Free Friday Night College Football Picks for Week 13 2011

Iowa Hawkeyes (+9.5) @ Nebraska Cornhuskers
Iowa is pretty blah to me, really, they don’t do too much that impresses me, and Nebraska is surely the more talented team of the two – only they can’t really pass, and that kind of gives the edge to Iowa because they play smart enough to get their eggs in the run stopping basket as much as possible. I honestly don’t know if there’s much that separates these two teams. Both have been up and down all season long, and this game means a lot to both programs. I expect a close one.

Houston Cougars @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane (+3)
Oh, I don’t know, call it a hunch. I truly see two football teams that are just about as good as each other. I know the Cougars come in with all the hype because Case Keenum is one of the all time great college quarterbacks in terms of his numbers – but as far as football teams go, these two squads can both play ball. You add in all the hype that Houston gets coming into this game, and how Tulsa is almost ignored despite playing at home – my money’s on Tulsa. I’ve been around lots of sports on lots of levels and Tulsa is playing from a good mental place in this one.

Arkansas Razorbacks @ LSU Tigers (-11.5)
As I said in my newsletter, the Razorbacks are a good football team, it’s just that #1 and #2 (the two best teams in the Nation – I actually still think Alabama is the better of the two football teams, despite losing to LSU) are a lot better than everyone else. 11.5 points better, is the question. I think so. I just think LSU’s defense is so tough, and playing on such a high level, and conquering so much in terms of adversity all season long without shuttering – you just can’t go against them. I think they’ll beat the Razorbacks like they’ve beaten everyone else outside of Alabama – easily.