Indiana vs. Purdue Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

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Indiana vs. Purdue fearless prediction and game preview.

Indiana vs. Purdue Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 30
Game Time: 12:00 ET
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Venue: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Network: ESPN2

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Why Indiana Will Win

The pressure is off.

IU came into this game over the last few seasons needing a win to go bowling, and lost the Old Oaken Bucket to the other side both times. This time around, it’s already bowl eligible and – unlike the last two seasons – has the better team.

The Hoosiers have a good, balanced attack, but this week it’s time for the running game to rumble after running into the Michigan and Penn State brick walls.

Purdue gave up over 400 yards last week to Wisconsin, but that’s Wisconsin. Northwestern isn’t running over anything, and it was able to rip of over 250 yards on the Boilermaker defensive front, and Illinois ran for 242 yards a few weeks ago.

There’s no Purdue running game to worry about, and IU is brilliant at controlling the clock and the time of possession. As long as Stevie Scott and the Hoosiers can push for around 200 yards on the ground, they should have the ball for over 35 minutes.

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Why Purdue Will Win

Alright, Aidan O’Connell, time to wing it around the yard.

The third-string quarterback wasn’t bad in Madison last week, throwing or a decent 289 yards with two scores despite being under constant pressure. Indiana’s secondary can be bombed on.

Michigan’s Shea Patterson went off for 366 yards and five touchdowns last week. Nebraska’s Adrian Martinez was brilliant – hitting 20-of-23 passes – in a loss to IU, and Michigan State’s Brian Lewerke went for 300.

It’s a hit-or-miss secondary, but it doesn’t hit enough and it misses a whole lot of interceptions. The Hoosiers have picked off just four passes on the year, and when it’s struggling against the pass, it really has problems.

O’Connell will throw it 50 times for over 300 yards and …

What’s Going To Happen

Purdue is going to lose.

Indiana was able to win those games against Michigan State and Nebraska when it was bombed on, and this week, it’ll be the other side of the ball that takes over.

The Hoosiers will control the clock, O’Connell and Purdue will misfire on a few key opportunities in the second half, and in a fun battle, the losing streak in the series will end for the Bloomington side.

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Indiana vs. Purdue Prediction, Line

Indiana 30, Purdue 27
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Northwestern vs. Illinois Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Northwestern vs. Illinois fearless prediction and game preview.

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Northwestern vs. Illinois Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 30
Game Time: 12:00 ET
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Venue: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
Network: FS1

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Why Northwestern Will Win

The running game has worked just enough to not be embarrassing.

The Wildcats won’t use late-season surprise Evan Hull – keeping him out so he can redshirt – but Drake Anderson will get the workload for an O that hit Purdue for 251 yards on the ground and UMass for 334.

It struggled against Minnesota, but the team kept on pushing, came up with a few decent drives, and it at least didn’t get totally wiped out.

Illinois isn’t exactly lighting it up offensively.

It can’t convert on third downs, it doesn’t do much to control games, and the production is just erratic enough that the Northwestern defense that hasn’t stop trying should be able to keep this mediocre attack and bad ground game in check.

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Why Illinois Will Win

Yeah, the Northwestern passing thing has gone from totally miserable to a whole other sub-level of yuck.

It’s not for a lack of trying, and freshman Andrew Marty really did give it a shot last week – completing 8-of-12 passes for 95 yards and a score – but it was the second game in a row with fewer than 100 yards through the air for the O.

Northwestern is failing to hit 50% of its passes, it only has five touchdown throws on the year with 14 picks, and it’s not going to start winging it around the yard now against an Illinois that’s really, really good at taking the ball away.

How is Illinois surviving with such a mediocre offense? A nation-leading 27 takeaways helps the cause.

What’s Going To Happen

Illinois is already bowl eligible, and it’s going to break a three-game losing streak as it gets to seven wins in the regular season for the first time since it went to the Rose Bowl in the 2007 campaign. Northwestern’s defense will keep this rom getting out of hand, but the O that didn’t show up this season won’t make the bus for the ride to Champaign, either.

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Northwestern vs. Illinois Prediction, Line

Illinois 24, Northwestern 13
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Illinois -9.5, o/u: 44
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ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
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Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois fearless prediction and game preview.

