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Left Standing, barely…

Alright, alright this is getting ridiculous. How many teams are going to line up against the Buckeyes and blow the game at the end. The scores speak for themselves. Three of the last four games Ohio State has played have been scary for them. Their last three wins are by a COMBINED 17 points. That’s bad considering the last two have been against unranked teams. I think it’s a shame that the Fiesta might feature a team from a weak conference like the Big 10. It’s not one of those cases where each team has knocked each other off and the conference appears to be weak. It’s more like the conference was weak to start with and flairs of greatness have popped up as of late. Penn State has kept things interesting, Michigan has remained strong, but Ohio State has come out of nowhere and is on the verge of running through a perfect season, with only Michigan standing in the way.

Featured Game

Michigan

VS.

Ohio State

The consequences of this game are very similar to last year’s game. Only one difference, Ohio State is looking to wrap up the conference championship and Michigan comes in as the spoilers.

Last year, The Buckeyes went into Michigan and ruined the Wolverines Big 10 championship hopes. Michigan hopes to return the favor.

Ohio State has put together a strong season. Hell, strong is an understatement. However, lately the swagger is missing. OSU has struggled on the road against unranked opponents in recent weeks. Maybe it’s because all eyes are on them? Hostile environments? No, no. The reason is that Clarett has not suited up the last three games. That will change Saturday when these two square off in the famed Horseshoe. Clarett has guaranteed that he will play.

Clarett will create problems for the troubled Michigan defense. He will be able to open up the field for his teammates since Michigan will have to put eight in the box against him. He also has the ability to make short passes into long plays. He’s already scored a couple touchdowns through the air but he’s best on the ground. He’s averaging a whopping 6.0 per carry.

I see OSU winning at home but I still don’t see them as the team everyone needs to play against Miami.

So, Buckeyes enjoy your last win of the year.

Upset Special

Missouri over Kansas State

Watch out Wildcats, this weekend will be rough on you. I point to this as the upset of the week for several reasons. The current line on this is 15 and that is far too many points. The smart better looks at multiple variables in every game.

There is no doubt that KSU is better than Missouri, you won’t hear me say that in this piece. What you will hear form me is that KSU has little to no motivation coming into this game. They don’t care about Missouri. They’re out of the BCS picture. Also, just last week, CU clinched the north division, leaving KSU out of the conference championship.

History shows that KSU has a tendency to give up. Remember 98? KSU tore through the regular season only to be upset by Texas A&M in the Big 12 title game. After not receiving a BCS bowl, they were blown out of the Alamo bowl by Purdue, a MUCH weaker team.

They are in another seemingly hopeless situation. If they win, big deal. They were supposed to win against a weak team. If they lose, everyone will notice.

I definitely suggest betting on Missouri with the line. I even feel that the Tigers can pull out the win straight up.

Week 14 Top 10 Rankings

	Last wk	Record	Result
1. Miami	1st	9-0	W 26-3 at Tennessee
2. Ohio St	4th	12-0	W 23-16 vs. Illinois
3. Iowa	5th	11-1	W 45-21 vs. Minnesota
4. WSU	6th	9-1	W 32-21 vs. Oregon
5. Georgia	7th	10-1	W 24-21 at Auburn
6. USC	9th	8-2	W 34-13 ASU
7. Alabama	8th	9-2	W 31-0 at LSU
8. OU	2nd	9-1	W 49-9 at Baylor
9. Michigan	Unranked	9-2	W 21-14 vs. Wisconsin
10. Texas	3^rd	9-2	L 38-42 at TTU

Picks:

	Straight	Line
Last Week:	4-1	3-2
Season to Date	34-11	26-19

Week 14 Matches (favorites in bold)

	Straight	Line
Michigan (+4.5) at Ohio State	Ohio State	Ohio State
Kansas State at Missouri (+15)	KSU	Mizzou
Texas Tech (+13)at Oklahoma	OU	TTU
Auburn (+10.5) at Alabama	Bama	Bama
Washington (+8) at WSU	WSU	WSU