Week 12 is annually one of the worst in college football in terms of marquee matchups because many teams – especially those in the SEC – schedule cupcake opponents simply to stay healthy and avoid any upsets ahead of rivalry weekend in Week 13, which closes the regular season.

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No. 1 Alabama is hosting The Citadel. No. 15 Florida is hosting Idaho. No. 7 LSU takes on Rice (all rankings from most recent CFP Top 25). And so on and so on. From a betting perspective, just forget the SEC is in action this Saturday.

The top game appears to be No. 13 Syracuse facing No. 3 Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The Irish are two wins from a guaranteed spot in the College Football Playoff, while the Orange have eyes on a New Year’s Six bowl. Notre Dame is a 9.5-point favorite and expected to get back starting quarterback Ian Book after he missed last Saturday’s easy win over Florida State due to injury. The Irish have covered just one of their past six in November.