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There aren’t as many games as we were hoping for on Black Friday, but there are a whole lot to make it a fun day. What are the 3 best college football predictions against the spread for Friday?

Week 12 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews 
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Results So Far ATS: 63-50

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3. Wyoming at UNLV

LINE: Wyoming -16.5
ATS PICK: UNLV
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UNLV is 0-4, losing every game by double digits.

It started out the season not being able to do much of anything right against San Diego State, it got bombed on by a Nevada team that’s still unbeaten, it got run over by Fresno State, and it struggled against San Jose State.

However, outside of an ugly first half against San Diego State, the Rebels have been able to avoid total annihilation. It also makes a difference that three of the four games – leave Fresno State aside for the moment – were against some of the Mountain West’s best teams.

And that’s what you’re asking for here – avoiding total annihilation at home.

The Rebels aren’t doing a whole lot of things right, but they’re managing to run well at times, they control the clock a bit, and there’s just enough of a pass rush to make a difference.

Wyoming was able to rip up Hawaii when the team from Honolulu had to play in 25ish degrees in Laramie at the end of October, and it lost its two road games against Nevada and Colorado State.

Weather won’t be an issue in UNLV’s new house, and there should be just enough offense to not end up getting rolled by 17. You’ll have to sweat it out – Wyoming will win – but the number is just a wee bit too much.

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What ten college football games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 12? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 12 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews 
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– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– Week 12 Expert Picks & Predictions: College
– Week 11 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

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Results So Far ATS: 59-44

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AAC | C-USA | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt

10. Cincinnati at UCF

LINE: Cincinnati -5
ATS PICK: Cincinnati
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It seems like this should be when Cincinnati gets tripped up, and UCF is certainly dangerous enough to go off and ruin the dream season at home, but this isn’t quite the UCF team of past years.

The offense has been awesome, and the defense hasn’t been totally miserable, but there’s been absolutely no blip in any way for the Bearcats. It’s not just the UC running game that’s dominating, it’s a defense that hasn’t allowed more than 17 points to anyone but Austin Peay in the opener.

If you really thing Cincinnati will win, the five points you’re giving away shouldn’t matter for a team that wins by an average of over 29 points per game.

9. Georgia Southern at Army

LINE: Army -3
ATS PICK: Georgia Southern
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Army always has a way of screwing up the best of ideas and analysis, but here it goes anyway …

Georgia Southern does what Army does in an apples to other apples sort of way, only a wee bit better against better competition.

Army lives on time of possession and ball control – and the Eagles do that better. Army is a runs the ball better than Georgia Southern, but not by much, and Georgia Southern a more effective passing game. The three points aren’t enough to matter – and the +135 on the money line isn’t enough to dive in – but Georgia Southern has been better against better competition than Army has.

8. UCLA at Oregon

LINE: Oregon -13.5
ATS PICK: Oregon
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As always, begging forgiveness for using a devastating global pandemic to analyze football, especially when it involves college kids …

Oregon was a good call at just under two touchdowns before against UCLA, and now a whole slew of Bruins are questionable to doubtful for the game, including QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Meanwhile, as this is being written – stunningly – the line hasn’t budged. It should be at around -17.5 for the Ducks, but even then, that wouldn’t be bad.

7. Kentucky at Alabama

LINE: Alabama -32
ATS PICK: Kentucky
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Alabama is going to win. Kentucky doesn’t beat Alabama at football, and even in a “it’s 2020” sort of way, it’s not going to happen. UK doesn’t have the offense to keep up, and Bama has been consistently awesome at a whole other level. However, Kentucky has enough of a defense – to go along with the deliberate style – to keep the game from getting out of hand.

Blow off that UK just gave up 35 points to Vanderbilt – this will be one of those games that seems like it was even more of a blowout than it actually was.

6. Michigan at Rutgers

LINE: Michigan -11.5
ATS PICK: Michigan
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Michigan is a mess. It’s coming off a brutally embarrassing loss to Wisconsin, coming off a brutally embarrassing loss to Indiana, coming off a brutally embarrassing loss to Michigan State. This is a lost season, Jim Harbaugh is all but off to the New York Jets to be the Trevor Lawrence whisperer, and …

Rutgers still isn’t very good.

Rutgers is better, it’s more competitive, and it has the pass rush and the active defensive front to bother a Michigan backfield that’s been lost over the last three weeks. However, Rutgers lost at home to a bad Illinois team, hasn’t shown enough on offense, and … Michigan owes us for picking it here against IU and MSU.

NEXT: Top 5 Picks Against The Spread, Week 12

What ten college football games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 11? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 11 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews 
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– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– Week 11 Expert Picks & Predictions: College
– Week 10 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

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Results So Far ATS: 52-41

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Week 11 Game Previews, Predictions 
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AAC | C-USA | MAC | M-West

10. Southern Miss at WKU

LINE: WKU -8
ATS PICK: Southern Miss
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Start with this: WKU doesn’t score.

