The Lady fared a bit better last week—thank goodness—going 10-5 on the day and moving the overall record to 66-69. The drive towards a strong finish ends with this week's slate, so let's not waste any more time.
Most lines are courtesy of VegasInsider.com (the Auburn/Alabama line is from Vegas.com since VegasInsider.com had no line as of late Thursday evening) and are current as of Thanksgiving Day.
1. West Virginia at Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh (-3)
This game is hard to predict, honestly, because both teams have shown they can be either really good or dreadfully bad. That said, the home field advantage has to be the difference here.
The Lady's Pick: Pittsburgh to cover.
2. Louisville at Rutgers: Louisville (-3)
Both teams enter this game with a losing streak and only one of them will have a bowl bid to gain by winning.
The Lady's Pick: Louisville to cover.
3. Auburn at Alabama: Alabama (-4.5)
Auburn is good, there is no way around that fact, and no team has had an answer for Cam Newton this season. As good as the Alabama defense has shown it can be this year, it seems unlikely that they have enough left in the tank to face another team coming off a bye week with a ton of momentum and an eye towards the brass ring.
The Lady's Pick: Auburn to cover.
4. UCLA at Arizona State: Arizona State (-12.5)
UCLA has not played well on the road and Arizona State seems to play at another level inside Sun Devil Stadium—remember how tight they played Oregon?
The Lady's Pick: Arizona State to cover.
5. Colorado at Nebraska: Nebraska (-16.5)
Sure, the Buffaloes manhandled Iowa State last week but, let's face it, Iowa State isn't nearly as good as advertised and Colorado is really this bad. With or without Taylor Martinez leading the charge, the Cornhuskers should have no problem controlling the tempo or the end zone in this one.
The Lady's Pick: Nebraska to cover.
6. Arizona at Oregon: Oregon (-19)
Oregon plays lights out at home. This week will not be any different.
The Lady's Pick: Oregon to cover.
7. Boise State at Nevada: Boise State (-14)
This game will actually be the biggest test Boise has faced, in-conference, all season as Nevada resembles something closer to a Division-I football team—much unlike the patsies the Broncos have come up against all year. That said, it will still be a bit surprising if the Wolfpack pulls out the win (especially given the overall dominance Boise has in this series).
The Lady's Pick: Nevada to cover.
8. Michigan at Ohio State: Ohio State (-17)
If Michigan had anything that closely resembled a defense, this game might actually be a bit closer—particularly if you could have any faith that Denard Robinson would both play and finish the game. However, given the fact that neither the latter or the former has been likely over the last few weeks, it's hard not to see Ohio State and Terrelle Pryor dominating this game.
The Lady's Pick: Ohio State to cover.
9. Indiana at Purdue: Purdue (-3)
Purdue showed some signs of life last week against a stout Michigan State team and this has to be one of those games where the bragging rights could give the Boilermakers just enough motivation to, finally, get another win.
The Lady's Pick: Purdue
10. Kentucky at Tennessee: Tennessee (-3)
Tennessee seems to have found the right guy to lead their offense in Tyler Bray, and if their defense can find a way to play hard, in an SEC contest, for the full 60 minutes, they should have no problem getting win number six on Saturday.
The Lady's Pick: Tennessee
The Lady's SUPERSIZED Luck Picks (time to go all-in to get above .500)
11. Clemson (+2.5) vs. South Carolina
12. Connecticut (-1) vs. Cincinnati
13. Wisconsin (+23) vs. Northwestern
14. Vanderbilt (-5.5) vs. Wake Forest
15. Iowa (-15.5) at Minnesota
16. Virginia Tech (+23) vs. Virginia
17. Utah (-9) vs. BYU
18. Stanford (-13.5) vs. Oregon State
19. Arkansas (-3.5) vs. LSU
20. Penn State (+1.5) vs. Michigan State
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