NCAA College Football Week 14 Picks - Late Games
NCAA Week 14 Late Games
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3:30 pm #5 Alabama (-3, 49 1/2) at #15 Auburn - If Alabama is to have a shot at making the national championship playoffs, they have to have some help, but the absolutely must win this game. standing in their way is their fiercest rival, the Auburn Tigers, comfortably at home and no doubt eager to get it on.
The Crimson Tide's only loss was a 46-41 defeat at the hands of the LSU Tigers, but they also lost QB Too Tagovailoa the following week in a 38-7 win at Mississippi State. Mac Jones has filled in, last week engineering a 66-3 victory over Western Carolina, which has him somewhat prepped for this match-up.
The Tigers are 8-3, falling short to three ranked SEC rivals, LSU, Florida, and Georgia, though the loss at LSU was by just three points, 23-20, and Georgia handled them by just a touchdown, 21-14. Auburn's defense is equal to Alabama's (16.2 ppg allowed), though offensively they come up a little short (32.7 ppg, vs. Alabama's 48.5). Alabama had an easy schedule, playing just two top 25 teams (Texas A&M, LSU) and they lost one of those. At home, against a backup QB, give Auburn credit and a win.
Coin Flip: Alabama
Prediction: Tigers 31 Crimson Tide 27
The Badgers did what they had to do to get this shot at making the conference championship, beating Iowa, 24-22, and hammering Nebraska, 37-21, and Purdue, 45-24, to stay a game behind the Gophers in the West division.
While Wisconsin has Taylor, Minnesota is blessed with a bay of talented offensive players, including QB Tanner Morgan and wideouts Tyler Johnson and Rashod Bateman, a group that should be able to exploit Wisconsin's questionable secondary. The Gophers will prevail.
Coin Flip: Minnesota
Prediction: Golden Gophers 28 Badgers 23
That shouldn't be too hard for the #9 team in the country, even if it is on the road.
Coin Flip: Kansas
Prediction: Bears 35 Jayhawks 17
Stanford has been blown out repeatedly this season, by teams not even close to the caliber of Notre Dame. There's no good reason why the Irish can't pummel them once more.
Coin Flip: Notre Dame
Prediction: Fighting Irish 42 Cardinal 13
Coin Flip: LSU
Prediction: Tigers 38 Aggies 16
Coin Flip: Iowa State
Prediction: Wildcats 24 Cyclones 17
Of course, they still have to defeat the Buffaloes, but that shouldn't be a problem. Colorado has been blown out by Oregon, Washington State, and UCLA, and the Utes are arguably better than two of those teams. The score in the Oregon whipping? 45-3. That's a mark for Utah.
Coin Flip: Utah
Prediction: Utes 42 Buffaloes 7
Florida is the better team, for sure, but this is a rivalry game in which many of the players know each other, and have either played with or against in high school and/or college. Florida State won five straight from 2013 to 2017, but fell last season 41-14. The Seminoles are a better team than last season and the history of this series suggests a much closer outcome than last year.
Coin Flip: Florida
Prediction: Gators 31 Seminoles 20
The Sooners' lone loss this season was a 48-41 defeat at K-State, but since then they've beaten Iowa State, Baylor, and TCU by a total of just eight points. A huge win by Oklahoma seems unlikely, especially on the road.
Coin Flip: Oklahoma
Prediction: Cowboys 37 Sooners 35
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Week 14 Early Games
3:30 pm #12 Wisconsin (-3, 46) at #8 Minnesota - Nobody has been able to slow down Johnathan Taylor this season and the Golden Gophers aren't likely to do so either. The big running back has racked up over 200 yards in each of his last three games (all wins) and another such outing could land him the Heisman Trophy.
3:30 pm #9 Baylor (-14, 51) at Kansas - After losing to the Sooners, 34-31, two weeks ago, the Baylor Bears will have a chance to make amends if they can defeat the 3-8 Kansas Jayhawks, who are 1-7 in conference play.
4:00 pm #12 Notre Dame (-16 1/2, 47 1/2) at Stanford - At 9-2, the Fighting Irish are having a solid season, the pressure of making the championship playoff taken off when they lost their second game of the season, a 45-14 roll-up at Michigan. Since then, they've won four straight. After a close call against Virginia Tech (21-20), they've pounded Duke, 38-7, Navy, 52-20, and BC, 40-7. They ought to continue that trend against the Cardinal, who will not be in a bowl game this season, courtesy of a 4-7 mark.
7:00 pm Texas A&M at #2 LSU (-17, 64) - The poor Aggies. They played one of the toughest schedules in college football and still managed to win seven games. Losses to Clemson, Alabama, Georgia, and Auburn haven't dampened their spirits, but LSU may be the best of the bunch. The Tigers don't need to win this game, having already topped Alabama to capture the SEC West division, but they will want to prove something, having been overtaken by Ohio State in the CFP Rankings last week. This should be a huge win for the Tigers.
7:00 pm #23 Iowa State (-5, 46 1/2) at Kansas State - With both teams 7-4, there doesn't appear to be much separating these two Big 12 foes. Kansas State was ranked at one time, but a November 9 lost at Texas (27-24) followed by a 24-20 loss to West Virginia, sent them tumbling out of the Top 25. Iowa State is just hanging on at #23, so an upset, especially on K-State turf, would not be much of a surprise.
7:30 pm Colorado at #6 Utah (-28, 49) - With Oregon losing last week at Arizona State, 31-28, 10-1 Utah has a clear path to the national championship final four. Well, almost clear. If Alabama loses to Auburn and LSU defeats Georgia in the SEC championship, Oregon could lay claim to the #4 spot if they win the PAC-12 title game over the Ducks.
7:30 pm Florida State at #11 Florida (-18, 53 1/2) - The days of this game possibly deciding a national champion are long past. The Seminoles have fallen on hard times (just 6-5 this season), but the Gators have maintained a degree of excellence. Florida State's losses have not been significant for the most part. Only Clemson (45-14) and Miami (27-10) have been substantial. The other three were by seven points or fewer.
8:00 pm #7 Oklahoma (-13, 70) at #21 Oklahoma State - The Cowboys lost to Texas by six, Texas Tech by 10 and Baylor by 18, so it's obvious they are not a top flight team. But, can they beat the Sooners? They lost by a point (42-41) last season, by 10 in 2017, and by 18 in 2016, so the answer seems to be no. Their last win was at Oklahoma in 2014, when they took a 38-35 decision in overtime.
