Caleb Wilfinger
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Following a wild college football regular season, we’ve arrived at the most wonderful time of the year. Bowl season is here and with it comes plenty of games for college football fans to wager on over the course of the next few weeks. We’ve got a trio of games on tap on Saturday featuring both Power 5 and Group of 5 teams alike. These games might not be on everyone’s radar, but we can still win on them!
You can read all our college football predictions on Saturday’s games, but without any further ado, here’s my 3-leg NCAAF parlay with a potential payout of +870 odds. Let’s take a look at each of the legs.
Ole Miss ML (+164)
Georgia -20 (-110)
Maryland +6.5 (-108)
NCAAF parlay odds: +870
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at the time of publishing
Ole Miss Rebels ML over Penn State Nittany Lions (+164)
On paper, these are a pair of teams that had nearly identical seasons. Both Ole Miss and Penn State are sitting at 10-2, with their only only losses coming from teams that finished in the top 10. We also know that neither team is majorly affected by opt-outs, but the Rebels enter this contest at practically full strength. Penn State will be without defensive coordinator Manny Diaz, along with a few key defensive players heading to the NFL Draft. There’s also the matter of Penn State’s inconsistent offense, so the Nittany Lions have relied on their defense several times throughout the season. Considering that Ole Miss ranks 15th in total offense and 12th in passing efficiency, I’m expecting a rock solid effort from Lane Kiffin’s offense in a big spot.
Ole Miss has consistently come up with big plays on offense all season, which should continue against a Penn State defense that struggled to close out drives in the red zone even at full strength. Although the Rebels’ 43rd-ranked red-zone offense isn’t outstanding, the Nittany Lions rank 113th in red zone defense on the year as well, so finishing drives shouldn’t be an issue. At the end of the day, I have faith in the high-octane Ole Miss offense to control the pace of the game, so let’s take them to win outright.
Read our full Ole Miss vs Penn State predictions
Georgia Bulldogs -20 (-110) over Florida State Seminoles
I said this in my best bets piece, there’s not a number you could hang that would push me in the direction of the Seminoles in the Orange Bowl on Saturday. Mike Norvell’s team barely has enough players to field anything resembling a competent Power 5 football team at the moment. At the time of publishing, the following starters are going to be missing this game for the Seminoles: QB Jordan Travis, backup QB Tate Rodemaker, WR Keon Coleman, WR Johnny Wilson, DE Jared Verse, TE Jaheem Bell, RB Trey Benson and many, many more. This will leave 3rd string quarterback Brock Glenn to be the quarterback against a Georgia defense that should be licking its chops after seeing the success Louisville had in the ACC Championship Game. There’s no real reason have any confidence in Glenn and the FSU offense, particularly without any real weapons on the outside.
While this Seminoles team is absolutely decimated on both ends of the ball, Georgia will be ready and motivated for Saturday’s game. Brock Bowers will be out, but Carson Beck will be under center and Kirby Smart has proven to be a master motivator in this spot. And if Georgia shows up with any sort of motivation, there’s no reason to expect Smart and company to take their foot off the gas with the Seminoles potentially looking to join the SEC in future seasons. Let’s back the Bulldogs and hopefully get there with a comfortable winner in South Florida.
Maryland Terrapins +6.5 vs Auburn Tigers (-108)
While Maryland is playing this game without quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa, the Big 10’s all-time leading passer, I still see reasons that the Terrapins should feel confident heading into this matchup. Redshirt sophomore QB Billy Edwards Jr. has some experience under center at the FBS level and he’ll be stepping up in Tagovailoa’s absence under center. But more importantly, this is an Auburn offense that hasn’t been any good all season long. When taking a look at their schedule, it is hard to find a quality team that the Tigers beat this year. In fact, Auburn faced 6 teams that made an FBS bowl game this season and lost all 6 games. Payton Thorne hasn’t impressed me at quarterback and neither has this Auburn offense. If Edwards can settle into the offense and find the weapons this Terrapins team has on the outside, Maryland should be able to compete and keep this score close.
