#Central Florida

The confetti was still falling from the SoFi Stadium rafters on Monday night when college football oddsmakers sent out a crystal clear statement: Georgia is the best team in the land, and we don't expect that to change. After the Bulldogs secured their second straight national title with a 65-7 destruction of TCU in the College Football Playoff…

The 2022 college football season is over. Even though the dust hasn't quite settled, we are already looking forward to the 2023 campaign. Things will look quite a bit different for those in the Big 12 Conference. The conference schedule still hasn't been announced but there will be some big-time matchups already on the schedule. The Oregon Ducks,…

college basketball odds series for our Houston Cincinnati prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Houston Cincinnati. The college basketball season involves a number of notable plot points, and one of them is if Houston - which gained a No. 2 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament - can take the next step and gain a No. 1 seed for the 2023 edition of…

Originally these two teams were listed as underdogs for their bowl game matchups but the spread has shifted and now they're favorites. Find out why bettors should follow the smart money. Many factors come into play when oddsmakers set lines of college football bowl games. In some instances, those factors - dominated by opt-outs for the NFL Draft as…

The college football bowl season gives us a chance to celebrate teams that flew under the radar in the regular season. The Duke Blue Devils were not in the national conversation much, but they were one of the most surprising teams in the ACC. Duke plays the UCF Knights in the Military Bowl on Dec. 28. That game serves as an example of what the Blue…

What a season it was for the Tennessee Volunteers football program. The Vols beat Florida, LSU and Alabama, won a New Year's 6 bowl game for the 1st time since January 2005 and finished the season with 11 wins for the 1st time in 21 years. The 2022 season will be remembered by Vols fans for decades to come. But it won't be long before all attention…

At this time last year, Minnesota headed into the offseason needing to replace four starters on the offensive line. Now the Golden Gophers find themselves in a similar position this offseason, with three starting offensive linemen walking out the door with their diplomas in hand. The coaching staff has already looked to the transfer portal for help…

On paper, the match-up of Tulane and USC is one of the more interesting ones of the entire bowl season. It features a battle of big turnarounds from 2021 and two squads that put points on the board in a hurry. Let's take a look at both teams and give you a prediction without the 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic Preview. After going 4-8 in 2021 Lincoln…

After escaping Ann Arbor with a thrilling 70-68 victory over Michigan in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge to remain undefeated, No. 3 Virginia returns home for its first ACC game of the season. This is the definition of a trap game, as Florida State brings in an unimpressive 1-8 record, but a respectable performance against No. 5 Purdue this week suggests…

The Washington Wizards will travel to Central Florida to face off with the Orlando Magic at the Amway Center on Friday night. It's time to continue our NBA odds series with a Wizards-Magic prediction and pick. The Wizards routed the Golden State Warriors 127-102 on Wednesday. Rui Hacimura led the way with 30 points off the bench while shooting 11…

Bragging rights will be on the line when the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen renew one of the country's best sports rivalries on Saturday in the 2022 Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Navy leads the all-time series, 62-53-7, and has won two of the last three meetings. This year the Midshipmen (4-7) are looking for…

Arkansas closed the chapter on its first part of the season, capping off the non-conference portion of the schedule (aside from Baylor) with a win over UNC Asheville to finish 11-1. The Razorbacks are in a great spot moving forward, as their NCAA Tournament resume and metrics are all very highly ranked. With the uncertainty of the roster situation…

South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4 SU, 7-5 ATS) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4 SU, 6-6 ATS) Date/Time: Friday, December 30th, 3:30 PM Where: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL TV: ESPN Point Spread: SC+2.5 / ND -2.5 (Deposit $100 and get $100 FREE when you use bonus code PREDICT100 at the web's most fun sportsbook -> MyBookie!) Over/Under…

In case you missed it, the Bayou Bets crew is holding their second annual College Bowl Pick'Em, and we're hoping you're the big benefactor from our predictions. Like we did last year, we started with $1000 Bowl Bucks, and we're making a play on each of the 42 bowl games this season. And when it's over, we'll take whatever money we have left and…

Wednesday's bowl schedule features four games, all of them with totals in the 60s or higher. Here's a look at the potentially high-scoring matchups. All spreads and totals were taken Tuesday from the consensus odds at VegasInsider.com. Duke (-3.5) vs. Central Florida UCF (9-4) might be in rough shape if starting quarterback John Rhys Plumlee can't…

The Blue Devils had the nation's most quietly impressive season, reaching 8-4 after last season's 0-8 debacle in ACC play. Central Florida takes pride in regularly taking down Power 5 opponents, and has the explosiveness to hurt a leaky Duke defense. However, the Blue Devils can do the same when they have the ball against the UCF defense. This…

College football odds movement for Central Florida vs. Duke in Wednesday's Military Bowl has been, well … insane. Central Florida initially hit the market as 3.5-point favorites against Duke, but that spread has essentially flipped with the Blue Devils now -3.5 heading into this afternoon's Military Bowl. Odds movement this drastic is obviously…

