College Football Picks

The 2023 Holiday Bowl features a pair of teams that have some really tricky records! The Louisville Cardinals have a sparkling 10-3 record, but would have cost you the juice this season with a 6-6-1 betting record. The USC Trojans had a decent season at 7-5, but were HUGE losers against the spread at 3-9. Who gets the money Wednesday night at Petco Park? Get Loot’s Lou/Southern Cal pick here!

It was odd to see the Clemson Tigers with an 8-4 record this season. That low output pits them against the Kentucky Wildcats in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on December 29th. Get Jay’s Clem/Kent pick here!

The North Carolina State Wolfpack and Kansas State Wildcats both had pretty good seasons and 9-3 and 8-4. They’ll go head-to-head in the Pop Tarts Bowl at Camping World Stadium on December 28th. Get Zman’s NC State/Kansas St. pick here!

The Utah Utes and Northwestern Wildcats meet up in the Las Vegas Bowl on 12/23. Utah had a good season at 8-4, but it was Northwestern that proved valuable to bettors with an 8-4 record against the spread. Get Loot’s UT/NW bowl game prediction before betting the game!

Oddsmakers are expecting a great game on December 27th when the Texas A&M Aggies head to NRG Stadium for a shootout with the Oklahoma State Cowboys as short -1.5 favorites in the TaxAct Texas Bowl. Get Jay’s TAMU/OSU prediction before betting the game!

Most college football bettors couldn’t name one player on either the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers or San Jose State Spartans college football teams. That’s a shame, because you could have gotten wealthy betting on these teams this season, as they went 8-4 and 9-3 ATS! Who covers in the Hawaii Bowl on December 23rd? Get Loot’s CC/SJSU pick here!

The Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic between the 9th ranked Missouri Tigers and 7th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes should be one of the bettors games of the bowl season. The public is giving absolutely no respect to Missouri here and the bookie are looking to cash in with a +2.5 sucker bet point spread. Get our Mizzu/OSU pick here!

A couple teams that might not deserve to be in a bowl matchup meet in Shreveport on December 16th with the 6-6 California Golden Bears play the 6-6 Texas Tech Red Raiders. Oddsmakers have the game with T.T. favored by a field goal, which means they don’t know how this one plays out or they like their position on the Golden Bears. Get Loot’s Cal/TT Independence Bowl prediction here!

The UCLA Bruins meet the Boise State Broncos in the L.A. Bowl sponsored by Gronk on December 16th, in what is one of the trickier point spreads of the college bowl season. Oddsmakers have made the the University of California Los Angeles short -2 favorites. Fishy lines usually mean fishy results! Get Loot’s UCLA/BSU pick here!

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!