2022-2023 Shepherd Family Bowl Game Predictions
Day & Date
Game #
Bowl Name
Teams (state) (W-L) #CFP
Mascot          Conference
Final
Score
Coaches
Poll
AP
Poll
BCS
Comp
Avg *
Football
Power
Index
Strength
of
Victory
Matchup
Predictor †
TV
Place
Fri Dec 16
#1 / 43
Bahamas
Team LogoMiami (OH) (6-6)
Red HawksMAC
20
--
--
103
111
113
23.3%
11:30 AM
 ESPN
Nassau, Bahamas
Team LogoUAB (AL) (6-6)
BlazersCUSA
24
--
--
85
66
79
76.7%
Fri Dec 16
#2 / 43
Cure
Team LogoTexas-San Antonio (11-2) #25
RoadrunnersCUSA
12
22
22
27
54
44
56.3%
3:00 PM
 ESPN
Orlando, FL
Team LogoTroy (11-2) #24
TrojansSun Belt
18
24
23
24
63
38
43.7%
Sat Dec 17
#3 / 43
Fenway
Team LogoCincinnati (OH) (9-3)
BearcatsAAC
7
34
28
29
34
39
44.6%
11:00 AM
 ESPN
Boston, MA
Team LogoLouisville (KY) (7-5)
CardinalsACC
24
--
--
30
25
31
55.4%
Sat Dec 17
#4 / 43
Celebration (FCS)
Team LogoJackson State (MS) (12-0)
TigersSWAC (FCS)
34
5
10
17
5
6
--
12:00 PM
 ABC
Atlanta, GA
Team LogoNorth Carolina Central (9-2)
EaglesMEAC (FCS)
41
21
29
45
21
38
--
Sat Dec 17
#5 / 43
Las Vegas
Team LogoFlorida (6-6)
GatorsSEC
3
--
--
37
27
26
42.9%
2:30 PM
 ESPN
Las Vegas, NV
Team LogoOregon State (9-3) #14
BeaversPac-12
30
16
17
16
23
14
57.1%
Sat Dec 17
#6 / 43
LA
Team LogoWashington State (7-5)
CougarsPac-12
6
--
--
39
46
24
57.2%
3:30 PM
 ABC
Inglewood, CA
Team LogoFresno State (9-4)
BulldogsMWC
29
29
30
46
62
55
42.8%
Sat Dec 17
#7 / 43
LendingTree
Team LogoRice (5-7)
OwlsCUSA
24
--
--
105
117
107
33.6%
5:45 PM
 ESPN
Mobile, AL
Team LogoSouthern Miss (6-6)
Golden EaglesSun Belt
38
--
--
83
94
92
66.4%
Sat Dec 17
#8 / 43
New Mexico
Team LogoSouthern Methodist (TX) (7-5)
MustangsAAC
23
--
--
56
61
63
52.5%
7:30 PM
 ABC
Albuquerque, NM
Team LogoBrigham Young (UT) (7-5)
Cougars 
24
--
--
59
64
67
47.5%
Sat Dec 17
#9 / 43
Frisco
Team LogoNorth Texas (7-6)
EaglesCUSA
32
--
--
94
77
84
33.7%
9:15 PM
 ESPN
Frisco, TX
Team LogoBoise State (ID) (9-4)
BroncosMWC
35
39
34
52
55
52
66.3%
Mon Dec 19
#10 / 43
Myrtle Beach
Team LogoMarshall (WV) (8-4)
Thundering HerdSun Belt
28
--
--
62
70
64
79.8%
2:30 PM
 ESPN
Conway, SC
Team LogoConnecticut (6-6)
Huskies 
14
--
--
95
120
102
20.2%
Tue Dec 20
#11 / 43
Idaho Potato
Team LogoEastern Michigan (8-4)
EaglesMAC
41
--
--
83
105
99
33.5%
3:30 PM
 ESPN
Boise, ID
Team LogoSan Jose State (CA) (7-4)
SpartansMWC
27
--
--
75
88
74
66.5%
Tue Dec 20
#12 / 43
Boca Raton
Team LogoLiberty (8-4)
Flames 
19
--
--
72
83
81
50.1%
7:30 PM
 ESPN
Boca Raton, FL
Team LogoToledo (OH) (8-5)
RocketsMAC
21
--
--
76
79
83
49.9%
Wed Dec 21
#13 / 43
New Orleans
Team LogoWestern Kentucky (8-5)
HilltoppersCUSA
44
--
--
68
53
66
58.7%
9:00 PM
 ESPN
New Orleans, LA
Team LogoSouth Alabama (10-2)
JaguarsSun Belt
23
32
31
34
69
58
41.3%
Thu Dec 22
#14 / 43
Armed Forces
Team LogoBaylor (TX) (6-6)
BearsBig 12
15
--
--
38
21
