ReliaQuest
LSU (-10) over Wisconsin
The Tigers will be without the Heisman Trophy winner, but the Badgers’ unreliable offense has been hit even harder by absences.
Luke Fickell’s first season is certain to end with more disappointment and without one win against a team with a winning record.
Fiesta
Liberty (+17.5) over Oregon
Yes, the Flames played the easiest schedule in college football, but this is a lot of cushion to give to an undefeated team that averages more than 40 points, has the potential to run clock with the nation’s top rushing attack and has a massive edge in motivation, taking on a disappointed potential playoff team that won’t be at full strength.
Citrus
Iowa (+8) over Tennessee
Kirk Ferentz will be ready, having won four of his past five bowl appearances.
The defense will be, too, having surrendered less than 17 points to every team except two top-10 opponents (Michigan, Penn State).
Rose
Michigan (-1.5) over Alabama
It’s impossible to find a better setting or a better matchup for a college football game.
History sides with Nick Saban, but he’s banking on his lowest-scoring offense in 14 years to take down the best defense in the country.
The Wolverines have been the most dominant and consistent team in the nation this season.
If not for an illogical decision by a ratings-driven committee, the Crimson Tide wouldn’t even be here.
Betting on College Football?
Sugar
Washington (+4) over Texas
This is the day the Huskies finally earn respect.
Washington has won 20 straight games — including last season’s Alamo Bowl over the Longhorns — under second-year coach Kalen DeBoer, winning the best conference in the country with four wins over top-20 teams.
Texas will keep it close in a shootout, but ultimately fall to the best offense it has faced since Oklahoma, which handed the Longhorns their lone loss.
Best bets: Penn State, Iowa, Michigan
This season: 111-107-4 (21-23-1) (entering Tuesday)
2014-22 record: 1,150-1,082-25