The 2024-25 college football postseason brings in a new era for the sport as the 12-team College Football Playoff is rolling and now down to the semifinals. No. 5 Texas will take on No. 8 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10, while No. 6 Penn State and No. 7 Notre Dame will meet in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9. The latest College Football Playoff odds list Ohio State at -6.5 and Notre Dame at -1.5 in their respective matchups.
Fans and bettors across the country will be making college football score predictions for the College Football Playoff games, as well as the three other college football bowl games unfolding Friday and Saturday. Who should you back in the CFP as well as every other bowl game? Before making any 2024-25 college football bowl or playoff picks, make sure you see the latest college football score predictions from SportsLine's proven model.
The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it went a 43-35 on top-rated picks during the 2024 regular season. It also nailed all four winners in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen impressive returns.
Now, the model has simulated every college football bowl game 10,000 times. You can only see the model's college football exact score predictions at SportsLine.
Top college football bowl picks
After diving into every game on the college football bowl schedule, the model is projecting that Texas State, more than a two-touchdown favorite, only wins 39-37 against North Texas in the 2025 First Responder Bowl on Friday.
Both teams have been hit hard by transfer portal movement, and that amount of uncertainty can sometimes favor the underdog from a handicapping perspective. North Texas lost starting quarterback Chandler Morris to Virginia, and that's a big factor in setting this line.
However, Texas State has seen at least five starters of its own enter the portal, including running back Ismail Mahdi, who was a big part of the offense with a 193-991-4 rushing line this season.
The model projects that North Texas covers 70% of the time as a 14-point underdog. The game also goes over (63.5) 70% of the time. See the model's other college football bowl score predictions here.
How to make college football bowl score predictions
The model has also released score predictions for every FBS matchup during bowl season, including both CFP semifinal matchups. You can only get every score prediction for every game at SportsLine.
Who wins each college football bowl and playoff game? Visit SportsLine now to get the model's college football bowl score predictions, all from the model that has generated well over $2,000 on its top-rated college football picks, and find out.
