Bowl Games Schedule 2017-18: TV, Live-Stream Info and Matchup Predictions

By Sunday, each of the 40 college football bowl games will have its matchup locked in. 

Even before the games are finalized, a lot of moving around will be done by conference and bowl-game officials to make sure everything is set up, even if chaos occurs in the College Football Playoff and has a residual effect.

One factor going into the selection process for the bowls this season is certain conferences, such as the SEC, won't be able to fulfill all of its bowl associations, which means teams from different leagues could easily end up in bowls they aren't used to playing in.

Here's a look at what the bowl picture looks like entering Week 14.

December 16

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, 1 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Prediction: Troy vs. Louisiana Tech 

AutoNation Cure Bowl, 2:30 p.m. ET

TV: CBS Sports Network

Live Stream: CBS Sports App

Prediction: Temple vs. Appalachian State 

Las Vegas Bowl, 3:30 p.m. ET

TV: ABC

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Boise State vs. Oregon 

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Gildan New Mexico Bowl, 4:30 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: North Texas vs. San Diego State

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, 8 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Northern Illinois vs. Georgia State 

December 19

Boca Raton Bowl, 7 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: USF vs. FIU 

December 20

DXL Frisco Bowl, 8 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Houston vs. Middle Tennessee 

December 21

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, 8 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Southern Miss vs. FAU 

December 22

Bahamas Bowl, 12:30 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction (Matchup already set): UAB vs. Ohio 

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 4 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Akron vs. Fresno State 

December 23

Birmingham Bowl, 12 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: SMU vs. Boston College 

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, 3:30 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Army vs. UT-San Antonio 

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Dollar General Bowl, 7 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Toledo vs. Arkansas State  

December 24

Hawai'i Bowl, 8:30 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Colorado State vs. Marshall 

December 26

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl, 1:30 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Texas Tech vs. UCLA 

Quick Lane Bowl, 5:15 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Duke vs. Central Michigan 

Cactus Bowl, 9 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: West Virginia vs. Arizona 

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December 27

Walk On's Independence Bowl, 1:30 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Florida State vs. Western Kentucky 

New Era Pinstripe Bowl, 5:15 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Louisville vs. Purdue 

Foster Farms Bowl, 8:30 p.m. ET 

TV: Fox

Live Stream: Fox Sports Go

Prediction: Washington State vs. Michigan

Texas Bowl, 9 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Texas vs. Utah 

December 28

Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman, 1:30 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Virginia vs. Navy 

Camping World Bowl, 5:15 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Virginia Tech vs. Iowa State 

Valero Alamo Bowl, 9 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Oklahoma State vs. Washington 

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San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl, 9 p.m. ET 

TV: Fox

Live Stream: Fox Sports Go

Prediction: Kansas State vs. USC 

December 29

Belk Bowl, 1 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State 

Hyundai Sun Bowl, 3 p.m. ET 

TV: CBS

Live Stream: CBS Sports App

Prediction: NC State vs. Arizona State 

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, 4:30 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Iowa vs. Kentucky 

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl, 5:30 p.m. ET 

TV: CBS Sports Network

Live Stream: CBS Sports App

Prediction: Wyoming vs. New Mexico State 

Goodyear Cotton Bowl, 8:30 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Penn State vs. TCU 

December 30 

TaxSlayer Bowl, 12 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M 

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AutoZone Liberty Bowl, 12:30 p.m. ET 

TV: ABC

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Memphis vs. Missouri 

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, 4 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN 

Prediction: Stanford vs. Wisconsin

Capital One Orange Bowl, 8 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Alabama vs. Miami (FL) 

January 1

Outback Bowl, 12 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN2

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Michigan State vs. South Carolina 

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, 12:30 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: UCF vs. Georgia

Citrus Bowl, 1 p.m. ET 

TV: ABC

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: LSU vs. Northwestern 

Rose Bowl (CFB Playoff Semifinal), 5 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Clemson vs. Ohio State

Sugar Bowl (CFB Playoff Semifinal), 8:45 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Oklahoma vs. Auburn

January 8

National Championship Game, 8 p.m. ET 

TV: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN

Prediction: Clemson vs. Oklahoma

Best Potential Matchups

Liberty Bowl: Memphis vs. Missouri

On the surface, a contest between Memphis and Missouri might not seem like the most intriguing matchup, but it would feature two of the best under-the-radar quarterbacks in the nation.

Memphis' Riley Ferguson has thrown for 3,500 yards in his senior season to go with 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The senior has failed to reach the 250-yard mark in the passing department only once, and that was in Week 1 against UL-Monroe. 

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Drew Lock of Missouri has even better numbers as a passer with 3,695 yards and 43 touchdowns for a resurgent Tigers team that won six consecutive games to become bowl eligible. Just like Ferguson, Lock has only thrown for under 200 yards once in 12 games. 

The other interesting angle to this prediction is Memphis would be playing at home in the Liberty Bowl for the first time in the postseason. A home game in the postseason would be a welcome reward for the Tigers' successful season, even if they fall to UCF in The American Championship. 

Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Washington

The Alamo Bowl is traditionally one of the more exciting bowl games outside of the New Year's Six due to the presence of teams from two power conferences. 

Oklahoma State, who won last year's game 38-8 over Colorado, would have quite the task on its hands against Washington's defense in this projected matchup. 

The Huskies had one of the better defensive units in the Pac-12 before Bryce Love ran all over them in a loss to Stanford. However, Chris Petersen's bunch still packs a formidable punch, as it showed in the 41-14 Apple Cup victory over Washington State in Week 13. 

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The ultimate challenge for the Huskies would be to shut down Mason Rudolph, who leads the FBS in passing yards with 4,553. Rudolph has thrown for more than 400 yards on five occasions and would love nothing more to do so one more time to close out his senior season in front of what would be an orange-clad crowd in San Antonio.

Peach Bowl: UCF vs. Georgia

The New Year's Six bowls could fall in a few different directions after Week 14. 

If UCF finishes its incredible unbeaten run with a victory over Memphis in the The American Championship, it would probably head to the Peach Bowl for a chance to prove itself against one of the top programs in the country. 

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Georgia has a chance to reach the College Football Playoff with a win in the SEC Championship, but it's going up against an Auburn team that is one of the hottest in the nation. 

A collision between the Knights and Bulldogs would feature plenty of offensive firepower in the form of UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton and the Georgia running back duo of Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. 

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All statistics obtained from ESPN.com.