That’s been said several times in several ways over several articles over the the last year or so, but it remains true. The Hilltoppers haven’t scored more than 14 points in any of the last five games, and it’s not like every game has been against a killer defense.

Not scoring against BYU and Marshall is one thing, but a 13-10 win over Chattanooga and a 10-6 loss to Florida Atlantic were thrown in there. Southern Miss has been awful, and the defense is bad, and there hasn’t been enough scoring, and …

Until WKU can prove it can score, take the chance that it can’t win by more than eight.

Speaking of going with the flow until something changes …

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9. Fresno State at Utah State

LINE: Fresno State -10
ATS PICK: Utah State
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Don’t make this any harder than it has to be. Utah State just went through a coaching change – firing Gary Andersen – and hasn’t shown anything positive so far in an 0-3 start.

Again, don’t think, just throw. The Aggies lost by 29, 31, and 25 to Boise State, San Diego State and Nevada, respectively. The offense has been totally inept, and the defense was hammered hard on the ground by the Aztecs and through the air by Nevada.

Fresno State struggled out of the gate, but rolled by Colorado State by 21 and UNLV by 13. Until Utah State shows something different, assume it can’t lose on the road to a decent team by fewer than ten.

8. TCU at West Virginia

LINE: West Virginia -3
ATS PICK: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s defense is really, really strong.

It’s fourth in the nation, No. 1 in the Big 12, and the team is fantastic at controlling the clock. Being at home seems to really, really matter, going 4-0 in Morgantown and 0-3 on the road. The Mountaineers haven’t been bad on the road, but the defense has been a rock at home.

It helps to get Eastern Kentucky, Baylor and Kansas in your house, but the win over Kansas State was dominant.

The problem? TCU is far better on the road, beating Texas and Baylor, and going 1-3 at home. However, like the Mountaineer defense in this to go along with another big day from QB Jarret Doege, who has thrown for 300 yards in four straight games.

7. Temple at UCF

LINE: USC -26
ATS PICK: Temple
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Temple has shown you absolutely nothing so far. The offense hasn’t been good enough, the defense has been a huge disappointment, and the team overall hasn’t been able to get anything going. Going to the Bounce House to deal with UCF isn’t any cure for playing poorly.

However, the Owls have enough of a passing game to at least put up 28 points or more on the board. UCF is an unstoppable offensive machine, but the defense has been a disaster far too often, and the team has yet to beat anyone by 26. Temple will lose in a blowout, but those are way too many points to give away.

6. USC at Arizona

LINE: USC -14.5
ATS PICK: Arizona
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USC got the bad game out of the way – at least that should be the case. The Trojans weren’t bad against Arizona State in the miraculous 28-27 win. On the contrary, the secondary was terrific, and the offense was able to move late when absolutely needed in the comeback.

As is the case across college football this year, every team seems to need a week or so to get ready. Blame the early start, blame the opener, blame Arizona State being that good, but USC is better than it showed.

How much has Arizona improved after losing its last seven games? It hasn’t – at least in terms of defensive personnel – and it hasn’t had a chance to get a game under its belt. USC has won seven in a row in the series and nine of the last ten. The passing game is about to bomb away.

NEXT: Top 5 Picks Against The Spread, Week 11

What ten college football games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 10? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 10 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews 
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– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– Week 10 Expert Picks & Predictions: College
– Week 9 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

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Results So Far ATS: 45-38

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AAC | C-USA | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt

10. Pitt at Florida State

LINE: Florida State -2.5
ATS PICK: Pitt
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This is all about the Pitt defensive front. It’s been a rough run for the Panthers over the last few games in blowout losses to Miami and Notre Dame, but Florida State isn’t in the same world as those two – coming off a 48-16 loss to Louisville – with an improved, but still shaky offensive line.

The Panther D line should live in the Seminole backfield, and all the O needs is for QB Joey Yellen to be merely okay. One note: check the last-second status of QB Kenny Pickett. He’s doubtful on a bum ankle, but there was some thought this week that he could go. If he’s playing, this becomes a pick game.

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9. Arizona State at USC

LINE: USC -11
ATS PICK: Arizona State
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There are way too many funky parts to this game.

What have we learned about the bizarre 2020 college football season? You’re never crazy to assume super-crazy in the season-openers – we just don’t know what these teams are quite yet.

Arizona State should be good enough all around to at least provide a push, Herm Edwards’ Sun Devils is 1-1 against the Trojans and kept last year’s loss close, and there’s the 9:00 am start time and 4:30 wake-up call to get ready.

USC should win, but -11 is a bit much.

8. Minnesota at Illinois

LINE: Minnesota -7
ATS PICK: Minnesota
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You owe us, Gophers.

