College Football Picks Against the Spread: Betting on All of Week 12's Top Games

Week 12 of the college football season is just a few days away and sports gamblers should be looking for any advantage possible. There are plenty of great matchups and early lines out there to take advantage of. 

With big games like Oregon-USC, Oklahoma-Baylor, Kansas State-Texas and Nebraska-Michigan, you're sure to find a line you'll like.

Here, I help you predict the top 5 games of Week 12 so you can make the most profit.

Follow these picks and thank me later.

Oklahoma Sooners vs Baylor Bears

Baylor was a fun team to bet on early in the season but this team is just way too risky to lay your money on. Sure, they're led by quarterback Robert Griffin and they score 40 points a game, but this team plays no defense whatsoever.

Being ranked 108th in the country in points allowed will not look good with the Sooners coming to town.

Oklahoma scores 45 points per contest and will still score plenty even without Ryan Broyles in the lineup.

This game is at Baylor, so the crowd will be pumped up to knock off a top team, but that can only last for so long. This series hasn't been close since 2005, with Oklahoma destroying the Bears every year since.

The road team in this series is 10-1 against the spread the last 11 meetings and I expect that to continue.

Robert Griffin can only do so much.

Pick: Oklahoma -15.5

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Michigan Wolverines

It seems like both of these teams are heading in the opposite directions, as Michigan has been struggling lately and Nebraska is racking up some impressive wins.

The thing about the Cornhuskers, though, is right when you're ready to believe in them, they let you down.

Both of these teams are similar, as they both run the ball very well and play decent defense. Points have been hard to come by for the Cornhuskers lately as their offense looks very slow and sluggish.

Michigan is 5-1 against the spread in their last six home games and are 4-1 against the spread in their last five games as a favorite. I'll take the better overall player in Denard Robinson at home.

Pick: Michigan -3.5

Penn State vs Ohio State

Ohio State was picking up some momentum before they were upset last week against Purdue. They are still playing solid football ever since they got some of their suspended players back.

We all know the situation that's going on at Penn State and that has to be affecting them as they prepare for a big game that will help determine who wins the Big Ten.

While the Nittany Lions play solid defense, they struggle as much any team to score points and that's not good going up against the Buckeyes. I think the athleticism of Braxton Miller will cause fits for this Nittany Lions defense and it will be too much for Penn State to overcome.

It's just too hard to pick a team on the road that is dealing with so many distractions. Ohio State is 17-4 against the spread in their last 21 home games.

Pick: Ohio State -5.5

USC vs Oregon

The Trojans have really stepped up their play, winning five of their last six games and barely losing to Stanford in overtime. Meanwhile, Oregon has been on fire since losing to LSU Week 1 and is coming off a huge win over Stanford to put them back in the National Championship conversation.

The Trojans have been scoring points this season but will they be able to keep up with the speedsters that the Ducks have? I'm not sure.

I think the Ducks have way too much fire power and they will win this game straight up, but the Trojans have been playing well enough that you have to go with them on the high spread. 

USC is 8-2 against the spread in their last 10 road games and is 4-1 against the spread in their last five games overall.

Pick: USC +15.5

Kansas State vs Texas

This line has to be the steal of the week as the Texas Longhorns have yet to have an impressive win, yet they're still in the BCS Rankings and are favored in this game.

Kansas State may not do anything particularity well except run the ball, but they are one of the best teams at finding ways to win. Texas, on the other hand, struggles on both sides of the ball for long periods of time and are very inconsistent.

I don't know what the oddsmakers see in this game, but I'll be happy to take the Wildcats and the points.

Kansas State is 8-1 against the spread in their last nine games and are 7-1 against the spread in their last eight games as a road underdog.

Pick: Kansas State +9

Randy Chambers is a B/R Featured Columnist that covers College Football and the NFL. You can contact him @Randy_Chambers or [e-mail]

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