Bowl season is looming, CFP spots are at stake and Brochacho Vargas is looking for an over-.500 weekend. He’s 3-17 over the past four weekends, and it’s time to turn this thing around!

No. 11 Alabama (6-2) at No. 14 LSU (6-2)

Here’s a ripe upset pick — the Tigers a slight underdog at home in Death Valley. But screw that. This is the time of year when the Crimson Tide starts turning it up a notch. They’ve only lost one game in November dating back to 2020.

Go with Alabama to win and cover the spread.

No. 9 BYU (8-0) at Utah (4-4)

A lot of upset pickers are going with the Utes in this one. OK, we get it. The Cougars haven’t won there since 2006. But we’re not going there. BYU is averaging 35 points per game and have three one-score wins. They know how to deal with challenging situations. Meanwhile, the Utes have only scored 50 points in their past four games.

Go with BYU to win.

Michigan (5-4) at No. 8 Indiana (9-0)

The Wolverines are nearly a two-touchdown underdog, which might seem like a juicy spread bet, but nah. The defending champions have scored 65 points in losing three of their last four games, while the Hoosiers are blowing people out every week. How are the Wolverines possibly going to catch up if they go down two scores early?

Go with Indiana to win and cover the spread.

Washington (5-4) vs. No. 6 Penn State (7-1)

Look, there’s no reason to think the Huskies win this. Former Pac-12 teams have not done well this season playing in Big Ten time zones (and vice versa). But as bad as UW has looked at times, they’ve also delivered some decent wins (vs Michigan and USC). PSU will be trying hard to erase the memory of last weekend’s heartbreaking loss against Ohio State, but what the heck, let’s go with the Huskies to at least keep the game within striking range.

Take Washington to cover the underdog spread.

No. 4 Miami (9-0) at No. 23 Georgia Tech (5-4)

Hurricanes QB Cam Ward is ranked No. 2 in passing yards and UM is No. 1 in offensive yards per game. It would be tempting to go with the Yellow Jackets to cover a big underdog spread at home, but we’ll stick with the Miami powerhouse to keep rolling.

Pick Miami to win and cover.