College Football Playoff picks, schedule: Predictions against the spread, odds for quarterfinal bowl games

The College Football Playoff field has been whittled down to eight teams as we continue moving through the first-ever 12-team bracket. Across New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, those teams remaining will do battle at traditional New Year’s Six bowl sites for the right to move on to the semifinals as we inch closer toward crowning a national champion for the 2024 season. The first-round games left plenty to be desired in the form of excitement, but the hope is the quarterfinals will deliver. 

The action gets underway Tuesday as 6-seed Penn State heads to the Fiesta Bowl to clash with 3-seed Boise State. The three-game slate on Wednesday kicks off with 5-seed Texas battling 4-seed Arizona State in the Peach Bowl before we move to a monumental rematch in the Rose Bowl featuring 8-seed Ohio State clashes with 1-seed Oregon. Finally, the quarterfinal action wraps up with 7-seed Notre Dame battling 2-seed Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. 

CBS Sports experts have filed their picks for the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff, so let’s have a look at what to expect this weekend. 

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Fiesta Bowl: (6) Penn State vs. (3) Boise State

7:30 p.m. (Tuesday) | ESPN, fubo (Try for free) — Penn State was able to take advantage of miscues from SMU in the first round, but the Broncos rarely make mistakes. In fact, Boise State is tied for No. 2 nationally in turnovers lost with only four fumbles and four interceptions. Even the steady Nittany Lions had 13 turnovers. Ultimately, it means the game will stay closer than expected for four quarters. Pick: Boise State +11 — Shehan Jeyarajah

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Author : David Cobb

Publish date : 2024-12-31 14:11:00

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