Despite going 12-1 SU along with a dominating win over Michigan and a Big Ten Championship, the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes did not get enough votes for a College Football Playoffs appearance in Urban Meyer’s farewell tour. Will they be looking to prove the voters wrong with a big game against the Huskies in the Rose Bowl or will they be in a letdown mode? Predictem CFB handicapper Jay Horne has a solid take on this game and explains why he has no problem backing this side. Check it out.
The defending self-proclaimed National Champions in the UCF Knights will put their NCAA leading 25 game winning streak on the line in this year’s Fiesta Bowl when they travel to Glendale, Arizona for a date with the No. 11 LSU Tigers. The No. 8 Knights are on the heels of their second straight undefeated season including an impressive win over Memphis in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game without star quarterback McKenzie Milton. The sportsbooks have LSU as a large -7.5 point favorite with the total offered up at 55.5 points. Read on to get a free pick on the Fiesta Bowl.
The No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats capped off one of their most successful regular seasons in recent memory with a 9-3 SU 2018 campaign highlighted by a 56-10 blowout over Louisville in the season finale. As a result, the Wildcats will get to meet the no. 12 Penn State Nittany Lions at Camping World Stadium for the New Year’s Day ARBO Citrus Bowl. While the Nittany Lions are listed as 6.5 point favorites among the Big Ten’s top programs, it is the Wildcats that enter this game as the Cinderella story after escaping the pits of the SEC. The biggest question in who should you bet in the Citrus Bowl? Our capper breaks it down and his research all leads to one team.
NFL Football Handicapper Jay Horne has another big selection on the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans game which kicks off Sunday December 30th, 2018. 1:00PM (EST) at NRG Stadium Houston, T.X. Sportsbooks currently have Houston as -8.5 favorites.
Jay Horne has an NFL Football Week 17 pick on the Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants game which kicks off Sunday December 30th, 2018. 1:00PM (EST) at MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, N.J.. Sportsbooks currently have the Giants as the favorite at -7.
The Carolina Panthers travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints in a meaningless game for both clubs. The Saints wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the NFC with last week’s late victory over the Steelers and the Panthers come into Week 17 on a seven-game losing streak. New Orleans is likely to rest a lot of players and Carolina is forced to go with third-string rookie Kyle Allen making this a tough game to handicap. The Saints have hit -9 on some boards with the total line offered at 44 to 44.5. NFL prognosticator Jay Horne has broken down the statistical data and sees a few betting angles to back up a side play on the CAR/NO game.
The Outback Bowl has historically produced intriguing pairings between quality opponents from the SEC and Big 10 which have provided great football games. This year’s pairing should be no different when the no. 18 Mississippi State Bulldogs meet the Iowa Hawkeyes at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa for a New Year’s Day showdown. The betting boards have Mississippi State as a -7 betting line favorite with the total offered up at 43.5. Predictem CFB handicapper Jay Horne breaks down the game and gives out his bowl pick.
The final game of the 2018 calendar year will take place in Jacksonville, Florida when the NC State Wolfpack and the No. 19 Texas A&M Aggies collide at TIAA Field in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. NC State had the better record at 9-3 compared to Texas A&M’s 8-4, but keep in mind that two of their losses were to the top two ranked teams in college football. The CFB odds board favors the SEC’s Aggies asking bettors to lay six points on Texas A&M with the O/U line posted at 58.5 points. Expert NCAAF analyst Jay Horne thinks the total is the way to go here. Find out why.
The Dallas Cowboys had their 5 game winning streak snapped last week, in an embarrassing way, with a 23-0 loss on the road in Indianapolis. Before the loss, the Cowboys were among the hottest teams in the NFL and will have a chance to rebound this week in an important home stand against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at AT&T Stadium. Betting sites have the Cowboys as 7.5 favorites.
The Jaguars are currently in the midst of one of the most underwhelming offensive stretches in franchise history. In the last 3 games, the team has averaged just 219 total yards and 9.3 points per game. Things have been so bad that Head Coach Doug Marrone benched long time starter Blake Bortles to give Cody Kessler a chance. What kind of offense can we expect with Kessler in the driiver’s seat? Jay has you NFL prediction.