The college football bowl season is upon us. Below I did my best to predict what’s going to happen in the coming weeks. There’s no spread on the championship game yet, because there are no teams for it yet, but if you’re in a pick-em pool, my prediction is for LSU to beat Ohio State.
Below, I’ve predicted the winner of each game straight up, the scoreline, and the team bolded is my pick for winner against the spread.
For my methodology? I leaned a bit on Bill Connelly’s SP+ predictions, the SportsLine simulation model, and my own gut to make these picks. Take that with a big old grain of salt. I have a terrible gut.
Good luck out there. For more gambling coverage, check out our Sportsbook Wire.
| Game | Spread | Prediction |
| Buffalo vs. Charlotte | Buffalo -6 | Buffalo 27 – Charlotte 24 |
| Utah State vs. Kent State | Utah State -7 | Utah State 36 – Kent State 24 |
| Central Mich. vs. San Diego State | SD State -3.5 | SD State 24 – Central Mich. 16 |
| Liberty vs. Georgia Southern | GA Southern -5 | Liberty 33 – Georgia Southern 30 |
| SMU vs. Florida Atlantic | SMU -3 | SMU 28 – FAU 27 |
| Florida International vs Arkansas State | Ark State -2.5 | Ark State 30 – FIU 24 |
| Boise State vs. Washington | Washington -3.5 | Washington 36 – Boise State 27 |
| Appalachian State vs. UAB | App State -17 | App State 42 – UAB 17 |
| UCF vs. Marshall | UCF -17 | UCF 44 – Marshall 21 |
| Hawaii vs. BYU | BYU -1.5 | BYU 27 – Hawaii 28 |
| Louisiana Tech vs. Miami | Miami -6 | Miami 34 – LA Tech 17 |
| Pitt vs. Eastern Michigan | Pitt -10.5 | Pitt 33 – Eastern Michigan 24 |
| North Carolina vs. Temple | UNC -5 | UNC 27 – Temple 30 |
| Michigan State vs. Wake Forest | MSU -4.5 | MSU 28 – Wake 21 |
| OK State vs. Texas A&M | Texas A&M -7 | Texas A&M 34 – OK State 24 |
| USC vs. Iowa | Iowa -1.5 | Iowa 20 – USC 17 |
| Air Force vs. Washington State | Air Force -2.5 | Air Force 28 – Washington State 27 |
| Notre Dame vs. Iowa State | Notre Dame -4 | Notre Dame 30 – Iowa State 28 |
| Penn State vs. Memphis | Penn State -6.5 | Penn State 36 – Memphis 21 |
| West. Kentucky vs. West. Michigan | WKU -3.5 | WKU 28 – Western Michigan 24 |
| Miss. State vs. Louisville | Miss. State -4 | Mississippi State 31 – Louisville 28 |
| Cal vs. Illinois | Cal -7 | Cal 20 – Illinois 28 |
| Florida vs. Virginia | Florida -14 | Florida 34 – UVA 17 |
| Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky | Va Tech -3 | Va Tech 24 – Kentucky 28 |
| Florida State vs. Arizona State | ASU -5 | ASU 34 – FSU 31 |
| Navy vs. Kansas State | Navy -2 | Navy 26 – KSU 30 |
| Wyoming vs. Georgia State | Wyoming -7.5 | Wyoming 30 – GA State 20 |
| Utah vs. Texas | Utah -7.5 | Utah 33 – Texas 17 |
| Michigan vs. Alabama | Alabama -7.5 | Alabama 40 – Michigan 28 |
| Minnesota vs. Auburn | Auburn -7 | Auburn 27 – Minnesota 24 |
| Oregon vs. Wisconsin | Wisconsin -3 | Wisconsin 21 – Oregon 20 |
| Georgia vs. Baylor | Georgia -7.5 | Georgia 35 – Baylor 27 |
| Boston College vs. Cincinnati | Cinci -7 | Cinci 31 – BC 17 |
| Indiana vs. Tennessee | Indiana -2 | Indiana 30 – Tennessee 24 |
| Ohio vs. Nevada | Ohio -7.5 | Ohio 35 – Nevada 21 |
| Southern Miss. vs. Tulane | Tulane -7 | Tulane 28 – Southern Miss 17 |
| UL Lafayette vs. Miami Ohio | ULL -14 | ULL 40 – Miami (OH) 17 |
| PLAYOFF: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Clemson | Clemson -2 | Clemson 27 – Ohio State 28 |
| PLAYOFF: No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Oklahoma | LSU -13.5 | LSU 35 – Oklahoma 24 |
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