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Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois Broadcast

Date: Tuesday, November 26
Game Time: 7:00 ET
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Venue: Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, IL
Network: ESPNU

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s this simple for Western Michigan. Win, and go play Miami University for the MAC Championship. Lose, and get the Toledo pompoms out to cheer for a win over Central Michigan.

The Broncos are on a nice-three-game winning streak after losing a clunker to Eastern Michigan, and now they get a Northern Illinois team that didn’t show up last week in its big game against those same Eagles.

NIU stunned Toledo on the road to put a shot of bowl eligibility in play, and then it came back home – needing to win its two final games, and … 45-17 Eastern Michigan.

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The Western Michigan offense is the best in the MAC. It’s explosive, it doesn’t make mistakes, and it’s fantastic at moving the chains and taking control of games.

Northern Illinois is none of those things, except for controlling the clock. It’s not going to be able to do that well enough to push past a motivated Bronco team that will come out firing.

NIU will be -2 in turnover margin. too many drives will stall, and WMU will take the West.

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Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois Prediction, Line

Western Michigan 38, Northern Illinois 20
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Ohio vs. Akron Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Ohio vs. Akron fearless prediction and game preview.

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Ohio vs. Akron Broadcast

Date: Tuesday, November 26
Game Time: 6:00 ET
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Venue: InfoCision Stadium, Akron, OH
Network: ESPN+

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What’s Going To Happen

Ohio is now in get-to-a-bowl mode.

Head coach Frank Solich became the winningest head coach in MAC history in a 66-24 destruction of Bowling Green last week. That might have come in a disappointing year when the Bobcats were supposed to be in the mix for the MAC title, but it was still a great performance by a team that needed to win its last two games to get to six wins and bowl eligibility.

And here comes needed win No. 2.

Akron shockingly pushed a Miami University team that didn’t need to play last week. The RedHawks won the East and they’re playing for the MAC title, but they still won 20-17 against a Zip team that’s been the worst in college football in an 0-11 season.

This is Akron’s bowl.

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It’s a home game with a chance to royally ruin Ohio’s year. No trip. No swag bag. No nothing but a loss to this awful tam that hasn’t managed more than 17 points in any of the last six games.

Ohio will have this without a problem.

The running game that rumbled all over Bowling Green for 342 yards will be at it again – the Bobcats have rushed for close to 1,300 yards and 18 scores in their last five games – against a miserable Zip defensive front.

Akron is dead last in the nation in total offense, dead last in turnover margin, and dead last in rushing behind an offensive line that’s dead last in fewest sacks allowed.

It’ll all be on display as Ohio gets bowl eligible.

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Ohio vs. Akron Prediction, Line

Ohio 45, Akron 20
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Alabama vs. Auburn Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

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Alabama vs. Auburn Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 30
Game Time: 3:30 ET
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Venue: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
Network: CBS

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Why Alabama Will Win

Just let the offensive line eat.

The focus will be on QB Mac Jones and if he can handle the spotlight of the biggest game of his life, but he doesn’t have to do the work.

The Auburn defensive front is fantastic, and all it takes is a wee bit of success on the ground to be productive.

Florida was able to run for four yards per carry, and LSU was able to do that, too. Georgia came close, averaging 3.9 yards per pop – that’s all just enough to get a little bit of control against a team that has to own third downs and get its defense off the field.

This isn’t all that hard – Auburn is going to load up to stop Najee Harris and the running game to force Jones to come through. He doesn’t have to bomb away, and he doesn’t have to be Tua Tagovailoa. He just has to get the ball to his elite receiving corps and let the stars do the rest.

Harris has caught fire at just the right time, running for nine touchdowns in his last five games. He took over in the loss to LSU, he’s been making plays as a receiver, and he’s had a light enough load throughout the season to be more than ready to be the workhorse.

With this Bama line, just keep hammering, and hammering, and hammering. Against Auburn, controlling the clock isn’t a bad thing for a Bama team used to lightning strikes.

Helping the cause is a defense that might not be the killer of previous years, but it takes the ball away in bunches with two or more in seven games. Against an Auburn offense that doesn’t score against the decent defense, just two takeaways might end this.

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Why Auburn Will Win

Okay, Mac Jones. Playtime is over.

