🎄🏈 Fontaine’s 5 — Bowl Season Heater (Today’s Card)

Bowl season is where chaos meets opportunity. Opt-outs, motivation edges, weird locations, and backups playing like legends — this is where smart bettors eat. We’re not chasing names, we’re chasing spots.

Here are 5 bowl games, 5 picks, no fluff, all business.

🔒 Pick 1: Army -9.5 vs UConn

Fenway Bowl

This one is simple. Army is built for bowl games: discipline, clock control, and zero fear of cold weather. UConn already struggled to stop the run, and now they’re short-handed offensively. This has “slow bleed” written all over it.

Fontaine’s Take: Army dictates pace → UConn gets worn down → cover cashes.

🔒 Pick 2: Georgia Tech +4 vs BYU

Pop-Tarts Bowl

This is a trap spread. BYU’s name carries weight, but Georgia Tech has been quietly physical all year and plays a style that travels well. They don’t need to win — just hang around and make it ugly.

Fontaine’s Take: One-score game all night. Points are gold.

🔒 Pick 3: Clemson 1H Team Total OVER 12.5 vs Penn State

Pinstripe Bowl

Instead of guessing who wins, we attack script. Clemson has shown a tendency to start fast, especially with time to prepare. Penn State historically tightens up later — not early.

Fontaine’s Take: Clemson comes out swinging → first-half points → no sweat.

🔒 Pick 4: Missouri -4.5 vs Virginia

Gator Bowl

Mismatch alert. Missouri is the more physical team, deeper in the trenches, and far more explosive on offense. Virginia doesn’t want a shootout — and that’s exactly what this could become.

Fontaine’s Take: Missouri wins by margin once the game opens up.

🔒 Pick 5: Louisville -6.5 vs USC

Holiday Bowl

This is the one people are overthinking.

Louisville still has buy-in, still has defensive pride, and still has something to prove. USC without Caleb Williams is a different team entirely, and Louisville’s defense is built to feast on mistake-prone quarterbacks.

Fontaine’s Take: Motivation + defense + physicality = Louisville controls this game.

🎯 Fontaine’s 5 Bowl Card (Quick Recap)

✅ Army -9.5✅ Georgia Tech +4✅ Clemson 1H TT OVER 12.5✅ Missouri -4.5✅ Louisville -6.5