Week 12 features some terrific matchups nationally alongside Alabama at home facing the Razorbacks and Auburn on the road at South Carolina as both teams gear up for the Iron Bowl next Saturday at 2:30 PM CT on CBS with games that aren’t kick-ins. Here’s a look at this week’s action.

Last week, 13-9, Overall, 178-83, 68%

ATS, 9-12, 138-121, 53%

Arkansas @ No.2 Alabama

Bryant-Denny Stadium

2:30 PM CT

CBS

Brad, Gary, Jamie

Crimson Tide by 20 1/2

Should be a physical contest. The Tide is getting their offensive line back in order though that group last Saturday played well albeit against New Mexico State. Still a nice effort by the team last Saturday. Arkansas features quarterback K.J. Jefferson, a 6”5”, 250 pounder, so he’s a load to bring down and he’s a pretty good thrower. This should be a pretty solid game for a while. Bryce Young certainly helped his Heisman candidacy last Saturday with an excellent performance. Though it was a weaker opponent, he looked super. He, Will Anderson, who had 2 more sacks against NMState, Kenneth Walker III of Michigan State, and C.J. Stroud of Ohio State appear to be the leaders going into this Saturday. This Saturday will help these guys’ causes if they can perform. You can throw in Matt Corral and Will Rogers as well.

Alabama 35, Arkansas 21

Auburn @ South Carolina

Williams-Brice Stadium

6 PM CT

ESPN

Mark Jones, RGIII, Quint Kessenich

Auburn by 7 1/2

Auburn has been disastrously bad the last 2 Saturdays and now Bo Nix is out for the season, and I don’t know if that’s a bad thing or a good thing. I would lean toward a bad thing. T.J. Finley takes over on the road. South Carolina hammered Florida at home two weeks ago, 40-17, and played a highly competitive game against Missouri on the road last Saturday, losing 31-28. The Gamecocks want to get back to a bowl game in Shane Beamer’s first season and build from there. I like them to pull off the upset at Williams-Brice.

South Carolina 28, Auburn 27

More SEC scores

No.1 Georgia 56, Charleston Southern 0

Sanford Stadium, Athens

11 AM

SEC Network+/ESPN+

Mike Morgan, Charles Arbuckle

Georgia by 54 1/2

Georgia can name its score. They are rolling into the postseason with a game @ Georgia Tech and this one, the only ones in their way. They should be 12-0 heading into the SEC Championship Game versus possibly Alabama if the Crimson Tide can win this Saturday and @Auburn next Saturday, which is looking more likely now, though it’s at Jordan-Hare where craziness happens.

No. 12 Ole Miss 48, Vanderbilt 10

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford

6:30 PM CT

SEC Network

Tom, Jrodg, Cole

Rebels by 36 1/2

Ole Miss can also name their score in this game. Gigantic game ahead on Thanksgiving Night at Starkvegas. 6:30 CT on ESPN, Rebels versus Bullies.

No. 16 Texas A&M 49, Prairie View A&M 0

Kyle Field, College Station

11 AM CT

SEC Network+/ESPN+

Mike Corey, Dave Steckel

A&M by 44 1/2

Who scheduled this clown game? Glad Jimbo’s happy at College Station because he still has a lot of work ahead of him and he hasn’t proven he’s elite.

Florida 41, Missouri 38

Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field, Columbia, MO.

3 PM CT

SEC Network

Dave, Deuce, Andraya

Gators by 9

Dan Mullen survives another week and keeps his hopes of keeping his job alive. He needs to win this Saturday in a tough matchup and at home versus FSU, which has improved, at 11 AM CT Saturday, 11-27, on ESPN.

No. 25 Mississippi State 45, Tennessee State 0

Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville

11 AM CT

SEC Network+/ESPN+

Mike Couzens, Dustin Fox

State by 44 1/2

Will Rogers is another guy along with Corral who are both playing at an elite level. Toss them both in the Heisman race though Bryce Young has won both head to head games as has Will Anderson. Thanksgiving Night in Starkville will be massive.

