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Coming off a bye, the Golden Hurricane will make their name known this weekend by taking down a ranked opponent. The Crimson Tide know that it's time to hit the gas if they want to be playing for the national championship. 3 Tennessee Michigan St @ No. Become a B/R Insider and help shape the future of the app . On the LSU front, welcome to the "Pandora's Box" situation that we mentioned one week ago when the Tigers debuted at No. But don't start holding your breath for a New Year's Six bowl, Flames fans. 5 while Georgia vaults to No. It was definitely a "burn the tape" game for Oklahoma State since it had Sanders for most of the contest. Bahamas (Dec. 16): Buffalo (5-4) vs. UTSA (7-2)Cure (Dec. 16): Ball State (5-4) vs. Georgia Southern (5-4)Frisco (Dec. 17): Southern Miss (5-4) vs. UNLV (4-5)LendingTree (Dec. 17): Coastal Carolina (8-1) vs. Miami (Ohio) (4-5)New Mexico (Dec. 17): Fresno State (5-4) vs. Middle Tennessee (4-5)Myrtle Beach (Dec. 19): Appalachian State (5-4) vs. 4 Michigan, 7:30 p.m. 4 Michigan No. Kramer predicts Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Texas will make the playoff. 17 Illinois at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m. 15 North Carolina at Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m. 16 Tulane, 3:30 p.m. The emphasis for the remaining games this season, for those not CFP eligible, is going to be fighting for a conference title and building momentum within the program, whether that be winning a bowl game or simply ending the season above .500. If Lane Kiffin and the Rebels win, there's still a chance they win the SEC West and have a pulse for the College Football Playoff. 2022 College Football Week 10 Free Predictions and Picks Against the Spread. 2 Ohio St @ No. Both squads are 1-3 in the last four games, with Auburn's last win coming over a month ago. Michigan has a new look and confidence to them behind quarterback J.J. McCarthy. The Tigers plummeted from No. This was arguably the FBS' worst program, and the 5-5 Huskies could become bowl-eligible with a win. Tennessee earns No. Tulsa is 1-4 in its last five games, mostly because of a subpar defense that can't stop the run. American Athletic (seven teams): Cincinnati (Fenway), East Carolina (Armed Forces), Houston (Gasparilla), Memphis (Independence), SMU (First Responder), Tulane (Cotton), UCF (Military), Atlantic Coast (nine teams): Clemson (Orange), Duke (Birmingham), Florida State (Holiday), Louisville (Military), North Carolina (Cheez-It), NC State (Gator), Pittsburgh (Fenway), Syracuse (Pinstripe), Wake Forest (Sun), Big 12 (eight teams): Baylor (Texas), Kansas (Guaranteed Rate), Kansas State (Alamo), Oklahoma (Liberty), Oklahoma State (Cheez-It), TCU (Peach), Texas (Sugar), Texas Tech (First Responder), Big Ten (10 teams): Illinois (ReliaQuest), Iowa (Guaranteed Rate), Maryland (Music City), Michigan (Rose), Michigan State (Gasparilla), Minnesota (Duke's Mayo), Ohio State (Fiesta), Penn State (Citrus), Purdue (Pinstripe), Wisconsin (Quick Lane), Conference USA (six teams): Florida Atlantic (Camellia), Middle Tennessee (New Mexico), North Texas (Hawai'i), UAB (Boca Raton), UTSA (Bahamas), Western Kentucky (New Orleans), Independents (four teams): Army (Independence), BYU (Birmingham), Liberty (Liberty), Notre Dame (Duke's Mayo), Mid-American (seven teams): Ball State (Cure), Bowling Green (Myrtle Beach), Buffalo (Bahamas), Eastern Michigan (Arizona), Miami (Ohio) (LendingTree), Ohio (Famous Idaho Potato), Toledo (Quick Lane), Mountain West (seven teams): Air Force (Armed Forces), Boise State (LA), Fresno State (New Mexico), San Diego State (Hawaii), San Jos State (Arizona), UNLV (Frisco), Wyoming (Famous Idaho Potato), Pac-12 (seven teams): Oregon (Rose), Oregon State (Sun), UCLA (Alamo), USC (Cotton), Utah (Las Vegas), Washington (Holiday), Washington State (LA), Southeastern (10 teams): Alabama (Orange), Arkansas (Music City), Florida (Gator), Georgia (Peach), Kentucky (Las Vegas), LSU (Sugar), Mississippi State (ReliaQuest), Ole Miss (Citrus), South Carolina (Texas), Tennessee (Fiesta), Sun Belt (seven teams): Appalachian State (Myrtle Beach), Coastal Carolina (LendingTree), Georgia Southern (Cure), Marshall (Camellia), South Alabama (Boca Raton), Southern Miss (Frisco), Troy (New Orleans). There will be points, probably. ET, Pittsburgh at No. Avert your eyes, SEC haters, because Week 10 is intensely focused on college football's richest conference. It's time to give