College Football Bowl Projections for Week 2: Brett McMurphy’s 2022 Predictions With Projected Spreads

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Sep 05, 2022, 09:05 AM EDT

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2022 College Football Bowl Projections

First things, first: Yes, I am Costanza — Lord of the Idiots!

When Nebraska got off to a hot start against Northwestern in its opener in Week 0, I hit the ol’ Twitter machine and fired off this beauty:

Huskers look very impressive on 1st drive. Who was the only idiot to put Nebraska No. 25 on his preseason @AP_Top25 ballot? This guy 👍🏻
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 27, 2022

Hours later, I was inducted into the Freezing Cold Takes Hall of Fame and acknowledged the momentary lack of oxygen to my brain.

“For I am Costanza – Lord of the Idiots!" https://t.co/MDox9Tt6FR
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 27, 2022

Enough lunacy — onto my bowl projections. And, by the way, they’re real and they’re spectacular! Each matchup includes the projected point spread based on Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s current college football betting power ratings. Giddy up!

Updated 2022 College Football Betting Power Ratings

CFP National Championship Prediction

CFP National Championship
Monday, Jan. 9
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Los Angeles, CA
Alabama
-5.5
Georgia

College Football Playoff Semifinals Projections

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 31
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Atlanta, GA
Alabama
-14
Miami
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 31
⋅
Glendale, AZ
Ohio State
-3
Georgia

New Year's Six Bowl Games

Rose Bowl
Monday, Jan. 2
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Pasadena, CA
Michigan
-1
Utah
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Monday, Jan. 2
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Arlington, TX
Florida
-3.5
Houston

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 31
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New Orleans, LA
Baylor
Texas A&M
-12.5
Capital One Orange Bowl
Friday, Dec. 30
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Miami, FL
Pittsburgh
-0.5
Wisconsin

Projections for All Other Bowls

Citrus Bowl
Monday, Jan. 2
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Orlando, FL
Michigan State
Arkansas
-1.5
ReliaQuest Bowl
Monday, Jan. 2
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Tampa, FL
Notre Dame
-7
Kentucky
Music City Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 31
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Nashville, TN
Penn State
-1
Ole Miss

Arizona Bowl
Friday, Dec. 30
⋅
Tucson, AZ
Ohio
Fresno State
-18.5
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Friday, Dec. 30
⋅
Jacksonville, FL
Clemson
-5.5
LSU
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Friday, Dec. 30
⋅
El Paso, TX
Wake Forest
UCLA
-5

Duke's Mayo Bowl
Friday, Dec. 30
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Charlotte, NC
Virginia
Iowa
-7
Valero Alamo Bowl
Thursday, Dec. 29
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San Antonio, TX
Oklahoma
-2.5
USC
Cheez-It Bowl
Thursday, Dec. 29
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Orlando, FL
NC State
-6
Oklahoma State

Pinstripe Bowl
Thursday, Dec. 29
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Bronx, NY
North Carolina
-1
Minnesota
TaxAct Texas Bowl
Wednesday, Dec. 28
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Houston, TX
TCU
Mississippi State
-1
Holiday Bowl
Wednesday, Dec. 28
⋅
San Diego, CA
Florida State
-12
Oregon State

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Wednesday, Dec. 28
⋅
Memphis, TN
Texas
-10.5
South Carolina
Military Bowl
Wednesday, Dec. 28
⋅
Annapolis, MD
Syracuse
PK
UCF
PK
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Tuesday, Dec. 27
⋅
Phoenix, AZ
Northwestern
Kansas State
-3

Camellia Bowl
Tuesday, Dec. 27
⋅
Montgomery, AL
Toledo
-7.5
Liberty
Birmingham Bowl
Tuesday, Dec. 27
⋅
Birmingham, AL
Missouri
BYU
-14
First Responder Bowl
Tuesday, Dec. 27
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Dallas, TX
Washington State
Iowa State
-6.5

Quick Lane Bowl
Monday, Dec. 26
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Detroit, MI
Maryland
-8
Central Michigan
EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 24
⋅
Honolulu, HI
Boise State
-2.5
UAB
Gasparilla Bowl
Friday, Dec. 23
⋅
Tampa, FL
Auburn
-11.5
Arizona

Independence Bowl
Friday, Dec. 23
⋅
Shreveport, LA
Army
Tulane
-6.5
Armed Forces Bowl
Thursday, Dec. 22
⋅
Fort Worth, TX
Marshall
SMU
-5.5
New Orleans Bowl
Wednesday, Dec. 21
⋅
New Orleans, LA
Western Kentucky
Appalachian State
-5.5

Boca Raton Bowl
Tuesday, Dec. 20
⋅
Boca Raton, FL
Memphis
-2.5
San Diego State
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Tuesday, Dec. 20
⋅
Boise, ID
Eastern Michigan
-5
Utah State
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Monday, Dec. 19
⋅
Conway, SC
Coastal Carolina
East Carolina
-6.5

Frisco Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 17
⋅
Frisco, TX
Purdue
PK
Arizona State
PK
Las Vegas Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 17
⋅
Las Vegas, NV
Tennessee
PK
Oregon
PK
LendingTree Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 17
⋅
Mobile, AL
Western Michigan
Louisiana
-3

Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 17
⋅
Los Angeles, CA
Washington
-7.5
Air Force
New Mexico Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 17
⋅
Albuquerque, NM
San Jose State
UTSA
-2
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 17
⋅
Boston, MA
Rutgers
Cincinnati
-12.5

Duluth Trading Cure Bowl
Friday, Dec. 16
⋅
Orlando, FL
Old Dominion
-2
North Texas
Bahamas Bowl
Friday, Dec. 16
⋅
Nassau, Bahamas
Florida Atlantic
Northern Illinois
-5
TBA Bowl**
TBD
⋅
TBD
Georgia State
-5.5
UTEP

* The highest-rated champion from the Group of Five conferences (American, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt) will be selected to play in the Cotton Bowl if it does not qualify for College Football Playoff.

**ESPN will create a bowl this fall to replace the San Francisco Bowl if it is not played.

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Brett is "America's College Football Insider" for The Action Network. Brett was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting, but wasn’t a nominee finalist. A long-time voter in the AP Top 25 poll and for the Heisman Trophy, Brett was named the 2019 Beat Writer of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America. Before joining The Action Network, Brett’s previous stops included ESPN, CBS Sports, the New York Times, Stadium, AOL Fanhouse and the Tampa Tribune.

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