Betting Bowl Games Will Never be the Same Because of Transfer Portal

December 27, 2022

Actually, the title to this article should be longer but we left out part of it for the sake of brevity. The title should be “Betting Bowl Games Will Never be the Same Because of Transfer Portal, College Football Playoffs and Declaring for the NFL Draft”. These three factors see the top college football athletes routinely not participate in their team’s bowl games, affecting the point spreads and outcomes of the games.

It’s hard enough betting on a game knowing exactly what players are starting and having already seen those players play before. I mean there are variables to contend with in any wager. The players can have an “off game” and throw three pick or fumble the ball. Or they could could be facing issues in their personal life which make them not able to concentrate on the game.

Players and coaches can also conceal nagging injuries so that the opponent doesn’t have the advantage when game-planning against them. Even your best handicapper may not be aware of some of these factors which ultimately affect the outcome of a game. Now throw in the mix that the star QB just entered the transfer protocol and you have to try to handicap the game which features a backup QB that has very few snaps, it is almost an impossible task.

Since the inception of the college football playoffs, players from top ten teams that were not selected for a playoff spot have routinely bowed out of playing their bowl game in order to prepare for the NFL draft. The real reason is they don’t want to take the chance of being injured in this game and missing out on the many millions of dollars which potentially await them in the pros. And who can blame them really?

Bowl Games are just not what they used to be. My friends and I refer to all the games that are not the the playoffs as the “just for fun bowl”. These games have no real significance and you can tell that by scanning the crowd at these games. A lot of empty seats.

 

Almost Half of Players Who Enter Portal Don’t Find New Home

Well-established players with good stats and wins to back them up have no problem finding new homes. Michigan QB Cade McNamara, for example, had many suitors but ultimately chose Iowa. But almost half of all transfers don’t find a new home (source SI).

Since the modern transfer portal was set up a few years ago, the numbers show an exponential increase in transfer portal entries. The final numbers for 2022-23 are not available yet but you can see the upward trend below and can expect the same result for the 2022-2023

Year 2020 2021
Undergrad Transfers 587 950
Postgrad Transfers 309 477

 

Players Who Have Opted Out of 2022-2023 Bowl Games List

If you decide to brave the waters and place your hard earned money on games where players may be missing then good luck. We have created this table just for you.