Oklahoma State a brighter spotlight. ET. If this ends up being the first College Football Playoff without Alabama or Clemson, it would be fun to see those teams square off in the Orange Bowl. ET. ET. Statistically speaking, the defenses are comparable. The Aggies are 3-4 on the year with a 1-3 conference record. The Gators QB had two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns with no turnovers. While the heartbreak the Volunteers suffered in Athens was worse than the 27-13 score indicated, they still have everything in front of them and the potential to make the College Football Playoff. You know there will be some surprises. The Bears are better than their record shows; they're 4-3, with two of three losses being single-digit defeats. All Top 25 games Saturday unless otherwise noted. The teams have a combined 3-5 record in the last month, and both are in need of a victory. 25 UCF traveling to No. They could catapult right back into the mix with a win over the Illini this weekend. Even if the Volunteers got the best version of the Wildcats, Tennessee is too talented to lose these types of games. Syracuse is 5-1 against the spread this season, with a 1-0 record on the road. Rule the gridiron with expert predictions and winning picks using the latest free betting tools at Sports Chat Place ET: Troy 27, Army 17, Northwestern at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. If you like the AAC, there's going to be a very good one Friday night between the Pirates and Bearcats. So which teams will partake in the first College Football Playoff with neither Alabama nor Clemson in the field? ET. Arizona State is searching for its next head coach, while UCLA is back near the top of the college football world. Penn State looked convincing as Big Ten competitors early in the season, but reality hit when it visited the Michigan Wolverines two weeks ago. The Fighting Irish are looking a lot better, settling in with Drew Pyne at quarterback and starting to take on the mentality of head coach Marcus Freeman on defense while playing steady, sound football. Prediction: San Jos State 24, San Diego State 16, Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, 7 p.m. ET: Air Force 30, New Mexico 9, Appalachian State at Marshall, 3:30 p.m. ET Friday. LSU (15)8. No. It looks like UCLA reached its final destination in Eugene last weekend, losing its first game of the season and coming to an immediate halt. The Boilermakers were about as discombobulated as you'll ever see a Jeff Brohm-coached team in a 24-3 loss to Iowa a week ago. How do you come back down from beating Alabama with a guts-and-glory two-point conversion in a do-or-die moment in front of the home folks last weekend? Sliding Down: North Carolina Tar Heels and Ole Miss Rebels. Ole Miss, on the other hand, has had a successful year, averaging 38.3 points and 252.1 rushing yards. Daniels will get it done. Those of us who relish in chaos have hoped that the group tasked with filling college football's four-team postseason bracket would finally be dealt a tough decision at the end of the assignment. 16 Tigers opened the season with a 38-27 loss to the then-unranked UCLA Bruins. Quarterback Sam Hartman and wide receiver A.T. Perry will lead Wake Forest to an important ACC win on their road of vengeance toward the conference title. 6 Oregon, 7 p.m. The only other time in program history that Tulane improved by at least six wins in a single year was from 1947-48, when it went straight from 2-5-2 to 9-1. Penn State won't be a riser after a win against Indiana, unless it demolishes the Hoosiers on the road. 3 and reigning champion Georgia Bulldogs. TNT (originally an abbreviation for Turner Network Television) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. But with four SEC teams projected for New Year's Six games and only 10 total SEC teams projected for at least six wins as both Missouri and Texas A&M drop out of the field, it's unlikely to fill all its spots in affiliated bowls. ET: Georgia Southern 24, South Alabama 16, FIU at North Texas, 4 p.m. It looks like only a pair of teams have the background to earn the final spot in the playoffs: the Michigan Wolverines and the Clemson Tigers. It is not likely that the SEC's No. NC State's best quality is its linebacker room and schemes it runs on the defensive end, but that won't be able to stop Hartman each quarter. One of the biggest stories of this season has been high-scoring offenses, which is a common story for teams in the Top 