College Football Picks

One of the lesser known facts in college football is that the New Mexico State Aggies won ten games this season! They’ll get the Fresno State Bulldogs in the New Mexico Bowl, in what is essentially a home game for New Mexico St. Get Loot’s NMSU/FSU bowl game prediction before placing your bets!

In a game where both teams could have been competitive in the CFP, the 6th ranked Georgia Bulldogs will head to Miami to take on the 5th ranked Florida State Seminoles in the Capital One Orange Bowl as heavy -14 favorites. As you’re probably aware, the Noles lost their Heisman hopeful quarterback. Can they hang? Get our UGA/FSU prediction here!

How will the Oregon State Beavers react in their Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after their coach is leaving for Michigan State, their starting QB entered the transfer portal, as did their backup QB? Oddsmakers have the Beavs listed as +10.5 underdogs, which tells us they think they’ll still be competitive. Get our OSU/ND prediction here!

The Jayhawks lost two of their last three games, but starting QB Jason Bean was out in both losses. The Rebels played a great season but lost their last two when playing the top level of the Mountain West. Kansas on paper is a big step up, but UNLV may have the motivational edge. Get the Zman’s take and pick.

The betting line for the Duke’s Mayo Bowl is on the board at WVU -5.5 up from -3 after UNC’s QB Drake Maye opted out of the game and elect to prep for the 2024 NFL Draft. A talented Conner Harrell steps in, but he lacks in expereince. do you lay the points on Mountaineers? Get our betting preview plus recommended bet.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-6 SU, ATS 7-4) and UCF Knights (6-6 SU, ATS 4-7) meetup in Friday’s lone college football bowl game where the sportsbooks have the University of Central Florida as short -4.5 favorites. UCF has only gone 4-7 ATS this season. Are they warranted as favorites? Get our GT/UCF point spread prediction before betting the game!

The 24th ranked Southern Methodist Mustangs and Boston College Eagles go at it in an early start on Thursday, December 28th at historic Fenway Park in Boston where the bookies are favoring SMU by -10. The Stangs have been a good bet at the sportsbooks this season with an 11-2 straight up record, while hitting eight out of thirteen against the spread. Get our SMU/BC point spread prediction here!

The South Alabama Jaguars and Eastern Michigan Eagles meetup in the 68 Ventures Bowl on Saturday, December 23rd where oddsmakers are favoring the Jags by a whopping fifteen points! Ironically, the game is being played at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, with is South Bama’s home field. Get our USA/EMU pick here!

The Miami-Ohio RedHawks and Appalachian State Mountaineers meetup in Orlando, Florida on December 16th to battle it out in the Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl. Get our Mia-OH/App St. pick here!

The spread line seems fishy with six-game losing Virginia Tech laying 7.5 points to two-loss Tulane. Are the bookmakers overvaluing the ACC? Get our betting preview plus recommended bet for the Military Bowl.

The Bowling Green Falcons have made college football bettors good loot this season at 7-4 ATS. The Minnesota Golden Gophers not so much, at 3-8 ATS. Can the weaker conference school compete as +5.5 underdogs? Get our Quick Lane Bowl BGSU/Min free pick here!

The James Madison Dukes and Air Force Falcons meetup in the 2023 Armed Forces Bowl on Saturday, December 23rd. The bookies are offering the game with JMU as short field goal favorites. Be sure to check the weather for this game before betting it, as it’s being played at the Albertson’s Bowl in cold Boise, Idaho!

A fairly evenly matched game is expected when the Arkansas State Red Wolves and Northern Illinois Huskies meet up in the Camellia Bowl in Alabama on December 23rd. The sportsbooks have N. Illinois as short one-point underdogs. Both teams were mediocre this season with 6-6 records and both would have lost you some spare change if you had bet them each game of the season. Get our ASU/NIU prediction before betting the game!

The traditional Army/Navy game takes place as Week 15 college football’s only game. Bookies are offering the with the Army Black Knights favored as short -2.5 road favs against the Midshipmen. The total opened at 32.5 and has already moved all the way down to 28.5! Get Loot’s Army/Navy pick before placing your wagers!

It’s awkward to see such a large point spread in a Conference Championship game, but that’s exactly what we have in this year’s Big 12 Championship between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Texas Longhorns. Oddsmakers have the Horns as huge -14.5 favorites. Who gets the money? Get Zman’s OSU/Tex free pick!

The top ranked Georgia Bulldogs and 8th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide meetup in the 2023 SEC Championship game on Saturday in what is essentially a home game for the Dawgs at Mercedez-Benz Stadium. The sportsbooks are offering the game with the Dawgs as -6 favorites. Get Jay’s UGA/Ala prediction before hitting the betting windows!