Can No. 16 Washington take down No. 17 Utah in their Pac-12 championship pairing on Friday night?Can 14th-ranked Texas pull off the big upset over sixth-ranked and playoff-hopeful Oklahoma in their Big 12 championship matchup at ‘Jerry’s World’ on Saturday?Last but most definitely not least, can fifth-ranked Georgia pull off, what would amount to a monumental upset when they host top-ranked Alabama in their humongous SEC Championship showdown on Saturday afternoon?With the 2018 college football regular season set to close with this weekend’s slate of Week 14 contests, let’s find out why all three of these highly intriguing conference championship showdowns are in the spotlight in the NCAAF odds.
Top NCAA Football Week 14 Parlay Picks
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No. 17 Utah (9-3) at No. 16 Washington (9-3)
- When: Friday, November 30, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- TV: FOX
- NCAA Football Week 14 Odds: Washington -4.5 / Total: OFF
Prediction
While Utah has a slight scoring edge over Washington in this matchup, the Huskies have played a lot better on offense in recent weeks in scoring 28 against Washington State last weekend while putting 42 points on the board against Oregon State two weeks ago. Washington has actually scored 27 points or more in five of their last six games and they’ve been outstanding on defense as well in limiting three of their last five opponents to 15 points or less while not giving up more than 23 points in any game during the span.The Huskies beat the Utes 21-7 in Utah in Week 3 to cash in as a 4-point favorite and they just look a lot more like the championship contender they were supposed to be than the team that lost to mediocre Oregon and Cal in a three-week stretch. Utah is 6-1 ATS in their last seven conference games and the underdog in this rivalry is 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings. Still, I’m feeling a touchdown win at the least coming for streaking Washington.NCAA Football Week 14 Pick: Washington 31 Utah 20No. 14 Texas (9-3) at No. 6 Oklahoma (11-1)
- When: Saturday, December 1 at 12:00 PM ET
- Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
- TV: ABC
- NCAA Football Week 14 Odds: Oklahoma -7.5 / Total: OFF
Prediction
Let me start by saying, Oklahoma’s top-ranked offense is nothing short of astounding! The Sooners average a mind-boggling 50.3 points per game and they can strike at any time from anywhere on the field. Having said that, let me also say that Oklahoma’s defense is absolutely atrocious. The Sooners have given up at least 40 points in four straight games and while giving up 46 points or more four times this season.The Sooners also lost to the Longhorns 48-45 at home in Week 6 while failing to cover the chalk as a touchdown favorite that day. Now, the Sooners are touchdown home favorites again- and already – 55 percent of public bettors are counting on Texas to cover and I believe that’s the right call as well.First, Texas has not lost a game this season by more than five points. In addition to that, the Horns topped the 40-point plateau three times this season against teams that focus almost exclusively on putting points on the board in their battles against Oklahoma, west Virginia and Texas Tech.Texas has gone 6-0 ATS in their last six meetings against Oklahoma and 5-2 ATS in their last seven road dates against the Sooners. I’m going with Oklahoma for the SU win, but Texas to cover the chalk.NCAA Football Week 14 Pick: Oklahoma 42 Texas 38No. 1 Alabama (12-0) at No. 5 Georgia (11-1)
- When: Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 4:00 PM ET
- Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- TV: CBS
- NCAA Football Week 14 Odds: Alabama -13.5 / Total: OFF