Checking in on ESPN’s FPI projections prior to the Fiesta Bowl

Despite the Jim Harbaugh suspension, Michigan football has surpassed Georgia football in the College Football Playoff after winning The Game After a huge 30-24 win over Ohio State football in The Game, Michigan football has now jumped Georgia football as the current favorites to win the College Football Playoff. Though the Bulldogs are still ranked…

The first College Football Playoff ranking of the 2023 season dropped on Tuesday night, and with it came a shake up of the top teams from the AP Top 25. Ohio State debuted as the No. 1 team in the initial CFP, followed by No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Florida State. The Buckeyes' impressive strength of schedule, which includes wins over…

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee's first top 25 ranking of the season came out Tuesday, and the rankings aren't all that surprising relative to what fans likely anticipated coming into the season. Ohio State checks in at No. 1, while Georgia, the two-time reigning national champion, is undefeated and ranked second. Michigan, the…

Seven months ago, the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes were in position to battle one another for a national championship as both earned spots in the College Football Playoff. Following an undefeated regular season, which included a second consecutive win over Ohio State, Michigan went on to defeat Purdue in the Big Ten title game,…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ryan Day built Ohio State football's current identity by turning quarterback prospects into Heisman Trophy contenders. He sometimes invigorates his program by turning molehills into motivational mountains. One ESPN computer ranking that gave OSU the fourth-best odds to win the Big Ten East became an oft-referenced slight. The…

The Michigan Wolverines would open as an underdog against the Georgia Bulldogs if the teams play in the College Football Playoff National Championship game, according to FanDuel Sportsbook's betting odds. Georgia would be an 8.5-point favorite over Michigan if they play in the title game on January 9, 2022. Michigan is a 7.5-point favorite against…

This weekend brings us the college football playoff semifinals, which consist of two potentially great games. One of these games is a possible game-of-the-year candidate as #4 Ohio State takes on the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Let's get into my best bets for the playoff semifinals, for those of you who are looking to make money while also…

The College Playoff Semifinal kicks off on New Year's Eve and plenty of eyes are focused on the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl matchup of Ohio State vs Georgia. It's a clash of titans as the Ohio State Buckeyes and Georgia Bulldogs battle for a spot in the CFP National Championship. It's familiar territory for both storied programs. Georgia crushed…

The College Football Playoff is upon us. After months of speculation about who would end up in college football's final four -- and another month of trying to figure out what will happen once the actual teams were announced -- we've reached the point where the only thing left to do is have the teams take the field and end the debate themselves. But…

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 Fiesta Bowl: State…

We're now less than a week away from watching the college football National Championship race kick-off. On Saturday, both semi-final games will be on national television as everybody celebrates the end of 2022 and a fresh start in 2023. Which teams will emerge into 2023 feeling hopeful and excited for their chances at a title and which will end the…

As we enter the week leading up to the first round of the College Football Playoff, let's check up on what ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) forecasts for the Michigan Wolverines. According to the FPI, Michigan has the most impressive resume in the nation. Despite this, the ranking service still lists the Wolverines as the fourth-best team in…

The College Football Playoff is less than two weeks away. We have a returning participant in the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines. The No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs look to become the first repeat champions of the CFP era and the first since the Alabama Crimson Tide did it a decade ago (2011-12). The top-seeded Bulldogs will take on the No. 4 Ohio State…

Even though Michigan dominated Ohio State in Columbus during the regular season, oddsmakers have still made the Buckeyes the favorite in a hypothetical National Championship game between the two Big Ten rivals. It may seem odd for Ohio State to be the favorite considering the recent outcome between the two teams, but there's a method to the…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to MLive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The Michigan Wolverines finished the season with a perfect 13-0 record after taking down the Purdue Boilermakers 43-22 in the Big Ten Championship Saturday…

The College Football Playoff field is set and the defending national champions face a familiar road, but with one new member crashing the party. Georgia leads the field at No. 1 with the nation's longest winning streak (14 games) and the nation's best defense. No. 3 TCU joins the field as the only other Big 12 program outside Oklahoma to reach the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - It's one of the biggest weekends in college football with conference championship games Friday and Saturday. But for the second year in a row, Ohio State will be on the sideline. With the Buckeyes ranked No. 5 in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings, they are within reach of qualifying for the program's fifth…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - It's one of the biggest weekends in college football with conference championship games Friday and Saturday. But for the second year in a row, Ohio State will be on the sideline. With the Buckeyes ranked No. 5 in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings, they are within reach of qualifying for the program's fifth…

The Week 13 college football card is loaded with rivalry matchups from coast to coast. But none are bigger, more hyped or oozing with more drama than Saturday's Michigan vs. Ohio State clash of unbeatens in Columbus, Ohio. For the second straight year, the Wolverines and Buckeyes come into "The Game" ranked in the top five. And for the second…

Will the final two weeks of the College Football Playoff race be chalk or total chaos? There are seven legitimate contenders remaining and the scenarios start with the four remaining unbeaten teams in No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 TCU. The Buckeyes and Wolverines play on Saturday, so that trim that list down to at most…

A week ago, those responsible for setting the College Football Playoff odds sent a not-so-subtle message to the undefeated TCU Horned Frogs: We don't believe you're for real. So on Saturday, the Horned Frogs traveled across state from Fort Worth, Texas, to Austin and volleyed back a not-so-subtle retort: You better take us seriously now. The…

ESPN has updated the Football Power Index top 25 coming out of the Week 11 action. Without many surprises, the top 2 teams remain the same with undefeated Georgia and Ohio State leading the way. Those two teams were also No. 1 and No. 2 on the most recent edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings. With both posting solid wins over the…

The initial 2022 College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday and brought many surprises. Tennessee took the No. 1 spot ahead of Ohio State and Georgia. One-loss Alabama is ranked one position ahead of the undefeated TCU Horned Frogs. But perhaps most importantly, the Clemson Tigers are No. 4 instead of the Michigan Wolverines. Both…

Florida and Michigan both own storied bowl histories, but not as much as of late. The Gators are just 1-3 both straight up and against the spread over their last four bowl games, while the Wolverines are just 1-4 SU and 1-3-1 ATS over their last five bowls. In a rematch of a bowl from three seasons ago, Florida meets Michigan in the Peach Bowl in…