TCU Horned Frogs (12-1 SU, 9-3-1 ATS) vs. Michigan Wolverines (13-0 SU, 8-4-1 ATS) CFP Semifinal at the VRBO Fiesta Bowl Date and Time: Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 4PM EST Where: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona TV: ESPN Point Spread: TCU+7.5/MICH -7.5 (Bovada - The best sportsbook on the web! It's where we bet!) Over/Under Total: 58.5 The…

Free College Football Picks For Today 12/28/2022 UCF vs. Duke-UCF finished the regular season at 9-4. Knights dropped the AAC championship game on the road to Tulane 45-28. Defense struggled allowing 638 yards. Central Florida was a good offensive team gaining 480 yards with 5.3 yards per rush. Jason Plumlee in his AAC games completed 65.6% with…

Bowl season continues as the UCF Knights meet up with the Duke Blue Devils for the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Maryland! With that being said, let's check out our college football odds series where our UCF-Duke prediction and pick will be made. Concluding their season with a 9-4 season under former Auburn head coach Gus Malzhan in his second full…

The East Carolina Pirates look to turn their bowl fortunes around when they take on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the 2022 Birmingham Bowl on Tuesday. The Pirates (7-5), who are 9-11 in bowl games, have lost five of the past six bowl games they have played in. ECU last won a bowl in 2013, when it defeated Ohio 37-20 in the Beef O'Brady's…

Duke Football will play its first post season game since the 2018 season this week when the Blue Devils face the Central Florida Knights in the 2022 Military Bowl. Though it's been several yeas since Duke has played in a postseason game, the Blue Devils enter Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis having won three straight bowl games,…

After streaming a flick the other night - "Kimi" on HBO Max, pretty nifty technothriller - the realization came I hadn't watched but a couple of plays in the Wake Forest/ Mizzou Gasparilla Bowl. Not that I gave a lump of coal about the game or who won. Yet then realized how different this year's Bowl Season has been. Something's been missing. Yes.…

Penn State wasn't thrilled with its place at No. 11 in last week's College Football Playoff rankings, which gave it a puzzling New Year's 6 bowl outlook. But that outlook became more favorable after Saturday's college football schedule. Penn State did its part Saturday to clear things, defeating Michigan State 35-16 to complete a 10-2 regular…

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and there are 43 college football bowls to wager on. VSiN is here to help bettors sort through them all and find the value. Be sure to check out our College Football Bowl Betting Guide, our homepage for individual bowl previews and our running best bets file. This is the preview for the TicketSmarter…

Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends. Follow @thegoldsheet on Twitter. Thursday Air Force vs. Baylor (-3½, 57 ½): The Falcons have won and covered three straight bowl games, including last season. Air Force is 7-4-1 as an underdog…

One of the few question marks for Michigan entering signing day was whether they could pick up the commitment of four-star wide receiver Karmello English, who officially announced his pledge to the Wolverines earlier today on Twitter. English, a speedy receiver from Alabama, is the third-highest-rated player in its class. Michigan State has been…

It seems fitting that a couple of teams with orange as a principal uniform color will square off in the Orange Bowl. It's also an attractive matchup of programs with long and storied football histories. Friday, Dec 30, 8 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida. ESPN is airing the game. If both teams were at full strength, this would…

A handful of the Football Bowl Subdivision's new head coaches for 2023 look like can't-miss hires right off the bat, including Luke Fickell at Wisconsin, Hugh Freeze at Auburn and Matt Rhule at Nebraska. But beware: Three or four years down the road, what seemed like a home run at the introductory press conference can be revealed as a big swing and…

In 2022, Tulane finished the season 11-2, a near inverse of a miserable 2-10 campaign from a season ago. USC had its eyes on the College Football Playoff before faltering in the Pac-12 championship game against Utah. But the Cotton Bowl is a healthy postseason destination for the Trojans to cap off Lincoln Riley's first season on the West…

The Washington Capitals travel to Central Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second of a home-and-home series. It's time to continue our NHL odds series and deliver a Capitals-Lightning prediction and pick. The Capitals and Lightning played on Friday night, which was a dominating victory for Washington. It was a scoreless game in the…

For the second time in three days and the third time this month, the Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic will meet on the hardcourt on Sunday. The pregame narrative: Both teams earned straight-up and ATS victories at home, setting up a bit of a grudge match tonight. Toronto is heavily favoured on the road despite losing in Orlando on Friday. Odds as…

The Toronto Raptors are still in Central Florida, ready to take on the Orlando Magic for the second time in three nights. The pregame narrative: Pascal Siakam was the best player on the court in Friday's matchup with the Magic, and we've found multiple ways to back him tonight. On the other side, Orlando's Franz Wagner should continue firing from…

