2022-23 Bowl Season: #BowlMania picks including Tom Luginbill’s BIG BOARD!

The annual tradition continues at ESPN as they put together an expert crew for their Bowl Mania Special. Following in the steps of previous Big Board presenters Jesse Palmer, Todd McShay, Danny Kanell and Greg McElroy is none other than Tom Luginbill this year. Best of luck with your bowl pick’em this season!

Note: Tom Luginbill isn’t picking the Alabama vs Kansas State game because he’s broadcasting it, so host Kevin Connors filled in that pick for him.

Tom Luginbill:

Utah  over  Penn State
Southern Cal  over  Tulane
LSU  over  Purdue
Mississippi State  over  Illinois
Georgia  over  Ohio State
TCU  over  Michigan
Alabama  over  Kansas State
Kentucky  over  Iowa
Clemson  over  Tennessee
Ohio  over  Wyoming
South Carolina  over  Notre Dame
UCLA  over  Pittsburgh
NC State  over  Maryland
Washington  over  Texas
Florida State  over  Oklahoma
Minnesota  over  Syracuse
Ole Miss  over  Texas Tech
Oregon  over  North Carolina
Arkansas  over  Kansas
Duke  over  UCF
Oklahoma State  over  Wisconsin
East Carolina  over  Coastal Carolina
Memphis  over  Utah State
Georgia Southern  over  Buffalo
New Mexico State  over  Bowling Green
San Diego State  over  MTSU
Wake Forest  over  Missouri
Houston  over  Louisiana
Baylor  over  Air Force
South Alabama  over  Western Kentucky
Toledo  over  Liberty
San Jose State  over  Eastern Michigan
Marshall  over  Connecticut
Boise State  over  North Texas
Oregon State  over  Florida
Southern Miss  over  Rice
Fresno State  over  Washington State
SMU  over  BYU
Jackson State  over  North Carolina Central
Cincinnati  over  Louisville
UTSA  over  Troy
UAB  over  Miami (OH)

Sam Acho:

Utah  over  Penn State
Tulane  over  Southern Cal
Ohio State  over  Georgia
Michigan  over  TCU
Alabama  over  Kansas State
Clemson  over  Tennessee
South Carolina  over  Notre Dame
Texas  over  Washington
Oregon  over  North Carolina
Kansas  over  Arkansas
Oregon State  over  Florida
Cincinnati  over  Louisville

Dan Mullen:

Utah  over  Penn State
Southern Cal  over  Tulane
Georgia  over  Ohio State
Michigan  over  TCU
Kansas State  over  Alabama
Tennessee  over  Clemson
South Carolina  over  Notre Dame
Washington  over  Texas
Oregon  over  North Carolina
Arkansas  over  Kansas
Oregon State  over  Florida
Cincinnati  over  Louisville

2021-22 Bowl Season: CFB Picks from Brady Quinn and Emory Hunt!

Army/Navy is this weekend, but bowl season is upon us. Brady Quinn and Emory Hunt were on CBS Sports HQ picking the first slate of bowl games against the spread. I think they’ll be back at some point with the rest of the bowl games, but here’s your first official bowl picks.

Brady Quinn:

LSU  -3 vs Kansas State
Kansas State vs LSU Over 46.5
Arkansas + 2.5 vs Penn State
Arkansas vs Penn State Under 46
Notre Dame  -2.5 vs Oklahoma State
Notre Dame vs Oklahoma State Under 45.5
Kentucky  -2.5 vs Iowa
Kentucky vs Iowa Under 45
Ohio State  -6.5 vs Utah
Ohio State vs Utah Under 67
Ole Miss + 1.5 vs Baylor
Ole Miss vs Baylor Under 53
Alabama  -13.5 vs Cincinnati
Alabama vs Cincinnati Under 58
Georgia  -7.5 vs Michigan
Michigan vs Georgia Over 43.5
Pittsburgh  -3.5 vs Michigan State
Michigan State vs Pittsburgh Under 63.5
Appalachian State  -2.5 vs Western Kentucky
Appalachian State vs Western Kentucky Under 68
Fresno State  -11 vs UTEP
Fresno State vs UTEP Over 50.5
BYU  -7 vs UAB
BYU vs UAB Over 54.5
Liberty  -8.5 vs Eastern Michigan
Liberty vs Eastern Michigan Over 59
Utah State + 7 vs Oregon State
Oregon State vs Utah State Over 65.5
Louisiana  -6 vs Marshall
Marshall vs Louisiana Over 53
Toledo  -10 vs MTSU
Toledo vs MTSU Over 53.5
Coastal Carolina  -10 vs Northern Illinois
Coastal Carolina vs Northern Illinois Over 63.5

Emory Hunt:

LSU  -3 vs Kansas State
Arkansas + 2.5 vs Penn State
Notre Dame  -2.5 vs Oklahoma State
Kentucky  -2.5 vs Iowa
Utah + 6.5 vs Ohio State
Ohio State vs Utah Under 67
Baylor  -1.5 vs Ole Miss
Ole Miss vs Baylor Under 53
Cincinnati + 13.5 vs Alabama
Alabama vs Cincinnati Under 58
Michigan + 7.5 vs Georgia
Michigan vs Georgia Over 43.5
Pittsburgh  -3.5 vs Michigan State
Michigan State vs Pittsburgh Under 63.5
Western Kentucky + 2.5 vs Appalachian State
Fresno State  -11 vs UTEP
UAB + 7 vs BYU
BYU vs UAB Over 54.5
Liberty  -8.5 vs Eastern Michigan
Liberty vs Eastern Michigan Over 59
Utah State + 7 vs Oregon State
Louisiana  -6 vs Marshall
Marshall vs Louisiana Under 53
Toledo  -10 vs MTSU
Coastal Carolina  -10 vs Northern Illinois

2020-21 Season: #NationalChampionship picks and predictions mega-post!

