Official Picks and Predictions for the 2025 CFP Quarterfinal Matchups
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The ball is finally going to be teed up on Wednesday Night, and Round Two of the College Football Playoffs will finally and officially be here.
Each game is a true treat. The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Miami Hurricanes get things going with a primetime matchup in a 2003 rematch in the Cotton Bowl Classic. From there, we head straight to the Orange Bowl for Texas Tech and Oregon before heading due west, where Indiana and Alabama lock horns before the nightcap between Georgia and Ole Miss.
So much football and so much good football. Each spread is under 10 points, and two games are under a touchdown spread. Eight teams remain, and each team is evenly matched.
My Ohio State and Miami pick will be submitted in the six o'clock hour before kickoff for the Buckeyes and Hurricanes, so for now, we whip around the rest of the tournament, and I make my official prediction on each game.
Orange Bowl: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon
The best game might be the first game of New Year's Day. The Ducks enter the game as a -2.5 point favorite, and I think that this game is going to be a classic. The Red Raiders are led by a stout and expensive defense that has propelled them to this amazing season.
On the other side, Oregon is coming into its own as the program fights through the 2025 season. The Ducks were in their fair share of dogfights, including a 10-point loss at home to the Indiana Hoosiers. But they had to battle on the road against Penn State and Iowa to get to where they are on Wednesday.
This one is going to be a tight game that I do believe the Red Raiders pull out. Texas Tech is the winner by a score of 27-24 over the Ducks.
Rose Bowl: No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 9 Alabama
A rainy Rose Bowl?!
I speak for America when I say that absolutely nobody wants that. Say your prayers on Wednesday night to make sure that the rain holds off because this game is going to be a ton of fun.
Indiana comes into the game after taking it to the Buckeyes in Indianapolis at the beginning of December. Since then, they have been able to use this month to get healthy and turn the page from being this cute and fun story to remind America that they are some bad dudes on that football field.
The Crimson Tide is the holder of the only upset in Round One of the playoffs after an impressive comeback victory over the Oklahoma Sooners but I don't think they will have enough for Fernando Mendoza and the Hoosiers.
I have Indiana BIG in this one with a final score of 38-13.
Sugar Bowl: #3 Georgia vs. #6 Ole Miss
A rematch of a very close early-season game between the Bulldogs and a Lane Kiffin-coached Ole Miss team. This game is going to test everything that Ole Miss has, and I think that it is going to be a very, very tall task.
Georgia is loaded with talent and toughness, and they are a group that has absolutely come into their prime as the season has come to a close. They are playing their best football, and I don't see it stopping in the quarterfinals.
Georgia takes the victory, easily by a final score of 31-20.
Buckle up and enjoy a very fun Wednesday and Thursday of amazing College Football from start to finish.
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