Jones got in his scrimmages against Arkansas and Western Carolina – completing a combined 28-of-34 passes for 510 yards and six touchdowns with no picks – but this is going to be a wee bit different.

When thrown into the fire against Tennessee, he was a pedestrian 6-of-11 for 72 yards, and didn’t push it all that much – or lead the way to a slew of scoring drives – against Mississippi State when Tagovailoa went out.

Finally, Bo Nix is in a big game in the road of the crusty veteran.

Auburn’s true freshman struggled in the win over Oregon. He struggled in the loss to Florida. He struggled in the loss to LSU. But in all three games, he kept on pushing, and he was able to come up with a few big throws to make a difference.

In all three games, the Tigers were alive late despite getting a rough outing from their quarterback. This isn’t the Auburn offense under Gus Malzahn that many might like, but the overall formula is effective.

In seven of his last nine games – the losses to Florida and LSU the outliers – he has hit 60% or more of his passes. Just as important, he threw a total of six picks against Oregon, Florida and LSU, and none against everyone else.

He’s settling into the job – outplaying Jake Fromm in the loss to Georgia – and coming up with a few terrific games against Ole Miss and Mississippi State. And now he gets to turn it loose.

It is possible to throw on Bama. South Carolina’s Ryan Hilinski was able to do it, and so was Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond.

Joe Burrow probably won the Heisman by throwing for 393 yards and three scores against the Tide.

Nix doesn’t have to be special. He just has to be okay, and his defense has to do the rest.

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What’s Going To Happen

So what’s the real score coming into this game?

Of course Alabama vs. Auburn is a big giant deal no matter what, but the real question on a national scale isn’t about who wins; it’s about about how much Bama can win by.

It’s four-best-team time for the Tide.

It won’t be enough to squeak by with a solid 16-13 road win over the arch-rival. They have to make a statement in their final chance, and that means they have to win this convincingly, and they have to keep their foot on the gas for a full 60 minutes if they can. They have to look the part. They have to dominate …

And they’re going to come close, even if the final score doesn’t reflect it. Auburn’s defense has yet to allow more than 24 points on the year, and it’s not about to get gouged now.

The rest of the Bama puzzle pieces will rise up and be sharper without Tagovailoa available in the big moment. The running game won’t go off, but it’ll be effective, and Jones will be just fine. The defense will be its normal solid self on third downs, and drive after Auburn drive will stall.

This might not be enough of a win to push out Utah if it becomes the 12-1 Pac-12 champ, or even a 12-1 Big 12 champion. It’ll give the College Football Playoff committee something to think about, though.

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Alabama vs. Auburn Prediction, Line

Alabama 27, Auburn 17
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Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

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Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 30
Game Time: 3:30 ET
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Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
Network: ABC

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Why Wisconsin Will Win

The forecast for Saturday in Minneapolis? Around 36 degrees with a super-fun mixture of rain and snow.

If that’s really the case, and if this gets into a ground-and-pound game that negates the downfield passing game a wee bit, the Badgers have a massive advantage.

Minnesota has the rushing talent in the backfield, and its ground attack has gone off from time to time against the Big Ten’s weak and sad, but this Badger run defense has the ability to hold offenses to a dead stop.

Ohio State and Nebraska – those are the only two teams to have any success against Wisconsin. Ohio State is Ohio State – Minnesota doesn’t have JK Dobbins – and Nebraska’s Adrian Martinez ran for a slew of big yards in a loss.

On the other side, no one on the Gopher schedule so far has the ability to power away.

Northwestern sadly sort of tried – mainly because it has no passing game whatsoever – but Penn State was able to run for over six yards per carry, and its ground attack is pedestrian at best.

It’s Wisconsin. You know what’s coming.

The Badgers have rushed for 300 yards or more in each of their last three games, and that includes powering away against a fantastic Iowa defensive front.

The team has been a wee bit shaky lately compared to what it was over the first month of the season, but it’s still No. 1 in the nation in third down conversion defense, it’s still No. 1 in time of possession, and it’s still No. 3 in pass efficiency defense against a Gopher offense that’s been living off of their efficient passing game.

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Why Minnesota Will Win

It’s the advice offenses need to take to heart when playing Wisconsin.

KEEP … THROWING.

The Badger pass rush is fantastic, and the numbers look great overall – teams aren’t hitting half of their passes this year against this secondary – but the stats are skewed.