10. ET: South Alabama 40, Texas State 17, Wyoming at Colorado State, 7 p.m. Prediction: Oklahoma State 36, Kansas State 27. UCF (Receiving Votes)22. ET: Texas A&M 27, Auburn 23, Southern Mississippi at Coastal Carolina, 7:30 p.m. That's the path for coach Luke Fickell's team to get back to the championship game for the fourth straight year. ET: Georgia State 36, Louisiana-Monroe 28, James Madison at Old Dominion, 1 p.m. ET: Georgia State 36, Old Dominion 27, Northwestern at Iowa, 3:30 p.m. The Big Ten bout is the game of the week, with both teams fighting for the No. The over/under is around 76.5 points, per DraftKings, and that seems low. Arizona can put points on the board, but a low-grade defense going against one of the best offenses in the country isn't going to end well for the Wildcats. Could get a little hairy if 11-1 Ole Miss beats 12-0 Georgia in the SEC championship, if Tennessee finishes 11-1 and if either Oregon or USC is a one-loss Pac-12 champion, but a zero in the loss column should be enough for TCU. Arizona is 3-5 with three straight losses. October 25, 2021 30A Sports Picks Free Content 0. The Orange have decent wins against Purdue and Louisville, but the formula for stopping them has become clear. Coming into this season, they had not been ranked once in the AP poll since the end of an undefeated campaign in 1998. ET: Houston 42, South Florida 26, SMU at Tulsa, 3:30 p.m. Out of Oregon, UCLA and USC, the Ducks would have the most impressive 12-1 resume. 8 USC, 9:30 p.m. 15 Ole Miss @ Texas A&M Notre Dame @ No. ET: South Alabama 32, Arkansas State 21, Coastal Carolina at Marshall, 7:00 p.m. Enjoy the free college football picks against the spread as well! Stanford is back on its feet after starting the season 1-4, but it doesn't have the talent or consistency to take down the Bruins on the road. Stroud and his dynamic receiving corps will get things churning again, and this one will be an annihilation. 20 Notre Dame vs. Navy, Noon ET (at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland). That shouldn't be the case given Wake Forest's efficient offense against a weak secondary. Of near equal importance is No. There's no surprise that the biggest games of the week are filled with SEC talent. Please note that these are bowl projections and not some sort of "if the season ended today" exercise. This will be a very good game at McLane Stadium between a pair of 6-3 teams. And with Texas' win at Kansas State whilst Oklahoma State lost to Kansas, it's looking like the Longhorns will be that team. These teams were heading in opposite ACC directions just three weeks ago. Bleacher Report college football writer David Kenyon took a look at each conference and predicted a winner. Both teams have been head-to-head against multiple ranked opponents, with a definite losing record in those games. ET: Georgia Southern 28, Louisiana 20, Fresno State at UNLV, 10:30 p.m. Kansas State is fresh off a 48-0 win against the Cowboys, but they weren't at full strength. ET: Baylor 32, Oklahoma 23, Georgia State at Southern Miss, 3 p.m. Arkansas can finally gain some much-needed momentum after it secures two straight wins. Two disappointing teams will face off in College Station for what was projected to be an important game in SEC title picture prior to the start of the season. 24 Texas, hoping to keep that undefeated season going. Head coach Brian Kelly and the Tigers started the season slow with a loss in Week 1, but it's been mostly positive from there. We will have 6 Premium Picks against the spread this week! They'll settle it on the field in the ACC championship in a little less than a month. After waiting more than two long months to finally get the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2022 season, Week 11 came along and set the whole thing ablaze. 24 Washington at No. It's still rather unlikely that the Horned Frogs complete their quest for 13-0, but it becomes a much more realistic proposition if they can get to 10-0 with a victory over the Longhorns. It's been an up-and-down road for the Tigers, but they've had back-to-back weeks scoring more than 40 points against SEC opponents. 