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Fearless Rick's NCAA College Football Week 13 Picks - Late Games
Rick Gagliano | 11/21/06
For games of 11/25/06
All times Eastern - Click here for Thursday, Friday and early Saturday games
Saturday November 25, 2006
3:30 pm Georgia Tech at Georgia (-2, 42.5) - The Bulldogs of Georgia have had one of the more eventful up-and-down seasons of any team in America. In addition to losses to Florida and Tennessee, they dropped decisions to Vandy and Kentucky before springing the upset on Auburn, 37-15, on Nov. 11.
The trouble for the Bulldogs has been sustaining offense, because the defense is pretty good.
Georgia Tech shares the same problem, but at 9-2, have only one lopsided loss - that a 31-7 shellacking at Clemson on October 21. Their other loss was to Notre Dame, 14-10 in the season opener.
The Yellow Jackets have won four straight and seek to avenge last season's 14-7 loss to Georgia and secure a solid bowl appearance.
Prediction: Yellow Jackets 21 Bulldogs 18
Winning at Nevada is not a foregone conclusion, however. The Wolf Pack has plenty of momentum. They've won 5 straight, scoring 42 or more in each of the last 4 and registering back-to-back 42-0 scores in their last two, over Utah State and Louisiana Tech.
Prediction: Broncos 34 Wolf Pack 30
Maryland's five conference wins have been by a total of 13 points, while their two losses have been by 4 and 22. The Terps, who don't possess much offensive punch, need to play nearly flawless football if they hope to derail the Demon Deacons, but Wake has an overall speed advantage which should propel them to victory.
Prediction: Demon Deacons 23 Terrapins 13
If USC wins, they have a legitimate argument for a #2 ranking in the BCS and would need to only defeat UCLA next week to get a shot at the Buckeyes. A Notre Dame win would certainly boost the Irish's chances, though there's no chance of them vaulting past Michigan, who beat them soundly back in September.
The Trojans may have the best defense in the West and they'll need all of their players to step up against the pass-happy Irish, who have scored 31 or more in 8 of their 10 wins this season. Many of the Notre Dame players return to avenge last year's thrilling 34-31 USC win at South Bend, notably QB Brady Quinn, WR Jeff Samardzija, S Tom Zbikowski and RB Darius Walker. It may not rival last year's classic, but a close game is in store as Quinn and the Fighting Irish are a force to reckon with.
Prediction: Notre Dame 31 USC 30
High totals for Purdue are 60 against Indiana State, 38 each against Ball St. and Miami (OH) and 42 at Illinois. Hawaii will present them with ample scoring opportunities, though Purdue will not likely be capable of stopping the opposing offense very often. A high-scoring affair is in the cards, or waves, so to speak.
Prediction: Rainbow Warriors 54 Boilermakers 28
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