College Football Bowl Games Today, 12/16: Schedule, Matchups, Predictions and How to Watch TV Coverage

The 2022 College Football Bowl Season officially begins today! The college football bowl games schedule today features two very intriguing matchups. Friday’s action gets underway in the Bahamas with a MAC vs. Conference USA showdown. Later on, the champions of the Sun Belt Conference and Conference USA will collide in what is sure to be an epic battle.

Below is an all-inclusive look at the college football bowl game schedule for Friday, December 16th. Readers will find the matchups, start times, predictions, TV coverage and how to watch the college football bowl games today.

College Football Bowl Games Today: Schedule, Start Time, Predictions, TV Coverage

Bahamas Bowl Preview and Predictions

Miami (Ohio) Redhawks (6-6, 4-4 MAC) vs. UAB Blazers (6-6, 4-4 CUSA)
Time: 11:30 a.m. EST
Venue: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium — Nassau, Bahamas
Coverage: ESPN

The first of the college football bowl games today pits the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks against the UAB Blazers in the Bahamas Bowl. Both teams had to overcome injuries to their respective starting quarterbacks just to achieve bowl eligibility. A win in the Bahamas Bowl will help serve as a launching pad as the RedHawks and Blazers try to get back to contending for conference championships.

According to the numberFire college football bowl game projections, UAB has an 88.2% chance of winning the Bahamas Bowl.

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Cure Bowl Preview and Predictions

UTSA Roadrunners (11-2, 8-0 CUSA) vs. Troy Trojans (11-2, 7-1 SBC)
Time: 3 p.m. EST
Venue: Exploria Stadium — Orlando, FL
Coverage: ESPN

The college football bowl schedule may just be getting started, but the Cure Bowl matchup is one not to miss! A pair of conference champions are set to go head-to-head in Orlando as the Troy Trojans clash with the UTSA Roadrunners. Given that these two teams won their respective leagues, this Troy vs UTSA matchup is also a battle for supremacy between the Sun Belt and Conference USA. The last loss for both teams came all the way back on September 17th!

According to the numberFire bowl game projections, Troy has a 57.2% chance of winning the Cure Bowl.

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