2019 College Football Picks & Predictions – Power 5 Conferences Predicted Winners: The hard hitting action that is college football season is almost here as the 2019 College Football regular season is set to kick off on Saturday, August 24th. Now is a good time for savvy bettors to jump on the preseason college football odds posted at online sportsbooks including top-rated Bovada Sportsbook as there is money to be made. We have broken down and analyzed each college football conference including the “Power 5” conferences that consist of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, PAC 12 and SEC. We have posted our 2019 College Football predictions on these conferences below with our projected winners to bet on. Take a look at who we are picking to win the “Power 5” conferences this 2019 college football season and also check out our complete conference forecast for each individual conference thru the links below.
2019 College Football Picks & Predictions – Power 5 Conferences Projected Winners
2019 ACC Football Conference Prediction
1. Clemson Tigers(-265 odds to win ACC) – The Clemson Tigers finished 15-0 overall last season including a 44-16 beatdown over Alabama in the National Championship Game. The win gave Clemson their 3rd National Championship in school history and the 2nd in the last three years. Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney enters his 12th season as the man in charge in Clemson with an impressive 116-30 career record. Alabama head coach Nick Saban is the only other head coach in the nation that we would put ahead of Swinney but that’s arguable as Swinney is now 2-1 in National Title Games against Saban.
Sophomore quarterback Trevor Lawrence is back to run an explosive Clemson offense that averaged 44.4 points per game last season. Everyone remembers how dominant Lawrence was against Alabama but the scary thing is he can be much better overall this season. He finished with a 157.6 passer efficiency rating last season, completed 65.2 percent of his passes, passed for 3280 yards and threw for 30 touchdowns. Lawrence is the +300 favorite in the preseason 2019 Heisman Trophy Odds. The one area of concern for Clemson this season is their defense. They lost a boatload of talent to the NFL and return just 4 starters. If anything will prevent them from repeating as National Champs it’s the inexperience on defense.
2019 Projection 13-0, 8-0 ACC
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2019 Big 10 Football Conference Prediction
1. Michigan Wolverines(+240 odds to win Big Ten Championship) – Michigan finished 10-3 overall last season but ended on a sour note. They lost once again to their bitter rivals, Ohio State, with a spot in the Big Ten Title Game on the line 62-39. They then went on to lose 41-15 to Florida in the Peach Bowl. Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh begins his 5th season in Ann Arbor and he has yet to beat Ohio State or win the Big Ten Championship.
Having said all that, Harbaugh has a great opportunity to end those droughts this season. He has the best quarterback in the Big Ten in senior Shea Patterson. The senior had a 149.9 passer efficiency rating last year and threw for 2600 yards, completing 64.6 percent of his passes and tossed 22 touchdowns. The kid can play and he gives the Wolverines a chance to field their best offense in the Harbaugh era. Add that to the fact Urban Meyer is no longer in charge at Ohio State and the Wolverines get Ohio State at home on November 30th and we like their outlook this season.
2019 Projection 12-1, 8-1 Big Ten
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2019 PAC 12 Football Conference Prediction
1. Oregon Ducks(+200 odds to win Pac 12) – The Ducks are coming off of a very solid 9-4 season last year in head coach Mario Cristobal’s first year at the helm. Oregon closed on a three game winning streak including a hard fought 7-6 win over Michigan State in the Redbox Bowl. The 9 wins marked Oregon’s best win total since they went 9-4 in 2015 and they look ready to break into double digits in wins this season.
Oregon welcomes back almost everyone on offense that played a significant role last season. The Ducks bring back 11 players that started a game last season offensively including senior quarterback Justin Herbert. Herbert threw for 3151 yards and 29 touchdowns while completing 59.4 percent of his passes last season. He led an Oregon offense that averaged 34.8 ppg and 427.2 ypg last year. Expect both of those numbers to improve. On defense, the Ducks gave up 25.4 ppg and 385.9 ypg last season. We look for those numbers to both be improved this season too as they return 8 starters on defense including the entire defensive line.
2019 Projection 12-1, 8-1 Pac 12
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2019 SEC Football Conference Prediction
1. Alabama Crimson Tide(-143 odds to win SEC West) – Bama went 14-1 overall last season and won the SEC Championship Game 35-28 over Georgia. However, the only result that mattered was the 44-16 blowout loss to Clemson in the National Championship Game. It wasn’t the fact that they lost that was so shocking but it was the way it lost. We have never witnessed a Nick Saban team get worked like that since he arrived in Tusacaloosa 13 years ago. However, make no mistake, it will most likely be the last time Saban gets embarrassed like that again while he patrols the Bama sideline.
Junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is back to run the Crimson Tide offense in 2019. Tua has +350 preseason odds to win the 2019 Heisman Trophy and with good reason. He had an amazing 199.5 efficiency rating last season while completing 69 percent of his throws and tossed 43 touchdowns. He threw for 3966 yards and was simply a one man wrecking crew. Look for the Bama offense to once again be among the nation’s best while the defense will be more consistent and disciplined than last year’s unit. This Bama team will once again be in the College Football Playoff Semifinals at minimum.
2019 Projection 13-0, 8-0 SEC
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2019 Big 12 Football Conference Prediction
1. Oklahoma Sooners(-134 odds to win Big 12) – The Sooners finished 12-2 overall last season including a 39-27 win over Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game. However, OU once again lost in the College Football Playoff semifinals when they lost 45-34 to Alabama. Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley is an impressive 24-4 overall after two seasons at the helm in Norman and he’s produced the last two Heisman Trophy winners along with the top overall picks in the last two NFL Drafts with quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray. Can you say, recruiting GOLD? Riley will have quarterbacks salivating to go to Oklahoma and run his offense for years with that on his resume.
Oklahoma will have to break in a new quarterback this season but it’s one already with plenty of experience. It is former Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts who transferred to OU as a graduate transfer after finishing up his eligibility at Alabama. Hurts is more than capable of keeping the OU offense a high octane unit but he is a step down from Mayfield and Murray if we are being honest. However, his production will still be more than good enough to get the Sooners back in the College Football Playoff in our opinion. The real key for the Sooners in 2019 will be their defense. It should be much improved with 10 starters back from last year’s unit that was a work in progress. It won’t be an elite defense but it will be much better than the unit that allowed 33.3 ppg and 453.8 ypg last season.
2019 Projection 12-1, 8-1 Big 12
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