BPort Sports' College Football Picks (CFP Semifinals)

It's that time of the week! BPort Sports has got you covered with a wide variety of showcased games all across college football.

CFP team rankings are based on seeding. All games are FBS unless otherwise noted.

Below, you can find a list of our picks for the CFP semifinals.

This Week: 0-0

Last Week: 8-6

Record This Season: 143-102

2022-2024 Record: 980-680

Overall Record: 1,123-782

**Teams in bold denote my pick to win the listed game.

Parentheses denote a team’s 2025 record.

LS = Live Stats (normally paired with a radio stream, Ex: Radio/LS)

Away at Home- Game of the Week

Thursday, January 8

College Football Playoff Semifinal (1 of 2)

No. 10 Miami (12-2) vs. No. 6 Ole Miss (13-1) [7:30 PM on ESPN]

• Bowl: Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

• Location: State Farm Stadium (Glendale, AZ)

• Head-to-Head History:

  • Ole Miss is 2-1 against Miami all-time.

  • Miami most recently beat Ole Miss on October 26, 1951 in a 20-7 home win.

  • The two teams have never met in a bowl game.

  • Ole Miss most recently beat Miami on November 29, 1940 in a 21-7 road win.

• No. 10 Miami

  • Team Stats:

    • Points per Game: 31.6 (30th in FBS)

    • Points Allowed per Game: 13.1 (4th in FBS)

    • Total Offense per Game: 405.6 (46th in FBS)

    • Yards Allowed per Game: 285.1 (10th in FBS)

  • Power Players on Offense:

    • QB1: Carson Moore (74.4 CMP%, 3,313 yds, 27-10 TD/INT)

    • RB1: Mark Fletcher Jr. (177 car, 947 yds, 10 TD)

    • WR1: Malachi Toney (94 rec, 1,008 yds, 8 TD)

  • Power Players on Defense:

    • DL1: DE Akheem Mesidor (56 tot, 10.5 sacks, 15.5 TFL)

    • LB1: Mohamed Toure (69 tot, 2 TFL, 5 PD)

    • DB1: SS Jakobe Thomas (65 tot, 5 int, 4 PD)

• No. 6 Ole Miss

  • Team Stats:

    • Points per Game: 37.6 (10th in FBS)

    • Points Allowed per Game: 20.4 (29th in FBS)

    • Total Offense per Game: 496.2 (2nd in FBS)

    • Yards Allowed per Game: 340.1 (41st in FBS)

  • Power Players on Offense:

    • QB1: Trinidad Chambliss (66.4 CMP%, 3,660 yds, 21-3 TD/INT)

    • RB1: Kewan Lacey (295 car, 1,464 yds, 23 TD)

    • WR1: Harrison Wallace III (57 rec, 894 yds, 4 TD)

  • Power Players on Defense:

    • DL1: DE Kam Franklin (62 tot, 8 TFL, 14 QHB)

    • LB1: Suntarine Perkins (117 tot, 11 TFL, 5 PD)

    • DB1: FS Wydett Williams Jr. (66 tot, 3 int, 8 PD)

Friday, January 9

College Football Playoff Semifinal (1 of 2)

No. 5 Oregon (13-1) vs. No. 1 Indiana (14-0) [7:30 PM on ESPN]

• Bowl: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

• Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)

• Head-to-Head History:

  • The series is tied, 2-2 all-time.

  • Indiana most recently beat Oregon on October 11 in a 30-20 road win.

  • The two teams have never met in a bowl game.

  • Oregon most recently beat Indiana on November 14, 1964 in a 29-21 road win.

• No. 5 Oregon

  • Team Stats:

    • Points per Game: 38.0 (9th in FBS)

    • Points Allowed per Game: 15.1 (6th in FBS)

    • Total Offense per Game: 457.5 (14th in FBS)

    • Yards Allowed per Game: 267.4 (6th in FBS)

  • Power Players on Offense:

    • QB1: Dante Moore (72.9 CMP%, 3,280 yds, 28-9 TD/INT)

    • RB1: Noah Whittington (129 car, 829 yds, 6 TD)

    • WR1: Malik Benson (41 rec, 696 yds, 6 TD)

  • Power Players on Defense:

    • DL1: DT Bear Alexander (50 tot, 1 sack, 6.5 TFL)

    • LB1: Teitum Tuioti (66 tot, 9.5 sacks, 16 TFL)

    • DB1: CB Brandon Finney Jr. (40 tot, 3 int, 8 PD)

• No. 1 Indiana

  • Team Stats:

    • Points per Game: 41.6 (3rd in FBS)

    • Points Allowed per Game: 10.3 (2nd in FBS)

    • Total Offense per Game: 468.1 (7th in FBS)

    • Yards Allowed per Game: 252.6 (2nd in FBS)

  • Power Players on Offense:

    • QB1: Fernando Mendoza (72.3 CMP%, 3,172 yds, 36-6 TD/INT)

    • RB1: Roman Hemby (194 car, 1,007 yds, 7 TD)

    • WR1: Omar Cooper Jr. (61 rec, 849 yds, 12 TD)

  • Power Players on Defense:

    • DL1: DT Tyrique Tucker (33 tot, 5.5 sacks, 11.5 TFL)

    • LB1: Rolijah Hardy (92 tot, 8 sack, 14 TFL)

    • DB1: SS Louis Moore (76 tot, 6 int, 2 PD)