Free College Football Picks: NCAAF Predictions & Best Bets

Free picks on all NCAAF games for Dec. 18, 2025

Missouri State Bears logo MOSU @ Arkansas State Red Wolves logo ARST Dec 18 | 9:00 PM ET
Score a Touchdown
CR Corey Rucker Score a Touchdown (Yes: +110)
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Pick made: 9 hours ago
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Rob Paul
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The all-time leader in receiving touchdowns (26) at Arkansas State is poised to add on more to his total in his final game. Corey Rucker is among the most targeted players in the country (113) and will be the focal point of the Red Wolves' offense.

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Arkansas State Red Wolves logo ARST (-110)
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Pick made: 9 hours ago
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Rob Paul
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With Missouri State losing head coach Ryan Beard to Coastal Carolina, and several key players hitting the transfer portal as a result, Arkansas State is in much better shape for this matchup. Looking for the Red Wolves' pass rush to take advantage of a depleted Bears O-line.

Alabama Crimson Tide logo ALA @ Oklahoma Sooners logo OKLA Dec 19 | 8:00 PM ET
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Alabama Crimson Tide logo Oklahoma Sooners logo u40.5 (-110)
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Pick made: 2 days ago
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Philip Wood
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The Under has hit in 10 of Oklahoma's 12 games, and in five consecutive Alabama contests. Oklahoma is allowing just 13.9 points per game, while Alabama is allowing just 17.4.

Miami (FL) Hurricanes logo MIA @ Texas A&M Aggies logo TAM Dec 20 | 12:00 PM ET
Score a Touchdown
MF Mark Fletcher Jr. Score a Touchdown (Yes: +175)
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Pick made: 4 hours ago
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Matt Jacob
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Miami running back Mark Fletcher Jr. scored 11 touchdowns in the regular season, reaching the end zone in seven of the 10 games in which he suited up.

Furthermore, Fletcher has touchdowns in 16 of the last 23 games where he’s had at least five carries.

Score a Touchdown
MT Malachi Toney Score a Touchdown (Yes: +100)
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Pick made: 7 hours ago
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Matt Jacob
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There’s a reason why Miami’s Malachi Toney won ACC Freshman of the Year: He had 84 receptions (43 more than any teammate), 970 yards (413 more than any teammate) and seven TDs.

Four of Toney's scores came in the Hurricanes' final three must-win regular season games. Facing a Texas A&M defense that has yielded 16 passing scores, I expect Toney to hit pay dirt in a fourth consecutive must-win game.

Passing Yards
MR Marcel Reed o224.5 Passing Yards (-114)
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Pick made: 7 hours ago
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Matt Jacob
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Although Marcel Reed finished 33rd in the nation in total passing yards, the Texas A&M quarterback eclipsed 224 yards just five times in 12 contests.

However, even though Miami’s pass defense ranked 30th nationally, four opposing QBs shredded the Canes for 248, 272, 274 and 365 yards — and none are as talented as Reed.

Score a Touchdown
MR Marcel Reed Score a Touchdown (Yes: +200)
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Pick made: 7 hours ago
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Matt Jacob
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Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed is tied for the team lead in rushing touchdowns with six. He had one in Week 2, while the other five came in the Aggies’ four October contests.

He's since endured a four-game scoring drought, but I still expect Reed to find the end zone against Miami, which has allowed five different opposing QBs to waltz into the end zone.

 

Score a Touchdown
KM Keelan Marion Score a Touchdown (Yes: +320)
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Pick made: 7 hours ago
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Matt Jacob
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Since recording five touchdowns as a freshman at UConn, Keelan Marion has found the end zone just three times in the last four years (44 games).

Still, Miami’s fifth-year senior wideout is worth a flyer to score in the College Football Playoff. The reason: He touches the ball a lot, ranking second on the team in receptions and receiving yards.

 

TD Passes
Carson Beck logo Carson Beck o1.5 TD Passes (-118)
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Pick made: 7 hours ago
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Matt Jacob
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Carson Beck was a touchdown-throwing machine down the stretch of the regular season, tossing 10 scores in the final three games.

The Georgia transfer had multiple scoring strikes in eight of 12 contests overall and all four games on the road. The sixth-year senior has now recorded two-plus passing TDs in 26 of 51 career games.

 

Spread
Miami (FL) Hurricanes logo MIA +3.5 (-109)
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Pick made: 3 days ago
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Mike Spector
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If any team is built to offset Texas A&M’s many strengths, it is Miami. The Aggies defense ranks in the top five nationally in success rate allowed, and is No. 2 in havoc rate. But the Hurricanes offensive line allows the second-lowest pressure rate in the country (1.4%). 

While Texas A&M’s offense ranks 12th in explosive completion rate, Miami should win the time of possession battle by playing at the 130th-slowest tempo in the country.

 

Tulane Green Wave logo TULN @ Mississippi Rebels logo MISS Dec 20 | 3:30 PM ET
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Tulane Green Wave logo TULN +17.5 (-110)
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Pick made: 2 days ago
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Philip Wood
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Tulane was dominated the first time these teams met, but they still ran the ball well, averaging 4.5 yards per carry and racking up 178 yards. Ole Miss is allowing 150.5 rushing yards per game, which will allow Tulane to limit possessions in this game and keep the contest close.

James Madison Dukes logo JMU @ Oregon Ducks logo ORE Dec 20 | 7:30 PM ET
Score a Touchdown
LE Landon Ellis Score a Touchdown (Yes: +470)
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Pick made: 14 hours ago
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Mike Spector
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Landon Ellis is the only Dukes pass catcher with more than four receiving touchdowns this season. 

He enters amid a five-game touchdown drought. But he should see a higher uptick in volume like he did when he hauled in 40% of the team’s receiving yards in the only loss to Louisville this year. 

 

Score a Touchdown
MB Malik Benson Score a Touchdown (Yes: +260)
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Pick made: 14 hours ago
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Mike Spector
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Malik Benson leads all Ducks pass catchers with 526 receiving yards and a 17.0 yards per reception average.

The strength of the James Madison defense is stopping the run, as the Dukes allow 2.48 yards per carry and 76.2 yards per game on the ground. Overall, they rank second in Rushing Success Rate allowed and Defensive Line Yards, and are fifth in Stuff Rate.

If Oregon respects James Madison’s front seven, look for it to take shots early in the passing game, with Benson being its biggest deep threat. Of his four touchdown grabs this season, three came in the first half.

 

Spread
Oregon Ducks logo ORE -21.5 (-105)
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Pick made: yesterday
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Isaiah Sirois
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It may not be fun to lay the heavy favorite, but that’s simply the right move in this CFP first-round matchup. Last year, the home teams went 4-0 both straight up and against the spread. Oregon is a top-four team across the FPI, Fremeau Efficiency Index (FEI), and Jeff Sagarin’s rankings.

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TeamMoneyline odds
Ohio State–145
Michigan+125
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