Thursday, November 26, 2015

WEEK THIRTEEN:  Don't Be A Turkey. Be A Winner.

As we get closer to wrapping up the 2015 season, this Saturday features perhaps the best line up of the fall with rivalry games having conference title ramifications.

Several games are stacked up at the 3:00 and 7:00 TV time slots so you might want to pick up some extra flat screens on Black Friday so you can catch all of the action. And cost shouldn't be an issue since you've been Making Mo' Money this season, right?

WEEKEND REWIND
We went 5-3 last weekend and hit big time on the Michigan State UPSET SPECIAL over Ohio State. We also hit on Tennessee NOT covering the point spread over Mizzou. That translates into some extra holiday cash. Let's keep it rolling this week.

SIDELINES
Remember the cupcakes last Saturday??  Well, it took an overtime period for Georgia overtime to beat Georgia Southern. Same thing for  Florida to beat Florida Atlantic. And South Carolina got beat by The Citadel. This should tell you how bad the SEC East is this season. 

Here's Your Weekend Winners for Week #13...The Great Eight™...

Georgia @ Georgia Tech...both teams have had less than spectacular seasons especially the 3-8 Jackets that were preseason favorites to win the ACC. They will miss out on a bowl game for the first time in 18 seasons. But this is the Clean Old Fashioned Hate game in which bitter instate rivals knock heads for bragging rights. Tech's QB Justin Thomas is doubtful for the game which limits the Bees offense. Tech's biggest challenge will be limiting the Bulldog passing game and keeping tabs on rb Sony Michel. Sorry Tech fans. UGA barks loudly in this one with a win at Bobby Dobb.

#8 Ohio State @ #12 Michigan...the Buckeyes limp into Ann Arbor licking their wounds from its last minute loss to Michigan State. Ohio State has won the last ten of eleven games over the Wolverines. OSU rb Ezekial Elliott leads the Big Ten with 143+ rush yards per game and will be a load to stop IF he and his fellow Buckeyes can regroup and refocus from last week. We don't see Urban Meyer losing two games in a row. Put your bucks on the Buckeyes. Ohio State wins a close one.

#7 Baylor @ #15 TCU...if you're looking for a high scoring game this weekend, then this is the game for you. Baylor leads the nation in scoring (53.8 points) and total offense (644 yards). The only thing that might hamper the Bears' scoring ability is their use of third team QB Chris Johnson, who is filling in for injured QB Jarrett Stidham, who was filling in for injured first team QB Seth Russell. Get that? Meanwhile TCU puts up a ton of points as well. Bears will edge out the Froggies.

#19 Ole Miss @ #23 Mississippi State...the 88th Battle for the Golden Egg features two of the top quarterbacks in the SEC, Chad Kelly and Dak Prescott. Reb's Kelly ranks first in passing yards and total touchdowns as the Ole Miss leads the SEC in total offense of 350+ yards per game. Prescott is coming off a huge win over Arkansas with 550 yards of offense and seven TDs. Look for Ole Miss to grab the Golden Egg.

#14 Florida State @ #10 Florida...first year coach Jim McElwaine has the Gators playing well but we think that stops this weekend when FSU visits Gainesville. Noles QB Sean Mauire has been playing lights out and has three dangerous receivers to work with: Travis Rudolph, Kermit Whitfield, and Jesus Wilson. They'll being going up against a pretty good Florida defense that has held opponents to fewer that 14 points in eight games and is third in the nation allowing 14.5 points per game. In a close one, take the Noles over the Gators.

#4 Notre Dame @ #13 Stanford...the 10-1 Irish head west to take on the 9-2 Stanford Cardinal, leading the series19-10, but only 6-7 at Stanford. Notre Dame can beef up its case for a CFP spot with a win but they have to contain Stanford's Heisman candidate rb Christian McCaffrey who's coming off a school record effort at Cal. In an UPSET SPECIAL, take the Irish over the Cardinal.

#5 Oklahoma @ #9 Oklahoma State...in another big rivalry game, Bedlam features two of the nation's top scoring teams. The Sooners has dominated this series with an impressive 84-18-7 record. Sooner QB Baker Mayfield has been cleared from a concussion and can help the Sooners lock up the Big 12 title as well as soldifying their CFP spot. This is another game in which 100+ points could be scored...defense is not a priority in this conference. In a big shoot out take the Sooner Schooners over the Cowpokes.

#2 Alabama @ Auburn...if you're a Tiger/War Eagle/Plainsmen/Dying Oaks fan, this season has been painful to say the least, especially after being a preseason favorite to win the SEC West. And it doesn't get any better for Auburn as they host the hot Tide which has won 8 straight games. With the win, Bama wraps up its ticket for the SEC Championship Game and gets closer to securing a CFP spot. Bama's Derrick Henry will be too much for Aubbie to handle. Take the Tide over Auburn.

Good luck this Weekend.
MAKE MO' MONEY WITH MARK™

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