Jay Horne

For the 3rd time in the last 4 years, the two most elite programs in college football will meet in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game when the no. 2 Clemson Tigers meet the no. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide on Monday, January 7th. The Crimson Tide and Tigers will meet for the 4th consecutive year in the playoffs and for the 3rd time in the title game. The oddsmaker has the ‘Tide as a seven-point favorite to win the title with a total of 59.5. CFB handicapper Jay Horne breaks down the game and gives out his ATS prediction.

This season’s Sugar Bowl game matches the Texas Longhorns versus the Georgia Bulldogs. The college football boards have the Dawgs as a large favorite with some betting shops hanging as high as a -13. On paper they’re certainly the better team, but are they going to be motivated after being left out of the CFB Playoffs? Our handicapper decided to skip a point spread play on this game and has gone with a total pick. Read on to get his analysis and O/U forecast.

Despite going 12-1 SU along with a dominating win over Michigan and a Big Ten Championship, the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes did not get enough votes for a College Football Playoffs appearance in Urban Meyer’s farewell tour. Will they be looking to prove the voters wrong with a big game against the Huskies in the Rose Bowl or will they be in a letdown mode? Predictem CFB handicapper Jay Horne has a solid take on this game and explains why he has no problem backing this side. Check it out.

The defending self-proclaimed National Champions in the UCF Knights will put their NCAA leading 25 game winning streak on the line in this year’s Fiesta Bowl when they travel to Glendale, Arizona for a date with the No. 11 LSU Tigers. The No. 8 Knights are on the heels of their second straight undefeated season including an impressive win over Memphis in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game without star quarterback McKenzie Milton. The sportsbooks have LSU as a large -7.5 point favorite with the total offered up at 55.5 points. Read on to get a free pick on the Fiesta Bowl.

The No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats capped off one of their most successful regular seasons in recent memory with a 9-3 SU 2018 campaign highlighted by a 56-10 blowout over Louisville in the season finale. As a result, the Wildcats will get to meet the no. 12 Penn State Nittany Lions at Camping World Stadium for the New Year’s Day ARBO Citrus Bowl. While the Nittany Lions are listed as 6.5 point favorites among the Big Ten’s top programs, it is the Wildcats that enter this game as the Cinderella story after escaping the pits of the SEC. The biggest question in who should you bet in the Citrus Bowl? Our capper breaks it down and his research all leads to one team.

The Outback Bowl has historically produced intriguing pairings between quality opponents from the SEC and Big 10 which have provided great football games. This year’s pairing should be no different when the no. 18 Mississippi State Bulldogs meet the Iowa Hawkeyes at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa for a New Year’s Day showdown. The betting boards have Mississippi State as a -7 betting line favorite with the total offered up at 43.5. Predictem CFB handicapper Jay Horne breaks down the game and gives out his bowl pick.

The final game of the 2018 calendar year will take place in Jacksonville, Florida when the NC State Wolfpack and the No. 19 Texas A&M Aggies collide at TIAA Field in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. NC State had the better record at 9-3 compared to Texas A&M’s 8-4, but keep in mind that two of their losses were to the top two ranked teams in college football. The CFB odds board favors the SEC’s Aggies asking bettors to lay six points on Texas A&M with the O/U line posted at 58.5 points. Expert NCAAF analyst Jay Horne thinks the total is the way to go here. Find out why.