The “rust” factor may be a thing in the College Football Playoff.
Last year, the four teams with byes all went 0-4 in the quarterfinals.
Last night, Ohio State, which hadn’t played since the Big Ten Championship on Dec. 6, fell behind by 14 in the first half and couldn’t recover, losing to Miami 24-14.
With that in mind, here are previews of today’s quarterfinals from Zach Cohen and Adam Burke:
>Orange: Oregon (-2.5) vs. Texas Tech, Noon ET
>Rose: Alabama (+7) vs. Indiana, 4 ET
>Sugar: Ole Miss (+6.5) vs. Georgia, 8 ET
Best Bets columns:
Let’s see how the Circa Friday Football Invitational contestants played these games:
Oregon vs Texas Tech Chris Fallica: Oregon (-2) Chris Macero: Texas Tech (+2)
Alabama vs Indiana Matt Ste. Marie: Indiana (-6.5) Edwin Meyer / Carl Sack: Indiana (-6.5) Ole Miss vs Georgia Frank Carulli: Georgia (-6.5) vs Ole Miss * BEST BET Meyer / Sack: Georgia (-6.5) vs Ole Miss Kenny White: Ole Miss (+6.5) vs Georgia
More CFP resources
VSiN Pro subscribers have access to the CFB Picks page.
Everything else we do during bowl season is posted here.
Tuley’s NFL Best Bets
Dave Tuley has posted his takes on every Week 18 game.
Spoiler alert: Tuley’s Teaser Portfolio is open for business.
Everything we do on Week 18 will be posted here.
Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen‘s Best Bets and Steve Makinen‘s Analytics Report will hit around mid-morning on our NBA page. Our Opta AI NBA player props projections are here.
College Basketball: Greg “Hoops” Peterson has his Best Bet for today’s menu. Look for picks from Adam Burke and Tyler Shoemaker mid-morning on our college hoops page.
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NHL: VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis will post his Best Bets around mid-day.