35
69%
7:30 PM
 ESPN
Fort Worth, TX
Team LogoAir Force (9-3)
FalconsMWC
30
31
--
58
59
49
31%
Fri Dec 23
#15 / 43
Independence
Team LogoLouisiana (6-6)
Ragin' CajunsSun Belt
16
--
--
78
75
75
35.4%
3:00 PM
 ESPN
Shreveport, LA
Team LogoHouston (TX) (7-5)
CougarsAAC
23
--
--
63
51
62
64.6%
Fri Dec 23
#16 / 43
Gasparilla
Team LogoWake Forest (NC) (7-5)
Demon DeaconsACC
27
--
--
45
38
47
59.4%
6:30 PM
 ESPN
Tampa, FL
Team LogoMissouri (6-6)
TigersSEC
17
--
--
51
58
43
40.6%
Sat Dec 24
#17 / 43
Hawai'i
Team LogoMiddle Tennessee (7-5)
Blue RaidersCUSA
25
--
--
86
95
95
46.9%
8:00 PM
 ESPN
Honolulu, HI
Team LogoSan Diego State (CA) (7-5)
AztecsMWC
23
--
--
73
89
82
53.1%
Mon Dec 26
#18 / 43
Quick Lane
Team LogoNew Mexico State (6-6)
AggiesSun Belt
24
--
--
116
121
124
48.2%
2:30 PM
 ESPN
Detroit, MI
Team LogoBowling Green (6-6)
FalconsMAC
19
--
--
98
122
103
51.8%
Tue Dec 27
#19 / 43
Camellia
Team LogoGeorgia Southern (6-6)
EaglesSun Belt
21
--
--
87
91
91
57.2%
12:00 PM
 ESPN
Montgomery, AL
Team LogoBuffalo (NY) (6-6)
BullsMAC
23
--
--
101
101
97
42.8%
Tue Dec 27
#20 / 43
First Responder
Team LogoMemphis (6-6)
TigersAAC
38
--
--
74
56
65
80.5%
3:15 PM
 ESPN
Dallas, TX
Team LogoUtah State (6-6)
AggiesMWC
10
--
--
90
107
100
19.5%
Tue Dec 27
#21 / 43
Birmingham
Team LogoCoastal Carolina (SC) (9-3)
ChanticleersSun Belt
29
37
--
49
90
72
35.5%
6:45 PM
 ESPN
Birmingham, AL
Team LogoEast Carolina (NC) (7-5)
PiratesAAC
53
--
--
66
65
70
64.5%
Tue Dec 27
#22 / 43
Guaranteed Rate
Team LogoWisconsin (6-6)
BadgersBig 10
24
--
--
61
28
40
53.5%
10:15 PM
 ESPN
Phoenix, AZ
Team LogoOklahoma State (7-5)
CowboysBig 12
17
--
--
31
41
48
46.5%
Wed Dec 28
#23 / 43
Military
Team LogoCentral Florida (9-4)
Golden KnightsAAC
13
28
27
40
31
46
57.1%
2:00 PM
 ESPN
Annapolis, MD
Team LogoDuke (NC) (8-4)
Blue DevilsACC
30
36
--
55
52
60
42.9%
Wed Dec 28
#24 / 43
Liberty
Team LogoKansas (6-6)
JayhawksBig 12
53
--
--
49
57
37
41.8%
5:30 PM
 ESPN
Memphis, TN
Team LogoArkansas (6-6)
RazorbacksSEC
55
--
--
44
39
41
58.2%
Wed Dec 28
#25 / 43
Holiday
Team LogoOregon (9-3) #15
DucksPac-12
28
14
15
12
14
15
69.8%
8:00 PM
 FOX
San Diego, CA
Team LogoNorth Carolina (9-4)
Tar HeelsACC
27
25
26
35
45
54
30.2%
Wed Dec 28
#26 / 43
Texas
Team LogoTexas Tech (7-5)
Red RaidersBig 12
42
--
--
25
32
29
38.3%
9:00 PM
 ESPN
Houston, TX
Team LogoOle Miss (8-4)
RebelsSEC
25
27
29
21
16
19
61.7%
Thu Dec 29
#27 / 43
Pinstripe
Team LogoSyracuse (NY) (7-5)
OrangeACC
20
--
--
47
48
51
38%
2:00 PM
 ESPN
Bronx, NY
Team LogoMinnesota (8-4)
Golden GophersBig 10
28
35
36
35
19
23
62%
Thu Dec 29
#28 / 43
Cheez-It
Team LogoOklahoma (6-6)
SoonersBig 12
32
--
--
42
24
28
35.3%
5:30 PM
 ESPN
Orlando, FL
Team LogoFlorida State (9-3) #13
SeminolesACC
35
13
13
18
12
18
64.7%
Thu Dec 29
#29 / 43
Alamo
Team LogoTexas (8-4) #20
