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What's in store for this holiday season in college football?

"Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris "The Bear" Fallica break down the bowl season as only they can, offering their top bets, teasers to look at and betting nuggets for the games.

The guys are ready to continue their prognostications and will do so throughout the bowl season.

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Stanford Steve (4-3 in bowls; 43-32 overall)
The Bear (6-3 in bowls; 42-47-1 overall)

Note: Lines from Caesars Sportsbook.

Rose Bowl Game Pres. by Capital One Venture X

No. 11 Utah Utes vs. No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (-4.5, 64)

Saturday, 5 p.m. ET on ESPN (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.)

Fallica: Ultimate contrarian play or just a flat out stupid play? I know who Ohio State will not have, but that still means the Buckeyes will have TreVeyon Henderson, C.J. Stroud, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Marvin Harrison Jr., so I expect the Buckeyes to still have some success on offense. Ohio State recruits so well that we're simply going to be introduced to the next wave. Give Utah all the credit in the world for overcoming what it has this season en route to a Pac-12 title. But I just don't know how good the league was. Yes, I know Oregon upset Ohio State early in the year, but Utah's great finish also included wins over Stanford, Arizona and Colorado. I know Utah is the motivated team and the team excited to be in the Rose Bowl, but I'm not sure the Ohio State team we'll see Saturday will be one ready to mail it in.

Pick: Ohio State -4.5

Vrbo Citrus Bowl

No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats (-3, 44)

Saturday, 1 p.m. ET on ABC (Camping World Stadium, Orlando)

Fallica: What has been Kentucky's biggest issue this year? Turnovers. UK is -13 this year and has five games which it committed at least three turnovers. Who in the country has been a bigger recipient of turnover luck and generating turnovers this year than Iowa? The Hawkeyes are +14 and forced multiple turnovers in eight games. After the way the Iowa was manhandled by Michigan in the Big Ten Championship game, I would be surprised if it didn't put forth a solid effort here.

Pick: Iowa +3

Stanford Steve: Every year on New Year's Day we get multiple SEC vs. Big Ten matchups... and every year one of the underdog Big Ten teams hangs around with the favored SEC team. I think the Hawkeyes are that team this year.

Pick: Iowa +3 (Iowa 21, Kentucky 20)

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Stanford Steve and The Bear: College football bowl picks, bets, nuggets​

Rose Bowl Game Pres. by Capital One Venture X​

No. 11 Utah Utes vs. No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (-4.5, 64)​

Vrbo Citrus Bowl​

No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats (-3, 44)​

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Stanford Steve and The Bear: College football bowl picks, bets, nuggets

Rose Bowl Game Pres. by Capital One Venture X

No. 11 Utah Utes vs. No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (-4.5, 64)

Vrbo Citrus Bowl

No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats (-3, 44)