Kentucky 42, New Mexico State 3

Kroger Field, Lexington

11 AM CT

SEC Network

Taylor Zarzour, Stinch, Tera Talmadge

KY by 36

Feel sorry for the Aggies having to go through 2 Saturdays in a row of the SEC gauntlet. The Wildcats look to have righted the ship last Saturday against Vandy, though that’s not saying much in reality.

Tennessee 42, South Alabama 10

Neyland Stadium, Knoxville

6:30 PM CT

ESPNU

Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman

Vols by 28 1/2

UT recovers from the Georgia shellacking. Having a good season despite that. Georgia does that to everybody. If you haven’t heard Kirby Smart’s rant at halftime of the Florida game, I would call it kind of disturbing. Football locker rooms are a rough place.

LSU 35, Louisiana Monroe 14

Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge

8 PM CT

ESPN2

Brian Custer, Kelly Stouffer, Lauren Sisler

LSU by 29

National slate

Oregon 30, Utah 27

Rice Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City

6:30 PM CT

ABC

Sean, Todd, Molly

Utah by 3

I like the resilient Ducks to pull it off on the road and keep their playoff hopes very much alive.

No. 4 Ohio State 49, Michigan State 38

Ohio Stadium, Columbus

11 AM CT

ABC

Chris, Kirk, Holly

Buckeyes by 19

Mel Tucker has reportedly been offered a 10 year/$95 million contract. They want to lock him in and that would really inspire the players if he committed. I know if I was him I sure would. He’s got a possible chance to win it all at Michigan State, definitely make the Playoff on a somewhat frequent basis with the way he recruits and get in New Year’s Six Bowl games almost yearly. What else do you want. The fans and boosters are passionate and they love the guy. They’ll do what it takes financially to get this program playing in the playoff in the future. He also recruits blue collar, hard working, humble kids and that’s what you want on your football team. He currently makes $5.56 million annually. Tucker said today on Draymond Green’s radio show, Green is an MSU basketball alumnus, that Michigan State is a ‘destination job.” He’s a native of Cleveland, he played at Wisconsin and started his coaching career as a graduate assistant under S at Michigan State. He was also a defensive assistant at Ohio State from 2001-2004 and has had many stops in the SEC at Bama, Georgia, then coached at Colorado one year and has multiple stops in the NFL. I believe him. Now if LSU were to offer him something in double figures millions per year, then all bets are off. So it’ll be interesting to see what happens. This Saturday, his secondary, which has struggled, will have their hands full covering the elite Ohio State wide receivers. Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson and Jaxon Smith-Njiba are superb players and C.J. Stroud will be slingingit all over the field to them. I like Michigan State to keep it closer than expected because I like their team’s toughness and humility, but gotta take the Buckeyes and that prolific passing game. Buckeyes freshman TraVeyon Henderson is an outstanding running back as well.

No.5 Cincinnati 38, SMU 35

Nippert Stadium, Cincy

2:30 PM CT

ESPN

Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden

Cincy by 11 1/2

The Bearcats are going to have to be better on offense this Saturday to hold off the Ponies. Like an electrifying, tight game here.

No.8 Notre Dame 35, Georgia Tech 21

Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend

1:30 PM CT

Mike, Drew, Kathryn

Fighting Irish by 17 1/2

The Irish keep their playoff hopes alive. They proved a lot to me last Saturday in dismantling Virginia. They’re an excellent team.

No.6 Michigan 28, Maryland 24

Maryland Stadium, College Park, MD.

2:30 PM CT

Big Ten Network

Brendan Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Rick Pizzo

Wolverines by 15

Michigan is firmly in the hunt for Big Ten Championship and a playoff berth if they can keep winning, which includes winning “The Game” next Saturday, 11-27, versus the Buckeyes at 11 AM CT on FOX. Blockbuster there. Harbaugh really needs to defeat Ohio State. He’s 0-5 against them. Ohio State has won 8 in row since 2012. The Wolverines may be looking ahead this Saturday and have a tougher game than expected.