No one was doing anything through the air against this D over the first half of the season, but over the last five games, everyone – including Illinois and Nebraska – has hit for 7.4 yards or more per throws with ten touchdowns and just two picks.

Iowa’s Nate Stanley was able to connect on a few big plays to get back in the game late a few weeks ago. Purdue’s third-string quarterback Aidan O’Connell threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns last week.

Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan was questionable for the Northwestern game after going through the concussion protocol, and he threw for over nine yards per pass with four touchdowns in the breezy win. His receiving corps might not have the depth and all-around talent of Ohio State’s, but Rashod Bateman and Tyler Johnson are playing as well as any tandem in the country.

So what if it’s sloppy out? The advantage goes to the receivers.

What’s Going To Happen

It’s for the Big Ten West title and a chance to play Ohio State for the conference championship.

More than that, the winner of this will likely end up in the Rose Bowl, and if Minnesota wins, it’ll be one victory away from the College Football Playoff.

This isn’t quite the Wisconsin team from the first half of the season.

On the road, it lost to Ohio State (fine) and Illinois (very not fine), and it caught a break that Nebraska went Nebraska – the Huskers were doing fine until they started to play like they remembered they weren’t very good.

The biggest difference lately is the turnover margin. Over the first six games, Wisconsin was a +9. Over the last five, it’s a -8 without winning the takeaway battle in any of those games.

The Badgers will bash, they’ll outplay the Gophers, and there will be times when they appear to have everything in hand, and then …

They’ll give the ball away.

The Gopher passing game will connect on two big plays, the defense will bend but won’t break time after time in the fourth quarter, and it’ll be on to face the Buckeyes in what will amount to a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game – at least for Minnesota.

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Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Prediction, Line

Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 21
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Ohio State vs. Michigan Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Ohio State vs. Michigan fearless prediction and game preview.

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Ohio State vs. Michigan Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 30
Game Time: 12:00 ET
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Venue: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Network: FOX

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Why Ohio State Will Win

Penn State pushed Ohio State.

The Buckeyes were up 21-17 in the fourth quarter, there were too many sloppy mistakes, too many errors, too many …

The Nittany Lions only gained 227 yards on the day and lost 28-17.

Ohio State wasn’t in that much trouble, but that’s what passes for drama when a team is playing so incredibly well.

Even if the offense isn’t sharp, and even if Justin Fields is off – he connected on 16-of-22 passes against Penn State – and even if the great Michigan run defense holds JK Dobbins and company in check, there’s still a historically great Buckeye D to deal with.

Ohio State is allowing 217 yards per game, fewest in the nation. No one has finished a season allowing fewer than 250 per game since the 2011 Alabama team – the monster gave up just 184 yards per game and 938 rushing yards all year – that won the national title.

Chase Young gets all of the love and attention, but the linebacking corps is eating up everything. If it wasn’t for Young, we’d be talking about Malik Harrison as possibly the best defensive player in college football – if it isn’t CB Jeff Okudah, who has top five overall draft pick potential, just like Young.

Meanwhile, Fields continues to be close to flawless. Even his mistakes – a few fumbles against Penn State – come from effort and coming close to doing something big.

He threw an interception against Michigan State. One. That’s it so far to go along with his 33 touchdown passes, big runs, and general command of an offense loaded with next-level stars.

This team is really just that good.

Throw in the focus, the attitude, and now the toughness to get through a game like the Penn State win when everything wasn’t going quite right, and it plays like a team that thinks and knows it’s the best in college football.

But …

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Why Michigan Will Win

Michigan has been playing lights-out ever since halftime of the loss to Penn State. Over the last 18 quarters – including a total wipeout of Notre Dame – this might be the best the team and program have played under Jim Harbaugh.

Ohio State’s defense has been amazing, but over the last eight games after the debacle at Wisconsin, the Michigan run defense has been better.

Maryland busted off a few decent runs, and Penn State had a big dash, but no one’s gashing the group that’s been allowing fewer than 100 yards in six of the last eight games.

The line has been more active, the pass rush has been better, the third down stops are there, and overall, it’s the No. 4 D in college football allowing just 50 more yards per game – the stats are a bit high after a rough start.

But this needs to be Shea Patterson’s game.

