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5 Best NFL Predictions Against The Spread Week 14

5 best NFL predictions and picks against the spread and point totals for the Week 14 games.

5 best predictions for this week’s NFL slate. What appear to be the best bets and picks for the Week 14 games?

5 Best College Football Predictions Against the Spread NFL Week 14

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Because I didn’t screw up the world enough with my best college picks against the spread – I was actually hovering over 60% until a late crash brought me down to 55% – here we go with the best-looking NFL picks against the spread.

A slew of the tried-and-true college theories – always go under on a point total over 70, late-season double-digit home dogs – don’t apply here, but don’t worry, There are some NFL versions that are just as wacky.

The 5 Best Bowl Picks, Part 1, coming early next week. First we start with the NFL by going completely off the deep end.

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5. Houston at Dallas

LINE Dallas -17.5
ATS PICK Houston

Yes, I absolutely buy into the idea of You’re Never Wrong Taking An NFL Underdog theory. But Indianapolis-Dallas happens.

The Colts +11 was the call – just because. That wasn’t Alabama vs Austin Peay. Those were grown men who get paid a lot of money – yes, even more than Alabama – and they usually find ways to keep games from going totally off the rails.

Dallas 54, Indianapolis 19.

However, that took a bizarre 33-point Cowboy fourth quarter to get there. That’s not to say the explosion couldn’t happen against a Houston team that’s dead last in the NFL against the run and now has to deal with Zeke and Tony.

But the crazy part is that the 1-10-1 Texans aren’t getting rocked. They don’t have the talent, and they can’t seem to score, but the biggest loss among the ten was by 18 against Las Vegas. That was because Josh Jacobs decided to single-handedly win everyone’s fantasy week in the fourth quarter with two scores, and then a late pick six sealed the 21-point run to crank up the difference.

Whatever. Dallas has won four of its last six games by 18 or more, it’s playing lights out, Houston can’t do anything right, and …

You’re up 17.5-0 walking into AT&T Stadium on Sunday afternoon at noon local time. If it doesn’t work and the Texans get destroyed, it’s not your fault.

You did things the right way. Lose, and you tip your cap and move on. It’s still the NFL and 17.5 is a ton no matter what.

NEXT: NFL Pick Against the Spread No. 4: New York Jets at Buffalo

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Final SEC power rankings following the conclusion of the regular season

Where do the Tigers sit after Saturday’s disappointing loss?

It’s hard to believe we’re already at the end of the 2022 regular season.

Rivalry week in the SEC played out in a mostly chalky fashion, barring one major exception — LSU’s CFP hopes came crashing down with a 38-23 loss to previously 4-7 Texas A&M. Still, the Tigers will represent the west in Atlanta this weekend for the conference championship.

Georgia won, likely guaranteeing it gets into the final four regardless of the result next week, while Alabama’s win in the Iron Bowl at least ostensibly keeps Nick Saban’s team in the hunt.

With a wild regular season behind us, here’s how the league power rankings look entering the postseason.

Winners and losers from an off-the-wall rivalry week in college football

The regular season is already at an end as we react to an action-packed rivalry week.

I simply refuse to believe the 2022 college football regular season is already behind us. It feels like just yesterday we were reacting to the handful of Week 0 appetizer contests!

Luckily, this year’s rivalry week was a good one. It was headlined by yet another massive rendition of The Game between Michigan and Ohio State with Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff stakes on the line.

Elsewhere, we got more clarity in the CFP race as No. 1 Georgia and No. 4 TCU capped off perfect regular seasons while USC got one step closer to finding itself in the final four. Clemson saw its nation-leading home winning streak come to a close on Saturday, opening the door for non-champion Buckeyes or Alabama team to sneak in with a bit of chaos.

A lot could still change depending on the results from next weekend’s championship games, but for the last time in the regular season, here are the winners and losers from a wild weekend of college football.

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Ohio State’s Twitter account hilariously screwed up the tradition of crossing out ‘M’ again before playing Michigan

Hopefully, Ohio State pays more attention to detail once the game starts

Listen, man. We all understand it’s rivalry week. And we all understand what Michigan did to Ohio State last year. Michigan legitimately broke OSU.

This is also a particularly huge rivalry game. Both teams are 11-0 and both could show up in the College Football Playoff when it comes down to it. This is a huge game for both teams.

Part of the tradition for Ohio State ahead of the game is removing the M from everything. Literally. But they always somehow seem to miss one when it comes to Twitter.

The OSU Twitter account tweeted out a hype video for Saturday’s game, it removed M from all of the words in the tweet.

Except for one.

