College Football Bowl Projections: Brett McMurphy’s Week 2 Predictions, College Football Playoff Picks

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Ric Tapia/Getty Images. Pictured: Oregon’s offensive line.

My preseason bowl projections were so “popular” that several people reached out.

One friend suggested if I was confident Tennessee would play in the Las Vegas Bowl, as I projected, I should bet my entire 401(k) on Tennessee finishing with less than nine wins. Unfortunately, I’ve already put it all on Colorado to win the national title at 200-1 odds.

Another friend thought so much of my projected 12-team College Football Playoff field that he wanted to bet at least six of my teams wouldn’t make the playoff. There’s a lot of Waffle House waffles in store for whoever loses.

Anyway, I know what you’re thinking: there’s no way I have two friends.

Whether you’re friend or foe, it’s onto this week’s bowl projections.

Included is the projected point spread of each matchup from Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s betting power ratings. Don’t forget to click on the link to download the free Action Network app (click here). It really is a life-changing experience.

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Projected College Football Playoff Field

1
Oregon Ducks Logo

Oregon*

Big Ten
2
Alabama Crimson Tide Logo

Alabama*

SEC
3
Miami Hurricanes Logo

Miami*

ACC
4
Utah Utes Logo

Utah*

Big 12
5
Georgia Bulldogs Logo

Georgia

SEC
6
Ohio State Buckeyes Logo

Ohio State

Big Ten
7
Penn State Nittany Lions Logo

Penn State

Big Ten
8
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Logo

Notre Dame

Independent
9
Ole Miss Rebels Logo

Ole Miss

SEC
10
USC Trojans Logo

USC

Big Ten
11
Iowa Hawkeyes Logo

Iowa

Big Ten
12
Texas State Bobcats Logo

Texas State

Sun Belt

College Football Playoff First Round


College Football Playoff Quarterfinals


College Football Playoff Semifinals

CFP National Championship Prediction

National Championship
Jan. 20 •
Atlanta, GA
Georgia
-7
Alabama

Projections for All Other Bowl Games


*Conference champion in CFP.

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About the Author
Brett is "America's College Football Insider" for The Action Network. Brett was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting, but wasn’t a nominee finalist. A long-time voter in the AP Top 25 poll and for the Heisman Trophy, Brett was named the 2019 Beat Writer of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America. Before joining The Action Network, Brett’s previous stops included ESPN, CBS Sports, the New York Times, Stadium, AOL Fanhouse and the Tampa Tribune.

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