College Football Picks Agains the Spread
Every week during college football flavor,The Able-bodied'southward college football writers will make their picks confronting the spread for the biggest games on the schedule. Our in-depth coverage from every team is linked beneath the picks.
Rivalry calendar week certain delivered, only can championship calendar week match it? The Saturdays chock-total of games are behind us this season, but we tin promise nosotros accept quality to replace the quantity. There are ten games (11 if you want to include the random USC-Cal game that got rescheduled) this weekend, all briefing title games.
Nosotros finally get to meet the much-anticipated Georgia-Alabama meeting and get some surprise teams in the other leagues. Few would accept predicted Michigan and Iowa before the season. Same goes for Pitt and Wake Forest in the ACC.
Concluding calendar week was mixed for our grouping, which has been the tendency this yr. We all had Ole Miss, but all got defenseless with Ohio Land and Wisconsin. We have some unanimous picks this week also, including Georgia to cover a touchdown confronting Alabama.
Overall | Last week | |
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Ari Wasserman | 54-53-4 | 4-five-1 |
Jason Starrett | 59-60-4 | iii-6-ane |
Dan Santaromita | 53-66-5 | v-4-ane |
Chris Vannini | 46-73-5 | iv-5-one |
All spreads listed are locked in for when we picked them and will not necessarily reflect the latest lines. Live college football odds are available here. All kickoff times are Eastern. Rankings are from the College Football Playoff rankings.
Western Kentucky (-1.5) at UTSA
7 p.m. Friday, CBS Sports Network
Western Kentucky-UTSA storylines
- Lone Star 12 postal service-regular flavor: Baylor, Houston and UTSA play for league titles, Texas eyes massive roster changes
- How Western Kentucky importing an FCS offense is paying off
This is one of five games that is a rematch from the regular season. UTSA won that game 52-46 on Oct. ix. Western Kentucky hasn't lost since. UTSA lost last week (past 22) and won on the concluding play the week earlier. Austin Mock and his model similar Western Kentucky and the line is moving towards the Hilltoppers.
No. 10 Oregon vs. No. 17 Utah (-3)
8 p.m. Friday, ABC
Oregon-Utah storylines
- How did Mario Cristobal celebrate Oregon'southward sectionalisation title and rematch with Utah? 'I wanted to chuck the ball effectually'
- Kayvon Thibodeaux or Aidan Hutchinson at No. 1? Dane Brugler'southward 2022 NFL mock draft, version i.0
Some other rematch, only this i was non close the beginning time. Utah blew the doors off Oregon 38-7 in a game that was over by halftime. That was also only 2 weeks ago. Utah was favored in that one by a similar number to this i, but now it's on a neutral field. The line has actually been moving to Oregon, which is unsettling.
No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 5 Oklahoma Country (-v)
Noon Saturday, ABC
Baylor-Oklahoma State storylines
- Oklahoma Country reversed Bedlam history; now it's the relentless Playoff contender hiding in plain sight
- Khan: Baylor, Dave Aranda are working on a new contract — and the double-decker is a true fit with the Bears
Baylor quarterback Gerry Bohanon is dealing with a hamstring injury then a lot of this game rides on that. The Cowboys beat the Bears 24-fourteen on Oct. two in Stillwater. Will the Cowboys have a letdown afterward beating Oklahoma in dramatic style concluding week?
Kent State (-3) vs. Northern Illinois
Noon Saturday, ESPN
Kent State-Northern Illinois storylines
- The key matchup that will determine each Group of 5 conference championship game
Northern Illinois lost to the Golden Flashes 52-47 on Nov. 3. NIU is also coming off a 21-signal loss to Western Michigan, which also beat Kent Country before in the twelvemonth. This isn't the sexiest matchup of the mean solar day, just they scored 99 points the last time they met and the total is 73.v for this one. Ari Wasserman said he is playing the under on this game. I tin can't think of many more stressful ways to spend a Saturday afternoon than rooting for a MAC nether, but maybe that's only me.
Utah Country at No. xix San Diego State (-5.5)
3 p.m. Saturday, Fox
Finally a fresh matchup and non a rematch. The Aztecs have scraped by with six 1-score wins this season then the 5.v points here feels similar a lot. Then again, Utah Country lost to Wyoming 44-17 two weeks ago.
Appalachian State (-3) at No. 24 Louisiana
3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN
Appalachian Land-Louisiana storylines
- Louisiana football coaching chore profile with Billy Napier to Florida: Pluses, minuses, candidates and more than
Everyone will want to talk about Baton Napier leaving Louisiana for Florida, but how about the fact that Louisiana beat App. Country 41-thirteen on this aforementioned field in October and is still a three-betoken underdog? Yet, some of us still went with the Mountaineers.
No. 21 Houston at No. four Cincinnati (-ten.v)
4 p.m. Saturday, ABC
Houston-Cincinnati storylines
- Williams: Cincinnati is one pace closer to making history, merely don't miss the journey for the destination
- Sauce Gardner finally saw plenty targets to show why he is such a rare, special thespian for Cincinnati
After screwing effectually a scrap in the middle function of the season, Cincinnati has turned on the style points with disarming covers the past two games against bowl-bound opponents. However, Houston is probably the best team the Bearcats have seen since Notre Dame. Houston has won eleven directly.
No. 1 Georgia (-6.v) vs. No. 3 Alabama
4 p.chiliad. Saturday, CBS
Georgia-Alabama storylines
- Emerson: Your narratives about Georgia football game are probably wrong
- Schultz: Kirby Smart chirapsia Nick Saban would be large, but Georgia'south season is most far more
- Ubben: Alabama is a walking paradox, begging and refusing to be browbeaten
- The Wintertime of George? Georgia star receiver Pickens returns at peak drama time
This is the big 1. When the line for this game was posted earlier concluding weekend'southward activity Georgia was -4. Later Alabama barely squeaked out the Iron Bowl, it moved to Georgia -6. Now, it'due south nearly a full touchdown at -6.5. This bet feels similar what nosotros've seen this year (Georgia is better) and what history has told us (can Alabama really be a touchdown underdog?) are clashing. We all like Georgia, simply none of us like the thought of giving Nick Saban that many points.
No. 15 Pitt (-3) vs. No. 16 Wake Forest
viii p.yard. Saturday, CBS
Pitt-Wake Forest storylines
- How Wake Forest's Sam Hartman is condign a better quarterback, a amend leader and amend human
This weekend has some serious shootout potential between the C-The states and MAC teams going for almost 100 in regular season meetings this year and this game on paper setting the stage for a high-scoring duel in Charlotte. The total is 72.5 and that does not sound like a fun nether (is there such a affair as a fun under?). Wake Forest's defence is not proficient and Kenny Pickett and Pitt should exist able to rack up points on it. Meanwhile, Wake Forest has scored 30 or more points in every game except Clemson, when the Demon Deacons "only" scored 27 in a lopsided loss.
No. 2 Michigan (-x.5) vs. No. 13 Iowa
8 p.k. Saturday, Fox
Michigan-Iowa storylines
- Michigan was at its best in beating Ohio Land. Now, how exercise the Wolverines keep it going?
- Iowa'due south surprise Big X title game entry, questions information technology must answer and a quick primer on Michigan serial history
The Wolverines took a big step forward by finally chirapsia Ohio State. Can Jim Harbaugh's squad follow up that victory or will they backslide to the disappointment of recent years? Iowa's offense won't strike fearfulness into anyone, but the Hawkeyes take a stout defence force and a knack for being in games they shouldn't.
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