Week 14

Friends, Family, Korner! Tis the holiday season! Now, the Professor isnt an expert, but he’s heard a lot of stories. I mean, afterall, he’s been in charge of the local watering hole for 40 years now!! December is a time to hide he tells me in the NFL. Typically, he says, the average Joe goes up early in the season, and Vegas rakes up in December. I just want to advise lets remember to manage your bankroll! “You know Goose, I know plenty of people who dont drive a corvette because of betting, and dont know one that drives a corvette from betting.” I wish you ALL the best of luck, but please dont ruin Christmas!

The Korner will break the rules. I will pick a side in all five of the Power5 college football conference championship games. I will then only go two NFL games so I dont load y’all with picks.
-NFL picks coming Saturday early, I’ll write them Friday night!-

But first, as always, lets recap!
Auburn +3.5 vs Alabama – HIT! Auburn 48 Bama 45
UAB -3 at UNT – HIT! UAB 26 UNT 21
Oklahoma State +13.5 vs Oklahoma – Miss. Oklahoma 34 Oklahoma State 16
Bills +6.5 at Cowboys – HIT! Bills 26 Cowboys 15
Patriots -3 at Texans – Miss. Texans 28 Patriots 22
Packers -6.5 at Giants – HIT! Packers 31 Giants 13
Last week 4-2
NCAAF 20-21-1
NFL 24-15

Oregon +6.5 vs Utah – Utah has been one of the hottest teams in the nation led by that fast stout defense. Oregon though has Justin Herbert who was embarrassed last time on national tv when he faces Arizona State. He came back to college to develop as a passer and a leader, and I cant see him getting embarrassed twice late in the season, and lets not forget about that team collapse week 1 vs Auburn. Truthfully, i dont think Oregon will actually win, but i think 6.5 is just too much. He should be able to strike against this offense to keep it competitive and Oregon’s offensive line should be able to protect him. If the Oregon defensive line can get some Utah pressure, and Oregon wins both trenches, this will be a nail-biter Friday night.
Utah 28 Oregon 24

Oklahoma -9 vs Baylor – Baylor had their chance a could weeks ago when they were up 31-10 at half and lost 34-31. I was over here touting Coach Matt Rhule (who should be the next Giants coach) as an elite coach. And womp, they fell flat on their face. Well guess what, Oklahoma is a national brand that sits at #6, one spot behind Utah. If this Oklahoma offense can click on all cylinders and they win by double digits vs Baylor, they can easily jump Utah. They will just need LSU to beat Georgia and Oklahoma has a realistic chance of being the 4th team in the playoffs. Jalen Hurts is a big time player and Oklahoma knows it needs to play their game for four quarters.
Oklahoma 35 Baylor 24

Georgia +7 vs LSU – Could Georgia ruin Oklahoma/Utah’s playoff hopes? Georgia is great but I’m not sure about Fromm as a big time quarterback. He’s super accurate but just doesnt have a Joe Burrow-esce arm. Fromm limits turnovers though and keeps his team in any game. LSU is in the playoffs even if they lose. I know they will be motivated to win an SEC championship and get a 1seed, but Georgia is fighting for their lives. I just see Georgia keeping it close, losing in a heart-breaker.
LSU 30 Georgia 27

Clemson -28.5 vs Virginia – While i want to agree fully with Coach Swinney about Clemson and the ACC being disrespected, I’ll only partially agree. You remove Clemson, and the American is top to bottom better than the ACC. Clemson is so dominant though. I have them as my National Champs right now. I just dont see a weakness. They are well coached, know the moment, have the best QB, a speed RB, ELITE receivers almost Bama-esce, strong in the trenches and create turnovers. You can say they have a weak schedule but they give up 10 a game. Thats with South Carolina and Texas A&M in there. They will steam roll this team.
Clemson 41 Virgina 10

Wisconsin +16.5 vs Ohio State – Wisconsin earlier in they year looked like a top5 team. They were straight dominating thanks to that great run attach. They slightly dipped mid-season but are back firing! They lost to Ohio State (at arguably Ohio State’s peak) 38-7 in October. Wisconsin is averaging 40 points in the last three and i fully expect them to score more than 7! Ohio State is in the playoffs no matter what, so no need to keep the starters in late if its a 2/3 touchdown lead.
Ohio State 35 Wisconsin 21

Redskins +13 at Packers – 13 is a lot in the NFL game. The Redskins defense has actually been pretty impressive the last few weeks, and they won two in a row! I just think they are playing some decent football lately. Getting Guice back has helped a lot and Haskins has been average. The Packers gave it to the Giants last week, and I think could almost fall under the radar in this one. Their #1 goal, outside of winning obviously, is to keep everyone healthy. If the Redskins can establish the run, and turn this in to old school football, i think the Packers will win, but the run game will keep it close. Packers 24 Redskins 14

Broncos +9 at Texans – The Broncos looked loose with Drew Lock, like they were just playing the game they love. The young QB was able to get his first win against the Chargers last week and showed me hes no pushover. The line feels a little high to me, as the Texans have been so up-and-down. I think the Korner is 0-3 this season in games with the Texans involved, and that trend gotta change. Texans 23 Broncos 17

Giants +9.5 at Eagles – Look, I really only like this one if Eli starts. I am close to the top for #1 Eli hater. But Monday night will be his night. He should be as motivated as ever, and I expect to see an Eli from 5/7 years ago. Besides the lack of mobility, he wasnt bad this season. He can still sling it. The Eagles defense is suspect especially that secondary. The Eagles will probaly win on Monday, but this will be a 60 minute game. Eli will need to find Shepard, Engram, Slayton and Tate and let it fly. I’m sure he is aware hes a career 116-116 QB, and you’d hope the team will play for him. Eagles 27 Giants 20

Thank you,
Goose