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The Chicago Bears know the situation they're in. Holding the #1 pick in the draft brings a certain degree of leverage. It is the one pick in every draft that guarantees whatever player your heart desires. GM Ryan Poles could use it on anybody he thinks is a future superstar. On the other hand, the allure of such a pick can also fetch a massive…

Sometime after midnight, having just watched one of the worst football games I have ever seen with my own eyes, I took a gander at Georgia's schedule. Not the 2022 schedule. The Bulldogs passed that test. They finished a perfect 15-0 overall, winning a second national championship. They also finished a superb 11-4 against the spread. After losing…

This season I have been breaking down a few of college football's biggest games each week and giving out at least one bet I like from each matchup. Let's take a look at the college football playoff matchup between Ohio State and Georgia. Ohio State vs Georgia Spread, current line: If I had to pick against the spread, I would lean towards taking the…

This article is part of our College Football Picks series. The 2021-22 College Football Playoff showed that it was in fact possible for new blood to finally break into the sport's final four teams. With big question marks hanging around a number of the playoff's annual contenders, could the 2022-23 season repeat with two programs making their…

With the ugly College Football Playoff National Championship between Georgia and TCU in the rearview mirror, now is the time to look into the future and make predictions that come this time next year could easily look laughable at best. Thinking back to the start of the 2022 season, much was made all year about Desmond Howard's preseason picks for…

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart noted before the game that his team wanted to " hunt." Frogs were the prey. After failing to win a single national championship since 1980, the Georgia Bulldogs have now won back-to-back titles and finished a spotless 15-0 season in style, thrashing TCU 65-7. They never left a doubt in the domination, ending the…

The Chicago Bears own the NFL's No. 1 overall draft pick for the first time since 1947.Read on for our 2023 NFL Draft odds for the first overall pick. With the Houston Texans surprisingly rallying for a 32-31 Week18 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, the 3-14 Chicago Bears slid into theNo. 1 draft spot ahead of the 3-13-1 Texans. As a result, the…

Georgia finally stopped scoring touchdowns against TCU, and the team is already starting to think about a three-peat. The Bulldogs became the first program in over a decade to successfully defend a national title. After beating Alabama in the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship, Georgia dropped the hammer on TCU with…

After two weeks of enjoyable matinees, the marquee games of college football's 2022 bowl season are up next. Most importantly, of course, we have the College Football Playoff semifinals. Second-ranked Michigan takes on No. 3 TCU before top-ranked and defending-champ Georgia squares off with No. 4 Ohio State. But there's also the remainder of the…

With the 2022 college football season officially over, it's time to direct attention to the 2023 season. There's no better way to do that than to talk about "way-too-early" top 25 rankings and look at Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff championship odds, so we decided to do just that. We took a look at where Ohio State falls in the…

Georgia finally stopped scoring touchdowns against TCU, and the team is already starting to think about a three-peat. The Bulldogs became the first program in over a decade to successfully defend a national title. After beating Alabama in the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship, Georgia dropped the hammer on TCU with…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State football's quest to find a starting quarterback for 2023 looms as one of the most pivotal position battles in the country this offseason. The battle between third-year Kyle McCord and second-year Devin Brown could be intense. The stakes are unquestionably massive for a team expecting to once again contend for a national…

After capturing consecutive national championships for the first time in program history, the Georgia Bulldogs are early favorites to pull off the three-peat. Alabama and Ohio State are the only other teams with better than 10-1 odds to capture next year's College Football Playoff National Championship, while USC and Michigan round out the top five…

Well, that sure was anticlimactic, wasn't it? After a riveting season that saw one of the best Cinderella stories in college football history, Georgia laid waste to underdog TCU with a 65-7 victory to claim its second straight national championship - becoming the first repeat winner in the College Football Playoff era. Naturally, oddsmakers opened…

Georgia will chase a third consecutive national championship in 2023 as the favorite in the USA TODAY Sports way-too-early Top 25 for next season, ahead of the familiar run of teams that have come to dominate the Bowl Subdivision. The Bulldogs are followed by No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Penn State. After an…

After a month of rousing bowl games and a thrilling semifinal weekend, the college football national championship game is finally here, with Georgia chasing its second straight title against a TCU team looking for its first in over 80 years. While there's plenty of action in the side markets, these two talent-rich rosters also make for an…

