It’s the last week of the college football regular season, and the field of realistic contenders for the College Football Playoff has finally narrowed after a number of upsets on Saturday. This week’s headliner is Texas-Texas A&M, but there are several big games around the sport.
The Longhorns are favored in College Station for the biggest game in this rivalry in a long time. Not only is this the first time these in-state rivals have met since 2011, but it’s also a play-in game for the SEC Championship Game, even after Texas A&M somehow lost at Auburn in four overtimes. The winner plays Georgia in Atlanta next week. Texas is favored by six points as of Monday morning.
In recent years, Ohio State-Michigan has been the biggest game of the regular season in college football, but not this year. The 6-5 Wolverines have disappeared from the national conversation, while Ohio State is the current favorite to win the national title. The Buckeyes have lost the last three meetings in this series but are favored by a whopping three touchdowns.
Another massive rivalry that has lost some stakes this year is Alabama-Auburn. After losing at Oklahoma, which was shocking not only for the result but also for how it happened, with Alabama somehow only scoring three points, the Crimson Tide will need a slew of upsets to get into the CFP field. Meanwhile, 5-6 Auburn is fighting for bowl eligibility, even after that win against Texas A&M. Alabama is favored by double-digits at home.
While some of the high-profile rivalries might lack a bit of juice this year, a sneaky rivalry game could be Notre Dame at USC. The Fighting Irish are seeking a home game in the CFP, while USC hopes to kick its rivals out of the field. The Trojans just beat one rival, UCLA, to reach bowl eligibility and enter this game as a touchdown underdog. If you’re looking for possible chaos in the final week to shake up the 12-team field, this is a good place to start.
Elsewhere in the CFP race, Miami heads to 8-3 Syracuse as a 10.5-point favorite, and Tennessee is favored by 11.5 points at Vanderbilt. In a game that could be relevant in the CFP race if things get weird this week, Clemson is favored by 2.5 points against South Carolina in a top-20 matchup.
Of course, it’s not all about the College Football Playoff race. A dozen teams are looking for a sixth win and bowl eligibility in the final week of the regular season. There are already 77 bowl-eligible teams.
There is plenty of action to feast on this week. No teams in the AP Top 25 are on bye.
Here are the odds and schedule for every game featuring an AP Top 25 team, plus a few other notable games in Week 14.
Odds update live and are from BetMGM. Kickoff times are Eastern. Rankings are from the AP Top 25.
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Thursday, Nov. 28
Memphis at No. 18 Tulane — 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Friday, Nov. 29
Oregon State at No. 12 Boise State — Noon ET on FOX
Oklahoma State at No. 23 Colorado — Noon ET on ABC
Minnesota at Wisconsin — Noon ET on CBS
Mississippi State at No. 15 Ole Miss — 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Georgia Tech at No. 6 Georgia — 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Nebraska at Iowa — 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC
Saturday, Nov. 30
Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State — Noon ET on FOX
No. 7 Tennessee at Vanderbilt — Noon ET on ABC
No. 16 South Carolina at No. 12 Clemson — Noon ET on ESPN
UTSA at No. 25 Army — Noon ET on CBSSN
No. 22 Illinois at Northwestern — Noon ET on Big Ten Network
Louisville at Kentucky — Noon ET on SEC Network
Maryland at No. 4 Penn State — 3:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network
No. 5 Notre Dame at USC — 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS
Auburn at No. 13 Alabama — 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC
No. 8 Miami at Syracuse — 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Cal at No. 9 SMU — 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
No. 14 Arizona State at Arizona — 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX
Arkansas at No. 23 Missouri — 3:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network
NC State at North Carolina — 3:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network
Purdue at No. 10 Indiana — 7 p.m. ET on FS1
Florida at Florida State — 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Oklahoma at LSU — 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
Washington at No. 1 Oregon — 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC
No. 3 Texas at No. 20 Texas A&M — 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Kansas State at No. 17 Iowa State — 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX
Nevada at No. 21 UNLV — 8 p.m. ET on CBSSN
Virginia at Virginia Tech — 7:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network
Houston at No. 19 BYU — 10:15 p.m. ET on ESPN
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