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College Football Picks & Predictions: Week 13

Written November 19, 2008 by Anthony Moretti

One of the biggest college football match ups of the season comes on Saturday as Texas Tech visits Oklahoma in a game with massive BCS implications. Oklahoma is currently a 7 point favorite, mostly because of home field advantage. I won’t deny Texas Tech’s talent, but Oklahoma is no slouch to say the least. Norman will be absolutely rocking for this game and I don’t see how the Red Raiders can get up for three straight games of this magnitude, even with a bye last week. There will a lot of points in this game, but the Sooners come out on top 45-35.

LSU is just a 3.5 point favorite against Ole Miss this Saturday. The Rebels are a tough team to figure out. They beat Florida in Florida, but have lost to South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest. They played Alabama tough in Alabama, but also played a terrible Arkansas team close in Arkansas. LSU has been nothing but up and down all year, and a closer look at their schedule shows that the Tigers haven’t really beaten anyone of note this year. I’ll take the Rebs and the points as Mississippi has played great on the road this season. The final score should be something like Mississippi 27, LSU 23.

Michigan has been just awful this year, which is probably why they are 21 point underdogs at Ohio State this week. The Buckeyes have really hit their stride and I don’t think they’ll pass up a chance to humiliate the Wolverines. Ohio State in an ugly one, 49-14.

I know it’s cliche at this point, but Oregon State controls their own destiny at this point in the season. They can still win the Pac-10 having knocked off USC earlier this year, but they’ll have to beat Arizona and Cal in back to back weeks. The motivation is there and I think Arizona is one of the most overrated teams in the nation. The Beavers grab their first of two crucial wins 28-17 Saturday.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past few college football seasons, it’s that you don’t, under any circumstances, bet against the Boise State Broncos! They are a spread-covering machine. This week they are playing at Nevada as 6 point favorites. Boise needs the win to keep their “BCS Buster” status. Nevada is a good team, but my rule still applies. Boise 35, Nevada 21.

Utah is in the same position as Boise this week. They’re undefeated, looking for a BCS bid, and they have a tough opponent. Things should be a little easier for the Utes, though, as they get BYU at Utah with the Utes as 6.5 point favorites. I’m sure BYU would love to play spoiler here, but I don’t see it. The Utes get the best of the Cougars 44-28.

Penn State lost their hopes of a national title run when they lost to Iowa two weeks ago and this week they have a very difficult game at home against the Michigan State Spartans. Michigan State plays the style of football that can keep a game like this close. The Lions still walk away with the victory, but it’s closer than the 14.5 point spread. Penn State 21, Michigan State 13.

North Carolinians are excited about the North Carolina/North Carolina State game this week, but NC State fans should prepare for the worst. The Tar Heels have put together a very good team and should win this Saturday by 3 touchdowns. Final predicted score: North Carolina 35, NC State 14.

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