{"id":387450,"date":"2025-12-19T13:12:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=387450"},"modified":"2025-12-19T13:12:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:12:58","slug":"college-football-playoff-td-picks-2025-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/college-football-playoff-td-picks-2025-first-round\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Playoff TD picks: Back Le&#8217;Veon Moss, Malik Benson in Saturday&#8217;s CFP games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2025 College Football Playoff is here, and I&#8217;ve got two TD picks for Saturday&#8217;s games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The action begins at noon, when the Texas A&amp;M Aggies host the Miami Hurricanes. A&amp;M is a slim field-goal favourite and might get a boost in its run game with the return of Le&#8217;Veon Moss. Later on, Malik Benson should help the Oregon Ducks run up the score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-6c37cb08-cf64-44cf-857a-d9409b9361a5\">Check out my best college football TD picks and predictions for the Dec. 20 CFP games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on college football<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-c42e5bcd-3d78-44a9-a94a-015d114981be\">College football TD picks: CFP first round<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Moss anytime TD (+103)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas A&amp;M isn&#8217;t a team to overlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aggies sported a perfect 11-0 record heading into rivalry week, before losing to the then No. 16 Texas Longhorns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moss&#8217; presence was missed in that matchup, as TAMU&#8217;s RBs combined for just 78 yards on 19 carries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The senior tailback has been sidelined since early October, but had solid numbers before then (six games played):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>64.8 yards\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5.6 yards\/carry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Six touchdowns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Back Moss in No. 7 Texas A&amp;M vs. No. 10 Miami<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\">Moss&#8217; standout game was against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, when he turned 20 carries into 81 yards and three scores. Without him, there&#8217;s a good chance it would be Notre Dame, not Texas A&amp;M, suiting up on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\">I expect Mike Elko to utilize Moss heavily if he returns (which seems likely). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miami struggles to stop the run, ranking a pedestrian 77th in defensive EPA per rush, per GameOnPaper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Excluding the game where he left with an injury, Moss averaged 13 carries a game and was the team&#8217;s go-to goal-line back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Moss has 16 rushing TDs in 15 games since the start of last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Don&#8217;t miss out \u2014 bet on this weekend&#8217;s college football action<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CFP anytime touchdown prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benson anytime TD (-118):<\/strong> Oregon is a 21-point favourite in Eugene on Saturday night, and it would be a shock to see James Madison hang around in this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dukes are 12-1 and rank fourth in defensive EPA, but haven&#8217;t faced an opponent like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oregon&#8217;s only loss this season was to the Big 10 champion Indiana Hoosiers. It has an extremely balanced offence, ranking 23rd in both EPA per pass and rush (net No. 4 in EPA per play).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JMU will be forced to respect Oregon&#8217;s run game, which Dan Lanning will want to establish early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That should open up an opportunity for Benson to break one loose for a longer TD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The speedy wideout leads the team in receiving yards (526) and yards per catch (17.0). 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