College Football Picks: Week 14 Predictions for Every Game
A.Walker3 months ago
AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, FileMAC: Miami (Ohio) (10-2) vs. Toledo (11-1), Noon ET Defense has carried Miami all year, and the unit has become particularly valuable since a leg injury ended quarterback Brett Gabbert's season in mid-October. Incidentally, that moment happened in a 21-17 loss to Toledo. Miami has done an admirable job navigating four games without Gabbert, but his absence will be evident opposite a Toledo defense that isn't far behind the RedHawks' key strength.: Toledo 24, Miami 17MWC: Boise State (7-5) at UNLV (9-3), 3 p.m. ET Win the right ones, you know? Boise State dropped five games overall yet finished 6-2 in conference play, edging San Jose State in a tiebreaker to face UNLV. The even stranger part is the school fired head coach Andy Avalos in mid-November. But this bizarre situation has an excellent chance of leading to a Mountain West crown if Boise's rushing attack takes advantage of a Rebels defense that has ceded 5.7 yards per carry over the last two games.: Boise State 27, UNLV 23AAC: SMU (10-2) at No. 22 Tulane (11-1), 4 p.m. ET It's a downright shame that Preston Stone (broken leg) is now unavailable for SMU, which has been sizzling for two months and notched eight straight wins. Redshirt freshman Kevin Jennings is the next man up, and we've seen backup QBs work miracles in the past. But I can't pick against Tulane at home opposite a first-time starter.: Tulane 26, SMU 20Sun Belt: Appalachian State (8-4) at Troy (10-2), 4 p.m. ET James Madison's rout of Coastal Carolina allowed App State to slide into a matchup at Troy, which arrives on a nine-game winning streak. App State's offense is peaking at the perfect time, but Troy has surrendered more than 17 points just once in the last two months. That pesky defense propels Troy to a second Sun Belt title in a row.: Troy 28, Appalachian State 24