Jaguars (+4) vs Titans Coming off back-to-back losses, the Tennessee Titans will try to get back on track as four-point favorites this week against the Jacksonville Jaguars in an AFC South rivalry game. The Jaguars haven't won a game in Nashville since 2013, so they're fighting history if they expect to steal a win this week. However, the…

One of the country's most storied rivalries in any sport resumes on Saturday when the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen collide in the 2022 Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The game will be the 123rd in the series, which began in 1890. Only 10 FBS rivalries have featured more games. The Midshipmen lead the all-time…

The college football bowl season is here, with 41 games to fill your appetite for postseason football around the holiday season. Some are more meaningful to others to fans and, ahem, players and coaches, but they're all here and all available for sports bettors. Starting with the Bahamas Bowl between Miami of Ohio and UAB on Dec. 16 and going…

The college football bowl season is here, with 41 games to fill your appetite for postseason football around the holiday season. Some are more meaningful to others to fans and, ahem, players and coaches, but they're all here and all available for sports bettors. Starting with the Bahamas Bowl between Miami of Ohio and UAB on Dec. 16 and going…

Our parlay picks for conference title weekend are headlined by a pair of Carolina-based schools in the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and North Carolina Tar Heels, both of which are underdogs that ought to cover spreads that are too high. It's conference championship weekend for college football, and there are a handful of games with real national…

After skipping the Rule 5 draft last year due to the lockout, baseball will conclude its Winter Meetings with a draft on Wednesday at 4 p.m. CT. The draft is a chance for teams to poach talent from other organizations and for minor leaguers to get opportunities in a new organization. Players are eligible to be drafted if they are not on the 40-man…

Outside of March Madness on the hardwood, the best time of year has arrived for sports bettors! The Bahamas Bowl on Dec. 16 gets all the action of bowl season underway, which concludes with the College Football Playoff national championship on Jan. 9. Be sure to follow along here at SI Betting all bowl season long as our team will supply the…

Georgia lands No. 1 spot in CFP followed by Michigan, TCU and Ohio StateGeorgia was a no brainer for the top spot in the final college football playoff rankings, but Dan Wolken explains how the rest of the field was set. Even after Southern California's loss to Utah made things unnecessarily complicated, the College Football Playoff selection…

INTRODUCTORY PRESS CONFERENCE MONDAY, DEC. 5, AT 3:30 P.M. THE HTC CENTER CONWAY, S.C. - Tim Beck has been named the fourth head football coach in Coastal Carolina's 20-year history, Chair of Athletics, Executive Director for Football, and Executive Adviser for the President announced Sunday. An experienced leader with 35 years of coaching…

Who: LSU Tigers (9-3) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (12-0) When: Saturday, Dec. 3 (Week 14) Time: 4:00 p.m. ET Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia) Betting Odds Summary Spread: Bulldogs -17.5 (-110), Tigers+17.5 (-110) Moneyline: Bulldogs (-1000), Tigers (+640) Total: Over/Under 51.5 (-115/-105) A roller-coaster season for LSU still found it atop…

Once the college football coaching carousel starts spinning, it's difficult to handicap the effect that has on players. There are final scores at this time of the season that look curious upon first glance but make more sense with the benefit of hindsight once the coach leaves for another school. For example, last season news leaked that Southern…

South Carolina currently is a hot commodity when it comes to bowl selection and rightfully so. The Gamecocks just had the best back-to-back weeks in program history, defeating then-No. 5 Tennessee, 63-38 in their home finale, and toppling rival Clemson (then-No. 7) on the road, 31-30, to finish 8-4. This stretch has energized the Carolina fan base…

Nomatter how many years we do this, the end of the college football seasondoesn't get any easier. It comes quickly, and you can never quite brace for it. Although we still have much work to do before we hit the dreaded offseason,conference championship weekend is upon us. Whenit comes to Locks of the Week, our weekly CFB picks against the spread,…

Between now and the start of college football season on Sept. 1, we'll preview every conference in the Football Bowl Subdivision with an emphasis on futures odds. Each preview will include a look at favorites, long shots and a pick as well as the full list of odds for the conference. (If you're just getting started with sports betting and want to…

The College Football Playoff rankings came out earlier this week. I found it interesting to compare these rankings with the AP Top 25 and my own personal power ratings. Here are the top 10 (in order) on each list: College Football Playoff: Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson, Michigan, Alabama, TCU, Oregon, USC, LSU AP Top 25: Georgia,…

Conference championship week has arrived, which means we have our smallest college football betting card since way back in Week 0 when I could go outside without a coat on. Sort of sad, isn't it? What isn't sad is a 2-2 record in the final week of the regular season, which is just fine this late in the game as lines get sharper. While conference…

We learned that the Michigan Wolverines are a team to be reckoned with for the National Championship this season as they went to Columbus, Ohio and dominated the second half of their 45-23 over the Ohio State Buckeyes. No doubt that the Wolverines will be ranked second behind the reigning National Champion Georgia Bulldogs, who ground their way to…