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It’s like Christmas Day all over again for college football lovers. The New Year’s Day bowl slate features five games with ten of the best teams in the country.
None of the ten can win a national championship, but each team can use a victory to springboard into the 2022 season. Here’s a look at the 2022 New Year’s Day college football bowl picks.
2022 Outback Bowl Predictions and Odds
Penn State vs. Arkansas Preview
Penn State lost five of its last seven games. They struggled a lot this season and will be without a number of key players in the bowl game.
WR Jahan Dotson has opted out as have four defensive starters – DE Arnold Ebiketie, S Jaquan Brisker, LB Brandon Smith, and LB Ellis Brooks.
Arkansas went 8-4 this season behind a powerful running game that featured four players with at least 498 yards rushing. Trelon Smith led the team with 592 and QB KJ Jefferson added 554. Raheim Sanders ran for 499 and Dominique Johnson 498.
The Razorbacks had the 12th-best running game in the country averaging 217.3 yards per game. Arkansas went 4-1 down the stretch and 7-4-1 ATS this season covering in their last two straight. Favored by 2.5 over the Nittany Lions, make it three straight.
Best Bet: ARKANSAS -2.5
2022 Fiesta Bowl Predictions and Odds
Oklahoma State vs. Notre Dame Preview
Oklahoma State led the nation in sacks and was third in total defense this season. They did lose defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to Ohio State though.
Notre Dame lost its head coach, Brian Kelly, to LSU. The Fighting Irish ran for at least 150 yards in each of their final seven games. In those seven games, they went 7-0 ATS.
The issue for ND is that RB Kyren Williams, the team’s leading rusher, has opted out. This should be a low-scoring game. The Under is 9-0 in the Cowboys last nine games when playing as an underdog. They are also 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 games.
With better leadership and the better defense, Oklahoma State covers the 2.5.
Best Bet: OKLAHOMA STATE +2.5
2022 Citrus Bowl Predictions and Odds
Iowa fell apart in the Big Ten Championship game and got pummeled 42-3 by Michigan. For the most part though, the Hawkeyes were pretty consistent all season long. They have a solid defense that forced 30 takeaways this season. That was fourth-best in the nation.
The Hawkeyes forced multiple turnovers in eight games this season. They went 7-1 straight up in those games.
Kentucky runs for over 205 yards per game and ran for 200 or more in their last four straight. Iowa’s run defense was 14th-best in the country.
The Hawkeyes are only 2-5 ATS in their last seven games. One of those covers was as a 1.5-point underdog against Nebraska. Iowa’s defense keeps this one close and the Hawkeyes cover.
Best Bet: IOWA +3
2022 Rose Bowl Predictions and Odds
Pac-12 champion Utah was surprisingly good this season. They have a 1,000-yard rusher in Tavion Thomas who also ran for 20 touchdowns. QB Cameron Rising threw for 2,279 yards and 18 scores.
Ohio State has plenty of offense as well with QB CJ Stroud who threw for 3,862 yards and 38 touchdowns. The Buckeyes were No. 1 in the country in total offense (551.1 ypg) and scoring (45.5 ppg).
Both teams can score and both have trended Over. The total has gone Over in 11 of Utah’s last 16 games and 12 of Ohio State’s last 18. There’s a reason why the total is 64 for this game. Expect points and back the Over.
Best Bet: OVER 64
2022 Sugar Bowl Predictions and Odds
These two teams are about as even as you can get. They both have sound running games and run for over 200 yards a game. They both average over 30 points per game on offense. Baylor may have a slight edge on defense where they give up just 17.8 points per game.
Ole Miss has the bigger edge at quarterback though as Matt Corral will play. Baylor might be without starter Gerry Bohanon. If so, Blake Shapen, who played in the Big 12 championship game, gets the nod. Either way, Ole Miss has won eight of its last nine and 12 of its last 14 bowl games. Back the Rebels.
Best Bet: OLE MISS -1.5
