Week 13 CFB Tailgate Packing List

Here we go! Another great Saturday for more upsets and the unexpected to happen in college football. Championship week is closing in and teams control their fate these next two weeks for births to Conf Championship games as well as potential at large births to the CFP. Strap in, because I predict we will be in for another crazy weekend.

#2 Ohio State vs #5 Indiana (12pm EST on Fox)

WINdiana finally gets a shot to show the haters and the naysayers and the “look at who they played” weak SEC fans what they truly are….which is a WAGON. Biggest game potentially in the history of Indiana Football today and Fox ruins it for everyone by putting it at noon. Can we at least all agree that noon should not be a “primetime” slot for college football. That aside, this game has huge implications. Indiana has managed to make history and have a shot at not only eliminating Ohio State from the Big 10 Championship game, but locking themselves into the College Football Playoffs with a win. This will be no easy task as we all know the talent on the Buckeyes side of the ball. Cignetti will have the Hoosiers ready for this matchup though and expect to see some formations and plays that Indiana hasn’t used all year as they reach deep in their bag to catch Ohio State off guard. The question mark for the Buckeyes and something the Hoosiers need to take advantage of is the completely new lineup at offensive line after the Lombardi finalist center for OSU tore his Achilles in practice and is out for the rest of the year. Expect Indiana to put a lot of pressure on Will Howard. This will be a defensive battle and I think it will come down to the last 5 minutes of the 4th quarter to decide the winner.

Best Bet: Under 52.5 (-108)

#21 Arizona State vs #14 BYU (3:30pm EST on ESPN)

Another classic Big 12 matchup coming our way this weekend with big post season implications at stake. Arizona State continues to rattle off win after win, and look impressive in each one as they dominated Kansas State on the road last week. Can BYU Bounce back from being upset by 3 win Kansas at home? Seems like everything has finally caught up with BYU last weekend after winning a lot of close games and keeping themselves atop the Big 12, but they are about to run into a Sun Devils team on an absolute heater and finding their stride at the perfect time of the year. Expect ASU to handle their business yet again and solidify themselves a spot in the Conference Championship game.

Best Bet: ASU -3 (-115)

#6 Notre Dame vs #19 Army (7pm EST on ESPN)

America’s team is strapped up and ready for battle against the toughest foe they have faced all season in Notre Dame. The athletes on the Notre Dame team will be nothing like any team Army has faced all year, which means Army will need to execute their schemes flawlessly to even have a chance at winning. Now even though the CFP committee seems to forget completely about this, do not let them fool you, Notre Dame lost at home this season to a Northern Illinois team that is currently 6-5 and 7th in the MAC. This game seemed to wake the Fighting Irish up since then but it just shows everyone that Notre Dame can be beaten by anyone. Army has a fighting chance and will go out and give it their best effort, as a win this weekend over #6 Notre Dame should leap frog them into the top G5 spot and lock them in for a Playoff birth. Army needs to control the ball and the clock, keep it away from the athletes/playmakers on the Fighting Irish offense to have a shot in this game.

Best Bet: Under 45 (-110)

Interesting Matchups to Watch:

-Kansas vs #16 Colorado (3:30pm EST on Fox): Can Kansas keep the upsets coming this weekend against Colorado? The Jayhawks are playing their best football right now and seem to be a wrecking ball in the Big 12 as they have pulled off two upsets in a row in conference play. The stars of Colorado will be tough to beat, but with the Jayhawks playing at home and having Jalon Daniels finding his stride anything can happen.

Best Bet: Colorado -2.5 (-115)

-Florida vs #9 Ole Miss (12pm EST on ABC/ESPN+): Gators are coming off an amazing performance at home upsetting LSU and have a shot at wrecking the hopes and dreams of an Ole Miss team that just embarrassed UGA in their last game. Ole Miss completely controls their own destiny and coming off a bye week, you would think they will handle their business. Star freshmen DJ Lagway and this Gators team will have something to say about it though as they look to continue their momentum to finish the year strong and pull off the upset.

Best Bet: UF +13 (-112)