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Ohio State Football: Picking the spread Week 12, possible upsets

By Charlie Lockhart

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 08: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts to a play during the second half against the Georgia Bulldogs in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 08: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts to a play during the second half against the Georgia Bulldogs in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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The Ohio State football is a huge favorite over Rutgers and there are interesting matchups all over the country that could affect the CFP race.

Once again the Ohio State football team is heavily favored and should win easily. However, there are interesting matchups this week and I have teams on upset alert.

Here are my picks against the spread for Week 12 games involving Top 10 teams. Point spreads provided by the Action Network.

LSU (1) by 21.5 over Mississippi:  The Tigers should win easily but I don’t like the spread so I’ll take the Rebels and the points.

Ohio State (2) by 52,5 over Rutgers:  The Buckeyes won by 59 points last Saturday and the Scarlet Knights aren’t as good as the Terrapins. I’ll Take Ohio State to cover.

Clemson (3) by 34.5 over Wake Forest:  I’m not as impressed with Wake as I was before and Clemson is on a roll. I don’t like the spread though so I’ll take the points.

Georgia (4) by 3 over Auburn (12): This could be a difficult road game for Georgia and I think Auburn may pull off the upset. I’ll take the Tigers and the points.

Alabama (5) by 18.5 over Mississippi St.:  The Crimson Tide will be in a bad mood so I pick them to cover.

Oregon (6) by 27 over Arizona:  I am high on the Ducks and I think they cover.

Utah (7) by 21.5 over UCLA:  The Bruins are an up and coming team so I’ll take the points.

Iowa (20) by 3 over Minnesota (8): Kinnick is not the stadium an undefeated team wants to visit. I think Minnesota will win but I’m not sure. I guess I’ll take a chance that Iowa will pull off the upset and lay the points.

Penn State (9) by 15 over Indiana:  Like Alabama, Penn State will come back strong this week and cover.

Oklahoma (10) by 10.5 over Baylor (13):  This is a no brainer because I think Baylor could win. I’ll take the Bears and the points.

Next. Week 12 predictions, Buckeyes vs. Scarlet Knights. dark

There you have it, my picks against the spread in games involving Top 10 teams. I have a feeling there will be at least one upset and the race to the College Football Playoff could get really interesting after Week 12 games have been played.

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