LSU opens as Citrus Bowl favorites over Purdue; see odds

In the past 10 years, 21 college football teams have entered the season ranked in the AP preseason top 10 only to finish the season unranked. Last season, Texas A&M was sixth in the preseason AP poll, then crashed and burned during a 5-7 campaign. Oklahoma and Baylor joined the Aggies on their journey from the top of the polls to losing…

With college football just two weeks away, sportsbooks are now offering season-long player props. Statistics - including passing, rushing and receiving totals - are available for some of the most high-profile players in the country. Total touchdowns are also a popular market that has migrated from the NFL to the college game. Though NFL prop…

LSU football has been picked to finish second behind Alabama football in the vaunted Southeastern Conference West division. It was an exceedingly close vote as Alabama picked up 165 to LSU's 117 first-place votes. The SEC released the preseason poll, voted on by media within the conference, Friday afternoon. Behind the Crimson Tide and the Tigers…

NOTE: This series will preview each of Mississippi State's football's 12 games ahead of the 2023-24 football season STARKVILLE - The Mississippi State football summer series rolls on, previewing the Bulldogs' Week 3 game against LSU. MSU's Southeastern Conference opener will be first-year head coach Zach Arnett's first major test of the season,…

The 2022-23 college football season wrapped up with Georgia's 65-7 rout of TCU on Monday night to give the Bulldogs the sport's first back-to-back championships since Alabama did it after the 2011 and 2012 seasons. We already have odds for next year's national championship, and if they're any indication, Georgia has a chance to do something truly…

The 2022-23 college football season wrapped up with Georgia's 65-7 rout of TCU on Monday night to give the Bulldogs the sport's first back-to-back championships since Alabama did it after the 2011 and 2012 seasons. We already have odds for next year's national championship, and if they're any indication, Georgia has a chance to do something truly…

The 2022-23 college football season wrapped up with Georgia's 65-7 rout of TCU on Monday night to give the Bulldogs the sport's first back-to-back championships since Alabama did it after the 2011 and 2012 seasons. We already have odds for next year's national championship, and if they're any indication, Georgia has a chance to do something truly…

Purdue and No. 17 LSU will kick off at 1:00 p.m. EST on ESPN in the 2023 Cheez-it Citrus Bowl. Both teams are coming off of 20-plus point losses in the conference championship games as LSU fell to Georgia, 50-30 in the SEC championship game while Purdue fell to Michigan, 43-22. However, Purdue will look much different than it did just one month…

Purdue takes the field as a two-touchdown underdog against LSU in the Citrus Bowl to kick off 2023. Even on the heels of back-to-back losses, the No. 19 Tigers are sizable favorites against the Boilermakers, who were an even heavier underdog last time out against Michigan in the Big Ten Championship game. Purdue fell apart in the second half of…

It was a disappointing end to an otherwise solid season for LSU, advancing to the SEC Championship game before falling short against Georgia. The Tigers get an opportunity to finish strong as huge favorites against Purdue in the Citrus Bowl. You have a great opportunity yourself, thanks to BetMGM and DraftKings. With a mere $15 bet, you'll win $350…

The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl is set for Monday afternoon when the #17 LSU Tigers (9-4) play the Purdue Boilermakers (8-5). LSU is making their 53 bowl game appearance and currently have a 28-23-1 record. Purdue will be appearing in their 21 bowl game and have an 11-9 record. Below is my college football pick for LSU vs Purdue. This game will be played…

College football bowl schedule is here and among the postseason calendar, this year the Citrus Bowl features a matchup between LSU and Purdue. Both teams come into the game as conference champion runners-up: LSU, after losing to Georgia in the SEC title bout, and Purdue after falling to Michigan in the Big Ten Championship Game. LSU comes into the…

The LSU Tigers have their bowl locked in, and the oddsmakers are liking their chances against the Purdue Boilermakers. LSU will be facing Purdue in the Citrus Bowl, and the early betting line has the Tigers as 5.5-point favorites. LSU and Purdue have had similar seasons, as they both qualified for their conference championship games and came up…

Purdue football will meet LSU in the Citrus Bowl. The Boilermakers (8-5) won the Big Ten West and lost to No. 2 (College Football Playoff) Michigan in the conference championship game. No. 16 LSU (9-4) lost to Georgia in the Southeastern Conference championship game. Coach Jeff Brohm is taking Purdue to a bowl game for the fourth time. The Boilers…

We've made it to the end of the 2022 college football regular season. If you've been following along with our staff picks, you know that Alan Cole has pretty much gone wire-to-wire in the straight-up category. He also led in our against-the-spread picks, but a thoroughbred-like charge on the final turn has seen staff writer Perry McCarty take a…

BATON ROUGE - LSU football's bowl hopes appear to be straightforward. If the Tigers (9-3), who face No. 1 Georgia (12-0) in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on Saturday (3 p.m., CBS), defeat the Bulldogs they would play in the Sugar Bowl for the first time since 2007. If No. 14 LSU loses, it likely would play in the Citrus Bowl against a Big…

To say Texas A&M threw a wrench into LSU's postseason plans with Saturday's 38-23 victory over the Tigers would be a gross understatement. Throwing a whole tool set into the Tigers' plans is more like it. The loss sent LSU tumbling out of College Football Playoff contention, from No. 5 in last week's rankings to No. 14 Tuesday. That also reduced…

Bahamas (Dec. 16): Miami-Ohio (6-6) vs. UAB (6-6) Cure (Dec. 16): Buffalo (5-6) vs. Rice (5-7) Frisco (Dec. 17): UNLV (5-7) vs. Southern Miss (6-6) LendingTree (Dec. 17): Troy (10-2) vs. Utah State (6-6) New Mexico (Dec. 17): Fresno State (8-4) vs. North Texas (7-5) Myrtle Beach (Dec. 19): Georgia Southern (6-6) vs. Air Force (9-3) Boca Raton (Dec.…

While the big boys at the top of college football continued their path to the College Football Playoff, some moves beyond the top four teams have made some significant changes to our 2022 college football New Year's Six bowl projections. Furthermore, the usual college football chaos has caused a ripple effect across projections for all 43 bowl…