Last year in the 62-39 loss, he threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns with a pick – he wasn’t the problem – but he sharpened up his game over the last few weeks and is playing the best ball of his career.

Michigan State is one of those big games – at least rivalry-wise – that Jim Harbaugh doesn’t get credit for winning, and Patterson came up large, throwing for 384 yards and four scores. Last week he averaged over 11 yards per throw with 366 yards and five touchdowns in the win over Indiana. In both games, he was able to bail the team out of jams and make big play after big play.

This Wolverines will never be more ready for a game like this, but …

What’s Going To Happen

This is the best Buckeye team yet in the Harbaugh era.

Ohio State will strike fast, and there will be some, “oh no, it’s happening again,” but the Wolverine defense will settle in, Fields will struggle to keep drives moving, and it’s going to be a fight.

Chase Young won’t be neutralized, but he’s not going to take over and dominate. The Michigan offensive line will be solid, it’ll pound away like nothing Ohio State has dealt with so far, even against Wisconsin, but …

The Ohio State O line will take over in the second half.

It’s not going to be pretty, and it’s not going to be the high-flying fun show the Buckeyes are capable of, but this is where their toughness will shine.

Michigan will be just good enough to keep this from getting out of hand, but Ohio State’s NFL talent is too strong.

The Buckeyes will make those extra few plays in the second half on both sides that Michigan can’t and won’t in a game with just enough drama to be interesting for a full four quarters.

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Ohio State vs. Michigan Prediction, Line

Ohio State 31, Michigan 23
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Iowa vs. Nebraska Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

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Iowa vs. Nebraska Broadcast

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Why Iowa Will Win

The defense continues to be terrific.

The offense might not be anything scintillating, and the team is playing with house money with eight wins, a good bowl game assured, and whole lot to like about a D that hasn’t allowed more than 24 points on the year.

It’s fifth in the nation in scoring D. it fantastic at stuffing the run, and it’s been able to slow down everyone but Wisconsin – no shame there.

Illinois almost ran for 200 yards, but the Hawkeyes took away the running backs and handled drives well by bending but not breaking. Nebraska’s been able to throw okay, but it hasn’t been dangerous enough for the Hawkeyes to worry.

The Iowa line doesn’t get into the backfield, but the line doesn’t allow much of anything getting to the second-level, and it should be able to bottle up Adrian Martinez just enough on third downs to stall drives.

Martinez has been great over the last few weeks, the Husker running game has been solid … and it doesn’t really matter.

Beating Maryland was a given, but the Huskers were ripping off big runs and over 200 yards against Indiana and Wisconsin, and it didn’t matter.

It’s not going to rip off big runs against Iowa. But …

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Why Nebraska Will Win

It’s statement time for Martinez.

He’s been terrific at times over the last three weeks – throwing for close to 650 yards with three touchdowns, and running for close to 250 yards with four touchdowns – but the stats won’t matter if the Huskers don’t win this.

There’s still an outside shot Nebraska can lose, finish 5-7, and still get bowl eligible, but that’s not realistically going to happen. The pressure is on him to win, get Nebraska that sixth victory to go bowling in a disappointing year, and it’ll be a major plus going into the offseason.

He has to do everything right.

This isn’t a high-powered Iowa team with no running game and not enough downfield explosion to deal with. The Huskers have to get out to a hot start, put the pressure on Nate Stanley and the Iowa O to open it up, and take the whole team out of its comfort zone.

Iowa isn’t going to run away and hide with a 24-0 start. Nebraska will be in it all game long, and Martinez has to come through.

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What’s Going To Happen

Nebraska will bring the energy and the fun as it tries to get that sixth win, but Iowa’s defense will ruin the day.

Stanley won’t go off, but he’ll hit an efficient and effective 60% of his passes, he won’t throw any picks, and he’ll connect on just enough third down throws to kill Nebraska’s momentum.

Martinez and the Nebraska O won’t get the explosive played needed to pull this off, and it won’t go on enough scoring marches on long drives. The placekicking that was so solid against Maryland will suddenly be a problem agains with two key misses.

Iowa vs. Nebraska Prediction, Line

Iowa 26, Nebraska 17
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Iowa -5.5, o/u: 65
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ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
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College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 14

College football expert picks for the week 14 games including Alabama at Auburn, Ohio State at Michigan, and Wisconsin at Minnesota

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If there’s an *next to the pick, that means the team will win, but not cover.

