College Bowl Game Predictions This Week: Picks & Odds for Each Bowl Game

The first full week of bowl action is here with a combined 10 bowl and College Football Playoff games between Dec. 17 and 21.
- Our college bowl game odds and predictions this week focus on the four first-round CFP games as well as the six additional bowl games taking place
- Both Texas and Ohio State are among the college football championship odds favorites and play this Saturday against Clemson and Tennessee, respectively
- The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff bracket begins Friday night with Notre Dame hosting Indiana
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College football bowl picks & predictions this week
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- SMU vs. Penn State early picks
- Clemson vs. Texas early picks
- Clemson vs. Texas prediction
- Clemson vs. Texas player props
- Clemson vs. Texas parlay
- Tennessee vs. Ohio State early picks
- Tennessee vs. Ohio State prediction
- Tennessee vs. Ohio State player props
- Tennessee vs. Ohio State parlay
- Tennessee vs. Ohio State touchdown predictions
Don't miss the rest of our college football picks for bowl games this week.
College football odds for Saturday
College football odds via DraftKings and subject to change. Follow the latest college football scores for line history and matchup info.
College Football Playoff: SMU vs. Penn State odds
Prediction: SMU +9.5 (-125 via BetMGM) vs. Penn State ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Pick made by Gabe Henderson.
- When: Saturday, Dec. 21 (noon ET)
- Where: Beaver Stadium (University Park, Pa.)
- How to watch: TNT, Max
College Football Playoff: Clemson vs. Texas odds
Prediction: Clemson +12.5 (-110 via bet365) vs. Texas ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Pick made by Rob Paul.
- When: Saturday, Dec. 21 (4 p.m. ET)
- Where: DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
- How to watch: TNT, Max
College Football Playoff: Tennessee vs. Ohio State odds
Prediction: Quinshon Judkins Under 58.5 rushing yards ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Pick made by Rob Paul
- When: Saturday, Dec. 21 (8 p.m. ET)
- Where: Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
- How to watch: ABC, ESPN
College football picks roundup: bowl games this week
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