{"id":389513,"date":"2025-12-30T14:01:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=389513"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:01:26","slug":"alabama-vs-indiana-rose-bowl-sgp-predictions-college-football-playoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/alabama-vs-indiana-rose-bowl-sgp-predictions-college-football-playoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama vs. Indiana Rose Bowl SGP predictions: Look for Omar Cooper to score in +460 parlay for College Football Playoff quarterfinal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers face the No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide on New Year&#8217;s Day in the Rose Bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Indiana isn&#8217;t the Cinderella story many deemed it to be last year, evidenced by its standing as a 7-point favourite in the &#8220;Granddaddy of Them All.&#8221; The unbeaten Hoosiers are led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who has 33 TD passes in 13 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Alabama vs. Indiana predictions in this +460 same-game parlay, featuring Omar Cooper and Germie Bernard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on college football<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alabama vs. Indiana predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: <strong><strong>Indiana -2.5 <\/strong>| <\/strong>Cooper anytime TD | Bernard 40+ rec. yards (+460)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indiana -2.5 (-225):<\/strong> It&#8217;s easy to criticize Indiana&#8217;s strength of schedule in comparison to most SEC schools \u2014 Alabama included \u2014 but the Hoosiers handled their business all season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in three legitimately difficult matchups, the Hoosiers covered this number each time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sept. 27 at Iowa:<\/strong> 20-15 win (9-point favourites)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Oct. 11 at Oregon:<\/strong> 30-20 win (7-point underdogs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dec. 6 vs. Ohio State, neutral site:<\/strong> 13-10 win (3-point underdogs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Beating then-No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten championship stamped Indiana&#8217;s status as a legit contender. It&#8217;s a far more well-rounded team than Alabama, and that should make all the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crimson Tide have had a dreadful run game all year, ranking 131st in success rate &#8230; out of 136 NCAA Division I programs, per Game On Paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bama put up 27 offensive points on the road against a strong Oklahoma defence in the first round of the College Football Playoff, which is impressive. But the team only had 28 rushing yards on 25 carries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indiana racked up five sacks against Ohio State in the conference title game. If the Hoosiers can pin their ears back, it&#8217;ll be a long day for Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hoosiers&#8217; +31.5 average point differential is the second-best in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:122487\">Embed: #122487<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODMwJnA9MzEwNjg%3D\">Check out NorthStar Bets&#8217; College Football Playoff prop markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crimson Tide vs. Hoosiers SGP picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span>Cooper anytime TD (+155):<\/span> <\/strong>Cooper exited in the first quarter of the Big Ten title game with an ankle injury and didn&#8217;t return. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But after more than three weeks of rest, he&#8217;s reportedly expected to be fully available at the Rose Bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s great news for the Hoosiers, given that Cooper paces the team in receptions (58) and receiving yards (804) this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mendoza is down to link up with Cooper anywhere on the field, but they tend to find each other in the scoring area. Before Cooper&#8217;s injury-shortened game, he&#8217;d scored a touchdown in four straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODMwJnA9MzEwNjg%3D\">Bet on Omar Cooper vs. No. 9 Alabama<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the season, Cooper has cashed this prop in nine of 13 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of success rate, Alabama&#8217;s defence ranks better against the run (23rd) than against the pass (t-36th). Indiana should remain pass-happy near the goal line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Bernard 40+ receiving yards <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>(-225):<\/strong> I&#8217;m sure Alabama will try to establish the run, but I don&#8217;t expect that to go well. And when the Tide drop back, Bernard is often the first read for QB Ty Simpson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bernard has 60 catches for 802 yards this season, which works out to 61.7 yards\/game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The senior wideout has 20+ yards in 13 of 13 games. He is 10-3 vs. this yardage milestone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODMwJnA9MzEwNjg%3D\">Don&#8217;t miss out \u2014 Bet on the CFP quarterfinals<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oklahoma did a nice job slowing Bernard down in the first round of the CFP, holding him to three targets. But to his credit, he caught all three and tallied 40 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before that matchup, Bernard averaged 11.0 targets over a five-game stretch. He&#8217;ll need to be a factor if Alabama is going to advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Alabama vs. Indiana predictions made at 1:52 p.m. ET on Dec. 30, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers face the No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide on New Year&#8217;s Day in the Rose Bowl. The pregame narrative: Indiana isn&#8217;t the Cinderella story many deemed it to be last year, evidenced by its standing as a 7-point favourite in the &#8220;Granddaddy of Them All.&#8221; The unbeaten Hoosiers are led by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":389573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[259],"class_list":["post-389513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","tag-ncaaf"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Alabama vs. Indiana predictions: Rose Bowl SGP | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get our Alabama vs. Indiana predictions for the Rose Bowl. 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