How do you miss the M in some? Come on, y’all. Be better. If you’re going to remove the M, remove it all the way.

Fans had a pretty great laugh at this.

5 Best College Football Predictions Against The Spread Rivalry Week Saturday

5 best predictions and picks against the spread and point totals for the Saturday Rivalry Week college football games.

5 best predictions for this week’s college football slate. What appear to be the best bets and picks for the Rivalry Week games on Saturday?

5 Best College Football Predictions Against the Spread Rivalry Week Saturday

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So where did this all go wrong yesterday when I went 1-4 with the 5 Best Rivalry Picks Against the Spread, the Friday version?

I got the one I really wanted – Florida +9.5 against Florida State – and after not worrying about the hook with Arizona giving up 3.5 to Arizona State, I got caught on it in the 38-35 Wildcat win.

The other three? Mountain West games that I knew were flaky, but went there anyway. And no, I’m not over Utah State not covering the 16.5 against Boise State.

There are more to choose from in the Saturday selection, so I’m setting the bar higher. Friday was about as crazy as it gets – it seems like almost all the underdogs played up, with the regrettable misfires of my Utah State and Wyoming picks.

So read on at your own risk. And why?

Did you see Iowa blowing its shot to play for the Big Ten Championship by gagging against Nebraska?

Friday was weird. Saturday should be even zanier, so I’m going to try to control the uncontrollable starting with …

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5. Army at UMass

LINE Army -19.5
ATS PICK UMass

When in doubt, fall back on the research and what’s staring you in the face. Even if it doesn’t make any sense, at least you can rationalize the pick.

I’m stalling. I don’t want to pick UMass. Ever.

It has yet to beat an FBS team, the passing attack is painfully inconsistent, and the offense scored more than 13 points just three times all year.

Here’s the thing, though. The 34-7 loss to Buffalo was the only time in the last seven games the Minutemen lost by 20 or more.

It’s not like it played all lightweights, either – it lost at Texas A&M by 16, to Liberty by 18, and to UConn – don’t laugh, it’s going bowling – by 17.

Here’s the other glaring thing. Army stinks away from home.

It’s partly because the home slate was so light, but the Knights were 4-2 at West Point. The strongest win was over UConn, they were rocked by Georgia State by 17, and they lost in a shootout with UTSA. Two of the wins were to FCS teams, and one was a 24-point blowout over ULM.

Away from home? 0-4.

The offense only scored more than ten in the 38-28 loss to Coastal Carolina, and now it’s going against a team that’s not totally miserable at running the ball, controlling the clock, and making this a fast game.

Okay, fine. So you’re not going to spend part of your Saturday worrying about UMass. I don’t blame you.

Let me try again with another lousy team vs. another team that can’t play on the road and see if that does it for you …

NEXT: College Football Pick Against the Spread No. 4: UAB at Louisiana Tech

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5 Best College Football Predictions Against The Spread Rivalry Week Friday

5 best predictions and picks against the spread and point totals for the Friday Rivalry Week college football games.

5 best predictions for this week’s college football slate. What appear to be the best bets and picks for the Rivalry Week games on Friday?

5 Best College Football Predictions Against the Spread Rivalry Week Friday

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Welcome to Rivalry Week – that bittersweet time when the biggest and most fun games kick in right when the season is about to end.

We already had one big game – and, to be honest, I’m sort of shocked Ole Miss lost it – with Mississippi State taking the Egg Bowl, but that feeds into the Friday version of the 5 Best Predictions Against the Spread.

You have to adjust for the curve.

Because of all the big games I’m breaking this up with five of the best-looking predictions against the spread for Friday, and then five more will crank up on Saturday morning.

Fair warning: 1) there are only 13 games on Friday, so nailing five of these is a statistical uphill climb, but I’ll do it (I hope), and 2) the Mountain West has been a bear this year to figure out against the spread, and it’s not just me who had problems with it.

So, of course, in the weirdest and most emotional week of the year, I go big on three games in the weirdest conference to pick, starting with …

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5. New Mexico at Colorado State

POINT TOTAL 35
PICK Over

All you’re looking for is 20-16. The point total on this is just too obscene to blow off, but it actually makes sense – and was nicer at 34.5.

What happens when two bad teams play each other?

Sometimes one side turns out to be really bad, and the result is a beating – like New Mexico State beating New Mexico 21-6. Sometimes the two teams are really bad and they play a really bad game – like Colorado State beating New Nevada 17-14.

And sometimes the two bad teams put together something shockingly entertaining.

Here’s the thing about Rivalry Week that gets blown off – this is it for a lot of teams.

