College football Week 13 predictions: Michigan vs. Ohio State, more picks against spread

The Sport has hardly ever meant a lot — and should by no means matter a lot once more.

Ohio State (11-0) and Michigan (11-0), the No. 2 and No. 3 groups within the Faculty Soccer Playoff rankings, respectively, will sq. off on Saturday with a playoff berth primarily on the road for the second straight season. It's the first time the groups will meet with good data since 2006.

Final yr, the Wolverines upset the Buckeyes, 42-27, and gave head coach Jim Harbaugh his first win over their biggest rival, ending Michigan’s eight-game shedding streak within the sequence. In future years, Huge Ten enlargement (USC, UCLA) and playoff enlargement (12 groups) will render such heavyweight bouts merely battles for seeding.

The winner Saturday will earn the suitable to demolish the Huge Ten West champion and advance to the ultimate 4. The loser can solely cross its fingers and hope for unbelievable chaos.

The Huge Ten’s greatest have been dominant on each side of the ball, however they’ve additionally been largely untested. Michigan has confronted one ranked group (Penn State) all season. Ohio State was shaky in its solely conferences towards ranked opponents (Notre Dame, Penn State).


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The vulnerabilities of each groups had been evident final week when Ohio State barely scraped by Maryland and Michigan kicked a last-minute subject purpose to beat Illinois.

On paper, they're evenly matched. The attention take a look at reveals no nice edge. So, flip a coin and take the factors, with Michigan (+7.5) now not carrying the burden of a one-sided rivalry.

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh
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GEORGIA (-35) over Georgia Tech

The defending champs may use a tuneup after their underwhelming win at Kentucky final week. The Yellow Jackets properly support that goal, having misplaced this rivalry sport by 45 factors in back-to-back seasons.

South Carolina (+14.5) over CLEMSON

Two NFL groups will discuss themselves into drafting the quarterbacks from ths sport, Spencer Rattler and DJ Uiagalelei. Two fan bases will spend the following few years calling for his or her respective normal managers to be fired.

ALABAMA (-22) over Auburn

The Iron Bowl is the game’s most unpredictable rivalry sport — when it’s performed in Auburn, the place the Tigers have pulled three upsets since 2013 and took the assembly final season to 4 overtimes. In Tuscaloosa, the Crimson Tide have gained the previous 5 matchups by practically 28 factors per sport.

OREGON STATE (+3) over Oregon

Geese quarterback Bo Nix could have a more durable time hobbling his technique to a victory towards the Pac-12’s greatest protection. The Beavers have their greatest group in a decade and have gained two of the previous three matchups in Corvallis.

Bo Nix of Oregon
Bo Nix of Oregon
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PENN STATE (-18) over Michigan State

Whereas the Nittany Lions have gained their previous 4 video games by a mean of 33.5 factors, the Spartans want a win to keep away from lacking a bowl sport for the second time in three seasons. The following 9 years with Mel Tucker teaching the Spartans will certainly fly by.

Iowa State (+10) over TCU

The Horned Frogs are two wins away from being 17-point underdogs to Georgia within the CFP semifinals. It has been practically two months since TCU gained a sport by greater than 10 factors and the Huge 12’s high group is in for one more sweat towards the Cyclones’ third-ranked protection, the primary top-40 unit TCU coach Sonny Dykes has confronted this season.

Lsu (-10) over TEXAS A&M

The Aggies are on the verge of dropping 4 dwelling video games for the primary time in 14 years, and if not for a well-placed assure sport towards Massachusetts, coach Jimbo Fisher can be using a six-game shedding streak. Maybe the Aggies ought to look into bringing a thirteenth man to Kyle Area.

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Notre Dame (+5.5) over USC

The Preventing Irish have met preseason expectations throughout their five-game profitable streak and their protection is ready for no matter USC coach Lincoln Riley throws at them, having already confronted — and contained — three of the nation’s highest-scoring offenses (Ohio State, North Carolina, Clemson). The Trojans, coming off their first win towards a ranked group this season, stay comparatively untested, and had been restricted to 17 factors of their solely different assembly (Oregon State) towards a top-25 protection.

KANSAS STATE (-11.5) over Kansas

Because it seems, a deceptively delicate schedule had extra to do with the Jayhawks’ 5-0 begin than quarterback Jalon Daniels. After going 1-4 with Daniels sidelined by a shoulder harm, he returned to participate in a 55-14 loss to Texas. With a win, the Wildcats— who’ve destroyed Oklahoma State, Baylor, and West Virginia previously month — will clinch a Huge 12 title sport berth.

Washington (-2) over WASHINGTON STATE

The Cougars’ 4 losses have all come towards groups above them within the Pac-12 standings. The Huskies are two video games up on them. Kalen DeBoer’ school-record tenth win in his first yr as head coach will come by using quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and the nation’s top-ranked passing assault.

Finest bets: Oregon State, Iowa State, Kansas State
This season: 83-92-5
2014-21 file: 1,030-970-19

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