BPort Sports' College Football Picks (December 31–January 5)

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

FBS Rankings are based on CFP rankings. CFP team rankings are based on seeding. All non-FBS team rankings are based on playoff seeding. All games are FBS unless otherwise noted.

Below, you can find a list of our picks for December 31–January 5.

This Week: 0-0

Last Week: 7-4

Record This Season: 135-96

2022-2024 Record: 980-680

Overall Record: 1,115-776

**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

Away at Home- Non-Power 4 Game of the Week (includes FCS)

Away at Home- Small College Game of the Week

Wednesday, December 31

ReliaQuest Bowl

No. 23 Iowa (8-4) vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt (10-2) [12:00 PM on ESPN]

• Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL)

Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl

Arizona State (8-4, Big 12) vs. Duke (8-5, ACC) [2:00 PM on CBS]

• Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

No. 18 Michigan (9-3) vs. No. 13 Texas (9-3) [3:00 PM on ABC]

• Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL)

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

Nebraska (7-5, Big Ten) vs. No. 15 Utah (10-2) [3:30 PM on ESPN]

• Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, NV)

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal (1 of 4)

No. 10 Miami (11-2) vs. No. 2 Ohio State (12-1) [7:30 PM on ESPN]

• Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

• AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)

Thursday, January 1

College Football Playoff Quarterfinal (3 of 4)

No. 5 Oregon (12-1) vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1) [12:00 PM on ESPN]

• Bowl: Capital One Orange Bowl

• Location: Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, FL)

• Head-to-Head History:

  • Oregon is 3-0 against Texas Tech all-time.

  • Oregon most recently beat Texas Tech on September 9, 2023 in a 38-30 road win.

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

• No. 5 Oregon

  • Team Stats:

    • Points per Game: 39.2 (9th in FBS)

    • Points Allowed per Game: 16.3 (10th in FBS)

    • Total Offense per Game: 468.9 (9th in FBS)

    • Yards Allowed per Game: 271.4 (7th in FBS)

  • Power Players on Offense:

    • QB1: Dante Moore (72.4 CMP%, 3,046 yds, 28-8 TD/INT)

    • RB1: Noah Whittington (116 car, 798 yds, 6 TD)

    • WR1: TE Kenyon Sadiq (42 rec, 509 yds, 8 TD)

  • Power Players on Defense:

    • DL1: DT Bear Alexander (49 tot, 1 sack, 6.5 TFL)

    • LB1: Teitum Tuioti (60 tot, 7.5 sacks, 14 TFL)

    • DB1: CB Brandon Finney Jr. (34 tot, 1 int, 8 PD)

• No. 4 Texas Tech

  • Team Stats:

    • Points per Game: 42.5 (2nd in FBS)

    • Points Allowed per Game: 10.9 (3rd in FBS)

    • Total Offense per Game: 480.3 (4th in FBS)

    • Yards Allowed per Game: 254.4 (3rd in FBS)

  • Power Players on Offense:

    • QB1: Behren Morton (67.0 CMP%, 2,643 yds, 22-4 TD/INT)

    • RB1: Cameron Dickey (198 car, 1,095 yds, 14 TD)

    • WR1: Caleb Douglas (54 rec, 846 yds, 7 TD)

  • Power Players on Defense:

    • DL1: DE David Bailey (43 tot, 13.5 sacks, 17.5 TFL)

    • LB1: Jacob Rodriguez (117 tot, 1 sack, 11 TFL)

    • DB1: CB Brice Pollock (46 tot, 5 int, 5 PD)

No. 9 Alabama (11-3) vs. No. 1 Indiana (13-0) [4:00 PM on ESPN]

• Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential

• Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)

No. 6 Ole Miss (12-1) vs. No. 3 Georgia (12-1) [8:00 PM on ESPN]

• Allstate Sugar Bowl

• Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA)

Friday, January 2

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Rice (5-7, American) vs. Texas State (6-6, Sun Belt) [1:00 PM on ESPN]

• Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, TX)

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Navy (10-2, American) vs. Cincinnati (7-5, Big 12) [4:30 PM on ESPN]

• Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, TN)

Trust & Will Holiday Bowl

No. 17 Arizona (9-3) vs. SMU (8-4, ACC) [8:00 PM on FOX]

• Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, CA)

Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Wake Forest (8-4, ACC) vs. Mississippi State (5-7, SEC) [8:00 PM on ESPN]

• Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)

Sunday, January 4

Division III Championship

UW-River Falls (13-1) vs. North Central (14-0) [8:00 PM on ESPN]

• Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton, OH)

Monday, January 5

FCS Championship

Illinois State (12-4) vs. No. 2 Montana State (13-2) [7:30 PM on ESPN]

• FirstBank Stadium (Nashville, TN)