Chris' College Football Playoff Predictions

The College Football Playoffs are upon us. LSU and Oklahoma will battle it out for the Peach Bowl, and Clemson and Ohio State will play each other for the Fiesta Bowl. The winners go to the biggest game in all of college sports, the National Title game. In this article, Chris Dailey will be giving his predictions on who will win and who will cover the betting odds for the two games.

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PEACH BOWL (+13.5 LSU)
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LSU is favored in the Peach Bowl by 13.5. However, both LSU and Oklahoma have defenses I cannot get behind. Early in the season, LSU let both Vanderbilt and Texas put up 38 on them. Later down the road, they let Alabama put up 41 on them with a backup QB in an instant Iron Bowl classic, and then they let Ole Miss score 37 against them.  They have had good games, however not enough prove that Coach Ed and the Tigers have an elite defense.

On the other sideline, Oklahoma is experiencing the same issues. They only beat a 5 loss Iowa State team by 1 (42-41), and they lost to Kansas State 48-41 in the biggest upset of the college football season. However, Oklahoma has a chip on their shoulder and they are angry going into this game. Oklahoma is led by Jalen Hurts, who is trying to prove he can play well when the pressure is on, and I am sure that Oklahoma will look to attack this LSU team. It will be hard for the Sooners to keep up with LSU, as Heisman winner, Joe Burrow, has been playing superb football this season, but I think Jalen Hurts and the Sooners will keep the game close.


LSU 51
Oklahoma 45

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FIESTA BOWL (-2 Clemson)
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Ohio State’s Heisman candidate, Justin Fields, and Clemson’s star QB, Trevor Lawerence, are going to be battling it out for a ticket to the Fiesta Bowl. Both teams are well matched, and it will make for an exciting match for Americans to tune into to. Ohio State has a monster on their defense in Chase Young, however I don’t think this will disrupt the Tigers offense. If Clemson realistically wants to win this game, they need to put points up quickly. Ohio State is most likely going to try to run a lot this game, with Justin Fields knee only ‘80-85% said Fields himself. The Buckeyes do have one of the best running backs in the country, JK Dobbins, who needs to have a big performance if the Buckeyes want a shot at beating the Tigers. I have Clemson winning this game as they have the talent, experience, and coaching that will all play a factor in this game.


Clemson 41
Ohio State 28

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Chris Dailey

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