INSTRUCTIONS: Make your pick against the spread. For example …
– If you think Florida will win -7 over Miami: Florida
– If you think Miami will win outright: Miami
– If you think Florida will win, but NOT cover: Florida*

Results So Far …

Gill Alexander: SU: 197-70, ATS: 138-123-5
@beatingthebook, VSIN
Jeff Feyerer: SU: 200-66, ATS: 136-125-5
@JeffFeyerer, CFN
Pete Fiutak: SU: 196-71, ATS: 134-127-5
@PeteFiutak, CFN
Dan Harralson: SU: 196-71, ATS: 128-133-5
@danharralson, VolsWire.com
Phil Harrison: SU: 196-71, ATS: 130-131-5
@PhilHarrisonBW, BuckeyesWire.com
Isaiah Hole: SU: 191-75, ATS: 140-121-5
@IsaiahHole, WolverinesWire.com
Wil Hunter: SU: 190-76, ATS: 112-150-4
@wil__hunter, SpartansWire.com
Jeremy Mauss: SU: 201-65, ATS: 137-124-5
@MWCWire, MWwire.com
Kegan Reneau: SU: 187-76, ATS: 134-124-5
@KeganReneau, SoonersWire.com
Johnny Rosenstein: SU: 197-69, ATS: 125-136-5
@JohnnyParlay11, SportsBookWire.com
Nick Shepkowski: SU: 192-74, ATS: 127-134-5
@Shep670, CFN Podcast
Scott Steehn: SU: 185-81, ATS: 133-128-5
@Steehnroller, WinnersandWhiners.com
Keith Stewart: SU: 175-81, ATS: 136-125-5
WinnersandWhiners.com
Joe Vitale: SU: 196-70, ATS: 143-118-5
@JoeVitale, UGAwire.com
Chris Wassel: SU: 194-72, ATS: 124-137-5
@ChrisWasselDFS, SportsBookWire.com
Joe Williams: SU: 185-77, ATS: 116-142-4
@JoeWilliamsVI, SportsBookWire.com
Big Game Ben Niewoehner: SU: 71-29, ATS: 54-61-3
Clucko The Chicken (a coin flip): SU: 119-147 ATS: 133-128-5
CONSENSUS PICK: SU: 200-66, ATS: 133-128-5

Tuesday, November 26

Ohio at Akron

– CFN Game Preview & Prediction
6:00 ESPN+ | Get Tickets
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BetMGM Line: Ohio -27.5, o/u: 52
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Gill Alexander
@beatingthebook, VSIN: Ohio
Jeff Feyerer
@JeffFeyerer, CFN: Ohio
Pete Fiutak
@PeteFiutak, CFN: Ohio
Dan Harralson
@danharralson, VolsWire.com: Ohio*
Phil Harrison
@PhilHarrisonBW, BuckeyesWire.com: Ohio*
Isaiah Hole
@IsaiahHole, WolverinesWire.com: Ohio
Will Hunter
@wil__hunter, SpartansWire.com: Ohio
Jeremy Mauss
@MWCWire,MWwire.com: Ohio*
Kegan Reaneau
@KeganReneau, SoonersWire.com: Ohio*
Johnny Rosenstein
@JohnnyParlay11, SportsBookWire.com: Ohio*
Nick Shepkowski
@Shep670, CFN Podcast: Ohio
Scott Steehn
@Steehnroller, WinnersandWhiners.com: Ohio
Keith Stewart
WinnersandWhiners.com: Akron
Joe Vitale
@JoeVitale, UGAwire.com: Ohio*
Chris Wassel
@ChrisWasselDFS, SportsBookWire.com: Ohio
Joe Williams
@JoeWilliamsVI, SportsBookWire.com: Ohio
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN: Ohio*
Clucko The Chicken (a coin flip): Akron
CONSENSUS PICK: Ohio*

