Apologies for my short hiatus last week, turns out completing a thesis project is time consuming… Have no fear, DPJ was here. DPJ absolutely put the team on his back in Week 13, going a perfect 3-0 for +2.87 units for the boys. Sharp action. That moves our season total to 58-42-2 for +13.355 units… Cash money. Unfortunately college football is dwindling down as we enter conference championships week. Let’s finish strong as we head into playoff football. Enjoy the fireworks this weekend and always remember to bet smarter, not harder.

Q’s Best Bets (After Week 12 (no bets in Week 13): 23-18, +2.455 units)

SMU vs Tulane – Saturday, 12/2 (4:00 PM EST) (AAC Championship)
Pick: SMU +4.5 (-109) (1 unit)

Throwing some AAC action at you on this fine Wednesday… SMU enters this conference championship on a heater after posting a perfect 8-0 record in conference play. SMU’s pass rush has been lethal this season and their secondary is one of the stingiest in the conference. This poses massive problems for a Tulane offense that depends heavily on their passing game with a QB who struggles when throwing under pressure (Michael Pratt currently has a completion rate less than 45% when throwing under pressure). Tulane’s run game is abysmal and Pratt has lacked consistency in general on the back half of the regular season. SMU lost their starting QB in last week’s matchup against Navy but backup QB Kevin Jennings has looked fine when called upon. Jennings faces a subpar Tulane secondary this week which should put him in a nice position to fill the next man up role. Happy to take the points on SMU here in a championship game that they could very well win outright. Score Prediction: SMU 27 – Tulane 24.

Louisville vs Florida State – Saturday, 12/2 (8:00 PM EST) (ACC Championship)
Pick: Louisville Moneyline (+120) (1 unit)

This just feels like the bail out upset that the CFP committee needs in order to keep Florida State out of the college football playoff, no? Despite their current undefeated record, the complexion of this Florida State team is entirely different without their Heisman hopeful QB Jordan Travis under center (out for the season with lower leg injury). Louisville has been flying under the radar all season despite touting one of the best run defenses in the country and a serviceable secondary. Florida State’s win over Florida last week was less than impressive and back up QB Tate Rodemaker only threw for 134 yards with a QBR of 43.8… The Noles were able to lean on the run game in that matchup to pull away late but they shouldn’t have that luxury against this Louisville front seven. The Cards should be able to bottle up the run game and force Rodemaker to beat them through the air. Also worth mentioning that Louisville is coming off a heartbreaking loss to their rival, Kentucky, that week so they’re sure to come into this one fired up. Given Rodemaker’s lack of experience and poor performance last week, I like backing Louisville here to pull off the upset and squash the CFP hopes of Noles fans everywhere. Bank on Louisville to make the committee’s final selection decisions easier this weekend. Score Prediction: Louisville 24 – Florida State 21.

DPJ’s Best Bets (After Week 13: 35-24-2, +10.9 units)

Oregon vs Washington- Friday, 12/1 (8:00 PM EST) (Pac-12 Championship)
Pick: Oregon -9.5 (-110) (1 unit), Parlay: Oregon -9.5, under 65.5 points (+248) (.3 units)

Georgia vs Alabama – Saturday, 12/2 (4:00 PM EST) (SEC Championship)
Pick: Georgia -5 (-110) (1 unit)

Oklahoma State vs Texas – Saturday, 12/2 (12:00 PM EST) (Big 12 Championship)
Pick: Oklahoma State +15.5 (1 unit)

Louisville vs Florida State – Saturday, 12/2 (8:00 PM EST) (ACC Championship)
Pick: Louisville +1.5 (-110) (1 unit)

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