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College football schedule today: Bowl games on TV for Thursday

Your schedule for the college football bowl games set to kick off on Thursday
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College football bowl season takes another giant leap forward today with three notable games on Thursday involving Power Five teams.

It all kicks off from the Bronx at Yankee Stadium with a notable ACC vs. Big Ten game between Syracuse and Minnesota in the Pinstripe Bowl.

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The action moves to the Sunshine State in the afternoon slate as Oklahoma looks to avoid its first losing season since 1988 against ACC up-and-comer Florida State in the Cheez-It Bowl.

And that all leads into the primetime kickoff between Texas and Washington that finds two of the nation's premier quarterback talents on the same field in the Alamo Bowl live from San Antonio.

Here's what you need to know about the games on TV for Thursday.

College football schedule today: Bowl games on TV for Thursday

College football bowl game schedule today

College football bowl game schedule today

All times Eastern and game lines are courtesy of SI Sportsbook

Pinstripe Bowl
Minnesota vs. Syracuse
Thurs., Dec. 29 | 2 p.m. | ESPN
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Point spread: Minnesota comes in as the comfortable 10.5 point favorites against Syracuse, according to the lines at SI Sportsbook.

Total: 44 points | Over -110 | Under -118

Moneyline: Minnesota -500 | Syracuse +310

Spread consensus pick: Minnesota -10.5 (58% of bets are on Gophers)

FPI prediction: Minnesota has the 61.6 percent chance to win the game outright, compared with Syracuse at 38.4 percent, according to the Football Power Index computer prediction model that picks winners by simulating teams' seasons 20,000 times.

Score prediction: Team Rankings projects that Minnesota will defeat Syracuse by an estimated score of 26.8 to 16.1 (Minnesota -10.5, Under 44)


Cheez-It Bowl
Oklahoma vs. Florida State
Thurs., Dec. 29 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN
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More: Florida State vs. Oklahoma preview, prediction against the spread

Point spread: Florida State -9.5 (-118) | Oklahoma +9.5 (-110)

Total: 65.5 points | Over -118 | Under -110

Moneyline: Florida State -400 | Oklahoma +275

Spread consensus pick: Florida State -9.5 (78% of bets are on Seminoles)

FPI prediction: Florida State 65.1% | Oklahoma 34.9%

Score prediction: Florida State is projected to defeat Oklahoma by a score of 37.1 to 28.2 (Oklahoma +9, Under 65.5)

Related: Sooners vs. Seminoles picks, predictions


Alamo Bowl
Texas vs. Washington
Thurs., Dec. 29 | 9 p.m. | ESPN
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Point spread: Texas -3 (-110) | Washington +3 (-118)

Total: 67.5 points | Over -110 | Under -118

Moneyline: Texas -161 | Washington +125

Spread consensus pick: Texas -3 (72% of bets are on Longhorns)

FPI prediction: Texas 75.1% | Washington 24.9%

Score prediction: Texas is projected to defeat Washington by a score of 33.8 to 30.7 (Push, Under 67.5)

More: Texas vs. Washington picks, predictions


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