CFB: Projected Scores For Every Big Bowl Game
SportsLine's advanced computer model simulated this bowl season's most significant contests 10,000 times to produce key stats and final scores.
SportsLine's advanced computer model simulated the New Year's Day bowl games 10,000 times to come up with the projected final scores and key stats.
Here are the projected results:
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 1
MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. IOWA, 12 P.M. ETÂ OUTBACK BOWL
SportsLine Projection Model's score: Iowa 20, Mississippi State 19
Vegas line:Â Mississippi State is favored by 7 (O/U 42.5)
Projected stats: The Hawkeyes get past the Bulldogs as Nathan Stanley's 153 passing yards and 1.26 touchdown passes are just enough. T.J. Hockenson hauls in 116 yards of receptions. Nick Fitzgerald throws for 162 yards and 1.05 touchdowns for Mississippi State. Osirus Mitchell is the Bulldogs' leading receiver with 38 yards.
KENTUCKY VS. PENN STATE, 1 P.M. ETÂ CITRUS BOWL
SportsLine Projection Model's score: Penn State 27, Kentucky 16
Vegas line:Â Penn State is favored by 6.5 (O/U 47.5)
Projected stats: The Nittany Lions cover the spread with quarterback Trace McSorley passing for 217 yards and 1.44 touchdowns. Assisting his efforts is receiver K.J. Hamler with 61 yards. Terry Wilson throws for 142 and .77 touchdowns for the Wildcats.
LSU VS. CENTRAL FLORIDA, 1 P.M. ET FIESTA BOWL
SportsLine Projection Model's score: LSU 30, Central Florida 26
Vegas line: LSU is favored by 7.5 (O/U 55.5)
Projected stats: The Tigers win behind Joe Burrow's 276 passing yards and 1.50 TD passes and Justin Jefferson's 89 receiving yards. Central Florida quarterback Darriel Mack racks up 184 passing yards and 1.61 touchdown passes.Â
WASHINGTON VS. OHIO STATE, 5 P.M. ET ROSE BOWL
SportsLine Projection Model's score: Ohio State 29, Washington 19
Vegas line:Â Ohio State is favored by 6.5 (O/U 58)
Projected stats: Dwayne Haskins propels Ohio State to the Rose Bowl win with 292 passing yards of passing and 2.15 touchdown tosses. Washington quarterback Jake Browning goes for 203 yards and 1.03 scores, while Aaron Fuller gains 51 receiving yards.
TEXAS VS. GEORGIA, 7:15 P.M. ET SUGAR BOWL
SportsLine Projection Model's score: Georgia 33, Texas 20
Vegas line:Â Georgia is favored by 13 (O/U 58)
Projected stats: Sam Ehlinger's 228 passing yards and 1.30 passing touchdowns aren't nearly enough for Texas, which fails to cover. Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm racks up 198 passing yards and 1.76 touchdown passes. Jeremiah Holloman chips in with 37 receiving yards for the Bulldogs.
