Scarlet and Game
Fansided

Ohio State Football: Picking the spread for rivalry games

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) /
facebooktwitterreddit

Once again the Ohio State Buckeyes are highly ranked entering ‘The Game’ and the Michigan Wolverines have a chance to play spoiler.

Of course Ohio State vs. Michigan is the marquee matchup this week but there other intriguing rivalry games involving Top 10 teams in the CFP rankings. Here are picks against the spread Week 14.

Spreads provided by the Action Network.

Ohio State (1) by 9 over Michigan (13):  The Buckeyes have been playing the best football in the country all season and the Wolverines have been playing terrific football of late so this could be a war. I’m banking on the Ohio State defense to slow down Michigan and the offense making enough plays to win by at least 10 points.

LSU (2) by 17 over Texas A&M:  While I don’t like the spread I do like the LSU offense. I’ll take the Tigers and lay the points.

Clemson (3) by 27.5 over South Carolina:  Big spread but I think the Tigers cover.

Georgia (4) by 28.5 over Georgia Tech:  Another big spread against an in-state rival and I’ll take Georgia Tech and the points.

Alabama (5) by 3.5 over Auburn (15):  Anything could happen in the Iron Bowl so I’ll take the Tigers and the points.

Utah (6) by 28 over Colorado:  Utah will want to make a statement so I’ll lay the points.

Oklahoma (7) by 13.5 over Oklahoma State (21):  This should be a shootout so I’ll take the Cowboys and the points.

Wisconsin (12) by 3 over Minnesota (8):  I don’t know why Minnesota is an underdog so I’ll definitely take the Gophers and the points.

Baylor (9) by 14 over Kansas:  I don’t like the spread but Kansas lost to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State by over two touchdowns. Baylor and give the points.

Penn State (10) by 40 over Rutgers:  Everybody defeats Rutgers my more than 40.

Next. Predictions for 'The Game'. dark

There you have it, picks involving Top 10 teams during ‘Rivalry Week’. I hope to get back on track after going 3-5 last week.

Home/Ohio State Football