College Football Picks Week 14: Odds and Spread Predictions for Top 25 Teams

Familiar names and faces litter the top of the college football polls, but Week 14 promises to ensure that more than a few tumble down the boards.

So it goes for rivalry week to close the season. While a team such as Ohio State is perhaps not in much danger against Michigan in The Game, the Iron Bowl promises to be another classic to watch no matter what as Auburn looks to play the spoiler against the top team in the land.

How Las Vegas feels about each contest is interesting, as this week more than any other can be counted on as one to bet upsets.

With that in mind, below is a full look at the slate and upsets to roll with to close the season.

Week 14 Point Spreads and Picks

Matchup	Spread	Pick ATS
No. 15 Auburn at No. 1 Alabama	ALA -9	Alabama
No. 2 Oregon at Oregon State	ORE -20	Oregon
Florida at No. 3 Florida State	FSU -7.5	Florida
No. 4 Mississippi State at No. 19 Ole Miss	MSU -3	Mississippi State
Michigan at No. 6 Ohio State	OSU -21	Michigan
No. 7 Baylor vs. Texas Tech*	BAY -25	Baylor
Stanford at No. 8 UCLA	UCLA -6	UCLA
No. 16 Georgia Tech at No. 9 Georgia	GU -13	Georgia Tech
No. 10 Michigan State at Penn State	MSU -13	Michigan State
No. 13 Arizona State at No. 11 Arizona	ARI -2.5	Arizona
Kansas at No. 12 Kansas State	KSU -28	Kansas
No. 18 Minnesota at No. 14 Wisconsin	WISC -12.5	Minnesota
Arkansas at No. 17 Missouri	ARK -3	Arkansas
South Carolina at No. 21 Clemson	CLEM -4.5	South Carolina
Kentucky at No. 22 Louisville	UL -14	Louisville
Utah State at No. 23 Boise State	BSU -9	Boise State
Western Kentucky at No. 24 Marshall	UM -24	Marshall
No. 25 Utah at Colorado	UT -9	Utah

All odds courtesy of Odds Shark and current as of November 27. Updated College Football Playoff poll can be found here.

Teams on Upset Alert

Florida State

The Florida Cup will be Will Muschamp's last game in charge of the Florida Gators, so bettors should keep a keen eye out for an upset special against the shaky Florida State Seminoles. 

Jameis Winston and his offense have been anything but reliable this season outside of ranking 12th in passing. Last year's Heisman winner has 3,125 yards but just 19 touchdowns to 13 interceptions.

Now, Winston has been clutch, but he can only bail out a struggling defense so often:

The fact that the Seminoles are so sloppy on the defensive side of the ball is of great concern against the rush-happy Gators.

Muschamp's team averages just about 200 rushing yards per game on the ground. Both Matt Jones and Kelvin Taylor average better than five yards per carry this season and have six touchdowns apiece. Do not forget about the quarterback, either, as new starter Treon Harris has 250 yards and three scores on the ground already.

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A triple-headed monster in terms of rushers is the last thing the Seminoles need to face at the moment, especially one week removed from allowing Boston College to gain 240 yards and a touchdown on the ground. 

If Jimbo Fisher's defense cannot get off the field on third down, it matters little how clutch Winston is this year. While it seems unlikely, circle this one in red ink as an upset special just in case.

Wisconsin

The battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe is rarely this special.

As NFL.com's Bryan Fischer points out, this is a major occasion for one of college football's most historic rivalries:

The Wisconsin Badgers are one of the nation's best teams this year, but an unfortunate loss to LSU to start the season and a strange upset at the hands of Northwestern back at the start of October put the team in a precarious position in the Big Ten West.

Melvin Gordon is the star of the show, of course. The Heisman candidate now has 2,109 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns this season on an 8.3 per-carry average while leading the nation's third-ranked rushing attack.

The problem is, Gordon's productivity does not always equate to comfortable wins. Just last week he rushed for 200 yards and two scores, but the Badgers only got a 26-24 win over Iowa.

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That is bad news against this Minnesota Golden Gophers team. Not only did it take down that same Iowa team 51-14, it almost upended Ohio State and just upset Nebraska, 28-24. 

"This is what we have been working for all year," offensive lineman Zac Epping said, per The Associated Press, via ESPN.com. "Whoever wins gets to go to the Big Ten championship game, and everyone is excited for it. We get to battle for the Axe. It's going to be a hell of a game."

The Golden Gophers surrender just 22.5 points per game on average and held Nebraska standout back Ameer Abdullah to 98 yards and a score. 

With so much on the line and the teams seemingly somewhat going in opposite directions, Minnesota pulling out a road victory to advance to greater heights would not be that big of a surprise. 

Stats and information via ESPN.com unless otherwise specified.