Week 13: FEAST!

Welcome back to Thanksgiving week here at TNG. We hope you're enjoying your day of feast, and once you get done with the NFL matchups, flip on over to ESPN and check out the showdown in the Lone Star State, where Texas and A&M take one another on for little more than pride. Game on!


BIG 12
Texas @ Texas A&M -8
Iowa St. @ Oklahoma -28.5
Missouri -24 @ Kansas
Texas Tech @ Baylor -13

Independent 
Notre Dame @ Stanford -7

SEC
Arkansas @ LSU -11.5
Georgia -6 @ Georgia Tech
Tennessee -7.5 @ Kentucky
Vanderbilt -1.5 @ Wake Forest
Alabama -21 @ Auburn
Florida State -2 @ Florida
Ole Miss @ Miss. St. -17
Clemson @ S. Carolina -4

PAC 12
Colorado @ Utah -22
Cal @ Arizona State -6
Oregon State @ Oregon -28
La. Lafayette @ Arizona OFF
Washington State @ Washington -8.5
UCLA @ USC -14.5

MWAC
Wyoming @ Boise St. -32.5
Air Force -16.5 @ Colorado State
SDSU -16 @ UNLV

WAC
Nevada @ Utah State -1.5
New Mexico State @ La. Tech -20.5
SJSU @ Fresno State -6.5
Tulane @ Hawaii -17

Clemson @ S. Carolina -4
Clemson heads to Columbia to take on a South Carolina team trying to prove they're not the most fraudulent team in the top 25. They've been unable to get their running game going in losses to Georgia Tech and NC State, and SC specializes in stopping the run and offenses in general as the 15th ranked defense in the land. For as maligned as this SC team has been, they've won all the games they've needed to, and though they can't pass, the Cocks still have a solid run game, averaging 174.5 yards per game. Look for the Cocks to cover at home.

Arkansas @ LSU -11.5
You know who feels left out of the whole Alabama-LSU debate? The third-ranked Hogs. They'll be gunning for the Tigers and looking to make a statement this weekend in the Bayou. After a 38-14 shellacking at the hands of 'Bama, Arkansas is averaging 39.5 ppg in 7 wins, including three ranked opponents. LSU's record doesn't need to be rehashed. The No. 2 defense in the land is giving up 10 ppg and scoring 38. I'm thinking the Tigers win, again, but Arkansas comes out gunning and covers.

Notre Dame @ Stanford -7
This is the Super Bowl for the Irish, their chance to go 9-3 and qualify for a worthwhile bowl and 8-4, a significant step back in the Kelly era. Stanford squeaked past Cal after a gut-check loss to Oregon, and didn't exactly play like a team still very much in the title hunt. The Irish seem to have more to play for, and I look for them to cover in Palo Alto

Texas @ Texas A&M -8
The Thanksgiving Day matchup in the Lone Star State promises to be oddly competitive. Two high-powered rushing games (UT 15th and A&M 18th in the nation) collide at Kyle Field in a game with no national or conference ramifications. A&M is 0-2 against ranked opponents at home this season, and UT, surprisingly, has only lost one road contest this season. I'd look for the Horns to cover in this one, even if they don't win out. Happy Turkey Day!