Tag: Predictions

Alabama’s 2024 Season: Game by game predictions

Looking ahead to next year, here are the game-by-game predictions for Alabama football’s 2024 season.

Alabama football’s 2023 season is not over yet.

The Crimson Tide are guaranteed a College Football Playoff semifinal appearance in the Rose Bowl against Michigan, and the team may get to play in the national championship. However, it’s never too early to take a look at what is ahead.

The 2024 season will be an interesting one. The SEC welcomes Texas and Oklahoma, and the College Football Playoff expands from four teams to 12.

Next season, Alabama has a difficult schedule, but that hasn’t stopped the Tide from competing for national championships in the past. The dates for most games are known, however, a few have yet to be revealed.

Looking ahead, here are the initial game-by-game predictions for Alabama in the 2024 season.

Predicting the Saints’ 5 remaining games and final record

Where do we go after a three-game losing skid? Predicting the New Orleans Saints’ 5 remaining games and final record:

Where do you go after a three-game losing skid? That’s the question the New Orleans Saints are asking themselves, and head coach Dennis Allen’s answer is simple: just focus on going 1-0 this week. Win Sunday’s game over the Carolina Panthers, take stock of the division title race, and keep moving.

But it’s not that simple. The Saints are rapidly losing ground in the competition for the NFC South crown, and losses to division opponents like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons.

With that in mind, here are our updated score predictions for the Saints’ five remaining games in the 2023 regular season:

NFL picks: Experts predict Jaguars vs. Bengals in Week 13

Not many experts think the Jake Browning-led Bengals have much of a chance against the Jaguars.

The majority of experts picked the Houston Texans to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. They were proven wrong by a Jaguars team that scraped out a 24-21 road win to take solid control of the AFC South.

This week, the doubters are few and far between.

That’s largely because the Jaguars have won nine of their last 10 to surge through the AFC standings. With a win Monday, they’d take control of the No. 1 seed in the conference.

It’s also because the Cincinnati Bengals will hit the field at EverBank Stadium without Joe Burrow under center. The team’s star quarterback suffered a season-ending wrist injury, forcing the Bengals to turn to Jake Browning the rest of the year.

Cincinnati has lost three straight and not many experts think the team bounces back Monday. Here’s what experts predict will happen in the Jaguars’ primetime matchup:

Final score predictions for New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions in Week 13

Final score predictions for New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions in Week 13

We’re in for the New Orleans Saints’ (5-6) toughest game of the year with the Detroit Lions (8-3) coming to town, featuring a slew of former Saints coaches and players on their sideline. Does Dennis Allen’s team have enough firepower to keep up with them? Can his defense create enough stops to make a difference?

Our thoughts on all that and more in our Week 13 final score predictions:

Staff predictions for Vikings over final five weeks

Our staff at Vikings Wire predicted how the Vikings will do over the final 5 weeks

We are at the crossroads of the Minnesota Vikings 2023 season.

Sitting at 6-6, the Vikings have both looked dead in the water and like a legit threat to win the NFC North. As things sit right now, they have lost their last two games after pulling out five straight wins, all without superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson.

The bye week comes at a good time for the Vikings. Jefferson just came off of injured reserve and will play against the Las Vegas Raiders in week 14. It also gives players like Akayleb Evans and Marcus Davenport one more week to get back onto the field.

Our staff predicted the Vikings record for the remaining five games of the season.

CBS Sports projects Wednesday night ACC-SEC matchups

The Florida Gators are on the road Wednesday night against Wake Forest, and the experts at CBS Sports are favoring the Demon Deacons.

The college basketball experts over at CBS Sports have weighed in on this week’s ACC-SEC Challenge matchups, and the jury is split on how the Gators will fare against Wake Forest on Wednesday night.

David Cobb, Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish all picked the Demon Deacons straight-up and to cover the four-point spread in favor of the Gators. Jerry Palm and Cameron Salerno took the Gators, both straight-up and with the points.

Although the article reads in favor of Florida, the majority of the crew picked Wake Forest.