LonghornsBig 12
20
21
21
13
6
10
75.4%
9:00 PM
 ESPN
San Antonio, TX
Team LogoWashington (10-2) #12
HuskiesPac-12
27
12
12
13
22
17
24.6%
Fri Dec 30
#30 / 43
Duke's Mayo
Team LogoMaryland (7-5)
TerrapinsBig 10
16
--
--
42
30
34
53.4%
12:00 PM
 ESPN
Charlotte, NC
Team LogoN.C. State (8-4) #23
WolfpackACC
12
26
25
28
43
45
46.6%
Fri Dec 30
#31 / 43
Sun
Team LogoPittsburgh (PA) (8-4)
PanthersACC
37
30
35
31
33
42
45.3%
2:00 PM
 CBS
El Paso, TX
Team LogoUCLA (CA) (9-3) #18
BruinsPac-12
35
18
18
21
29
21
54.7%
Fri Dec 30
#32 / 43
Gator
Team LogoNotre Dame (IN) (8-4) #21
Fighting Irish 
45
20
19
20
17
25
67%
3:30 PM
 ESPN
Jacksonville, FL
Team LogoSouth Carolina (8-4) #19
GamecocksSEC
38
19
20
23
50
33
33%
Fri Dec 30
#33 / 43
Arizona
Team LogoOhio (9-4)
BobcatsMAC
30
--
--
71
92
78
54.2%
4:30 PM
 Barstool Sports
Tucson, AZ
Team LogoWyoming (7-5)
CowboysMWC
27
--
--
76
102
90
45.8%
Fri Dec 30
#34 / 43
Orange
Team LogoTennessee (10-2) #6
VolunteersSEC
31
6
6
6
5
5
57.9%
8:00 PM
 ESPN
Miami Gardens, FL
Team LogoClemson (SC) (11-2) #7
TigersACC
14
11
10
9
9
13
42.1%
Sat Dec 31
#35 / 43
Music City
Team LogoIowa (7-5)
HawkeyesBig 10
21
--
--
48
35
27
49.5%
12:00 PM
 ABC
Nashville, TN
Team LogoKentucky (7-5)
WildcatsSEC
0
--
--
26
40
30
50.5%
Sat Dec 31
#36 / 43
Sugar
Team LogoAlabama (10-2) #5
Crimson TideSEC
45
5
5
5
2
3
72.8%
12:00 PM
 ESPN
New Orleans, LA
Team LogoKansas State (10-3) #9
WildcatsBig 12
20
9
11
7
11
7
27.2%
Sat Dec 31
#37 / 43
Fiesta
Team LogoTexas Christian (12-1) #3
Horned FrogsBig 12
51
4
3
4
10
8
33.5%
4:00 PM
 ESPN
Glendale, AZ
Team LogoMichigan (13-0) #2
WolverinesBig 10
45
2
2
2
4
2
66.5%
Sat Dec 31
#38 / 43
Peach
Team LogoOhio State (11-1) #4
BuckeyesBig 10
41
3
4
3
3
4
41.9%
8:00 PM
 ESPN
Atlanta, GA
Team LogoGeorgia (13-0) #1
BulldogsSEC
42
1
1
1
1
1
58.1%
Mon Jan 02
#39 / 43
ReliaQuest
Team LogoMississippi State (8-4) #22
BulldogsSEC
19
23
24
19
18
20
54.4%
12:00 PM
 ESPN2
Tampa, FL
Team LogoIllinois (8-4)
Fighting IlliniBig 10
10
38
33
33
20
16
45.6%
Mon Jan 02
#40 / 43
Citrus
Team LogoLouisiana State (9-4) #17
TigersSEC
63
15
16
15
13
12
68.7%
1:00 PM
 ABC
Orlando, FL
Team LogoPurdue (IN) (8-5)
BoilermakersBig 10
7
33
31
41
37
32
31.3%
Mon Jan 02
#41 / 43
Cotton
Team LogoTulane (11-2) #16
Green WaveAAC
46
17
14
17
26
22
42.1%
1:00 PM
 ESPN
Arlington, TX
Team LogoSouthern California (11-2) #10
TrojansPac-12
45
8
8
11
15
11
57.9%
Mon Jan 02
#42 / 43
Rose
Team LogoPenn State (PA) (10-2) #11
Nittany LionsBig 10
35
7
9
8
8
6
42.3%
5:00 PM
 ESPN
Pasadena, CA
Team LogoUtah (10-3) #8
UtesPac-12
21
10
7
10
7
9
57.7%
Mon Jan 09
#43 / 43
National Championship
Team LogoTexas Christian (12-1) #3
Horned FrogsBig 12
7
4
3
4
10
8
--
7:30 PM
 ESPN
Inglewood, CA
Team LogoGeorgia (13-0) #1
BulldogsSEC
65
1
1
1
1
1
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