College football's bowl games are just around the corner, starting with South Alabama vs. Western Michigan in the Salute to Veterans Bowl on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. The action only intensifies from there, including the newly-expanded 12-team College Football Playoff kicking off on Dec. 20 (see college football odds here). 

Before making any college football bowl game or playoff picks, be sure to check out the bowl game confidence rankings from our proven CFB expert Thomas Casale.

A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has been betting -- and winning -- for more than 30 years. 

Over the past two college football seasons, Casale is 122-92-5 (57%) overall and 26-8 (76.4%) in bowl games -- all publicly documented. Just last week, Casale told SportsLine subscribers he was backing Under 49.5 in the Georgia-Texas SEC Championship Game. The game finished with 41 total points scored despite going to overtime. 

Now, he's turned his attention to the 2024-25 bowl game schedule (see the latest college football lines for each game this week on our college football odds page) and is revealing his confidence rankings.

One thing we can tell you -- he's expecting No. 11 Alabama to beat Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year's Eve after missing out on a spot in the CFP.

"Will Alabama care after just missing out on the College Football Playoff? Even if they don't, the Tide should still take care of offensively inept Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl," Casale said.

Casale is also going BIG on an underdog that he is confident will pull an upset against what he believes will be an unmotivated opponent. This pick can you give you an edge in your bowl confidence pools!

What do Casale's confidence rankings for the 2024-25 bowl games look like, and which underdog is he going BIG on? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Thomas Casale's rankings, all from the handicapper who has gone 26-8 on bowl games the past two seasons!