2014-15 Data Driven College Football Bowl Predictions

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The 2014-15 bowl season is here with the much anticipated college football playoff quickly approaching.  The CFB Playoff committee set the match-ups and pulled in four conference champions including Florida State, Oregon, Ohio State and Alabama.

New Year’s Day will showcase the two national semi-final games between the defending national champion Florida State Seminoles against Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota and the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl.  Here is our data driven 2015 Rose Bowl prediction:

TEAM WIN % SCORE VEGAS LINE
261 Florida State 39% 28 71½u
262 Oregon 61% 37 -9

 

In the other semi-final at the Sugar Bowl, SEC Champion Alabama is the top seed in the playoff and will face Big Ten Champion Ohio State playing their third string QB.  Here is our data driven 2015 Sugar Bowl prediction:

TEAM WIN % SCORE VEGAS LINE
263 Ohio State 48% 30 58½u
264 Alabama 52% 32 -9½

Get our data driven predictions for every bowl game this season here.