Congrats to Vivian on winning the 2025 Bowl Battle Championship!

The #1-ranked Indiana Hoosiers face off against the #10-ranked Miami Hurricanes tonight. Kick-off is 6:30 CST on ESPN.

An Indiana win will give Viv her first Bowl Battle Championship. Commish will pick up a record-setting third title if Miami can pull off the W.

While the Hoosiers are heavily favored, the trophy does look good in orange!

The 17th Bowl Battle Championship is set with Commish and Viv set to be crowned the 2025 Bowl Battle Champion.

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Indiana (Viv) is a heavy favorite over Miami (Commish) in the game on Monday, January 19th.

The Bowl Battle combatants’ storylines mirror the teams on the field. Viv, like Indiana, is seeking her first title, while Commish already has his name on the trophy and is looking to become the first 3-time champ.

Click on the game preview images to check out ESPN’s coverage of the semifinals on Thursday and Friday.

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Carol existed stage-left yesterday as SEC bluebloods Georgia and Alabama both lost. That leaves Viv with half of the remaining field heading into the Semifinals next week. Updated bracket and vegas odds …

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Happy New Year to all!

The Commish can enjoy a stress-free day of football as his two teams faced off last night, with Miami (the last draft pick) advancing to the Semifinals.

Macy avoids stress today as one of her teams is guaranteed to advance, while the other goes home after this morning’s Orange Bowl.

Today’s drama resides with Viv and Carol. Their teams are playing each other, with three outcomes for each player on the table: both of their teams advance, only one team moves on, or neither team advances.

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Below are the odds of the finalists to win this year’s Bowl Battle Championship before the first quarterfinal kicks off.

Of course, Vegas is not always right. Last year’s eventual winner, Papa, entered the playoffs with the second-worst odds (22%).