The College Football Playoff national championship game features the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs taking on the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs on Monday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The Bulldogs are looking to repeat as national champions and win their fourth title in school history. TCU's last national championship came in the 1938 season. Follow along…

Game Time: 7:30 Eastern Standard Time (EST) Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA Televised: ESPN Records: Georgia (14-0), TCU (13-1) Number 1 University of Georgia and Number 3 Texas Christian University (TCU) will play at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (Los Angeles), CA on Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. Georgia's…

Below, we break down the way-too-early 2024 CFP National Championship futures odds with a look at the favorites, contenders, and some intriguing long shots based on our best college football odds. As the college football season comes to a close, the focus has already shifted to the 2023-24 campaign for the majority of teams. We may be a full…

Sports Betting Dime provides exclusive sports betting content to Newsweek, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. Tonight at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (14-0, 7-7 ATS) will meet the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs (13-1, 10-3-1 ATS) with…

Neither Georgia nor TCU are willing to buy into "the Bulldogs vs. the Underdogs" narrative ahead of the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday at SoFi Stadium. The Bulldogs are considered the favorite for the title game, having won 16 straight games, including last year's championship game. "We just think about it as another game,"…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Cade Stover needed a physical break by the end of the season as much or more than any other Ohio State football player still able to walk onto the field. The acrobatic, topsy-turvy crash that knocked him out of the Peach Bowl playoff semifinal was not his first such hard landing. Stover went airborne early and often this season.…

The No.1 Georgia Bulldogs played against the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes in the semi-finals of the college football playoffs on Saturday, 31 December 2022. The matchup between the two great teams is being widely regarded as one of the best games in the history of the college football playoffs. On Saturday, the Bulldogs defeated the Buckeyes 42-41 in…

We've reached the end of the college football season, with Georgia facing TCU in Monday night's College Football Playoff championship game. Here's a look at how I see the matchup unfolding. In Inglewood, Calif. No. 1 Georgia (-13) vs. No. 4 TCU Over/under total: 63.5 7:30 p.m. Eastern, ESPN TCU (13-1) is a great story, and a Horned Frogs upset of…

College football's postseason has exceeded expectations. It has given us tremendous individual performances, thrilling finishes, dramatic comebacks and - best of all - two College Football Playoff semifinal games as suspenseful as you will ever see. But two players have stood out to me - not just for what they did but that they were in the position…

The Horned Frogs (13-1) upset No. 3 Michigan 51-45 in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve to become the first Big 12 team to make the College Football Playoff Championship game. They already were the first team from Texas to make the playoff. Their remarkable run concludes against No. 1 Georgia on Monday in Inglewood, California (7:30 p.m.,…

This article is part of our College Football Picks series. A mediocre 2-3 close to my official season last week, bringing me to a closing record of 46-44. I'll never be disappointed in a winning record. Depending on confidence, however, I likely still closed a tad under as far as units go. It should have been better as I limped to a close, but…

Today we dive into National Championship player props between Georgia and TCU as each scored 42+ points in the College Football Playoff semi-final. WagerTalk college football analyst Kyle Kargel gives his Georgia vs TCU National Championship player prop picks and predictions. Three massive player props for you to sink your teeth into! Find free…

The TCU Horned Frogs face the Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday, Jan. 9, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Which team will win the national championship? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on ESPN. Georgia is a…

The College Football Playoff finally delivered on its promise of a great semifinal doubleheader; both games came down to the final drive. Michigan made a lot of early mistakes, including two interceptions by J.J. McCarthy returned for touchdowns by the TCU defense. The Wolverines battled back throughout, which is a credit to McCarthy's poise, but…

The Georgia Bulldogs look for their second straight National Championship victory when they face the TCU Horned Frogs on Monday night (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). Georgia enters the National Championship as hefty 12.5-point favorites with an over/under of 62.5 points, but given TCU's ability to defy the odds all season, it's truly anyone's game. For…

The 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship game features two programs looking to make history is different ways. No 1 Georgia and No. 3 TCU will meet on Jan. 9 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood Calif. The Bulldogs hope to become the first back-to-back champions in the CFP era while the Horned Frogs look to prove that Cinderella programs…

No. 1 Georgia is a heavy favorite against No. 3 TCU in the College Football Playoff championship at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Monday. The Bulldogs (14-0) have a chance to complete a perfect season and a second straight national championship run. Georgia beat No. 4 Ohio State 42-41 in the CFP semifinals. TCU (13-1) is the ultimate…

