No. 13 LSU was one of the hottest teams in college football during the second half of the season, with Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels leading the way. However, he opted out of the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl against Wisconsin, leaving sophomore quarterback Garrett Nussmeier in charge of the offense. The Badgers will be without a key player of their own, as star running back Braelon Allen opted out of the bowl game and declared for the NFL Draft. LSU is a 10-point favorite in the 2023-24 college football bowl odds via SportsLine consensus.
There are several other players who have opted out of bowl games on New Year’s Day, including Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton III. How should those moves play a role in your 2023-24 college football bowl bets? 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. 8 Oregon (-17) cruises to a blowout win over No. 23 Liberty in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1 in a 1 p.m. ET kickoff. Heisman Trophy finalist Bo Nix leads an Oregon offense that ranks second nationally in passing offense, total offense and scoring. Nix led the country in passing touchdowns (40) while racking up 4,145 passing yards.
The Flames were not tested by this type of offense this season, as they did not face a top-50 scoring offense all year. Oregon not only has more talent, but it has also done a much better job of taking care of the ball this year. The Ducks committed the third-fewest turnovers in the country, while Liberty turned the ball over at the 14th highest rate. This adds up to a comfortable win for Oregon, which is covering the spread in almost 60% of the model’s latest simulations. See which…
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