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2018-19 Season: #CollegeFootball Futures and season totals with Rufus Peabody!

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Welcome back everyone.  Here are a few quick futures and totals for your informational purposes from Rufus Peabody via the Bet the Process podcast.  These numbers have changed a little since the podcast dropped Thursday night so consult your local bookie for the latest odds.  Listen to the podcast yourself if you want the full details.

Rufus Peabody futures:
He likes Oklahoma at 24:1 (his numbers say 17:1)
He likes Georgia+765 (his numbers say 5.5:1)
He likes Auburn at 30:1 (his numbers say 22:1)

He doesn’t like USC at 45:1 (his numbers say 62:1)
He doesn’t like FSU at 53:1 (his numbers say 122:1)
He doesn’t like Washington at 15:1 (his numbers say 19:1)

Rufus Peabody season totals:
He is loaded up against Alabama going undefeated
He likes Alabama under 11 (-111), he thinks it should be under 11 (-152)
His numbers say Alabama at 10.6 wins this season
He loves Akron under 4.5 wins (his numbers say 2.3 wins)

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2018-19 Season: College Gameday Season Preview!

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Welcome back everyone.  We are officially kicking opening the 2018-19 season around here with the College Gameday Season Preview!  You’ll find the preseason predictions from Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, and Desmond Howard below.  We’ll be bringing you a little more preseason coverage today and tomorrow, but starting this week we will be posting the regular weekly picks until we crown a champion in January.

Lee Corso:
Trace McSorley for early Heisman favorite
Clemson over Miami (FL) in ACC Championship
Wisconsin over Penn State in Big 10 Championship
Texas over Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship
Washington over USC in Pac 12 Championship
Georgia over Alabama in SEC Championship
UCF as best G5 team
CFB Playoff: Clemson vs Washington, Wisconsin vs Georgia
Clemson vs Wisconin in CFB Championship
Wisconsin to win CFB Championship

Kirk Herbstreit:
Trace McSorley for early Heisman favorite
Clemson over Miami (FL) in ACC Championship
Penn State over Wisconsin in Big 10 Championship
Oklahoma over TCU in Big 12 Championship
Washington over Utah in Pac 12 Championship
Alabama over Georgia in SEC Championship
Boise State as best G5 team
CFB Playoff: Alabama vs Washington, Clemson vs Penn State
Clemson vs Alabama in CFB Championship
Alabama to win CFB Championship

Desmond Howard:
Bryce love for early Heisman favorite
Clemson over Miami (FL) in ACC Championship
Michigan over Wisconsin in Big 10 Championship
WVU over Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship
Washington over USC in Pac 12 Championship
Alabama over South Carolina in SEC Championship
UCF as best G5 team
CFB Playoff: Michigan vs WVU, Alabama vs Clemson
Michigan vs Alabama in CFB Championship
Michigan to win CFB Championship

@GamedayJen:
Clemson to win ACC
Penn State to win Big 10
TCU to win Big 12
Washington to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
Alabama vs Penn State, Clemson vs Washington in CFB Playoff (potentially TCU instead of Penn State)
Alabama vs Clemson in CFB Championship
Clemson to win CFB Championship

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2017-18 College Gameday Season Preview!

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And we are back.  As of this morning we have officially survived another offseason with the kickoff of Florida A&M vs Texas Southern.  However, we all know it was open season with the return of College Gameday an hour before those two teams kicked off.  Our Gameday crew was back spitting hot takes and wild ass predictions for this season.  These are usually wildly inaccurate by the end of the season, however they reminded us last year Kirk Herbstreit predicted Clemson over Alabama in the championship game on the season preview.  Without further adieu, here are this year’s official preseason predictions (along with hot picks from @GamedayJen), so bookmark this page and come see us again in January.

Lee Corso:
USC over Alabama in championship
Final Four: Ohio St, Alabama, USC, FSU
FSU to win ACC
Ohio St to win Big 10
Okla St to win Big 12
USC to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
USF as best G5 team
Mason Rudolph to win Heisman
Virginia Tech as surprise team
OU as disappointment team
FSU over Alabama as big upset this year

Kirk Herbstreit:
Ohio St over Alabama in championship
Final Four: Ohio St, USC, FSU, Alabama
FSU to win ACC
Ohio St to win Big 10
TCU to win Big 12
USC to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
USF as best G5 team
Sam Darnold to win Heisman
Kansas St as surprise team
Oklahoma St as disappointment team
SDSU over Stanford as big upset this year

Desmond Howard:
Stanford over Alabama in championship
Final Four: Wisconsin, Alabama, Stanford, Miami FL
Miami FL to win ACC
Wisconsin to win Big 10
Okla St to win Big 12
Stanford to win Pac 12
Georgia to win SEC
USF as best G5 team
Saquon Barkley to win Heisman
Miami FL as surprise team
OU as disappointment team
Wash St to beat USC as big upset this year

Jennifer’s Picks:
Alabama over Clemson in national championship
Final Four: Clemson, Alabama, Washington, Okla St
Clemson to win ACC
Penn St to win Big 10
Okla St to win Big 12
Washington to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
Boise St as best G5 team
OU as this year’s overrated team

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