We’re headed into the final Saturday of the college football season, with several regular-season games and championship games set to decide the playoff contenders. We made it! It wasn’t easy, and there were plenty of cancellations in a strange, strange year. Congrats to the kids all across this nation for making it happen rather successfully.
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Let’s begin!
College football parlay predictions: Week 16
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Oklahoma -6.5 (-110) vs. Iowa State, Missouri -1 (-110) at Mississippi State and Tulsa +14.5 (-110) at Cincinnati
The Sooners and Cyclones hook up in the Big 12 Championship Game at Jerry World in Arlington. And yes, Iowa State did trip up Oklahoma by a 37-30 count in Ames back on Oct. 3.
However, the Sooners have made AT&T Stadium basically Norman South, winning five straight Big 12 title games, and seven of the past eight. Iowa State is playing in its first league championship game since 1912 and the lights will be too bright.
Missouri is a five-win team looking to improve its bowl positioning, while Mississippi State has just one win over winless Vanderbilt in its past eight outings. The Tigers have some injury issues along the D-line, but they’ll overcome them and win on the road.
The Golden Hurricane have cashed in seven of the past eight against the number, and they’re 6-1 ATS in the past seven as a ‘dog. The Bearcats are also hot against the number, going 4-1 ATS in the past five at home, but they’re just 1-4 ATS in the previous five at Nippert Stadium against teams with a winning road mark.
Possible profit ($100 bet): $595.79
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Northwestern-Ohio State OVER 56.5 (-110), Air Force-Army UNDER 37.5 (-115) and Florida +17.5 (-115)
Like it or not, America, Ohio State is back in the Big Ten Championship Game for the fourth consecutive season, and the sixth time in the past eight years.
These teams actually met in the 2018 installment of the title game, with Ohio State pushing past Northwestern 45-24 for an Over result. You can expect a little bit of the same in this one.
For the Air Force-Army game, we won’t likely see the hellacious fog which shrouded Michie Stadium last week in the rivalry game against Navy. But we will see bone-chilling cold, with temperatures in the mid-20’s and perhaps some flurries. It won’t make much of a difference, as both sides keep it on the ground anyway. This will be another run-heavy, low-scoring defensive slog.
Gators QB Kyle Trask and the Gators will look to bounce back after a mortifying 37-34 overtime loss to LSU last week in The Swamp. Crimson Tide QB Mac Jones and company will be looking to feast on a Gators defense which allowed 418 yards to a Tigers side which wasn’t very good and was on a backup QB.
Still, Florida should be able to keep this game within two scores, as they have the offense to hang with anyone. Still, when the dust settles, somewhere Tim Tebow will be shedding tears after another Tide win over the Gators.
Possible profit ($100 bet): $567.28
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