Bigman's Week 13 Picks AND Week 12 Recap

A light slate this past weekend.  The way the season has gone as a whole, that's probably a good thing.

3U PLAYS (1-0, +2.5U):

NORTHWESTERN  Despite multiple injuries in the defensive backfield, the Wildcats won again.  Good year they're having!

2U PLAYS (0-2, -4U):

WEST VIRGINIA  Look at Okie State, single handedly trying to keep the Big 12 out of the CFP!

WESTERN MICHIGAN  Would've liked to see them play for OT and a chance at the cover, but to no avail.

1U PLAYS (2-1, +.67U):

RICE  Too many points for LSU to cover, as they wouldn't have done it even with a shutout.

UTEP  This one never had a chance after Western Kentucky jumped out to a 40-0 (!) lead.  Wow.

AUBURN  For what it's worth, they looked a lot better against Liberty than Bama did against The Citadel.

WEEK 12: 3-3, -.83U

OVERALL: 62-65-5, -13.78U

3U PLAYS: 12-10-2, +.27U

2U PLAYS: 23-23-2, -4.42U

1U PLAYS: 27-32-1, -7.63U

THE SQUADS

BUCKS (10-1, 7-1): One of the best games I've watched in my life, and I would not have expected that heading into Saturday.  On one hand, I'm proud of how we battled back and never gave up.  But damn, could the linebackers and defensive backfield be playing any worse, especially against a backup QB?  I still can't believe he missed the receiver wide open for the 2-point conversion in OT.  Turnovers also killed us for the first time all year, and man did Urban Meyer look terrible on the sidelines.  Still alive for the CFP somehow!

NEXT UP: The Team Up North (10-1, 7-1 B1G East)

CYCLONES (6-4, 5-3): Welp, an outside shot at the Big 12 title was fun while it lasted.  Almost no offense was mustered for the entirety of the game, with less than 150 passing and less than 100 rushing yards.  Meanwhile, Texas' backup QB (see the theme in this post?) came in and easily completed all 10 of his passes.  It was going to be tough to go into Austin and win at night, but I would've liked to see a better fight out of the guys.  Oh well, there's more wins to be had this season I suppose.

NEXT UP: Kansas State (5-6, 3-5 Big 12)

Hard to believe it's already the last week of the regular season!

3U PLAYS:

SYRACUSE +7 (-110) : Will Eric Dungey be available to play?  If he is, I like Syracuse a lot.  Boston College is coming off a loss to Florida State and I don't see any reason to back them if they're laying a touchdown.

2U PLAYS:

TEMPLE -29 (-110) : Backing UConn doesn't seem like a good move at anything below 31.  Temple has had a good season, beating Cincy and giving UCF a big scare.  Their offense should have no problem scoring at will.

1U PLAYS:

RUTGERS +27 (-110) : The last time Michigan State put up 27 points was back in September.  Rutgers had a solid showing last week against Penn State in a game that was closer than the score.  Don't let me down.

CHARLOTTE +18 (-120) : FAU is capable of winning by this margin, but they've been below average ATS while Charlotte has had a boatload of close losses.  They should be able to hang around long enough for a cover.