No. 21 Tennessee will be without several key pieces in the Citrus Bowl against No. 17 Iowa on Jan. 1, as multiple defensive players have transferred along with running back Jaylen Wright opting out to prepare for the 2024 NFL Draft. Wright rushed for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns this season as Tennessee’s top running back. The Vols are still 8-point favorites without Wright in the 2023-24 college football bowl odds via SportsLine consensus, though. Should you fade them with your 2023-24 college football bowl bets?
Elsewhere on the 2023-24 college football bowl schedule, No. 13 LSU faces Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year’s Day. The Tigers are 9.5-point favorites in the 2023-24 college football bowl spreads, even though Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels has opted out of this game. Before locking in any college football bowl picks on those games or others, be sure to see the latest college football predictions from SportsLine’s proven model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a strong profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. The model enters bowl season with a profitable 13-9 record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone who has followed it has seen strong returns.
Now, it has turned its attention to the latest college football odds for bowl season and locked in picks for every FBS matchup. Head here to see every pick.
Top college football predictions for bowl season
One of the college football picks the model is high on during bowl season: No. 10 Penn State (-4) builds on a 10-win season with a convincing win over No. 11 Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 30 at noon ET. The Nittany Lions came up short of their ultimate goal this season due to losses against Michigan and Ohio State, but they still put together an impressive 10-win campaign. All 10 of their wins came by at least two scores, including a 27-6 win over Rutgers and a 42-0 win over Michigan State to close their slate.
Penn State has covered the spread at a 13-1-1 clip in its last 15 games as a favorite, and its defense allowed the fewest yards in the country this season. The Nittany Lions allowed just 9.3 points per game as favorites, so they will be the stingiest defense that Ole Miss has faced. The Rebels have failed to cover the spread…
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