College Football Bowl Picks 2024-25: Odds, Predictions for Every Game and CFP Bracket

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Football ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 7: Quinn Ewers #3 of the Texas Longhorns passes during the first quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2024 SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 7, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

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College Football Playoff

Saturday, December 21

No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State (-8) (Noon ET, TNT)

No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas (-13.5) (4 p.m. ET, TNT)

No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State (-7) (8 p.m. ET, ABC)

Tuesday, December 31

SMU/Penn State winner vs. No. 3 Boise State (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Wednesday, January 1

Clemson/Texas winner vs. No. 4 Arizona State (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Tennessee/Ohio State winner vs. No. 1 Oregon (5 p.m. ET, ESPN)

No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia (-1) (8;45 p.m. ET, ESPN)

National Semifinals

January 9-10

Championship Game

January 20

Monday, December 23

Myrtle Beach Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA (-10) (11 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois (-3) vs. Fresno State (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Tuesday, December 24

Hawai’i Bowl: South Florida vs. San Jose State (-3.5) (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Thursday, December 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl: Pittsburgh (-6.5) vs. Toledo (2 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Rate Bowl: Rutgers vs. Kansas State (-6.5) (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

68 Ventures Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green (-7.5) (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Friday, December 27

Armed Forces Bowl: Oklahoma (-3) vs. Navy (Noon ET, ESPN)

Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Tech (-3) vs. Vanderbilt (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Arkansas (-2) (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Holiday Bowl: No. 21 Syracuse (-15.5) vs. Washington State (8 p.m. ET, Fox)

Las Vegas Bowl: Texas A&M (-3.5) vs. USC (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Saturday, December 28

Fenway Bowl: UConn vs. North Carolina (-2) (11 a.m. ET, ESPN)

Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College vs. Nebraska (-3) (Noon ET, ABC)

New Mexico Bowl: Louisiana vs. TCU (-13.5) (2:15 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Pop-Tarts Bowl: No. 18 Iowa State vs. No. 13 Miami (-3) (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)

Arizona Bowl: Miami (Ohio) (-3) vs. Colorado State (4:30 p.m. ET, CW)

Military Bowl: East Carolina vs. NC State (-5.5) (5:45 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Alamo Bowl: No. 17 BYU vs. No. 23 Colorado (-5) (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC)

Independence Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. No. 22 Army (-17.5) (9:15 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Monday, December 30

Music City Bowl: Iowa vs. No. 19 Missouri (-3) (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Tuesday, December 31

ReliaQuest Bowl: No. 11 Alabama (-11) vs. Michigan (Noon ET, ESPN)

Sun Bowl: Louisville (-2.5) vs. Washington (2 p.m. ET, CBS)

Citrus Bowl: No. 15 South Carolina (-9.5) vs. No. 20 Illinois (3 p.m. ET, ABC)

Texas Bowl: Baylor (-1) vs. LSU (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Thursday, January 2

Gator Bowl: Duke vs. No. 14 Ole Miss (-14.5) (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Friday, January 3

First Responder Bowl: North Texas vs. Texas State (-10.5) (4 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Minnesota (-6.5) vs. Virginia Tech (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Saturday, January 4

Bahamas Bowl: Buffalo (-2) vs. Liberty (11 a.m. ET, ESPN2)

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