The 2023 College Football Playoff continues with a matchup between the Pac-12 champion Washington Huskies and the Big 12 champion Texas Longhorns in the Sugar Bowl. Kickoff from New Orleans is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. ET. The Huskies enter with a perfect 13-0 record after beating the Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12 Championship Game. Texas enters with a 12-1 overall record with its only loss coming against Oklahoma in October. The Longhorns defeated Oklahoma State 49-21 in the Big 12 Championship Game.

The Longhorns are 4-point favorites in the latest Texas vs. Washington odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 62.5. Texas is a -178 (risk $178 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with Washington listed as a +148 underdog (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Texas vs. Washington picks or any other college football predictions, you NEED to see which side proven SportsLine expert Jimmie Kaylor is on. 

Kaylor is an NFL, college football, and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years. 

Kaylor has been red-hot all season, going 92-35-2 overall on his college football best bets for SportsLine this season so far. He is up 54.8 units, returning a profit of $5,480 for $100 bettors! Anyone who has followed his picks this season is WAY UP.

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Texas vs. Washington in the 2024 Sugar Bowl. We can tell you he's leaning Over on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

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