College Football picks against the spread November 20-22, 2018

We have a massive 64 game college football slate this week, which is the largest we can possibly have for FBS vs. FBS opponents. Only four of those happen before Friday, but we have a big Friday slate followed by 45 more Saturday games. Yes, there is a lot to be thankful for!

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Two of the games are tonight, and two happen on Thanksgiving. If, like me, you are not the NFL type, one of those even takes place during the afternoon to provide a nice alternative to the NFL in a rivalry game to boot!

For those of you that are new to this, I pick every college football game every week. Not a top five. Not a top ten. All of them. Big deal, right? Lots of people make picks. Well, I do them all against the spread! I take the odds of each game and average them out at all the Vegas casinos and round to the nearest half. There will be no ties here. Ties are for the other football.

I also assign a point value based on the confidence I have in each pick. 1 means that I have little to no confidence. 5 is one I would place a decent wager on. I keep track of my record and my points from week to week and year to year. I am aiming for 55% this year. It’s harder than it looks!

This is for entertainment purposes only! I cannot be responsible for the loss of money, possessions, spouses, or limbs because of my picks. I can’t have that on my conscious.

Without further delay, here are the early picks for week 12!

Ball State at Miami(OH)(-17.5)(2): If Riley Neal plays, I don’t think the Redhawks cover. However, he is still listed as questionable. In college football speak, that is more like doubtful. Don’t bet this if you can’t change it right up until kickoff. If Neal plays, I’ll take Ball. If he doesn’t, I’ll take Miami.

Northern Illinois(-5.5) at Western Michigan(5): This looks way low with the way the NIU offense and defense have been playing lately. Huskies by double digits!

Colorado State at Air Force(-13.5)(3): This is too many. Not only is this a rivalry game, but the Rams haven’t been covered since they switched quarterbacks. They lost a heartbreaker to Utah State on the last play of the game in Fort Collins last week, but just the fact that they were in that game proves that this line is trash. I wouldn’t be shocked if the Rams win outright.

(21)Mississippi State(-10.5) at Mississippi(2): A double digit spread in a rivalry game always makes me lean towards taking the dog and the points. This is especially true when said dog is at home. Add to that the fact that Scottie Phillips is likely to play this game, and I’m taking the Rebels. They may not win outright, but they aren’t losing by double digits at home either.

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