“Wake Forest will face its third SEC opponent of the season Wednesday when they host Florida. The Demon Deacons have already suffered losses to Georgia and LSU this season and this should be a golden opportunity to get a key win on their resume before conference play starts next month.

“Florida is coming off a close loss to Baylor in the NIT Season Tip-Off and this will mark its fourth ACC opponent they have faced this season after going 2-1 against Virginia, Florida State and Pitt.”

The Gators have impressed early on but have yet to secure that signature win necessary to jump into the top 25. Beating Wake Forest might not do the trick either, but losing wouldn’t be good for Florida’s playoff résumé.

The group also favored Virginia over Texas A&M, Duke over Arkansas, Auburn over Virginia Tech, Florida State over Georgia and Vanderbilt over Boston College, unanimously.

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Predicting the Saints’ 6 remaining games and final record

Predicting the Saints’ 6 remaining games and final record: Can Dennis Allen and Derek Carr get this team to the playoffs?

How does the New Orleans Saints’ loss to the Atlanta Falcons change your perception of the black and gold? Is any game left on their schedule looking like an easy win? The Saints are still in the hunt despite their 5-6 record, but it’s tough to see a path to the playoffs even with some winnable matchups lined up ahead of them.

There are six games left for the Saints to right the ship and prove they belong in the playoffs. Here are our updated week-by-week predictions for the rest of the 2023 season:

SEC Nation picks Florida to pull off upset against No. 4 FSU

Florida football is hours away from hosting the Florida State Seminoles, and the SEC Nation crew thinks the Gators will pull off the upset.

The SEC Nation crew picks every game involving a team within the conference, and the majority of a four-man crew thinks Florida will pull off the upset against Florida State on Saturday night.

Paul Finebaum, Jordan Rodgers and Gators legend Tim Tebow all picked Florida. Only former Alabama safety Roman Harper picked Florida State to pull through without Jordan Travis.

“I think the pressure is clearly on Florida State. They’ve got the playoff committee watching,” Finebaum said. ” I’m going with Florida here because I believe in what Billy Napier is selling.”

Rodgers pointed out that being on the road will make it tougher for Florida State’s offense to gel. The Swamp is known as one of the most intimidating venues in college football, and tickets to this game have been sold out for weeks.

“For the first 11 weeks, Florida State was a lot better. I think for Week 12 — where it’s at, with how much pressure is on FSU, with a backup quarterback — I think all of that adds up to Florida playing inspired and getting a close one at home. Because I really do think it’s going to mean more to upset their rival than it is just to be able to make a bowl game.”

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NFL picks: Experts predict Jaguars vs. Texans in Week 12

Will the Jaguars stay on top in the AFC South, or will the Texans get the season sweep? Here’s what experts predict:

When the Jacksonville Jaguars last played the Houston Texans, they were more than a touchdown favorite against the 0-2 visiting team at EverBank Stadium. Houston flipped the script, though.

The Texans cruised to a 17-0 halftime lead and didn’t take their foot off the pedal en route to a 37-17 final score.

Nine weeks later, Houston is no longer viewed as an unlikely underdog. The Texans have won six of their last eight and all of their November games so far to make a push for first place in the AFC South.

Can the Jaguars hold off the surging Texans by getting a road win of their own? Or will Houston get the season sweep to take over the top spot in the division? Here’s what experts think will happen at NRG Stadium on Sunday:

LSU Wire Roundtable: Staff predictions for LSU’s regular season finale against Texas A&M

The Aggies are looking to replicate last season’s upset over the Tigers.

It hasn’t quite been the season LSU fans hoped for, but coach Brian Kelly’s team will look to close the season out strong with another 9-3 regular season as it plays host to Texas A&M.

This Aggies team enters at 7-4 led by an interim coach in Elijah Robinson after firing Jimbo Fisher midway through the season. They’re looking to replicate last year’s season-ending upset in College Station as 5-7 TAMU stunned LSU and ended its College Football Playoff hopes.

The Tigers will hope to avoid that result this time around on their home field. Here’s how our staff sees this one playing out.