Rose Bowl: How to watch, Best Bets, Predictions, and Preview of Penn State-Utah

Michigan will play TCU in the College Football Playoff semifinals on December 31 in Phoenix. Ohio State will face Georgia in Atlanta in College football's national championship game on January 9 in Los Angeles. This is Michigan’s second appearance in CFP and Ohio state's fifth. TCU”s first appearance is in its third year and Georgia“s third.

Rose Bowl is on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 at 4:00 pm ET on ESPN.

Penn State plays Utah in Rose Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.

Michigan and TCU are playing in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Michigan is making its second straight appearance in CFP. Last season, Michigan took on Georgia in semifinals and won 34-11. This year, the Wolverines will take on first-time playoff team TCU. TCU is 12-1 this season and is the first Big 12 team to make the CFA. The team's quarterback is Max Duggan, one of the four Heisman finalists this year. Michigan won the Big Ten title and the conference championship game. Texas Tech lost the championship in overtime to Kansas State. It's the latest data has TCU slightly worse than Kansas.

TCU and Michigan have never faced each other. TCU has a long history of games against Big Ten teams, dating back to 1937. Since 2000, TCU is 7-2 against the Big 10 teams. Michigan has faced Big 12 teams just six times, losing the last three of those in Bowl games in the 2013, 2005, and 2004 seasons.

Michigan is playing in the Rose Bowl. The Wolverines have been a second-half team all season. Michigan should cover.

Penn State plays Utah in the Rose Bowl.

Rose Bowl is Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 at 8:00 pm ET on ESPN.

Penn State plays Utah in Rose Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Georgia and Ohio State are playing in the SEC Championship game. Georgia's defense is third in third down, third on red zone conversions, first in red-zone production. Ohio's offense is sixth in total offense, seventh in Red Zone Success Percentage. The Buckeyes' quarterback is an efficient passer. Georgia has the most productive red area offense in FBS. Their defense and offense are about 12 yards apart. They play each other in games against AP top 25 teams. It's a close game, as it was in Georgia vs. LSU. In the game against Tennessee, Georgia held Tennessee to two third-down conversions on 14 attempts.

Georgia and Ohio State have only faced each other once before in the 1993 Citrus Bowl. Georgia won 21-14. Kirk Herbstreit will call this one for ESPN.

Georgia will beat Ohio State by a touchdown in Rose Bowl. The Under is in play. The game will be played in New York. It is illegal to bet on the game without being 21+ years of age or older.