The concept of the portal is nothing new. It’s been around since Gilgamesh made his way to the garden of the gods by way of a mountain passage.
Fast forward 32 centuries or so and the portal’s ever-growing shadow over America’s most messed-up sport continues to make handicapping bowl games more and more difficult for bettors.
Surely, Sîn-lēqi-unninni could’ve never seen this coming.
But even more difficult than predicting its existence is keeping track of who’s in, who’s out and who has vanished into the ether in terms of college football rosters. Vegas is trying its best to keep track. In what other world would Troy be a full 7½-point favorite over Duke?
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Maryland coach Mike Locksley was doused in Duke’s mayo last year, will it be North Carolina’s Mack Brown or West Virginia’s Neal Brown, this time around?
It can be a lot to keep track of, especially when filling out picks for your confidence pick ’em pools. But don’t worry, we’ve done the heavy lifting for you, along with a little help from Elvis, LBJ, Teddy Roosevelt and Brad Pitt among others.
It’ll make sense in due time. Remember, games are listed 1-42 based on confidence, with No. 42 being most confident and No. 1 being least confident. All transfer portal and opt-out projections are subject to change, as are game lines.
Without further ado, here are the picks:
Fenway Bowl, SMU vs. Boston College (1 point)
Latest line: SMU -11
Series history: SMU leads 1-0
Last meeting: Oct. 4, 1986 (SMU won 31-29)
Analysis: The Red Sox welcome the Rangers for a three-game set … Oops. Wrong sport. Only in this one could this be a conference game next year but SMU’s jump into the ACC will make it reality. On paper, SMU figures to cruise, but the Mustangs, who will start backup quarterback Kevin Jennings, were…
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Author : Daytona Beach News-Journal
Publish date : 2023-12-14 10:26:10
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