College Football Week 14 Top 25 Picks, Odds, Box Score Predictions, Rankings, Schedule
The Ohio State Buckeyes have one dubious streak hanging over their program.
Ryan Day's side enters rivalry weekend in college football on a four-game losing streak to the Michigan Wolverines.
The Buckeyes to need to win in Ann Arbor to keep their dreams of being the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff alive.
On the other hand, Michigan has everything to play for. The Wolverines could still make the playoff with two more wins. They won't be playing with pressure on Saturday afternoon due to Ohio State's top ranking and losing streak in the rivalry.
The Georgia Bulldogs have had a stranglehold in their rivalry with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Georgia owns seven straight wins over its in-state rival. A win on Friday afternoon could secure the Bulldogs' spot in the top four of the CFB Playoff bracket.
Week 14 AP Top 25 Schedule and Odds
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Friday, November 28
No. 6 Ole Miss (-7) at Mississippi State (Noon ET, ABC)
No. 14 Utah (-13.5) at Kansas (Noon ET, ESPN)
No. 4 Georgia (-13.5) vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
No. 2 Indiana (-28.5) at Purdue (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
No. 3 Texas A&M (-2.5) at No. 16 Texas (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
Saturday, November 29
No. 1 Ohio State (-10.5) at No. 15 Michigan (Noon ET, Fox)
No. 7 Texas Tech (-21) at West Virginia (Noon ET, ESPN)
No. 13 Miami (-6.5) at No. 24 Pittsburgh (Noon ET, ABC)
UCF at No. 11 BYU (-17.5) (1 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
No. 5 Oregon (-6.5) at Washington (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
LSU at No. 8 Oklahoma (-10) (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
No. 12 Vanderbilt at No. 18 Tennessee (-2.5) (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
UCLA at No. 19 USC (-20.5) (4:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
Virginia Tech at No. 17 Virginia (-10.5) (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
No. 10 Alabama (-5.5) at Auburn (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
Charlotte at No. 22 Tulane (-30.5) (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
No. 25 SMU (-12.5) at California (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
No. 9 Notre Dame (-32.5) at Stanford (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
No. 1 Ohio State (-10.5) at No. 15 Michigan
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Michigan should fear with little to no fear on Saturday.
The Wolverines will be a dangerous underdog because all of the pressure rests solely on Ohio State's shoulders.
The Buckeyes are the top team in the land, but they haven't defeated the Wolverines since 2019.
Ryan Day's team has the defense to go into Michigan Stadium and slow down anything Bryce Underwood attempts on Saturday.
The concern is how effective Julian Sayin can be with two banged-up receivers. Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate both missed the Week 13 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
Beating Rutgers without Smith and Tate is one thing, but defeating Michigan with neither player at 100 percent is another.
Everything on paper about the matchup suggests Ohio State's defense, which hasn't allowed more than 16 points in a single game all season, is the difference-making unit.
Rivalry games take on a different feel, and if Underwood rises to the moment in his first taste of the Big Ten showdown, the Wolverines can absolutely cover, if not win.
Prediction: Michigan ( 10.5)
No. 4 Georgia (-13.5) vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech
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Georgia could potentially secure a first-round bye in the CFB Playoff with a win on Friday.
The Bulldogs could finish at 11-1, and if they don't play in the SEC Championship Game, they will should stay in the top four.
Georgia is expected to gash a Georgia Tech defense that has struggled immensely over the last three weeks.
The Yellow Jackets allowed over 30 points in each of the last three games. They let the NC State Wolfpack and Pittsburgh Panthers go over 40 in their two losses.
Georgia Tech's defense is reeling, and on top of that, it took a big emotional hit because it lost the chance to clinch a spot in the ACC Championship Game in last week's defeat to Pitt.
The two in-state rivals are trending in much different directions, and unless GT figures out its defense, it could be a long afternoon in Atlanta for the ACC side.
Prediction: Georgia (-13.5)
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