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This much we know: Going from four teams to 12 in the College Football Playoff isn’t going to end gridiron injustice in our lifetimes.
Heading into conference championship weekend, the CFP selection committee rankings on Tuesday provided the final clues for Sunday’s bracket announcement.
To simplify:
>Oregon, Penn State, Ohio State, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Notre Dame and Indiana are locks. That’s eight.
>The winners of the Big 12 and Mountain West title games are in. That’s two more, but no more than two.
>SMU is on the bubble if it loses to Clemson in the ACC championship because the committee seems hellbent on ensuring that 3-loss Alabama makes it. That’s three teams to make two for a total of 12.
No room at the inn for Miami, Ole Miss, South Carolina and anyone else you want to make an argument for.
VSiN.com senior editor Zach Cohen interprets the latest rankings.
VSiN.com managing editor Adam Burke has posted his breakdowns and predictions for every title game. See links below.
Friday
Conference USA: Western Kentucky at Jacksonville State – 7 p.m. ET
Mountain West: UNLV at Boise State – 8 p.m. ET
AAC: Tulane at Army – 8 p.m. ET
Saturday
Big 12: Iowa State vs. Arizona State (Arlington) – Noon ET
MAC: Ohio vs. Miami (OH) (Detroit) – Noon ET
SEC: Georgia vs. Texas (Atlanta) – 4 p.m. ET
Sun Belt: Marshall at Louisiana – 7:30 p.m. ET
Big Ten: Penn State vs. Oregon (Indianapolis) – 8 p.m. ET
ACC: Clemson vs. SMU (Charlotte) – 8 p.m. ET
Other CFP resources
Steve Makinen: The ultimate guide to title game betting trends, plus betting systems based on the splits.
Josh Appelbaum: Early Sharp Report.
Tyler Shoemaker: Predictions based on his power ratings.
Everything we do on championship weekend is posted here.
>DraftKings/Circa betting splits.
NFL opinions for your consideration . . .
Michael Lombardi: Earlier in the year, I would have said that the Lions have the Super Bowl look. Now, the Philadelphia Eagles have emerged, improved, redefined themselves, and have health on their side.
Adam Schein: Green Bay’s defense and run game have been terrific, and Matt LaFleur is an excellent coach. Weird things happen in the division on Thursday nights. I’ll take the 3.5 with the Packers.
Mike Somich: Seattle is not consistent enough from down to down and they do not execute in the red zone, but with a top-10 defense, I believe the Seahawks still have their best football in front of them.
>>More from Mike, including his early week bet.
Everything we do on Week 14 is posted here.
>DraftKings/Circa betting splits.
Today in college basketball
Greg Peterson has posted his Best Bets for today’s menu.
>Adam Burke’s top plays will be up later today.
Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen will post his Best Bets later today on our NBA page.
NHL: Look for Jonathan Davis‘ picks by mid-morning on our NHL page.
Horse Racing: 1/ST BET handicapper Jeremy Plonk has picks for today’s Tampa Downs card.
