Week 12 college football picks
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There are multiple games featuring college football rivalries in Week 12, including the 2023 Sunflower Showdown between No. 21 Kansas State and No. 25 Kansas. The Jayhawks’ two-game winning streak ended with a 16-13 loss to Texas Tech last week, while Kansas State still has a shot at making the Big 12 Championship game. According to the Action Network consensus, the Jayhawks are the favorites when getting 6-7 points in the latest Week 12 college football public betting (64% Kansas). The Wildcats have dominated this rivalry, winning 14 consecutive meetings. If you’re betting on Week 12 college football, should you back them?
Is Georgia on upset alert?
Meanwhile, top-ranked Georgia will visit No. 18 Tennessee, with the game starting at 3:30 p.m. ET and airing on CBS. The Week 12 college football spreads favor the Bulldogs, who are 9.5-point road favorites. If they win on Saturday, they can tie the SEC’s longest winning streak of 28 games. Before making any college football picks in the future, make sure to check out Jeff Beck’s top expert picks, predictions, and best bets each week on our Live Thursday night show, each week at 6 pm EST.
Harbaugh-less Wolverines with a challenge?
Beck predicts that the matchup between No. 3 Michigan and Maryland will go Under 49 points in College Park.
Jim Harbaugh, the head coach of Michigan, will miss the regular season due to a suspension imposed by Big Ten. The suspension is a result of an NCAA investigation into a sign-stealing scandal. Michigan won last week’s game against Penn State by heavily relying on their rushing attack, and they are likely to stick to the same game plan on Saturday. In the last game, Running backs Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards combined for 197 rushing yards, and the total points scored went Under 44.5 points.
Maryland is coming off a low-scoring game where they easily went Under 42.5 points in a game against Nebraska which they won 13-10. Over the last decade, Maryland has struggled to score against Michigan, averaging fewer than 14 points per game in the last 10 meetings. Against a motivated Michigan defense, which is allowing just 6.7 points per game this season, Maryland is likely to continue to struggle to score.
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Not many points
Beck likes another Big Ten matchup, this time for Rutgers to stay within 19 of Penn State. Rutgers is getting 19.5 against a team that just fired their OC and is in disarray, with Franklin feeling the heat. Their offense doesn’t really have a marquee guy either. Allar has been accurate (21 TDs, 1 INT) but they’ve struggled against average to above average defenses. Meanwhile, Rutgers isn’t going to win this game but not losing by three touchdowns is a different story. With the Nittany Lions likely looking stale on offense, look for a low-scoring game. 50% of the public money is rolling with Rutgers.
Dawgs will roll
Beck’s lock of the week on his show was for #1 Georgia to cover the -10 over Tennessee. Dawgs are rolling and the Vols just lost to Mizzou bad (36-7), who Georgia just beat. Georgia has a huge advantage on O and D. Georgia is 6th and 32nd, respectively, while Tennessee is 22nd and 116th. That defense of the Vols will provide little resistance, placing tons of pressure on their offense to be almost perfect. Almost 90% of the money is on the Georgia Bulldogs.