College football picks, predictions, odds: Notre Dame-USC, Indiana-Purdue among best bets for Week 14

The final week of the regular season brings several battles for position in the conference title and College Football Playoff races.

None of those are more compelling than the Big 12, which could have as many as eight teams tie for first. There are 256 possible tiebreaker scenarios in play and nine teams are still alive for a berth in the conference title game. Arizona State and Iowa State are in the driver’s seats for the title game, but anything can still happen.

In the Big Ten, Penn State and Indiana are hoping for Michigan to beat Ohio State for the fourth straight time. I wouldn’t hold my breath, but stranger things have happened.

Look also for Alabama to try to send the committee a message that they are not as bad as they looked against Oklahoma or Vanderbilt.

Each week, I use this space to tell you what I think are a few of the best bets heading into the weekend. I will also throw in an upset of the week, which will be a team that is at least a touchdown underdog that I am picking to win outright.

I will also give you picks on other games involving potential College Football Playoff teams. Now that we are in the home stretch, I have expanded the “other CFP candidates” list to the CFP top 16 plus the highest-ranked Group of Five team, if not already in the top 16.

Games against FCS opponents are not considered. 

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Week 14 Picks

Purdue at No. 10 Indiana (-28.5): Speaking of sending messages, the Hoosiers will try to deliver one as well after Ohio State flexed on them last week. There isn’t much reason to believe Purdue can do anything about it. It looks like Boilermakers coach Ryan Walters will be back next year regardless. This is a double…

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Author : Jerry Palm

Publish date : 2024-11-27 18:09:00

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