5 Best College Football Predictions Against The Spread: Week 13. Saturday Big Games

What are the 5 best college football predictions for the big Saturday games? It’s Rivalry Week, and here are some of the biggest calls on the biggest games of the season.

5 best predictions for Saturday. What college football games appear to be the best bets and the best picks among all the big rivalry week showdowns?


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Week 13 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews 
CFN Week 13 Experts Picks: College
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Week 13 Schedule, Game Times, Game Previews
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Results So Far ATS: 81-57-1

No kidding around here.

These are the big games we’ve all been waiting for. This is the weekend that sets us up for Championship Week, and it’s when the biggest of the big rivalry games kick in.

No, I’m not touching the SEC showdowns – there’s too much happening with all of them. I will admit to liking Georgia Tech +35 over Georgia, but that’s too dangerous.

I will also admit to digging Auburn getting 20.5 at home against an Alabama team that has a bad habit of taking long naps, but again, that’s too volatile.

As I warned with the 5 Best Predictions piece for Friday, this is the toughest weekend of the year because it’s impossible to factor in the role desperation plays, especially when teams have no (bleeps) to give.

How long will coaches keep in their star players when the championship game next week means everything? How will players play and coaches coach when they know that this could be the last game of the season?

Flaky things happen on the last normal weekend of the regular season – like USF vs UCF yesterday, and don’t start on Nebraska and Iowa – so the idea here is to go mostly go with big games were both teams have something equally massive to lose

But I start and finish with two games that are all about the favorites and their attitudes, starting the 5 Best College Football Predictions for Rivalry Week Saturday with …

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5. Pitt at Syracuse

LINE Pitt -13
ATS PICK Syracuse

The doesn’t-matter theory worked on Friday taking Colorado -23.5 against Utah.

Ute head coach Kyle Whittingham inexplicably kept too many star players in for too long, but however it worked, it worked.

Utah didn’t need the win. It was already off to the Pac-12 Championship, the game had no playoff or bowl implications, and if anything, the last thing the team needed was to get banged up in any way.

Also, it wasn’t going to bring the high-end intensity and wasn’t going to open up the playbook considering the game that matters is a few days away.

It’s the exact same deal with Pitt and Syracuse, only better for the underdog. Utah was playing at home on Senior Day. Pitt is on the road.

The Panthers don’t need to do anything with this game. They’re off to the ACC Championship, and playing all of their backups and losing by 50 wouldn’t change a thing.

Of course, that’s not how football coaches think – they’re all about momentum, and players play, and blah blah blah. However, there will come a point when the Pitt coaching staff realizes it really doesn’t want QB Kenny Pickett getting blasted.

Even if everything was normal, Syracuse – even though the production has fallen off the map over the last few weeks – would be a good play, Throw in that it’s 5-6 and needs to win this to go bowling, and Pitt doesn’t need this at all, and it’s Senior Day, and the Orange running game is still good, and …

This isn’t a bad straight up play, much less with the 13.

CFN Week 13 Experts Picks: College

NEXT: College Football Pick Against The Spread No. 4 Wisconsin at Minnesota

Pac-12 Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, How To Watch: Week 13

Pac-12 Schedule, Game Previews, Predictions for Week 13:

Pac-12 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines, how to watch, and TV listings for Week 13 of the season.


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College Football Expert Picks, CFN Week 13

Pac-12 Results So Far
SU: 57-26, ATS: 41-39-1, Point Total: 43-38

Friday, November 26

Colorado at Utah

Prediction: Utah 38, Colorado 16
Line: Utah -24, o/u: 52
Final Score: Utah 28, Colorado 13

Washington State at Washington

8:00, FS1
Line: Washington State -1, o/u: 45

Saturday, November 27

Oregon State at Oregon

3:30, ESPN
Line: Oregon -7, o/u: 60.5

Arizona at Arizona State

4:00, Pac-12 Network
Line: Arizona State -20, o/u: 52.5

Notre Dame at Stanford

8:00, FOX
Line: Notre Dame -20.5, o/u: 52.5

BYU at USC

10:30, ESPN
Line: BYU -7, o/u: 63.5

Cal at UCLA

10:30, FS1
Line: UCLA -6.5, o/u: 58.5

NFL Expert Picks: CFN Week 12

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College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 13

