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College Football Bowl Games best bets, odds and game picks including Arizona vs Oklahoma for Thursday, 12/28

After a long and grueling regular season, the college Football postseason is finally here. I’ve gone 5-1 in these bowl season columns so far — bringing me to 30-20 (60%) since Week 2. I’ve said all season that some regression was to be expected after we cashed at an unsustainable 63% rate a year ago, but we’re off to a great start in bowl season, so let’s keep that momentum going! With the holiday season behind us, the third full week of Bowl season is here and we have a compelling slate ahead of us, including a ton of fun games at the Group of 5 and Power 5 level. With Thursday’s games rapidly approaching, here is a look at my best bet for the trio of games at our disposal. And remember, you can check out all of our NCAAF predictions for picks on all of the action. Arizona Wildcats -2.5 over Oklahoma Sooners (-110) Odds available at FanDuel Sports book at time of publishing. Playable to Arizona -3. The Valero Alamo Bowl should be one of the most exciting matchups in bowl season

Week 11 NCAAF best bets, odds & picks including Michigan & Penn State

Week 10 was another terrific week of college football, with compelling games and exciting finishes from start to finish. We bounced back from a couple of middling weeks with a 3-1 Saturday in the column — bringing us to 17-14 over the past 9 weeks. I’ve said all season long that regression was to be expected after we cashed at an unsustainable 63% rate a year ago, but we got back on track last week so let’s keep it going! We have a very compelling slate ahead of us, including massive games in the Big Ten Pac-12 and SEC. With Saturday rapidly approaching, here is a look at my best bets for Week 11 of the college football season. And remember, you can check out all of our CFB predictions for the Week 11 games. Penn State Nittany Lions +5.5 vs Michigan Wolverines (-110) Odds available at FanDuel Sports book at time of publishing. Playable to Penn State +4.5 There’s so much at play in this game, including a lot of unknowns. We know that Michigan is a very good team, but we don’t hav

2,000 people including tourists evacuated as a wildfire rages on the Greek island of Rhodes

A large wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for a fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations including two seaside resorts ATHENS, Greece -- A large wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for a fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations, including two seaside resorts. About 2,000 people, including tourists, were evacuated by sea, fire department spokesman Yannis Artopios said Saturday evening. He added that the hotels and rented homes evacuated “represent less than 10% of the island's tourist accommodations.” He added that all visitors had been evacuated without incident. Three coast guard vessels, an army lifeboat, a special forces i NFL atable craft and 30 private sailboats helped with the evacuation. Private passenger shipping company Blue Star has offered one of its ships to accommodate some of the evacuees, Artopios said. “Care has been taken to accommodate all those that needed to be taken away f

4 bodies, including infant, pulled from Rio Grande over 3-day span: Official

Four bodies, including that of an infant, have been recovered from the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, a spokesperson with the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Four bodies , including that of an infant , have been recovered from the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, since Saturday, according to Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesperson with the Texas Department of Public Safety. Olivarez tweeted Monday that the agency's Tactical Marine Unit (TMU) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission dispatched two airboats while assisting the U.S. Border Patrol during a possible infant drowning Saturday. The teams found "multiple bodies floating around the river," including a female adult and a female infant , Olivarez said. Responders performed chest compressions, but the victims were pronounced deceased when they were transported to Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center, Olivarez said. Two survivors were placed in Border Patrol custody, he added. A male victim had