The top 5 college football bowl game bets and promos

On Sunday, the College Football Playoffs and bowl games were announced. We have earlier odds from the top Pennsylvania sportsbooks for the college football bowl games.

Below, you will find our top five bowl game bets and the best promos sportsbook available to use.

Let’s kick things off with the College Football Playoff contests, beginning with Michigan against Alabama. The Wolverines have been the most impressive team throughout 2023, but the Crimson Tide punched their ticket with an upset victory over Georgia in the SEC Championship game.

Michigan’s most notable wins came against Ohio State, Penn State, and most recently, Iowa to win the Big 10 title. The Wolverines are the favorite to win the CFP on the top NCAAF betting sites. Meanwhile, Bama beat Ole Miss, Tennessee, and LSU, along with the recent win over Georgia. Notably, their lone loss came at home against Texas.

We like Jim Harbaugh and his Michigan squad to get the lead early and keep it in what we believe will be a closely contested game. J.J. McCarthy, Blake Corum and the stout Michigan defense will prevail to reach the College Football Championship game.

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The other College Football Playoff semifinal matchup involves the Washington Huskies and the Texas Longhorns. The Pac-12 champs defeated Oregon to secure the conference title, while Texas dismantled Oklahoma State to claim the Big 12 crown.

Washington is led by quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who averaged a passer rating of 144.0 against top-25 teams this season. The Longhorns have Quinn Ewers who just shattered the Big 12 title game passing record.

The Huskies have been infallible in close games, going 7-0 in one-score games this year. Not only that, but Washington defeated four top-25 teams in their final five games. They are truly battle-tested and it will show against Texas.

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Quarterback Bo Nix is expected to play in the Fiesta Bowl, which spells trouble for Liberty who is attempting to prove the naysayers wrong. The Flames accomplished an undefeated season with their win over New Mexico State in the Conference USA Championship game.

Unfortunately for Oregon, the Ducks CFP hopes fizzled with their three-point loss to Washington in the Pac-12 title game. Nonetheless, Bo Nix was in full control of the Oregon offense this season, posting 40 touchdowns to just three interceptions.

Liberty boasts the country’s top rushing offense, but the Ducks enter with the 11th-ranked rush defense. We see Oregon’s talent rising to the occasion in a 2+ touchdown victory.

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The L.A. Bowl is a matchup between two teams heading in opposite directions. Boise State finished the year on a four-game winning streak, to end with an 8-5 record atop the Mountain West Conference.

Conversely, UCLA lost three of its final four contests to finish the year with a 7-5 record. Coach Chip Kelly is on the hot seat, while Boise State recently removed the interim tag from coach Spencer Danielson making him the team’s head coach going forward.

We envision the Broncos coming out strong and energized to pick up this bowl victory.

The Kentucky Wildcats and the Clemson Tigers will face off in the Gator Bowl. Both teams and their fanbases will admit that their 2023 campaigns were largely disappointing, but a bowl victory will at least provide some salvation.

Mark Stoops has consistently led Kentucky to postseason berths, while Dabo Swinney is a few years removed from his last CFP appearance.

The Tigers have the seventh-ranked total defense, while the Wildcats sit at 43rd. Both squads rank in the top 25 in total rush defense. We see this being a low-scoring affair.

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