Week 13 was another terrific week of college football, with compelling games and exciting finishes throughout. Unfortunately, we had a disappointing 1-3 showing in the column last week — bringing us to 22-19 (53.6%) since Week 2. I’ve said all season that regression was to be expected after we cashed at an unsustainable 63% rate a year ago, but we pulled off a clean sweep in this situation a year ago, so let’ ;s replicate that effort this weekend!
Conference Championship Week is here and we have a compelling slate ahead of us, including massive games in the ACC, Pac-12, SEC, AAC and Big 12. With the weekend rapidly approaching, here is a look at my best bets for Week 14 of the college football season. And remember, you can check out all of our CFB predictions for the action.
Washington Huskies +10 vs Oregon Ducks (-115)
We are getting a rematch of what was my Game of the Year back in October as the Washington Huskies and Oregon Ducks will clash in the final installment of the Pac-12 Championship. On one side, the Ducks have looked absolutely dominant in the weeks since, but the same can't be said of a Washington team that has just gone through a brutal gauntlet of a November schedule, including close wins over USC, Oregon State, Utah and Washington State. This has prompted a pretty dramatic line move in the market, as Oregon is laying double digits (be sure to shop around) after being a 3-point road underdog in the first meeting. It's easy to see why the market is in love with the Ducks, with Heisman favorite Bo Nix leading an efficient and explosive offense that is 1st in rush success rate and net points per drive, plus 3rd in passing success rate (CFB-Graphs). Nix has a plethora of weapons at his disposal and his offensive line should have no issues against a Washington front that has struggled mightily at defending the run this season.