College Football Shock Warning: Experts Select Week 12’s Weakest Players with Best Odds

The best moments in college football usually come in the form of shocks. Like, for example, when a team like Kansas, arguably the worst Power 5 program in a decade, overthrows the richest team in college football in Texas.

But when you win, the overtime game is done a walker who has not yet attacked all season, and his parents take care of the opposite terminal area of ​​the i-phone video, well, it goes to another level.

As you already know, we love the shocks of the Underdog Challenge and try to detect them before they happen. The rules of our competition are as follows: Each expert selects three disturbances per week. If the shock strikes, the expert will receive the score for the last scoring difference. So if a 10-point underdog wins, it’s 10 points for the one who predicted it.

Here is our ranking for week 11.

For a couple of tensions.

Odds: FanDuel.com

Bill Bender, a leading college football writer

Well. 3 Oregon (+2.5) at No. 23 Utah

The Ducks should be the playoff team, right? This is one of those double-take lines when it comes to rankings, but Oregon should be able to thrive in the country enough with Anthony Brown and Travis Dye to compensate for the difficult road environment. Oregon keeps its playoff hopes alive.

USC (+3.5) vs. UCLA

USC had a good week preparing for Bruins. This has been a disappointing defeat at the Los Angeles Coliseum, but the Trojans have won the last three there. In a race that should register more than it does, USC will keep its hopes alive.

South Carolina (+7.5) vs. Auburn

The Tigers are without quarterback Bo Nix, who broke his ankle in last week’s loss to Mississippi State. Gamecocks are battling for eligibility for the bowl, and they are 4-1 at Williams-Brice Stadium this season. The cover looks given, but we like the outright shock.

Mike DeCourcy, senior writer

High School (+11.5) in Cincinnati

It’s been a while since the Bearcats got to be just a football team and not a cause, and it seems to weigh on them. They deal with the absurdity of the College Football (Invitational) rating, which keeps them out of the top 4 rankings they want. They struggle with the burden of perfection that is on the side of opposing coaches kicking and running Wildcat games and fleas they’ve never shown in movies, and doing all sorts of madness to try to upset the Bearcats and become the one who knocked them out. UC unbeaten lines. My own bet: It’s been so long since Cincinnati played a real football team that tried to play real football that they forgot how to do it when the Mustangs arrive at Nippert Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

USC (+3.5) vs. UCLA

So the Trojans get more than a field goal against their home field, which sits there with a 6-4 record, and some in the media are wondering if the Bruins also need a new coach? And analysts are still trying to sell USC as one of the best jobs in college football? This is a place where there have been more temporary coaches in the last decade (three) than big bowl deals (one). If the Trojans are unable to accomplish such a meager task, why do we believe they will rise again to the heights reached by Matt Leinhart, Reggie Bush, and Pete Carroll?

Missouri (+9.5) vs. Florida

It hasn’t been a great week for Mizzou Athletics. Their men’s basketball team was embarrassed by one of their own hyps – quite rightly, UMKC came to Columbia and practiced for the Tigers men’s basketball team 80-66. Now Tigers has gotten three consecutive FBS losses to Florida – and don’t even point out the nonsense of giving 52 points to a school with less than 6,000 students and an FCS football record – and Mizzou is the underdog! Can it get worse? Yes, the Tigers can lose this. I say don’t.

Bill Trocchi, senior journalist

Well. 13 Wake Forest (+4.5) at Clemson

Wake needs a win this week or next to qualify for the ACC Atlantic and qualify for the ACC Championship. Wake (44.7) collects an average of more than 20 points more per game than Clemson (24.4) and releases about 14 points more. I like Demon Deacons ’chances of overcoming Clemson’s offense, which isn’t quite in sync with the P5 race.

SMU (+11.5) at No. 5 Cincinnati

Cincinnati has flirted with his first loss at various points over the past month. Now it is playing the best team it has ever encountered at Notre Dame. SMU has an AAC score of no. 1, and has a profit from TCU on his resume. Cincinnati is a legitimate favorite, but the pressure to “influence” the committee has apparently negatively impacted this team.

Well. 3 Oregon (+2.5) at No. 23 Utah

This line is confusing, right? This game is certainly a challenge for the Ducks, but is Utah a harder place to win than Ohio State? I know it was a while ago, but Oregon already has the best road win of the season on its resume. Oregon has been playing well in recent weeks after a few close calls. Should be good, but Oregon has a better team.

Zac Al-Khateeb, content producer

Well. No. 7 Michigan State (+19.5) at No. 4 Ohio State

Yes, the Buckeyes have five wins in a row in this series. But consider the circumstances of Spartans ’last Ohio State victory when Michigan State won 9th place at Ohio State 17-14 in Columbus in 2015. Sounds familiar? Spartan’s defense needs timely stops against CJ Stroud, TreVeyon Henderson, and that talented receiver. But the Buckeyes face a huge ordeal in defending Kenneth Walker III, who leads the people in a hurry and is on a national lead in the hurry points. He will also lead the Spartans ’second close victory.

Well. 10 Wake Forest (+4.5) in Clemson

Wake Forest is the best bet for winning the ACC Atlantic division. To this end, a victory for Tigers would not only achieve the title of division, but would also serve as a victory for ACC’s main program. Wake Forest is putting its forces – an attack – against Clemson’s defense, which has been a bright spot for the program in 2021. If it can prevent a struggling Tigers attack from scoring a goal without Justyn Ross – then the Demon Deacons can finally claim division supremacy. They don’t have to wait another week to do so.

Missouri (+9.5) vs. Florida

This choice has less to do with Missouri and all of Florida. The Gators run under Dan Mullen, and it was by no means clearer this season than Florida’s 70-52 win over Samford. Before that, LSU, Georgia and South Carolina won it 114-66, all losses. (Tigers and Gamecocks are together in the 9-11 season). Missouri hasn’t been a world winner in 2021, but you don’t even have to be close to that level to win the Gators this year. The Tigers win and launch a full-blown panic in Gainesville.