College football expert picks, predictions, parlay for Week 2, 2022: Barrett Sallee's three best bets

The 2023-24 college football bowl schedule continues with four exciting games on Saturday. The action begins with the Peach Bowl at noon ET, pitting No. 10 Penn State against No. 11 Ole Miss. Penn State is a 4.5-point favorite in the latest college football bowl odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 50.5. Later in the…

The No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels and the No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions meet in Atlanta for the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday. Kickoff at Mercedes-Benz Stadium is set for 12 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists Penn State as a 4.5-point favorite, while the over/under is set at 48.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our…

The second full slate of the 2023-24 college football bowl season comes on Saturday, Dec. 23 with seven games set to unfold. The action begins at noon ET with Duke vs. Troy in the Birmingham Bowl and wraps at 10:30 p.m. ET off the mainland when Coastal Carolina and San Jose State play in the Hawaii Bowl. The latest college football bowl odds via…

The College Football Playoff field will be finalized following a thrilling Championship Week college football schedule. No. 8 Alabama could create chaos for the selection committee if it is able to end top-ranked Georgia's 29-game winning streak in the SEC Championship at 4 p.m. ET on CBS. The Bulldogs would need to beat out several other one-loss…

College football conference championship games have arrived as 10 titles will be claimed over the course of Friday or Saturday. Only three of the Championship Week matchups are rematches from the regular season, so bettors will have a lot to study when it comes to the Week 14 college football odds. The stakes are perhaps the highest in the Pac-12…

When it comes to college football, few deserve the "expert" tag quite like Barrett Sallee. The CBS Sports writer and analyst hosts shows on SiriusXM College, writes for CBSSports.com and appears regularly on CBS Sports HQ as well as countless radio shows across the nation as a guest. Now, he's turned his attention to the Week 14 college football…

If the latest College Football Playoff Rankings are an indication, Washington is now in control over its destiny after climbing to No. 4 in this week's release. The top five teams in the polls are all undefeated, but that will change on Saturday when No. 2 Ohio State plays No. 3 Michigan (-3) in The Game. Washington, however, can't stumble if it…

The Week 13 college football schedule is also known as Rivalry Week, and it certainly lives up to that name this year. At least eight rivalry matchups will potentially impact who makes the College Football Playoff field. The stakes are the highest in The Game as No. 2 Ohio State travels to take on No. 3 Michigan. The Wolverines will try to win…

No. 14 Notre Dame will return from its bye when it faces Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon during the Week 9 college football schedule. The Fighting Irish split their four-game stretch against ranked opponents, closing it out with a 48-20 win over then-No. 10 USC two weeks ago. They are 20.5-point favorites against Pittsburgh in the latest Week 9…

No. 10 USC has played with fire the past two weeks, barely getting past Arizona in overtime in Week 6 and letting Colorado score 20 unanswered points the week prior to make that game interesting late. The Trojans, however, remain undefeated and they'll step out of Pac-12 play this week to take on No. 21 Notre Dame in South Bend in an important…

When it comes to college football, there are few who deserve the "expert" tag quite like Barrett Sallee. The CBS Sports writer and analyst hosts shows on SiriusXM College, writes for CBSSports.com and appears regularly on CBS Sports HQ as well as countless radio shows across the nation as a guest. Now, he's turned his attention to the Week 7…

Points should be aplenty when No. 13 LSU visits No. 20 Ole Miss during the Week 5 college football schedule. These teams rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the SEC in scoring offense and both are in the top 12 nationally, with LSU averaging 42.8 ppg, followed closely by Ole Miss at 42 ppg. The SportsLine consensus Week 5 college football odds…

Six College Football Playoff fields have featured at least one of Ohio State or Notre Dame, so there's a lot on the line when those powerhouses meet Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET in the marquee non-conference matchup on the Week 4 college football schedule. The Week 4 college football odds via SportsLine consensus list the visiting No. 6 Buckeyes at -3…

Through two weeks, coach Deion Sanders and the No. 18 Colorado Buffaloes have shown they can cover as large underdogs and small favorites. Now they face a big line in the SportsLine consensus Week 3 college football odds as they are 23-point home favorites against in-state rival Colorado State at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday. That's one of the top games…

When it comes to college football, there are few who deserve the "expert" tag quite like Barrett Sallee. The CBS Sports writer and analyst hosts shows on SiriusXM College, writes for CBSSports.com and appears regularly on CBS Sports HQ as well as countless radio shows across the nation as a guest. Sallee got off to a fast start on his SportsLine…

No. 2 Ohio State will be looking to keep its dominant start to the season going when it faces Indiana during the Week 11 college football schedule. The Buckeyes have won all nine of their games by double digits, scoring at least 40 points on seven occasions. They are whopping 40-point favorites in the latest Week 11 college football odds at Caesars…

The Week 7 college football schedule could wind up being the premier weekend of the season. There are six head-to-head matchups between ranked teams, including a tilt between No. 3 Alabama and No. 6 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS). Alabama has won 15 consecutive meetings in the series, as the Crimson Tide have won every game since…

After looking like the clear-cut top team in college football through three weeks, the Georgia Bulldogs hit some speed bumps over the past two weeks. They came out unscathed in the loss column, but shaky wins against Kent State and Missouri were enough to drop them to No. 2 in AP Poll. The Week 6 college football odds at Caesars Sportsbook list the…

When it comes to college football, there are few who deserve the "expert" tag quite like Barrett Sallee. The CBS Sports writer and analyst hosts shows on SiriusXM College, writes for CBSSports.com and appears regularly on CBS Sports HQ as well as countless radio shows across the nation as a guest. Sallee debuted with SportsLine in 2017 and has…

No. 2 Alabama will face its second legitimate test of the season when it travels to No. 20 Arkansas during the Week 5 college football schedule on Saturday afternoon (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS). The Crimson Tide struggled to pull away from Texas in their only prior road game this season, escaping with a 20-19 win. They are 17.5-point favorites in the…

No. 23 Texas A&M likely needs to win the rest of its regular season games to be considered for the College Football Playoff field this year. The Aggies were upset by Appalachian State two weeks ago, but they bounced back with a 17-9 win over then-No. 13 Miami (Fla.) last week. They have a showdown with No. 10 Arkansas coming up on Saturday night…

Conference play heats up as the Week 4 college football schedule approaches. No. 11 Tennessee is listed at -10.5 against No. 21 Florida (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS) in the latest Week 4 college football odds from Caesars Sportsbook. No. 5 Clemson is -7 on the road against No. 21 Wake Forest. No. 23 Texas A&M, meanwhile, is a 1.5-point favorite at home…

No. 25 Houston will try to build on its triple-overtime win over UTSA when it travels to Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon during the Week 2 college football schedule. The Cougars trailed by two touchdowns in the third quarter against the Roadrunners before using a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to send the game to overtime. Texas Tech had a…

The Week 2 college football schedule kicks off on Friday night with Louisville vs. UCF and Boise State vs. New Mexico. The latest Week 2 college football odds from Caesars Sportsbook list the Knights at -5.5 and the Broncos at -17. The rest of the slate unfolds on Saturday, and it is headlined by a rematch of the 2009 national title game between…

When it comes to college football, there are few who deserve the "expert" tag quite like Barrett Sallee. The CBS Sports writer and analyst hosts shows on SiriusXM College, writes for CBSSports.com and appears regularly on CBS Sports HQ as well as countless radio shows across the nation as a guest. Sallee debuted with SportsLine in 2017 and has…