No.9 Oklahoma State 31, Texas Tech 17

Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX.

7 PM CT

FOX

Timmy B., Spencer

OK. State by 10

The Cowboys are playing terrific football and a Bedlam matchup with the Sooners @home in Stillwater is set for next Saturday, 11-27, at 6:30 PM CT on ABC. They’ve struggled with the Sooners, Oklahoma is 90-18-7 in the series in 115 meetings and have won 6 in a row, but the Cowboys look to have a good shot this time. Gotta get by the Red Raiders to keep their Big 12 titles and playoff hopes alive.

No.11 Baylor 34, Kansas State 31

Bill Snyder Family Stadium

4:30 PM CT

Fox Sports 1

Aaron Goldsmith, Mark Helfrich

K State by 1

Like the Bears to keep their Big 12 title hopes alive as well. A victory over a tough K State team, a victory next Saturday at home vs Texas Tech, and a little help from the Cowboys at Bedlam and Baylor is playing in the Big 12 title game. OK. State is 6-1, OU is 6-1 and Baylor is 5-2 in the Big 12 standings, but Baylor would own the tiebreaker over Oklahoma if the Sooners lose this Saturday or next Saturday at Bedlam because the Bears were victorious over the Sooners last Saturday, 27-14. The Bears did lose to OK State earlier this season, 24-14, at Stillwater. They also lost to TCU in Fort Worth the week after TCU fired Gary Patterson. The Frogs won 30-28. And with chaos possibly erupting the next couple of weekends, you can’t count out a very good 2 loss team if they can win out and win the Big 12.

No. 10 Wake Forest 27, Clemson 24

Memorial Stadium Clemson

11 AM CT

ESPN

Roy Philpott, Gregory, Alyssa Lang

Clemson by 4 1/2

I like the Demon Deacons to pull off the slight upset and keep their New Year’s Six aspirations very much in play.

No. 13 Oklahoma 30, Iowa State 27

Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK.

11 AM CT

FOX

Gus, Joel, Jenny

OU by 3 1/2

The Sooners just sneak by and keep their Big 12 Championship hopes alive.

No.14 BYU 38, Georgia Southern 17

Allen G. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro “Blues” Georgia

3 PM CT

ESPN+

Danny Waugh, Amy Zimmer

BYU by 20

Love what Kalani Sitake has done and is doing in Provo.

No.22 UTSA 34, UAB 28

Alamodome, San Antonio

2:30 PM CT

ESPN+

Doug Anderson, LaDarrin McLane

UTSA by 4 1/2

Really like what Jeff Traylor is doing out in San Antonio. This is a really good football team. Blazers come up a little short.

No. 18 Pittsburgh 35, Virginia 20

Heinz Field, Steel City

2:30 PM CT

ESPN2

Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport

Pitt by 14 1/2

Pitt would win the Coastal with this victory. Pitt versus Atlantic champion Wake in the ACC Championship Game. That’s awesome.

Friday

No. 24 Houston 38, Memphis 28

TDECU Stadium, Rocket City

8 CT

ESPN2

Jason Benetti, Andre, Carc

Cougars by 8 1/2

Bullish on this Cougars team. Cincinnati versus Houston in the American Conference Championship Game will be a sensational game. Houston with a good shot in that game if they can win out.

Saturday

No. 15 Wisconsin 24, Nebraska 21

Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI.

2:30 PM CT

ABC

Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Lugues

Whisky by 9 1/2

This is a tough one for the Badgers, but they do enough to get by a scrappy Cornhuskers team. They are in the drivers seat to be the Big West representative in the Big Ten Championship game. That’ll be tough for them, but their defense is pretty solid and can maybe keep them in that game. But that’s a big maybe.