NC State's defense had a rare off night in a 45-42 road loss to a potent Wake Forest offense, but it should return to form this week against a more one-dimensional Syracuse.
Pittsburgh's Kenny Pickett Keith Srakocic/Associated Press That unit will put up enough points for the defense -which has held four opponents below 200 total yards this season -does its thing for an 11th consecutive win. Sincere McCormick is leading C-USA in rushing, and while Frank Harris doesn't put up huge numbers at quarterback, the dual threat signal-caller has been impressively efficient as the leader of this offense. And the Blazers are a threat to pull off the upset, boasting a defense that has been solid outside the losses to Georgia and Liberty.īut if the Flames could put up 545 total yards while beating UAB by 24 points, why can't UTSA? The Roadrunners were not their usual selves this past week against Southern Miss, but they had scored at least 44 points in each of their previous four contests. ETĮven though UTSA is one of just three remaining undefeated teams, if it loses this game, it would fall behind UAB in the Conference USA standings, liable to miss out on playing for the conference title unless UAB loses to UTEP next week.
It's also possible a Marcus Jones special teams play will prove to be the difference, as he already has two punt returns and two kickoff returns for touchdowns this year. The Cougars are plus-11 in turnover margin on the year, while Memphis is minus-8. If it ends up being a close game, look for Houston to capitalize on a pivotal turnover. ET (Friday)Ĭan Memphis navigate what has been a surprisingly good Houston defense, or will the Cougars cruise to a 10th consecutive win? Prediction: Mississippi State 49, Tennessee State 9 This could be another stat-padding game for the man who ranks second in the nation in total passing yards, if head coach Mike Leach so chooses. The only real question here is: How long does Will Rogers stay in the game? Mississippi State's quarterback has attempted at least 47 passes in all but one game this season, and the one exception came when he was too doggone efficient in a 36-of-39 game against Kentucky. Don't expect any other drastic changes for the Bulldogs in the next set of rankings, as the air raid offense should steamroll a 5-5 Tennessee State squad averaging just 20.7 points per game. 25 following a come-from-behind road win over Auburn. 17 in the CFP rankings, fell all the way out after a last-minute loss to Arkansas and is back in at No. UTSA's Sincere McCormick Matthew Hinton/Associated Press Unless otherwise noted, games are assumed to take place Saturday. Predictions for each Week 12 game are broken into three sections: CFP Top 25 teams, best games between unranked teams and the rest of the slate. There were quite a few cases (Minnesota-Iowa, Arkansas-LSU, Nevada-San Diego State, North Carolina-Pitt, and Washington State-Oregon) in which a bet placed early in the week would've had a different result than one placed right before kickoff because of the line movements and how close those games finished to the spread. Plenty of fourth-quarter drama for gamblers, to say the least. Of those 25 games, seven finished within 1.5 points of the spread and 14 were off by 7.5 points or fewer. That brings my year-to-date record to a pedestrian 133-124 (ignoring pushes).īut you know who really crushed it this past weekend? Vegas. 4 Ohio State each facing quality opponents, or will we get one more week of calm before the storm?Īccountability Time: I went 12-13 against the spread in Top 25 games and top unranked clashes in Week 11. Will things go back off the rails in Week 12 with No.
13 Baylor -which hardly counts as an upset.Ĭompared to what had become the normal amount of chaos through the first 10 weeks, that was nothing. 8 Oklahoma falling on the road against No. 17 Auburn blowing a 25-point first-half lead against Mississippi State, and the only Top 10 team to bite the dust was No. The only ranked team to lose to an unranked opponent was No. Week 11 of the 2021 college football season was unusually chalky. Alabama's Bryce Young Vasha Hunt/Associated Press
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