College Bowl Picks 2018-19: Recent Odds and Predictions Against the Spread

College football's regular season wrapped up on Saturday with Army taking down Navy 17-10 in their annual showdown. Now all eyes turn to bowl season, which kicks off on Saturday, December 15 and continues through the National Championship on Monday, January 7.

If you're participating in a bowl pool or just placing individual bets, always be sure to consider each team's motivation heading into its bowl.

Unlike most regular season games, not every team is equally focused during December practices and sometimes the team with more to play for has an advantage. For example, a team on a bowl losing streak might be motivated to reverse that trend—this could apply to a school such as Arizona State,…