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The Michigan Wolverines have posted a historic 25-3 record over the last two seasons and will look to keep that momentum rolling with an experienced and talented team in 2023. While professional declarations will not be finalized until next Sunday, Team 144 is expected to return a minimum of 15 starters, with optimistic projections ranging as high…

Free College Football Picks For Today 12/29/2022 Syracuse vs. Minnesota-Syracuse concluded play at 7-5. They broke a five game losing streak with the 32-23 win to Boston College. Defense struggled down the stretch as they allowed 435 yards and 35 points per game. Orange will start sophomore quarterback Carlos Del Rio-Wilson. He saw action in six…

It's Wednesday, so you know what that means... time for the blog that gives you the internet's most ridiculous college football preview series- it's #FakeNunes time. Have we found some creative ways to get #jokesandgarbage into a Syracuse Orange Now onto this week's opponent Opponent: Minnesota Golden Gophers Location: Along the shores of Lake…

My phone reminded me, this morning, of what I was doing five years ago today. I had flown from Boston-a two-week research trip wherein I also flew to Maryland to watch the'Cats beat the Terps-to Evanston, where I saw one of my favorite sights: Iowa fans leaving Ryan Field. Just look at that. All those yokels, having congratulated themselves on…

A big bowl season awaits the Big Ten. There will be a minimum of 9 B1G bowl games this postseason, with Michigan and Ohio State both earning the opportunity to play in a 10th for the national championship. The Big Ten's first year with 2 teams in the College Football Playoff has a trickle-down effect on the rest of the conference's bowl bids.…

LINCOLN - The Big Ten's current TV contract has paid out roughly $50 million per school in recent non-COVID years. The new contract, which starts next year, could eventually pay out $100 million. Could some of that money be used to buy some damn offense in this league? Some coordinators? Some better playbooks? A few how-to guides on how to recruit…

This Big Ten game has a projected over/under of 32 points, and when you look at the weather, it'll be the coldest game at Huntington Bank Stadium in years, with a projected high temperature of 17 degrees. The "real feel" in the stadium will likely be in the single digits for the game's duration as well. But even with the cold temperatures and…

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will travel to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in a Big Ten college football matchup on Saturday afternoon in Champaign. With that said, it's a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes a Minnesota-Illinois prediction and pick, laid out below. Minnesota has surged to a 4-1 record this…

If you've already given up on your team's season, good news arrived Wednesday as the Big Ten released the complete 2023 football schedule. It will be the conference's final season before the arrival of USC and UCLA. As such, it's also expected to be the final season with the current East/West divisional alignment, though no formal plan has been…

Tough one for my Buccaneers last night after a 28-14 loss to hated UMass-Dartmouth. If you watched the 12-9 Colts-Broncos win last night and thought "That's the pinnacle of football," well...boy, we've got a few games for you this week in the Big Ten. HIT IT, RockyMtnBlue! (all times CT) Straight-Up: jNebby 10-4 Against the Spread:…

Every week on VSiN's morning show "Follow The Money" , Mike Palm gives an entertaining recap of the five most interesting things in sports betting and culture. Here's that segment: 5. Insane in the Tumpane Last Tuesday night at Citi Field in New York, the Mets took on the Marlins in a game that could be circled as one of the reasons they blew the…

The time has come folks. It's finally here. No more off-season, no more preseason magazines, no more projections, no more previews, no more talk. No, this weekend we have a real live slate chock-full of college football games. Sure, week 0 was a nice appetizer but it didn't quite fill me up. College football being back means the return of my weekly…

Nebraska gets a bye week, giving Mickey Joseph a bit of time to work magic on this team. What's interesting? Minnesota at Michigan State. The Gophers destroyed their first three opponents. Are they for real? This game will tell us a lot about whether PJ Fleck can win the Big Ten West. Kansas is favored by 7.5 over Duke. Kansas is 3-0. This Leipold…

Known best as a basketball school, Kansas is making plenty of noise as a college football team this season. Although the Jayhawks did beat previously unbeaten Duke 35-27 to get to 4-0, so that might add confusion to this crossover success. The Jayhawks, 4-0 for the first time since 2009, are among 12 unbeaten teams with two wins over Power 5…

Since graduating from Davidson (The College That Stephen Curry Built), I have been writing about sports--just about any and all you can think of!--and coaching tennis in Atlanta, Ga. Beyond the four major sports, I am an avid tennis fan and cover the ATP Tour on a daily basis. If I'm not busy writing, you can generally find me on a tennis court or…

Colorado vs. Minnesota (Minn -27.5; O/U 47): Maybe this is an emotional hedge, but I really don't trust the Buffs in this spot. I am sure you don't either. Last year, in what truly may have been one of the worst games of football I have ever seen, the Buffs were not able to eclipse 70 yards of offense for the entire game. They ultimately got…

The Indiana football program is in an interesting position this season. After having a combined record of 14-7, they found themselves in a bowl game in both the 2019 and 2020 seasons. With lofty expectations going into the 2021 season, the Hoosiers took a nosedive going 2-10, not winning a single conference game. Ahead of the first game of the…

Let's take a look at the College Football Week 1 odds, picks, and predictions for this week's game: New Mexico State Aggies at Minnesota Golden Gophers. New Mexico State Aggies at Minnesota Golden Gophers -36.5, Total 53 Kickoff: Thursday, 9 p.m. ET The New Mexico State Aggies could be one of the worst offenses in college football in 2022. In Week…

Deputy Editor for Pickswise. Lover of all US sports and Southampton FC. After a long offseason, college football is here. We had a nice appetizer with Week 0, but the first true week of college football kicks off on Thursday. There are only 16 games taking place on Thursday, including a number of contests involving Power 5 teams. Penn State takes…