BEST BETS: WEEK 17

YTD: 24-22 (52%) All-Time 46-30 (61%)

TEXAS A&M (-13.5) | vs TENNESSEE

Tennessee had a nice jolt of energy with freshman Harrison Bailey at quarterback last week, however, end of the day it was also Vanderbilt. Texas A&M, who is still in the playoff hunt, will obviously be a much tougher task. This Texas A&M defense has been great all year and there is no reason why that shouldn't continue this weekend.

Luckily, this game will be played at 12pm, therefore nothing will have happened in the conference championship games to knock Texas A&M out of playoff contention. However, being the longshot they are now they will have to put up style points as well.

UNDER (37.5) | AIR FORCE vs ARMY

More of a principle play. Service academy under's generally hit at a crazy rate due to the familiarity of the teams and option attack the schools use. Both teams come in with solid defenses as well.

OKLAHOMA (-5.5) vs IOWA STATE

Oklahoma will look to avenge their early-season loss to Iowa State and continue the strong momentum in their last-ditch attempt to find their way into the playoffs. The Sooner rush defense continues to lead the charge. Ranked 8th by Finnelytics, this unis has held every single one of their opponents under their season average. In the loss against Iowa State earlier this year they gave up 135 yards on the ground which is 65 yards below the Cyclones season average. Shutting Breece Hall down again will be a top priority and a very key part of an Oklahoma cover. The passing game was an important part of Iowa States' victory this year, however, the addition of Ronnie Perkins as Oklahoma's best pass rusher will hopefully slow that down a bit.

Offensively, Oklahoma was still trying to mesh earlier this year. It was just Spencer Rattler's 3rd career start, 2nd if you don't count Missouri State. A much improved Rattler, plus the emergence of Stevenson at running back (who did not play against ISU earlier this year) have led the Sooner's offense back to their expected outputs.

UNDER (47.5) | MINNESOTA vs WISCONSIN

Wisconsin came out firing and Graham Mertz looked phenomenal against Illinois and Michigan to start off the season. Since then the offense has looked putrid. Mertz has looked much more like a freshman and the run game continues to struggle. Minnesota does not come in with a stout defense, however, is it bad enough that the Badgers will reach 30 points?

Wisconsin's defense has been great all year and actually ranks as the top defense in the nation according to Finnelytics. Minnesota is a pretty run-heavy team, and they have been successful with it for most of the year, but they have not seen a defense like this yet. On top of that, Rashod Bateman has opted out for the second time and that really hurts Minnesota's ability to keep teams honest.

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LOW CONFIDENCE BONUS BETS

YTD: 20-21 (49%)

OHIO STATE (-19.5) vs NORTHWESTERN

OLE MISS (-2.5) vs LSU

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