I’d like to congratulate everyone for making it to the national championship of our bizarro 2020-21 college football season. The national championship kicks off tonight and I’ll be posting all of the picks and predictions I can find right here for you. I’ll be updating all day so check back often for the latest picks, predictions, bets, guesses and trends.

Lee Corso’s Headgear:
Ohio State over Alabama

Desmond Howard:
Alabama over Ohio State

@GamedayJen:
Alabama over Ohio State

David Pollack:
Alabama over Ohio State

UNOFFICIAL Picks from the Stanford Steve & The Bear podcast:

Stanford Steve:
Lean Ohio State+8, Under 75
Jahleel Billingsley over receptions and yards
Trey Sermon over receptions

The Bear:
Lean Ohio State+8
Bear said he thinks Ohio State wins outright on Championship Drive 1/11/2021

Daily Wager:
Doug Kezirian: Alabama-8 vs Ohio State
Joe Fortenbaugh: Alabama-5.5 1H vs Ohio State

Joe Fortenbaugh’s picks on Youtube:
Bama TT over 41.5
Bama-5.5 1H
Over 74.5
Najee Harris over 110.5 Rush, 149.5 total yards

Brady Quinn’s picks on CBS Sports HQ:
Ohio State+9 vs Alabama
Alabama vs Ohio State under 74.5

Colin Cowherd:
Ohio State+8.5 vs Alabama

Big Noon Kickoff predictions from Fox Sports:

Matt Leinart:
Alabama over Ohio State 45-34

Urban Meyer:
Ohio State over Alabama 38-35

Reggie Bush:
Ohio State over Alabama 45-42

Brady Quinn:
Alabama over Ohio State 38-32

Joel Klatt:
Alabama over Ohio State 45-42

Emory Hunt:
Ohio State+8 vs Alabama
Alabama-4.5 1H vs Ohio State
Alabama vs Ohio State over 75
Ohio State+250 ML vs Alabama

Bryant McFadden:
Alabama-8 vs Ohio State
Alabama-4.5 1H vs Ohio State
Alabama vs Ohio State under 75
Alabama-300 ML vs Ohio State

Joey Galloway:
Ohio State over Alabama

Jesse Palmer:
Alabama over Ohio State

Tim Tebow:
Alabama over Ohio State

Bruce Feldman:
Alabama over Ohio State

Stewart Mandel:
Ohio State over Alabama

Andy Staples:
Alabama over Ohio State

Phil Steele:
Alabama vs Ohio State over 75

Danny Kanell:
Ohio State+8 vs Alabama
Alabama vs Ohio State over 75

Chip Patterson:
Alabama-8 vs Ohio State
Alabama vs Ohio State under 75

Tom Fornelli:
Ohio State+8 vs Alabama
Alabama vs Ohio State under 75

Greg McElroy:
Alabama over Ohio State

Pat Forde:
Alabama-7.5 vs Ohio State

Pete Thamel:
Alabama-7.5 vs Ohio State

Dan Wetzel:
Alabama-7.5 vs Ohio State

Adam Kramer:
Alabama-7.5 vs Ohio State
Alabama vs Ohio State under 75

Barrett Sallee:
Ohio State+8 vs Alabama

Mark May:
Alabama over Ohio State

Lou Holtz:
Ohio State over Alabama

Tony Barnhart:
Alabama over Ohio State

Scott Spreitzer:
Alabama to lead after 1st quarter (didn’t give a line/price)
Najee Harris more receiving yards than Trey Sermon

Ryan Clark:
Alabama over Ohio State

Dan Orlovsky:
Ohio State over Alabama

Rex Ryan:
Alabama over Ohio State

Mike Greenberg:
Ohio State over Alabama

Norm Hitzges:
Ohio State+8.5 vs Alabama

David Hale:
Alabama-8 vs Ohio State

Bill Connelly:
Ohio State+8 vs Alabama

Shannon Sharpe:
Alabama over Ohio State

Skip Bayless:
Ohio State+8.5 vs Alabama (said he’d take 7.5)

Dan Katz:
Ohio State+9 vs Alabama

Rico Bosco:
Alabama-9
Under 75.5

Matt Youmans:
Alabama-8.5 vs Ohio State

Clay Travis:
Ohio State+8.5 vs Alabama
Over 74.5

Todd Fuhrman:
Ohio State+8.5 vs Alabama

Eric Mac Lain, EJ Manuel and Mark Richt:
Alabama over Ohio State

Laura Rutledge:
Alabama over Ohio State

Tom Luginbill:
Alabama oveR Ohio State

Booger McFarland:
Ohio State over Alabama

Heather Dinich:
Alabama over Ohio State

Trevor Matich:
Alabama over Ohio State