We went in so hard with you against Maryland last week, and it was going just fine until the O stopped scoring the D made the Terps look like Alabama.

The line started out at -9 and is down to -7 against an Illinois team that’s starting former fourth-string QB Coran Taylor and has been picked clean through the air in the first two games.

Minnesota has too many great parts to the passing game to not blow up. More than that, it’s too good to be 0-2, much less 0-3.

7. ULM at Georgia State

LINE: Georgia State -19
ATS PICK: Georgia State
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Georgia State just got whacked 51-0 by Coastal Carolina, but the offense was great in the first four games against better teams than ULM. Just about every team is better than ULM.

The Warhawks aren’t scoring enough with 17 points or fewer in every game but the 35-30 loss to Georgia Southern. They held the score relatively low in the 31-13 loss to Appalachian State, but they’re about to be in for a long day against a Panther team that should be a whole lot sharper.

6. Kansas at Oklahoma

LINE: Oklahoma -38
ATS PICK: Oklahoma
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It’s policy here to never give up a ton of points to anyone – too many things can go wrong to get the number, and it’s always nice to walk into a stadium up, say, 38-0 – but Kansas keeps jumping over the bar again and again.

Iowa State put up 52 on the Jayhawks. Kansas State hung up 55, Oklahoma State 47, and a relatively punchless Baylor team scored 47.

Oklahoma is only getting 38? The Sooners put up 48 points against Texas Tech before halftime last week – they’re rolling now.

NEXT: Top 5 Picks Against The Spread, Week 10

What ten college football games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 9? Here you go. Enjoy.

Week 9 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews 
– Week 9 Schedule, Times, Lines, Previews
– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– Week 9 Expert Picks & Predictions: College
– Week 8 Expert Picks & Predictions: NFL

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Results So Far ATS: 40-33

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10. Mississippi State at Alabama

LINE: Alabama -31
ATS PICK: Mississippi State
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Mississippi State has a defense.

It’s been totally lost in all the issues with an offense that looked so great to start the season but now can’t do anything well but give the ball away – not having RB Kylin Hill doesn’t help – but Mississippi State has the SEC’s No. 1 D.

It’s about to get hammered hard by the Alabama offense, but sort of like last week when in the No. 10 spot the call was Syracuse walking into Clemson up 46.5-0, with two weeks off to get ready, you want to give Mike Leach a 31-point lead? Bama should win comfortably, but those are way too many points, even at home.

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9. Charlotte at Duke

LINE: Duke -9.5
ATS PICK: Duke
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Fair warning – this is Power Five over Group of Five snobbery run amok.

Duke has lost a few key players, the O isn’t scoring like is should in key moments, and then there are the three biggest issues: turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. The Blue Devils have given it up 22 times in six games. However, Charlotte doesn’t have a pass rush.

Now, the 49ers do lead Conference USA in turnover margin, but that’s more because they don’t give the ball away. The two wins are against North Texas and UTEP … take the Power Fiver, even a struggling one.

8. Rice at Southern Miss

LINE: Southern Miss -1
ATS PICK: Southern Miss
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Yeah, Southern Miss has been a big, giant dud so far, and now it’s on its third head coach in the first six games. There have been a whole lot of problems defensively, but the offense has worked just fine.

It was the first game of the season, and there’s a chance Rice is a whole lot better than it looked against Middle Tennessee. However, the Blue Raiders are right there with USM in the struggle category and they pulled off a 40-34 win in Houston. Southern Miss just needs to win at home.

– Week 9 Expert Picks & Predictions: College

7. North Carolina at Virginia

LINE: North Carolina -7
ATS PICK: North Carolina
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Warning … we haven’t been able to get North Carolina quite right all season long. Just when it was time to jump on and enjoy the fun, the Florida State loss happened.

But this should work.

This isn’t your 2019 Virginia team. It’s still plucky, and Bronco Mendenhall isn’t any less of a head coach, but this offense simply isn’t getting it going. Don’t get fooled by the 19-14 loss at Miami – North Carolina has a whole lot more firepower against a team that lost four in a row with three of them by 17 points or more.

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6. Hawaii at Wyoming

LINE: Wyoming -1
ATS PICK: Wyoming
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Coming up next are three Big, Big Assumptions about the Big Ten. But first, here’s a medium assumption about the Mountain West.

Sort of like Fresno State showing that it really was a whole lot better than it looked against Hawaii – rolling with ease by Colorado State on Thursday night – Wyoming’s defense is going to be tougher than it showed against Nevada in the opening weekend loss.

Hawaii was able to rock Fresno State with a great defensive performance and strong day on the ground. However, 1) Wyoming’s D will soon be back to normal, especially at home, and 2) the temperature at kickoff in the greater Laramie, Wyoming metropolitan area is expected to be a robust 24 degrees.

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