5 team will edge out the Pac-12's No. ET. The Orange managed just 10 first downs while failing to reach the end zone en route to a third consecutive loss. If the Bearcats can stack the box and stop UCF's running capability, Cincinnati will secure another win and move up the national rankings. College football teams across the nation have turned their focus to bowl eligibility, with only a handful of teams building the necessary resume to compete for a spot in the College Football Playoffs. Locked in for some College Football Florida @ No. They almost messed around and blew a 21-0 first-half lead, but they stuffed the Razorbacks' attempted game-tying two-point conversion with a little over a minute remaining in regulation. The only problem with that is it simply isn't going to happen. At least Oklahoma State scored a couple of touchdowns in its 37-16 loss. Friday No. Michigan inexplicably trailed Rutgers at halftime before a 38-0 rout in the second half for what looks like a blowout, and USC let California hang around until the bitter end in a 41-35 victory. 19 Tulane in the race for the Cotton Bowl. The Illini couldn't recover, and Michigan State won 23-15. Both Miami and Texas A&M have a less than 30 percent chance of reaching six wins. Bleacher Report - As we head into Week 6 of the college football season, we have a good idea of which teams are contenders. Was a loss to Michigan State last weekend a bump in the road to a dream season or a sign of things to come for the 7-2 Illini? ET: Boston College 32, UConn 17, Georgia Tech at Florida State, 12:00 p.m. 7 Kentucky at home 22-19. 20 Wake Forest at No. The loser is likely out of that conversation. Everything says take the Tigers at home this weekend, but this feels like one of those situations where one loss could turn into two. 8 Oregon) figures to be a ranked-against-ranked showdown after the poll updates. No one dropped down to this tier this week, so let's instead say a brief eulogy for two high-profile teams that fell out of the bowl picture following yet another loss. And the Badgers aren't exactly in the top tier of the conference either. Penn State has lost two of its last three games, which is discouraging, but the recent competition has been fierce. Kerry Miller covers college football, men's college basketball and Major League Baseball for Bleacher Report. These are two of the most surprising non-Power Five programs in the nation for very different reasons, but both of them are positive. Texas lost its previous game to the Oklahoma State Cowboys, but a win against Kansas State is on its way. ET: UAB 27, Florida Atlantic 18, Arizona State at Colorado, 7:30 p.m. After racing out to early leads on Florida and Penn State, respectively, the nation's two highest-ranked teams both needed a late surge to ice their victories. Headlines have been swirling around both these teams for the past few months, and many of them haven't been favorable. This is an important game for both parties to stay over .500 and keep their names in bowl contention. Even if they win out, though, they have no realistic hope of climbing another tier to a New Year's Six game. The Panthers were another team with high expectations heading into the season, but transfer QB Kedon Slovis and Co. have sputtered to 4-4. David Kenyon. 1 Georgia beat No. Arkansas has a couple decent wins against Cincinnati and BYU, but Auburn's best win comes against Missouri in overtime. 3 Georgia at Mississippi State, No. When the Huskies have it moving in the right direction, Washington can put up points too. That still leaves eight spots up for grabs for coin flips, which is where Army falls. All the same, Hugh Freeze has won at least eight games in each of his four seasons in Lynchburg and will be a top name to monitor in this year's coaching carousel, even in spite of his unceremonious exit from Ole Miss in 2017. ET: Northern Illinois 27, Central Michigan 18, Western Michigan at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. But this feels different. Up top, AP No. 10 in the CFP rankings. 1998 was also the last time Tulane won at least eight games in a single regular season, but the Green Wave improved to 8-1 this week with a road win over Tulsa. The Buffaloes average 16.3 points, and that won't be nearly enough to keep up with a high-scoring Ducks offense. ET: Wyoming 33, Colorado State 22, Florida Atlantic at Florida International, 7 p.m. Bowling Green (5-4)Boca Raton (Dec. 20): South Alabama (7-2) vs. UAB (4-5)Famous Idaho Potato (Dec. 20): Ohio (6-3) vs. Wyoming (6-3)New Orleans (Dec. 21): Troy (7-2) vs. Western Kentucky (6-4)Armed Forces (Dec. 22): Air Force (6-3) vs. East Carolina (6-3)Independence (Dec. 23): Army (3-5) vs. Memphis (4-5)Hawai'i (Dec. 24): North Texas (6-4) vs. San Diego State (5-4)Camellia (Dec. 27): Florida Atlantic (4-5) vs. Marshall (5-4)Arizona (Dec. 