Week 13 of the college football calendar has arrived, and with it comes a new table of NCAAF odds.'
Accordingly, I've got a fresh set of picks to hand out.
College Football Best Bets: Week 13 Predictions
After I've handicapped the whole board each week, I will publish my five best plays from the wider canon of college football odds.
I'll provide a short explanation of why I like each bet, so you don't have to go on faith alone.
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This week, I'm leaning into several contrarian favorite spots, in addition to the usual ugly dogs I favor in the back half of the college football betting season.
The column picks were 6-1 last week and are now 32-25-2 on the year.
What do you think this line would have been a week ago, before South Carolina upset Tennessee?
Clemson hasn't been perfect this year, and it's clearly a step below the juggernaut teams from five years ago, but it's evolved this season into a team that can clearly cover numbers in this range against mid-level teams.
The perception of the Tigers, however, is an offensively inept team that can't be trusted to cover big numbers. That's why a majority of bettors liked Miami last week, and it's part of the reason why a majority are on South Carolina this week.
I'm backing Clemson once again.
Play: Clemson -14.5
My alma mater JMU is involved in one of the most fascinating handicaps of the week.