New Year’s Eve Bowl Games: CFB Picks & Predictions for PrizePicks Today
The New Year's Eve bowl games today offer a wide variety of teams playing, with some of the best programs in college football playing. We have bowl games with some of the top programs, and the first quarterfinal College Football Playoff game caps it off between Boise State and Penn State.
With five bowl games on the schedule for New Year’s Eve — with the first at 12 p.m. ET — there are plenty of player picks to put in your CFB Lineup on PrizePicks. Below, we will give you the best player picks to take into these bowl games to put in your PrizePicks Lineup on New Year's Eve.
When you combine these six picks, you can build a PrizePicks CFB Lineup to win up to 35.5x your money! Let’s dive into the best CFB player picks for each position on New Year’s Eve.
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New Year’s Eve Bowl Games: CFB Picks for PrizePicks
Here are the top CFB picks on PrizePicks for all of the college football New Year’s Eve bowl games today, December 31. Click to get more analysis on each pick.
- LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier 299.5 Passing Yards — More (Demon)
- South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers 51.5 Rushing Yards — More
- Louisville RB Isaac Brown 109.5 Rushing Yards — More (Demon)
- Alabama RB Jam Miller 49.5 Rushing Yards — More
- Penn State TE Tyler Warren 6.5 Receptions — More
- LSU WR Aaron Anderson 74.5 Receiving Yards — More
LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier 299.5 Passing Yards — More (Demon)
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
The rise of LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier is a fantastic story. He could have gone somewhere else to get playing time, but he stayed as a backup for three years at LSU, finally got his shot, and had a fantastic season, finishing seventh in college football in passing yards (3,739). The only problem is the interceptions, as he finished with 11 and had four games with multiple picks.
He already announced he is returning to Baton Rouge, and is ready to end this season on a high note. Baylor's rushing defense is stellar, but LSU never runs the ball, and they had the fewest carries amongst SEC teams. The Bears have struggled against the pass, finishing 76th in dropback success rate (40%).
It’s also interesting to note that LSU’s offense is tenth in 3rd/4th down success (49.3%) while Baylor's defense is 48th in 3rd/4th down success allowed to opponents (38.1%). This means Nussmeier should be able to move the sticks when it counts the most.
South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers 51.5 Rushing Yards — More
Time: 3 p.m. ET
South Carolina has to be excited for the upcoming season as QB LaNorris Sellers has signed an NIL deal to stay in Columbia for 2025. The Gamecocks ended the season strong, winning six straight, including against three ranked teams.
Illinois has been an average defense against the pass (73rd) and the rush (76th), and South Carolina won’t have RB Raheim Sanders as he prepares for the NFL Draft, so we see more QB-run-designed plays for Sellers here, who averaged 59.5 rushing yards per game, including three games with over 80 rushing yards.
Louisville RB Isaac Brown 109.5 Rushing Yards — More (Demon)
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Louisville wasn’t as successful as last year when it went to the ACC Championship Game, but finishing 8-4 isn’t terrible. All four losses were by one possession, so it could have been competing for a playoff spot if it flipped a drive or two in those losses.
The Cardinals had a dynamic offense featuring RB Isaac Brown on the ground game, and his 7.3 yards per carry ranked third in the FBS (min. 140 carries). This could be a game where we see some significant runs against Washington. Last year’s national championship runner-ups had one of the best passing defenses in the country this year, but it was run over in the ground game, allowing 4.5 yards per carry (74th) and ranking 118th in rush success rate.
The Cardinals ran the ball on 53% of their plays, and that could be higher when you look at the way Washington funnels to the run in this matchup.
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Alabama RB Jam Miller 49.5 Rush Yards — More (Goblin)
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Alabama is heavily favored to win this game, but Michigan will not make it easy. The defending national champions had no offense, but the Wolverines' defense was as good as any in the nation, and they ranked 19th in net defensive EPA. They have the capabilities to contain a Crimson Tide offense that played inconsistently at times.
As the season progressed, Alabama RB Jam Miller began to get a bulk of the carries, and had at least 11 carries in six of the final seven games, including 28 in the final regular season game against Auburn. Those carry increases did not result in better stats, as he averaged 46.1 yards on only 3.4 yards per carry.
Miller could go more than this number because they will likely never trail in this game, so the run will always be in play, and Alabama would like to take a jab at the team that landed Alabama RB Justice Haynes in the transfer portal.
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Penn State TE Tyler Warren 6.5 Receptions — More
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Penn State TE Tyler Warren is someone to pay attention to in this game because NFL teams will be. Some scouts are already projecting him as an early-round pick and one of the first tight ends off the board. He finished second amongst tight ends in the nation with 1,095 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns.
He’s QB Drew Allar's favorite target and has had at least six catches in six of his last eight games. He was quiet in the game against SMU, but that was an excellent pass defense that was 14th in dropback EPA, in a game that Penn State dominated; Boise State is 53rd in the same stat.
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LSU WR Aaron Anderson 74.5 Receiving Yards — More
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
LSU is eighth in the country in passing rate, passing on 54.9% of its plays; that will continue with this game against Baylor's defense, which struggles against the pass. LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier did very well in spreading the ball this year; three players had at least 50 receptions. Their leading receiver Kyren Lacy will miss this game as he prepares for the NFL Draft, which will open up more opportunities for WR Aaron Anderson.
Anderson now becomes the next leading receiver, and against a Baylor secondary that allows 240 passing yards per game (97th), he could be in line for a big game.
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