to hear about how they suck adn are going to get killed and come out on fire. Works (usually) for all bowls.