2025 #MEPS Bowl Picks - Friday - January 2nd!

 Friday, Jan. 2

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Rice (+19.5) vs. Texas State (-19.5)
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
1 p.m., ESPN

Level of Care For This Bowl: 1.5

(10 - Bama/Auburn - 1 UMASS/Akron)

SAN MARCOS HOLZNERS 45-20

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Navy (-7) vs. Cincinnati (+7)
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
4:30 p.m., ESPN

Level of Care For This Bowl: 2.5

(10 - Bama/Auburn - 1 UMASS/Akron)

MIDDIES 38-17

Duke's Mayo Bowl

Wake Forest (+2.5) vs. Mississippi State (-2.5)
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
8 p.m., ESPN

Level of Care For This Bowl: 3.5

(10 - Bama/Auburn - 1 UMASS/Akron)

CLANGA CLANGA 30-24

Trust & Will Holiday Bowl

Arizona (+2.5) vs. SMU (-2.5)
Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego)
8 p.m., Fox

Level of Care For This Bowl: 3.5

(10 - Bama/Auburn - 1 UMASS/Akron)

PONY UP! 34-27