This season I have been breaking down a few of college football's biggest games each week and giving out at least one bet I like from each matchup. Let's take a look at the National Championship showdown between TCU and Georgia. TCU vs Georgia Spread, current line: If I had to play this game against the spread, I'd lean towards laying the points…

As much as we like to believe the opposite, one play is never entirely responsible for any result in college football. But there are particular moments that seemingly define the season. What if that turnover doesn't happen? Or the field goal is made, or the defense comes up with a clutch stop? Heading into the national championship between Georgia…

We are now five days away from the 2021 Orange Bowl and here are the odds as well as an early prediction for Michigan football vs Georgia. It can be hard to keep track of time during the holidays and bowl season. But for all intents and purposes, it's now game week for Michigan football. The Wolverines arrived in Miami for their Orange Bowl…

Whether it's the Astros' hunt for a second straight World Series title, the UH Cougars' pursuit of another deep NCAA tournament run or the continued rebuilding efforts of the Rockets and Texans, 2023 is shaping up to be an intriguing year in the Houston sports scene. Chron's Josh Criswell and Michael Shapiro tackled the top 10 questions facing the…

Sports Betting Dime provides exclusive sports betting content to Newsweek, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. After two electrifying semifinal games on New Year's Eve, the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Game is set: No. 1 Georgia (14-0, 7-7 ATS)…

The Big Ten champion and No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (13-0) face the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs (12-1) Saturday in the Fiesta Bowl of the College Football Playoffs semifinal. Kickoff at State Farm Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. Michigan punched its ticket into the CFP by boat-racing the Ohio State Buckeyes 45-23 in The Game then pummeled the Purdue…

The NCAA College Football Playoff has arrived, with tonight's Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl featuring a showdown between the #4 Ohio State Buckeyes and #1 Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta - to see which team advances to the National Championship! If you're located in Ohio and would like to receive $100 in Bet Credits once bet365…

It legitimately seems like such a long time since Ohio State took the field, a game that many of us would like to forget. With their loss game being an embarrassing one to Michigan in Columbus just over a month ago, the Buckeyes are ready to make a statement against top-ranked Georgia in the Peach Bowl tonight. The Buckeyes are ready. One thing is…

The last time we saw Georgia in the College Football Playoff, it was putting the finishing touches on then-defending champion Alabama to secure its first title victory in 41 seasons. The Bulldogs haven't lost a game since as they head into Saturday's semifinal matchup with No. 4 seed Ohio State. Top-seeded Georgia is dealing as a near-touchdown…

The Post's Howie Kussoy is here with the Pigskin Profit to give his picks and predictions for the College Football Playoff. First up, Michigan vs. TCU, which will begin on New Year's Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31st, at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN. All odds are provided by BetMGM Sportsbook. Only three of the 16 semifinal games in the playoff era have been decided…

I went 6-4 against the spread during Championship Week, putting me two games over.500 for the season. Here are my guesses for the rest of the bowl games. (All point spreads come from BetMGM. Click here for live odds. All kickoff times Eastern.) Both teams are very limited offensively at this point but the hunch here is that the Iowa staff is more…

Sports Betting Dime provides exclusive sports betting content to cleveland.com, including real-time odds, picks, analysis and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. No. 1 Georgia and No. 4 Ohio State are set to do battle in the College Football Playoff at the Peach Bowl on Saturday night. Kickoff is…

The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (13-0) will take on Ohio State (11-1) in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Saturday night. If you're looking to do some last-minute betting research, you're in luck. We'll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information…

Ohio State enters their College Football Playoff matchup against Georgia in the Peach Bowl as six-point underdogs as things stand on Friday night, and are currently listed at+200 to win straight up with the total set at 62.5. However, as most sports gamblers know, there are more ways to bet a game than just who is going to win and how many points…

No. 1 Georgia is looking to defend its title as the reigning national champions, but that will be tough to do with a matchup against the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl. Both of these programs have reached college football's pinnacle as brands, but only one will move on to play in the College…

This year's Peach Bowl will send a team to the national championship game when the Georgia Bulldogs face the Ohio State Buckeyes in a College Football Playoff matchup. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 31. The Bulldogs haven't missed a beat since winning the national title over Alabama last year.…

Sports Betting Dime provides exclusive sports betting content to Newsweek, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. After nearly a month-long hiatus, the top-four teams in the country will take the field on New Year's Eve for the College Football Playoff semifinals. The…