30): Eastern Michigan (5-4) vs. San Jos State (6-2). At least for now. 11 and 12, respectively, and likely both out of the CFP mix altogether, at least until more chaos transpires down the stretch. sweetwater guitars on sale. The afternoon slate of games delivered two classics in two of the top games of the weekend as Tennessee snapped a 15-year losing streak to . Sometimes it feels like 1998 wasn't all that long ago, but y'all, that was the year Ricky Williams won the Heisman Trophy. And we have yet to see a two-loss team make the playoff. The Red Raiders are 4-5, but they've been competitive. "This was a really bad day and all the criticism was . Enjoy the free college football picks against [] They defeated a ranked Cincinnati team to propel themselves into the rankings, despite losing the previous week to East Carolina. 5 Tennessee with a potential UGA hangover looming) could play the proverbial role of child with an open pack of crayons. They needed to make a winning impact, and although the month of October was a difficult stretch for the Noles (1-3 record), they appear to be on the right path. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. 10 Wake Forest at Louisville, 3:30 p.m. It's hard to believe Louisville was on the cusp of firing coach Scott Satterfield earlier this season. The Trojans are averaging 307.9 yards in the air, with Williams recording 24 touchdowns and only one interception. October 31, 2022 30A Sports Picks 0. The Pack aren't as good offensively as they were before Devin Leary went down with a torn pec, but they are much more efficient. Picks and Parlays hits the gridiron hard and provides college football picks and predictions for every game on the card each week. 4 Clemson losing to unranked Notre Dame? Use the Matchup generator below to analyze all games. A handful of teams have drastically performed well below their preseason expectations too. They've played multiple lower-level teams as well, but Cincinnati just has the dice rolling its way, winning various games by fewer than five points. 24 NC State, 7:30 p.m. ET: San Jos State 17, Colorado State 10, Hawai'i at Fresno State, 10:30 p.m. They're bowl-eligible for the first time since the last economic collapse in 2008 after they beat Oklahoma State a week ago. 3 Tennessee (8-1), National Championship (Jan. 9): No. While the spotlight has been pointed toward the offense, Tulane's defense has allowed only 17.4 points per game. 25 Florida State at Syracuse, 8 p.m. I'm not sure there are enough backup light bulbs for the scoreboard in Winston-Salem to keep up with the number of points in this game. The Wildcats are an average team with a fine duo of quarterback Jayden de Laura and wide receiver Jacob Cowing. Florida's four losses this season were against Kentucky, Tennessee, LSU and Georgia, and only the game against the Bulldogs got out of hand. Colorado at No. This is the biggest showdown of the weekend, and it's one that will hold the eyes of fans around the nation. ET: Middle Tennessee 21, Louisiana Tech 13, Washington State at Stanford, 3:30 p.m. The Wolfpack will win their first game with Chambers as the full-time starter. No. Somebody break up the Jayhawks! They went interception-punt-punt on their first three possessions and appeared to be headed for a sub-.500 record. It may be closer than advertised, but Virginia Tech will have trouble getting through NC State's defense all night. ET. This is a matchup that usually favors the home team, but Oregon State's hot streak will continue in Washington. Aside from Georgia, Ohio State and possibly Tennessee, there's a national fight for the last available slot in the CFP. ET: UTSA 26, UAB 19, Navy at Cincinnati, 4 p.m. No. 1 in the nation with 29 touchdown passes, and No. No. The 'Noles have beaten two bad teams in a row to climb back into the rankings, and they'll make it three with a big road win to keep 'Cuse reeling. If they win out and beat Georgia in the SEC championship, don't they almost have to finish in the Top Four, considering they started at No. This has to be one of the hardest games to predict since both teams have failed to impress anyone this season. Meanwhile, we've seen a few challengers While winning the ACC Atlantic is out of the question, having a strong season is far from a lost cause. We've got Liberty in the Liberty Bowl, so why not the Gators in the Gator Bowl? The Orange simply have more cohesiveness throughout their roster that should favor them, even on the road. 18 Oklahoma 55-24.