COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS
No. 1LSU (minus 21) at Mississippi:
Maybe a ‘Bama hangover slows down the Tigers? Probably not ...
LSU 42-17. No. 2 Ohio State (minus 52½) at Rutgers:
Since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten, they have lost five games to the Buckeyes, average score 54-5...
OHIO STATE 54-5. Wake Forest (plus 34½) at No. 3 Clemson:
Demon Deacons have lost top receiver (Sage Surratt) and leading tackler (Justin Strnad) to injuries in the last month ...
CLEMSON 49-21. No. 4 Alabama (minus 19½) at Mississippi State:
Tide has won 11straight against the Bulldogs ...
ALABAMA 45-17, BEST BET.
No. 5 Georgia (minus 2½) at No. 13 Auburn:
Tigers beating Georgia could make the playoff race even more confusing if the Bulldogs go on to win the SEC championship; Auburn is good at making things complicated ...
AUBURN 24-20, UPSET SPECIAL.
Arizona (plus 27) at No. 6 Oregon:
Wildcats have quietly collapsed after a four-game winning streak ...
OREGON 45-17. No. 7Minnesota (plus 3) at No. 23 Iowa:
Floyd of Rosedale is on the line; the Big Ten’s most famous pig has resided in Iowa since 2015 ...
MINNESOTA 20-18.
UCLA (plus 21) at No. 8Utah:
Bruins have won three straight to get back into Pac-12South race ...
UTAH 38-13.
No. 24 Indiana (plus 14½) No. 9 Penn State:
Nittany Lions can still set up a crucial game against Ohio State next week ...
PENN STATE 35-17
No. 10 Oklahoma (minus 10) at No. 12 Baylor:
Bears have been escape artists with four one-score victories in the Big 12, including two overtime games ...
OKLAHOMA 38-31. No. 11 Florida (minus 7) at Missouri:
Mizzou should have QB Kelly Bryant (hamstring) back this week after getting shut out without him last week by Georgia ...
FLORIDA 24-20. Michigan State (plus 13½) at No. 14 Michigan:
Spartans come in on a four-game losing streak; the Wolverines have not had a winning streak in the series since 2007...
MICHIGAN
28-13.
No. 15 Wisconsin (minus
14½) at Nebraska:
Badgers have won six straight and seven of eight against the Cornhuskers since Nebraska joined the Big Ten ...
WISCONSIN 38-17. No. 21Navy (plus 7) at No. 16 Notre Dame:
Interesting test for the Irish offense; best way to beat the triple-option is to score a bunch and force it to play with urgency ...
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NOTRE DAME 28-23.
No. 17 Cincinnati (minus 14) at South Florida:
Bulls need two wins to become bowl eligible and it’s not looking great for coach Charlie Strong with Cincinnati, Memphis and UCF still to play ...
CINCINNATI 35-14.
No. 18 Memphis (minus 10) at Houston:
Tigers have six runs of 60yards or more, including four of at least 70yards, most in FBS ...
MEMPHIS 45-28. New Mexico (plus 27½) at No. 19 Boise State:
Broncos try to keep pressure on AAC contenders in race for New Year’s Six bid ...
BOISE STATE 38-7. No. 22 Texas (plus 6½) at Iowa State:
Cyclones have lost four games by a combined 11 points, including three by two or fewer ...
IOWA STATE 35-31. Kansas (plus 17½) at No. 25 Oklahoma State:
Cowboys RB Chuba Hubbard is leading the nation in rushing by 33yards per game ...
OKLAHOMA STATE 48-24.
TWITTER REQUESTS TCU (minus 3½) at Texas Tech — @jimlaise:
Horned Frogs have lost three of four, with all the losses coming by seven points or fewer ... TCU
28-21.
South Carolina (plus 11) at Texas A&M — @BrentCollins1:
Gamecocks got stuck with a schedule that was too much for them to handle, especially after being forced to play a freshman quarterback ...
TEXAS A&M 28-14.
Virginia Tech (minus 5½) at Georgia Tech — @chriskeiser:
Hokies have found their stride and could win the ACC Coastal by winning out ...
VIRGINIA TECH 31-21. Massachusetts (plus 40½) at Northwestern — @PAndres2001:
Wildcats are the lowest scoring Power Five team, second-worst in FBS, at 11.1 points per game; UMass is allowing 53 points per game, worst in FBS. Something has to give ...
NORTHWESTERN 45-10.
15-6 straight; 16-4 against the spread.
187-57 straight; 134101-6 against the spread.
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