College football odds, picks, predictions for 2020-21 bowl games: Model backing Miami, Army

Ten bowl games are complete, but most of the top matchups are scheduled to unfold in the coming week. The action resumes with two games on Tuesday, Dec. 29, and it rolls all the way through Jan. 2 with four matchups that day. In addition to some of the top bowl games, the College Football Playoff semifinals are on Jan. 1 with No. 2 Clemson laying 7.5-points against No. 3 Ohio State and top-ranked Alabama favored by 19.5-points against No. 4 Notre Dame, according to the latest college football bowl odds from William Hill Sportsbook.

Where are the best values for college football bets this week? And which lines are way off during the 2020-21 college football bowl schedule? Before locking in any college football picks for bowl games, be sure to see the latest college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s proven model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of over $3,500 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It enters bowl season a sizzling 55-35 on all top-rated picks, returning over $500. Anybody who has followed it is way up. 

Now, it has turned its attention to the latest college football odds for bowl season from William Hill and locked in picks for every FBS matchup. Head here to see every pick.

Top 2020-21 college football bowl predictions 

One of the top college football bowl picks the model is recommending: No. 18 Miami (+2) stays within the spread when it meets up with No. 21 Oklahoma State on Dec. 29 in the 2020 Cheez-it Bowl in Orlando. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. ET at Camping World Stadium. The Hurricanes are 4-1 against the spread in their last five games as underdogs. SportsLine’s model projects that Miami has a great chance of winning the game straight up.

The Hurricanes piled up over 432 yards of total offense per game, good for seventh in the ACC. The simulations show quarterback D’Eriq King throwing for over 300 yards and three touchdowns as Miami picks up the cover almost 70 percent of the time. The over (58.5) also hits in almost 60 percent of simulations.

Another one of the top college football predictions from the model: Army (+7) stays within the spread when it takes on West Virginia in the 2020 Liberty Bowl at 4 p.m. ET on Dec. 31. The Black Knights were originally left without a postseason matchup, but were then slotted into this Memphis-based bowl when Tennessee dropped out due COVID-19 issues. It leads to a tough matchup for the Mountaineers.

Army gave up just 14 points per game this year, while averaging 281.3 yards per game on the ground. WVU will be scrambling to put together a plan to stop Army’s option attack on relatively short notice. The model is calling for a low-scoring game that goes under the total (41.5) almost 70 percent of the time as Army stays within the spread in well over 70 percent of simulations.

How to make 2020-21 college football bowl picks 

The model has also made the call on who wins and covers in every bowl game and the College Football Playoff matchups, and it is calling for multiple shocking upsets. You can only get every pick for every game at SportsLine.

So what college football picks can you make with confidence during bowl season? And which underdogs should you be all over? Check out the latest college football odds from William Hill below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams win and cover the spread, all from a proven computer model that has returned over $3,500 in profit over the past four-plus seasons, and find out.

2020-21 college football bowl odds (via William Hill)

Tuesday, Dec. 29

Cheez-It Bowl: Miami v. Oklahoma State (-2, 58.5)

Alamo Bowl: Texas vs. Colorado (+9.5, 63.5)

Wednesday, Dec. 30

Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Wake Forest (+6.5, 53)

Music City Bowl: Iowa vs. Missouri (+15, 50)

Cotton Bowl Classic: Oklahoma vs. Florida (-3, 70.5)

Thursday, Dec. 31

Armed Forces Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Tulsa (-3, 50)

Arizona Bowl: San Jose State vs. Ball State (+7, 63)

Liberty Bowl: Army vs. West Virginia (-7.5, 42.5)

Texas Bowl: TCU vs. Arkansas (+5.5, 58)

Friday, Jan. 1

Peach Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Georgia (-7, 50.5)

Citrus Bowl: Northwestern vs. Auburn (+3.5, 43.5)

College Football Playoff semifinal: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame (+19.5, 65.5)

College Football Playoff semifinal: No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio State (+7.5, 65.5)

Saturday, Jan. 2

Gator Bowl: NC State vs. Kentucky (-2.5, 53)

Outback Bowl: Indiana vs. Ole Miss (+6.5, 66.5)

Fiesta Bowl: Iowa State vs. Oregon (+4.5, 57.5)

Orange Bowl: Texas A&M vs. North Carolina (+6.5, 68.5)

Friday, Jan. 11

College Football Playoff National Championship Game: TBD