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Fearless Rick & Coin Flip NCAA Week 5 Late Games
All times Eastern
Auburn at 9 Texas A&M (-6.5, 52.5) 3:30 pm (ESPN) - Auburn shot itself in the foot too many times in their 24-17 loss at Oklahoma last week. QB Jackson Arnold was sacked nine times, the last one resulting in a safety.
The Aggies are coming off a 42-41 win at Notre Dame and they’ve had a week off since then, so they should be rested and not emotionally drained. This A&M squad has some good things going for it and may continue to improve as the season progresses. The Tigers are not to be taken lightly and could keep this close, but the home team seems to be legit.
Coin Flip: Texas A&M
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Aggies 27 Tigers 17
Iowa’s defense is one of the better ones around, allowing 14.5 points per contest, but they are not an elite bunch. Besides, the offense will be under the gun. Indiana’s defense is allowing just 8.3 points and 25.8 yards per game. Coming off a 63-10 dismantling of Illinois last week, Indiana may take another step here towards proving that they are a legitimate threat to the best in the Big Ten.
Coin Flip: Indiana
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Hoosiers 45.Hawkeyes 20
LSU has wins over Clemson (17-10), Louisiana Tech (23-7), Florida (20-10), and SE Louisiana (56-10). The difference is in the quality and depth of LSU’s defense. The Rebels will be lucky to find the end zone against a tough bunch of Tigers.
Coin Flip: Ole Miss
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Tigers 30 Rebels 10
Washington enters the fray with the leading scoring offense in the country, at 61.7 points per game. That stat is not likely to cause any Buckeye defenders to lose much sleep as the points were scored against inferior opponents. It’s yet to be seen whether the Buckeyes are the real deal on defense, but they should be good enough to win this one.
Coin Flip: Ohio State
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Buckeyes 34 Huskies 20
No slouches themselves, the Vols rank fifth in scoring (53.5), their lone loss (3-1) a home heart-breaker, 44-41 defeat by Georgia in OT. Great offense vs. great defense indicates a close call.
Coin Flip: Mississippi State
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Volunteers 31 Bulldogs 27
Similar scores against the same opponent suggests that this game should be closer than the offered line indicates. QBs Fifita for Arizona and Becht for Iowa State will have their work cut out for them against well-prepared defenses. Big 12 gets hot with this game, though scoring will be at a premium.
Coin Flip: Arizona
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Cyclones 20 Wildcats 18
This game should get a little bit wild, but Georgia has better coaching and, like it or not, Crimson’s Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer’s job is on the line. He’s proven to be less a successor to the masterful Nick Saban than originally thought. The opening week loss to Florida State (31-17) was unacceptable. Beating Wisconsin, 38-14 was expected, but SEC plans is at a different level and Kirby Smart knows the ropes.
Coin Flip: Alabama
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Bulldogs 31 Crimson Tide 26
Home field says Penn State will prevail as they usually do in games like this.
Coin Flip: Oregon
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Nittany Lions 30 Ducks 20
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