Following a chaotic and controversial bracket unveiling by the CFP Selection Committee on Sunday, preparations for this year’s playoff slate are in full steam ahead for the programs involved.
That includes the Texas A&M Aggies, who ended the regular season one game shy of reaching their first SEC Championship. The 27-17 loss to the Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas, shattered the team’s aspirations and left much to be desired in the days leading up to the release of the final CFP bracket. Now that head coach Mike Elko and company know their fate, a Miami team featuring an experienced quarterback at the helm awaits the Aggies at Kyle Field next Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Group of Five teams, Tulane and James Madison, are looking to silence doubters and prove they can hang with the best college football teams in the country, as they take on Ole Miss and Oregon, respectively. Fans get blessed with a rematch from the battle in T-Town a few weeks ago, as Alabama looks to avenge its loss to Oklahoma by defeating the Sooners in Norman and advancing to the Rose Bowl to play the No. 1 seed Indiana.
The time for talking is almost over, but there is still time to project how each team will perform in their postseason slots. Here are the odds and predictions for each CFP matchup, including the Aggies’ first-round contest against the Hurricanes:
First Round: No. 9 Alabama (-1.5) at No. 8 Oklahoma – Friday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. CT on ABC/ESPN
Prediction: Alabama 21 | Oklahoma 17
First Round: No. 10 Miami at No. 7 Texas A&M (-3.5) – Saturday, Dec. 20, 11 a.m. CT on ABC/ESPN
Prediction: Miami 24 | Texas A&M 28
First Round: No. 11 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss (-17.5) – Saturday, Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m. CT on TNT/truTV
Prediction: Tulane 21 | Ole Miss 38
First Round: No. 12 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon (-21.5) – Saturday, Dec. 20, at 6:30 p.m. CT on TNT/truTV
Prediction: James Madison 13 | Oregon 35
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 2 Ohio State (-7.5) – Wednesday, Dec. 31, at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN
Prediction: Texas A&M 21 | Ohio State 28
Capital One Orange Bowl: No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (-1.5) – Thursday, Jan. 1, at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN
Prediction: Oregon 17 | Texas Tech 20
Rose Bowl Game Pres. by Prudential: No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 1 Indiana (-6.5) – Thursday, Jan. 1, at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN
Prediction: Alabama 20 | Indiana 28
Allstate Sugar Bowl: No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 3 Georgia (-5.5) – Thursday, Jan. 1, at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN
Prediction: Ole Miss 21 | Georgia 31
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 2 Ohio State – Thursday, Jan. 8, at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN
Prediction: Georgia 28 | Ohio State 24
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 1 Indiana – Friday, Jan. 9, at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN
Prediction: Texas Tech 24 | Indiana 30
CFP National Championship: No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 1 Indiana – Monday, Jan. 19, at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN
Prediction: Georgia 31 | Indiana 27
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