In terms of the midweek games themselves, last week was a bit of a let down with a few blowouts. We did get to see one overtime game though between Ball State and Buffalo, which lived up to the MACtion hype.

But at the end of the day, just having football being played throughout the week is always a blessing, no matter how the matchups turn out!

 

 

 

The festivities, along with our CFB best bets, are back for Week 13 now and we’ll be getting started with some more MACtion before seeing some more interesting matchups take place between bigger-named schools on Thursday and Friday. And, of course, we’ll all be treated to another round of CFP rankings in the midst of it all!

CFB Picks, Predictions & Best Bets: 11/19-11/22

I’m certainly feeling much better heading into this week of games after a nice bounce back with CFB best bets this past week.

It was a solid Week 12 overall, but the midweek CFB picks particularly performed well. We went 4-1 including a plus-money winner with UTSA! In total, Week 12 saw us gain back 4 units on what feels like the longest trek ever back to even money.

My goal is to be back there by the end of the conference championship games, and then cap off the campaign in the green with some winning CFB best bets on the CFP and bowl games! It’ll be a grind though, and it continues in Week 13!

  • Season Record: 58-64-3
  • Units W/L: -11.4 Units

 

 

 

Western Michigan vs. Central Michigan Prediction: Tuesday, November 19th

Another week of CFB best bets that sees us start off with a Central Michigan game. This week, they face in-state rival Western Michigan in what shapes up to be a competitive contest. But, at the same time, maybe not the most exciting.

The Chippewas have been atrocious offensively this season, particularly in the passing department. This has led to a pedestrian 10 points per game over their last 3 contests as they’ve put up more than 25 just once since the end of September. As bad as Western has been on defense, it shouldn’t matter much here.

On the other side, WMU has performed admirably as an offense for much of the season, but they mustered up just 13 points at Bowling Green last week. This marked their 4th time in this campaign where they’ve gone on the road and failed to score more than 20 points, which is a big factor in this one, to me.

If the Chips care about winning any game during any given year, it’s this one. Plus, it looks like the weather could play into our favor here as well as it’s set to begin raining overnight and not stop until mid-afternoon on Tuesday. I see this as your typical grind-it-out style rivalry game that may not get officially decided until the last few minutes of the game.

 

 

 

Purdue vs. Michigan State Prediction: Friday, November 22nd

From the middle of the state to begin our CFB best bets to about 65 miles south in this one as we look to target the Boilermakers taking on the Spartans.

This matchup pits two of the conference's worst teams against each other from a record standpoint, and I could see the final score resulting in a few different ways. Either MSU completely dominates via a superb offensive showing, or they turn the ball over and Purdue is able to capitalize on that.

Regardless, I think points will be scored. This MSU defense has been very good at limiting yardage, but not so much at limiting points. A lot of that can be attributed to those aforementioned turnovers putting the opposing offense already in their territory.

The bottom line is that the Spartans have allowed 20+ points in every single game since Week 3, including 31+ in 4 separate instances during that span. Obviously Purdue isn’t on the same level offensively as those teams, but they should be competent enough to at least do some damage.

On defense, the Boilermakers can’t stop anyone, so even if those MSU turnovers come into play, I’m confident they’ll cash in on most of their opportunities. The over is 4-2 in Purdue’s last 6 games overall and 3-1 for them on the road this season. Michigan State games, meanwhile, have seen the over be the result in 4 straight matchups.

With the total being set so low, we should just need the Boilermakers to put up a couple of scores, which they should be capable of doing if they can force a turnover or two.

 

 

 

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