Western Michigan at Northern Illinois

– CFN Game Preview & Prediction
7:00 ESPNU | Get Tickets
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
BetMGM Line: Western Michigan -7, o/u: 53.5
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Gill Alexander
@beatingthebook, VSIN: WMU
Jeff Feyerer
@JeffFeyerer, CFN: NIU
Pete Fiutak
@PeteFiutak, CFN: WMU
Dan Harralson
@danharralson, VolsWire.com: WMU
Phil Harrison
@PhilHarrisonBW, BuckeyesWire.com: WMU
Isaiah Hole
@IsaiahHole, WolverinesWire.com: NIU
Will Hunter
@wil__hunter, SpartansWire.com: WMU
Jeremy Mauss
@MWCWire,MWwire.com: NIU
Kegan Reaneau
@KeganReneau, SoonersWire.com: NIU
Johnny Rosenstein
@JohnnyParlay11, SportsBookWire.com: WMU*
Nick Shepkowski
@Shep670, CFN Podcast: WMU
Scott Steehn
@Steehnroller, WinnersandWhiners.com: WMU
Keith Stewart
WinnersandWhiners.com: NIU
Joe Vitale
@JoeVitale, UGAwire.com: NIU
Chris Wassel
@ChrisWasselDFS, SportsBookWire.com: NIU
Joe Williams
@JoeWilliamsVI, SportsBookWire.com: WMU*
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN: WMU
Clucko The Chicken (a coin flip): WMU
CONSENSUS PICK: NIU

NEXT: Ole Miss at Miss State, Virginia Tech at Virginia

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College Football Playoff Rankings: Projecting Boise State In The Week 14 Top 25

With the Mountain division title in hand, how will Boise State look to the CFP committee this week?

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College Football Playoff Rankings: Projecting Boise State in the Week 14 Top 25

With the Mountain division title in hand, how will Boise State look to the committee this week?

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Does another win equal another move up?

The Boise State Broncos have picked a good time to start peaking.

Since their narrow escape against Wyoming a few weeks ago, Bryan Harsin’s boys in blue have notched a pair of wins by a combined 68 points, most recently throttling Utah State to secure another Mountain division title.

Though their championship rematch with Hawaii will have to wait another week, there’s still plenty of reason to notch another win in the season finale at Colorado State.

Will they make up any ground on the AAC foes in front of them in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings? As always, keep this in mind first: A lot can change in a week and in the CFP era and things have definitely tended to change quite a bit over the course of a month or so.

Here’s a quick recap of the weekend that was and what it might mean.

Who lost?

From the top:

#6 Oregon lost on the road to Arizona State, 31-28
#8 Penn State lost on the road to #2 Ohio State, 28-17
#25 SMU lost on the road to Navy, 35-28

Is that it? The two top-ten teams aren’t likely to fall far enough to make a difference for Boise State, though at least we can finally bid adieu to the Mustangs and their good fortune in one-score games.

By Way of Comparison: How did the rest of the Group of 5 fare?

#18 Memphis defeated South Florida on the road, 49-10
#19 Cincinnati defeated Temple at home, 15-13
#24 Appalachian State defeated Texas State at home, 35-13

In case you had any question about why the Tigers jumped the Bearcats in last week’s rankings, the newest piece of justification for that was unceremoniously demonstrated on USF in Tampa on Saturday. Cincinnati, meanwhile, tallied their fourth win of the year by exactly three points and now head to Memphis on Saturday in what probably amounts to a de facto elimination game in this hunt.

We mentioned Navy already and the Midshipmen may now have the juice to jump back into the top 25 themselves. Better yet, they still have a chance to create some havoc in the rankings if they can get to the AAC title game, but they’ll need Cincinnati to overcome its recent blase performances and beat Memphis to do so.

App State isn’t likely to lose any ground after another comfortable Sun Belt victory, but they look like the longest of longshots to claim the top spot. The Mountaineers need to beat Troy in a walk, then you’re betting on a situation where Navy beats Houston, Cincinnati beats Memphis, and Boise State and Hawaii both lose this weekend. After that, App State will need to crush Louisiana-Lafayette, then hope Navy wins the AAC and Hawaii wins the Mountain West. That… may be asking a lot.

What about Air Force?

Air Force could make it into the top 25, but at this point it wouldn’t be much more than a nicety. Remember, a Group of 5 must win their conference in order to claim the New Year’s Six bowl spot, so now that the Mountain West championship is already set between Boise State and Hawaii, the Falcons can’t do that. Better luck next year.

So what do I think the top 25 will look like? Read on.

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