Who do you think will win this week's slate of football games?

This year’s slate of college football bowl games will wrap up this coming week with four games scheduled between tomorrow (Friday) and Monday. Here are my predictions for this week’s slate of bowl games.

Look for Arkansas to beat Kansas State in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, which will be played tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Arlington, Texas.

Expect Pitt to upend SMU in the BBVA Compass Bowl, which will be played Saturday at 12 p.m. in Birmingham.

Look for Arkansas State to beat Northern Illinois in the GoDaddy.com Bowl, which will be played Sunday at 8 p.m. in Mobile.

In the big game of the year, don’t be surprised if Alabama edges out LSU in the Allstate BCS National Championship Game, which will be played Monday at 7:30 p.m. in New Orleans.

All four of these games will be televised by ESPN, except for Friday night’s Cotton Bowl, which will be shown on FOX.

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The Compass Bowl and the GoDaddy.com Bowl were among three sports-related events included on the state tourism department’s monthly list of Top 10 events to check out in January.

The other sporting event on the list is the 2012 Under Armour Senior Bowl, which will be played in Mobile on Jan. 28. If you’ve never been to the Senior Bowl, it’s usually worth the trip, depending on the weather.

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This year’s group of NFL playoff teams were set after Sunday’s final regular season games, and the Wild Card round of the playoffs will begin this coming weekend.

Play will begin Saturday at 3:30 p.m. when the AFC’s Cincinnati Bengals visit the Houston Texans (NBC). The winner of that game will play the New England Patriots in the Divisional Round on Jan. 14. Look for Houston to edge out the Bengals on Saturday.

Also on Saturday, the NFC’s Detroit Lions will visit the New Orleans Saints at 7 p.m. (NBC). The winner of that game will play the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round on Jan. 14. Don’t be surprised if New Orleans blows out Detroit on Saturday.

On Sunday, the NFC’s Atlanta Falcons will visit the New York Giants at noon (FOX). The winner of that game will face the Packers in Green Bay in the Divisional Round on Jan. 15. Expect the G-Men to beat the Falcons on Sunday, despite Julio Jones.

Also on Sunday, the AFC’s Pittsburgh Steelers will visit the Denver Broncos at 3:30 p.m. (CBS). The winner of that contest will play the Ravens in Baltimore in the Divisional Round on Jan. 15. Look for the Steelers to down the Broncos on Sunday.

If all of that plays out as expected then their could be some very good games in the Divisional Round, especially Pittsburgh at Baltimore and New Orleans at San Francisco.

A lot of folks in our part of the world will be pulling for the Saints to win it all, and they’re playing as good as they ever have, especially on offense. They’ve come a long way since the days when fans wore brown paper sacks over their heads at home games.