Name Position School Reason
Josh Whyle TE Cincinnati NFL Draft
Jake Renfro OL Cincinnati Transfer Portal
JQ Hardaway CB Cincinnati Transfer Portal
Luther Richesson QB Cincinnati Transfer Portal
Trevion Cooley RB Louisville Transfer Portal
Jalen Mitchell RB Louisville Transfer Portal
Derrick Edwards CB Louisville Transfer Portal
Campbell Barrington OL BYU Transfer Portal
De’Zhuan Striblin WR Washington State Transfer Portal
Chance Nolan QB Oregon State Transfer Portal
Ron Hardge CB Oregon State Transfer Portal
Luke Musgrave TE Oregon State NFL Draft
Anthony Richardson QB Florida NFL Draft
O’Cyrus Torrence OL Florida NFL Draft
Gervon Dexter DT Florida NFL Draft
Josh Braun OL Florida Transfer Portal
Diwun Black LB Florida Transfer Portal
Kamar Wilcoxson DB Florida Transfer Portal
Lorenzo Lingard RB Florida Transfer Portal
Trent Whittemore WR Florida Transfer Portal
Nick Elksnis TE Florida Transfer Portal
Hank Bachmeier QB Boise State Transfer Portal
Tyneil Hopper TE Boise State Transfer Portal
Nathan Carter RB UConn Transfer Portal
Lavel Dumont G Toledo Transfer Portal
Kyron Drones QB Baylor Transfer Portal
Josh Fleeks RB Baylor Transfer Portal
Devin Neal Jr. S Baylor Transfer Portal
Holman Edwards QB Houston Transfer Portal
Dominic Lovett WR Missouri Transfer Portal
Zach Lovett LB Missouri Transfer Portal
DJ Jackson DB Missouri Transfer Portal
Travion Ford DL Missouri Transfer Portal
LJ Hewitt DB Missouri Transfer Portal
Diego Pavia QB New Mexico State Transfer Portal
Trevor Borland TE Buffalo Transfer Portal
Maurice White DL Memphis Transfer Portal
Spencer Sanders QB Oklahoma State Transfer Portal
Mason Cobb LB Oklahoma State Transfer Portal
Dominic Richardson WR Oklahoma State Transfer Portal
Trace Ford DE Oklahoma State Transfer Portal
Brendon Evers DT Oklahoma State NFL Draft
Graham Mertz QB Wisconsin Transfer Portal
Logan Brown OL Wisconsin Transfer Portal
Markus Allen WR Wisconsin Transfer Portal
Deacon Hill QB Wisconsin Transfer Portal
Michael Furtney OL Wisconsin Transfer Portal
Terrence Lewis LB C. Florida Transfer Portal
Mikey Keene QB C. Florida Transfer Portal
Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste LB C. Florida Transfer Portal
Ryan O’Keefe WR C. Florida Transfer Portal
Myles Slusher DB Arkansas Transfer Portal
Malik Hornsby QB Arkansas Transfer Portal
Chase Lowery DB Arkansas Transfer Portal
Drew Sanders LB Arkansas NFL Draft
Bumper Pool LB Arkansas NFL Draft
Jason Haselwood WR Arkansas NFL Draft
Steven McBride WR Kansas Transfer Portal
Jarrett Paul DB Kansas Transfer Portal
Christian Gonzalez CB Oregon NFL Draft
Dont’e Thornton WR Oregon Transfer Portal
Justin Flowe LB Oregon Transfer Portal
Jay Butterfield QB Oregon Transfer Portal
Seven McGee WR Oregon Transfer Portal
Jackson LaDuke LB Oregon Transfer Portal
Byron Cardwell RB Oregon Transfer Portal
Adrian Jackson LB Oregon Transfer Portal
Bradyn Swinson DE Oregon Transfer Portal
Storm Duck CB North Carolina Transfer Portal
Devon Lawrence RB North Carolina Transfer Portal
Jacoby Criswell QB North Carolina Transfer Portal
Raneiria Dillworth LB North Carolina Transfer Portal
Tony Grimes CB North Carolina Transfer Portal
Cam’Ron Kelly S North Carolina Transfer Portal
Tavares Elston DB Texas Tech Transfer Portal
Demon Clowney DE Mississippi Transfer Portal
Luke Altmyer QB Mississippi Transfer Portal
Dannis Jackson WR Mississippi Transfer Portal
Courtney Jackson WR Syracuse Transfer Portal
Michael Dixon S Minnesota Transfer Portal
Steven Ortiz DB Minnesota Transfer Portal
Eric Gray RB Oklahoma NFL Draft
Jalen Redmond DL Oklahoma NFL Draft
Theo Wease WR Oklahoma Transfer Portal
Joseph Wete LB Oklahoma Transfer Portal
Wanya Morris OT Oklahoma NFL Draft
Anton Harrison OT Oklahoma NFL Draft
Sam McCall DB Florida State Transfer Portal
Hudson Card QB Texas Transfer Portal
Andrej Karic OL Texas Transfer Portal
JD Coffey DB Texas Transfer Portal
Troy Omeire WR Texas Transfer Portal
Prince Dorbah LB Texas Transfer Portal
DJ Harris EDGE Texas Transfer Portal
Jaylen Garth OL Texas Transfer Portal
Emeka Megwa RB Washington Transfer Portal
Deonte Banks DB Maryland NFL Draft
Dontay Demus Jr. WR Maryland NFL Draft
Jacob Copeland WR Maryland NFL Draft
Devin Leary QB NC State Transfer Portal
Kedon Slovis QB Pittsburgh Transfer Portal
Calijah Kancey DT Pittsburgh NFL Draft
Michael Mayer TE Notre Dame NFL Draft
Drew Pyne QB Notre Dame Transfer Portal
Jayden Bellamy DB Notre Dame Transfer Portal
Jacob Lacey DL Notre Dame Transfer Portal
Jaheim Bell TE South Carolina Transfer Portal
RJ Roderick DB South Carolina Transfer Portal
Cam Smith DB South Carolina NFL Draft
Titus Swen RB Wyoming Transfer Portal
Lyn-J Dixon RB Tennessee Transfer Portal
Nick Evers QB Tennessee Transfer Portal
Jimmy Calloway WR Tennessee Transfer Portal
DJ Uiagalelei QB Clemson Transfer Portal
Decari Collins WR Clemson Transfer Portal
Sergio Allen LB Clemson Transfer Portal
Fred Davis II DB Clemson Transfer Portal
EJ Williams WR Clemson Transfer Portal
Kobe Pace RB Clemson Transfer Portal
Vonta Bentley LB Clemson Transfer Portal
Keagan Johnson WR Iowa Transfer Portal
Alex Padilla QB Iowa Transfer Portal
Gavin Williams RB Iowa Transfer Portal
Josh Volk OL Iowa Transfer Portal
Arland Bruce IV WR Iowa Transfer Portal
Spencer Petras QB Iowa Transfer Portal
Will Levis QB Kentucky NFL Draft
Kavosiey Smoke RB Kentucky Transfer Portal
Traeshon Holden WR Alabama Transfer Portal
Christian Leary WR Alabama Transfer Portal
JoJo Earle WR Alabama Transfer Portal
Trey Sanders RB Alabama Transfer Portal
Khyree Jackson DB Alabama Transfer Portal
Amari Knight OL Alabama Transfer Portal
Tommy Brockermeyer OL Alabama Transfer Portal
Damieon George OL Alabama Transfer Portal
Javion Cohen G Alabama Transfer Portal
Braylen Ingraham DL Alabama Transfer Portal
Cade McNamara QB Michigan Transfer Portal
Erick All TE Michigan Transfer Portal
Teradja Mitchell LB Ohio State Transfer Portal
Dillon Johnson RB Mississippi State Transfer Portal
Rara Thomas WR Mississippi State Transfer Portal
Ke’Travion Hargrove RB Mississippi State Transfer Portal
DD Snyder RB Illinois Transfer Portal
Phillip Webb LB LSU Transfer Portal
Kobe Lewis RB Purdue Transfer Portal
Ralen Goforth LB USC Transfer Portal
Joey Porter Jr. CB Penn State NFL Draft
Caziah Holmes RB Penn State Transfer Portal
Ken Talley DL Penn State Transfer Portal
Christian Veilleux QB Penn State Transfer Portal
Rodney McGraw DL Penn State Transfer Portal
Joey Porter Jr. CB Penn State Transfer Portal
Tavion Thomas RB Utah Transfer Portal
Malone Mataele DB Utah Transfer Portal
Cedric Tillman WR Tennessee NFL Draft
Jalin Hyatt WR Tennessee NFL Draft
DeWayne McBride RB UAB NFL Draft
Name Position School Reason

 

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