College football expert picks and predictions for Week 12’s biggest games including Ohio State vs Michigan, Alabama vs Auburn, Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 13, highlighted by Ohio State vs Michigan, Alabama vs Auburn, and Oklahoma at Oklahoma State


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* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
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CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews

Week 13 College Football Expert Picks
Buffalo at Ball St | WMU at NIU
Fresno St at SJSU | Ole Miss at Miss St
Boise St at SDSU | Kansas St at Texas
Iowa at Nebraska | Cincinnati at ECU
North Carolina at NC St | Wash St at Wash
Georgia at Ga Tech | Ohio St at Michigan
Florida St at Florida | Alabama at Auburn
Oregon St at Oregon | Penn St at Mich St
Va Tech at Virginia | Wisconsin at Minn
Texas A&M at LSU | OU at Oklahoma St
Clemson at South Carolina | ND at Stanford
BYU at USC | Cal at UCLA
Results So Far | Week 13 Schedule Picks  

Buffalo at Ball State

7:00, ESPN+
Line: Ball State -6.5, o/u: 58.5

Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: Ball State
Adam Dubbin, GatorsWire.com Ball State
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: Ball State
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Ball State
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: Ball State*
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: Ball State
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com: Ball State
Kevin McGuire, NittanyLionsWire.com: Ball State*
Zac Neel, DucksWire.com: Ball State
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN Ball State*
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: Ball State
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: Ball State*
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: Buffalo
Clucko the Chicken, CFN: Buffalo
CONSENSUS PICK: Ball State

NEXT: Western Michigan at Northern Illinois Expert Picks, Predictions

Pac-12 Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 14

Check out all the fearless predictions, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 14 of the Pac-12 season.

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Check out all the fearless predictions, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 14 of the Pac-12 season.


How are the Pac-12 predictions so far?
Straight Up: 56-27, ATS 39-37, o/u: 47-28


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Friday, September 22

Washington State at Washington

4:00 FOX | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Oregon -19.5, o/u: 65.5
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Saturday, September 23

Oregon State at Oregon

4:00 Pac-12 Network | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Washington -7.5, o/u: 63.5
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Notre Dame at Stanford

4:00 FOX | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Notre Dame -16.5, o/u: 48
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Colorado at Utah

7:30 ABC | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Utah -28.5, o/u: 49.5
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Arizona at Arizona State

10:00 ESPN | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Arizona State -14, o/u: 59.5
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Cal at UCLA

10:30 FS1 | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: UCLA -1.5, o/u: 51
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– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews

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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
@JeffFeyererCFN
Pete Fiutak: SU: 196-71, ATS: 134-127-5
@PeteFiutakCFN
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


Week 14 Expert Picks 
Ole Miss at Miss St | VT at Virginia
USF at UCF | Texas Tech at Texas
Iowa at Nebraska | Baylor at Nebraska
Wazzu at Wash | Georgia at Ga Tech
Ohio St at Michigan | Clemson at USC
Wisconsin at Minn | Colorado at Utah
Oregon St at Oregon | TA&M at LSU
Alabama at Auburn | Oklahoma at OSU
ND at Stanford | Arizona at ASU
Florida State at Florida | BYU at SDSU


Tuesday, November 26

Ohio at Akron

– CFN Game Preview & Prediction
6:00 ESPN+ | Get Tickets
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
BetMGM Line: Ohio -27.5, o/u: 52
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Gill Alexander
@beatingthebook, VSIN: Ohio
Jeff Feyerer
@JeffFeyererCFN: Ohio
Pete Fiutak
@PeteFiutakCFN: 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
@JeffFeyererCFN: NIU
Pete Fiutak
@PeteFiutakCFN: 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

Week 14 Expert Picks 
Ole Miss at Miss St | VT at Virginia
USF at UCF | Texas Tech at Texas
Iowa at Nebraska | Baylor at Nebraska
Wazzu at Wash | Georgia at Ga Tech
Ohio St at Michigan | Clemson at USC
Wisconsin at Minn | Colorado at Utah
Oregon St at Oregon | TA&M at LSU
Alabama at Auburn | Oklahoma at OSU
ND at Stanford | Arizona at ASU
Florida State at Florida | BYU at SDSU

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