Forget the rivalry aspect, some of these teams just want to go into the sunset with something happy after a long, rough season. That means both sides empty the playbook to do anything to get the win.

Coaches take more chances, because why not? More fourth down attempts, more trick plays, anything – this is it.

Here’s the issue with that when it comes to New Mexico going to Colorado State – neither team can score.

Colorado State has yet to hit 20 points this season, and New Mexico get past 14 just three times and once was a 41-0 win over Maine.

Again, though, these two teams are equally lousy.

New Mexico will allow more than 20 points in this. Colorado State should give up around 14-to-17.

Staying in the Mountain West …

NEXT: College Football Pick Against the Spread No. 4: Utah State at Boise State

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5 Alabama players who could impact the Iron Bowl

5 Alabama players who could impact the Iron Bowl!

It’s hard to believe that we have made it to the last week of the regular season in college football. Like most seasons, it has completely flown by and we are all wondering where the time went.

On the more optimistic side, the last week of the season generally renews some of the nation’s most intense rivalries. Maybe the most intense of all is the annual matchup between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers, in a contest known as the Iron Bowl.

With kickoff just a few short hours away, I thought we could take a look at five Alabama players who could make an impact on the outcome of the game. This week I am doing things a little differently. My list will not include the likes of Bryce Young or Will Anderson Jr., not because they won’t be impactful, but those guys are obvious choices and I wanted to dig a little deeper!

Let’s get started!

Alabama vs. Auburn: Game day information, how to watch, stream, listen

Alabama vs. Auburn: How to watch, stream, and listen to the Iron Bowl!

Now that we have all stuffed ourselves with our favorite Thanksgiving treats, we can once again shift our focus back on the Iron Bowl.

When Alabama travels to Auburn this Saturday it will be the 86th time the two schools have met in their classic matchup. Alabama is heavily favored in the contest, but strange things always seem to happen down on ‘The Plains’.

It’s always fun when these two get together, here is how you can make sure you don’t miss any of the action!

Kickoff, How to Watch/Stream/Listen

Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. CT, Saturday, Nov. 27

Location: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama

Television: CBS (Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jamie Erdahl)

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Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network/ TuneIn app

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How rivalry week should look when Oklahoma and Texas join

Who should be on the schedule for rivalry week when Oklahoma and Texas join?

The final week of the regular season or how it is viewed across the college landscape, rivalry week.

In the current Big 12 Conference, the rivalry game going on this weekend is Bedlam. The annual battle between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Current Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy was asked about the future of Bedlam.

I don’t think it will (continue), Gundy said. ”

I just don’t think there’s a business side of it. I don’t make that decision. I guess Dr. [Kayse] Shrum and Chad Weiberg — they can do whatever they wanted. Or the board. I don’t know who’s involved in this.”

“I don’t think it’s a realistic thing that’s going to happen based on the business side of Power 5 conference football. That’s just my opinion.”

If there is no more Bedlam then that likely would open up the Sooners for a different rivalry game. Perhaps with an old conference rival now in the SEC?

Blake Toppemeyer broke it down in his weekly feature:

Alabama vs. Auburn (Iron Bowl)

Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State (Egg Bowl)

Florida vs. Florida State (Sunshine Showdown)

Georgia vs. Georgia Tech (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)

Kentucky vs. Louisville (Governor’s Cup)

Arkansas vs. LSU (Battle for the Golden Boot)

Missouri vs. Oklahoma

South Carolina vs. Clemson

Texas vs. Texas A&M

Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt

Texas and Texas A&M resuming their Lone Star Rivalry makes a lot of sense and honestly, there shouldn’t be another option for them. The Sooners facing Missouri Tigers are a good option as well. That would allow the Battle for the Boot to return to Thanksgiving weekend for LSU and Arkansas. It isn’t known when the two schools will actually join the SEC. Just some food for thought.

LSU opens at one-score underdogs at home against Texas A&M

LSU opens as the home underdog against Texas A&M

Rivalry week has arrived with the LSU Tigers hosting the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday night in Death Valley. The Tigers need a win to get into a bowl game, the Aggies need a win to get a better bowl game. Which team will pull it off on Saturday night? Currently, the road team is the favorite according to early betting lines.

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Line: LSU (+6.5)

Over/Under: 45.5

Money Line: LSU (+205)/Texas A&M (-260)

Only once since 2015 has this game been determined by one possession. The Tigers have won seven of the nine games since the Aggies joined the SEC. However, Texas A&M has won two of the last three games in the series. Texas A&M hasn’t won in Baton Rouge since 1994 but as we have seen time and time again, this team is allowing teams to break the trend.

Can they keep this one going?

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