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Top College Football Bowl Games Odds & Picks: Friday
Oklahoma vs. Navy
The Oklahoma Sooners finished the season 6-6, thanks to a major upset against Alabama late in the season. However, Oklahoma played LSU the next week and lost 37-17 on the road. The Sooners were never consistent on offense this season. Meanwhile, starting quarterback Jackson Arnold already signed with Auburn, and Oklahoma lost three wide receivers and its tight end to other teams in the portal. Many of the potential opt-outs will play, but the offense still looks super weak. The Sooners are going to be very thin at wide receiver. Meanwhile, Navy finished the regular season with a convincing win against Army, 31-13. Navy finished the season with three wins in their last four games. There are also no opt-outs or transfer issues to worry about. Heading into this game, Navy has all the momentum. Let's rock with Navy at +3.
Pick: Navy +3 (-110)
-Jason Radowitz
Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech will be at a severe disadvantage with the amount of players that opted out of this game. They will be without a few members of the offensive line and their leading receiver Eric Singleton. They still have quarterback Haynes King and one of the best dual threats in the nation with 1,900 passing yards, 500 rushing, and 11 passing and rushing touchdowns. When you combine him with Jamal Haynes, they could win with an efficient ground game. However, you cannot count out Vanderbilt’s resilience. In the tough SEC, they exceeded expectations, which included a win over No. 1 Alabama. Look for quarterback Diego Pavia to continue to lead this team. He had an excellent first year in the SEC, with 23 total touchdowns. Each team has a quarterback who can beat you on the ground and in the air, along with viable weapons to move the ball. This should be a fun game to watch, with each team putting up a lot of points.
Pick: Over 51.5 (-110)
-John Supowitz
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas
Texas Tech has one of the top offenses in the country this season (37.4 ppg), but the unit will be missing at least two key players, including quarterback Behren Morton (injury). It has yet to be determined whether running back Tahj Brooks will suit up, although he did appear on the depth chart the Red Raiders have released. As for Arkansas, opt-outs and the transfer portal have decimated the Razorbacks with three starters off the offensive line, the starting tight end, star wide receiver Andrew Armstrong, and several key players on the defensive side of the ball not playing. However, unlike the Red Raiders, the Razorbacks will have their starting quarterback in the game; Texas Tech will start Will Hammond, a highly recruited dual-threat QB. The key to this game is not whether Brooks plays but the Arkansas defense. It was not great before the personnel losses. With Brooks, I think this is an easy win for Texas Tech, but without him, I think they would still win. Having their starting QB is an advantage, but the personnel losses are too much for Arkansas to overcome.
Pick: Texas Tech ML (+104)
-Travis Pulver
Syracuse vs. Washington State
Syracuse has been a fun offense to watch. It was an interesting move for Kyle McCord to go from Ohio State to Syracuse, but he was fantastic with 4,326 passing yards and 29 touchdowns, leading the Orange to 9-3 and scoring 32.6 points per game. The good news is they will display the run and pass game; when they finally trusted RB LeQuint Allen, he was one of their best playmakers. He scored in eight of the final nine games and multiple touchdowns in five of those games. Cuse should be able to score, but so should Washington State, who averaged 36.8 points per game. Unlike the Orange, the Cougars have several players opting out, including star quarterback John Mateer, who threw for 3,139 yards, 29 passing touchdowns, and led the team with 826 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns. They won't even have their second-leading rusher Wayshawn Parker, who also opted out, so they'll look to backup QB Zevi Eckhaus, who has three years of starting experience at FCS program Bryant but only threw seven passes this season. An intact Syracuse team should show that they can cruise to a win.
Pick: Syracuse -16.5 (-110)
-John Supowitz
Texas A&M vs. USC
When the line was initially set for this game (Texas A&M -1), it looked like it would be a solid game-but then the transfer portal and opt-outs hit. Texas A&M’s top three defensive linemen have opted out, and they lost wide receiver Cyrus Allen to the transfer portal, but the losses USC has suffered are devastating. It’s bad enough Lincoln Riley benched Miller Moss (who has since transferred) for Jayden Maiava (who was unimpressive in three starts), but they lost their top three wide receivers, a running back, and one starter off the offensive line to the portal. Starting running back Woody Marks has opted out. Lincoln Riley has struggled in the postseason, and with much of his offense out, the Trojans will probably struggle in this game, too. Texas A&M has a solid tandem in the backfield with quarterback Marcel Reed and running back Le’Veon Moss. If OC Colin Klein lets Reed run, the Aggies could blow USC out of the water but don’t count on it. But the losses on the offensive side will be too much for the Trojans.
Pick: Texas A&M -3.5 (-108)
-Travis Pulver
