College Football Picks Week 13: Latest Top 25 Odds and Final-Score Predictions
Week 12 proved to be treacherous for two of the nation's Top Four teams despite one of them winning, as two new schools have made their way into the playoff spots with one week to go in the regular season.
With one more chance to impress the College Football Playoff committee before conference championship play, good impressions are vital for teams along the Top 10 that aren't competing for a conference.
Here are the current College Football Playoff rankings:
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Oklahoma and Iowa made their debuts in the Top Four at three and four, respectively. Ohio State, originally No. 3, dropped to eighth after losing to Michigan State, while Notre Dame sunk to sixth from fourth after a close win over Boston College.
Each school, excluding Iowa, has a big-time game to play that is worthy of Game of the Week honors. Only one can grab that title, but first, let's take a look at the upcoming Week 13 schedule for the Top 25 teams in the CFP rankings with the latest odds, courtesy of OddsShark.com, and predictions for the final score of each game.
| Friday, Nov. 27 | |||
| No. 15 Navy at No. 21 Houston | 12 p.m. | HOU -1.5 | Houston wins 27-24 |
| Western Michigan at No. 14 Toledo | 12 p.m. | TOL -9.5 | Toledo wins 31-20 |
| No. 20 Washington St. at Washington | 3:30 p.m. | N/A | Washington St. wins 27-21 |
| No. 4 Iowa at Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. | Even | Iowa wins 37-34 |
| Oregon St. at No. 17 Oregon | 4 p.m. | OU -30 | Oregon wins 49-21 |
| No. 7 Baylor at No. 19 TCU | 7:30 p.m. | Even | Baylor wins 59-56 |
| Saturday, Nov. 28 | |||
| No. 8 Ohio State at No. 10 Michigan | 12 p.m. | OSU -2.5 | Ohio State wins 28-27 |
| No. 1 Clemson at South Carolina | 12 p.m. | CLEM -15.5 | Clemson wins 42-24 |
| Colorado at No. 23 Utah | 2:30 p.m. | UTAH -15.5 | Utah wins 38-14 |
| No. 16 Northwestern at Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | NW -3.5 | Northwestern wins 28-24 |
| Penn State at No. 5 Michigan St. | 3:30 p.m. | MSU -11 | Michigan St. wins 34-23 |
| No. 14 North Carolina at NC State | 3:30 p.m. | UNC -6 | North Carolina wins 37-31 |
| No. 2 Alabama at Auburn | 3:30 p.m. | ALA -13 | Alabama wins 37-23 |
| No. 22 UCLA at USC | 3:30 p.m. | USC -3.5 | USC wins 34-31 |
| UConn at No. 25 Temple | 7 p.m. | TU -12.5 | Temple wins 27-14 |
| No. 18 Ole Miss at No. 21 Mississippi St. | 7:15 p.m. | OLE -2 | Ole Miss wins 41-38 |
| No. 13 Florida St. at No. 12 Florida | 7:30 p.m. | UF -3 | Florida wins 24-21 |
| No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 9 Stanford | 7:30 p.m. | ND -2 | Stanford wins 23-20 |
| No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 11 Oklahoma St. | 8 p.m. | OU -3.5 | Oklahoma wins 40-37 |
Game of the Week
No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 11 Oklahoma State
This game could have been even larger had Oklahoma State defeated Baylor, but regardless of last week's results, this edition of Bedlam might be the biggest ever, as it will decide who wins the Big 12 Conference.
If Oklahoma wins, it will cement itself in the Top Four and in the playoff. If Oklahoma State wins, it will need Baylor to lose to TCU to win the conference.
History is in favor of the Sooners, as ESPN College Football points out:
Both offenses can put up points at will. Oklahoma scores over 44 points per game, while Oklahoma State tallies over 42. Just take a look at their offensive statistics heading into Week 13:
| 44.6 | Points Per Game | 42.8 |
| 544.6 | Total Yards Per Game | 492.5 |
| 319.5 | Yards Passing | 360.3 |
| 225.1 | Yards Rushing | 132.2 |
With a shootout in the Midwest expected, it's going to come down to which defense can come up with more stops. It's Oklahoma that looks like it has a better chance to do so, allowing six points and 80 yards less per game.
Add that to a more balanced offensive attack led by quarterback Baker Mayfield and running back Samaje Perine, and the Sooners will pull this game out on the road.
Prediction: Oklahoma defeats Oklahoma State 40-37
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