Big 12 Football Week 11 Predictions: Picks for Every Game

The Big 12 had six teams ranked in the last round of the College Football Playoff rankings, but Houston tapped out of the College Football Playoff chase on Friday night, and Texas Tech at Oklahoma State and Utah at Arizona are battles between ranked teams that will decide big things. Here are our quick previews and predictions for every Big 12 game.
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Big 12 Week 11 Previews, Predictions

Big 12 Week 11 Quick Hits

• Utah at Arizona is the marquee Big 12 game of the week, but it’s a dangerous Saturday for several teams looking to be in the CFP and Big 12 title hunt.
• Points, points, points. Texas Tech at Oklahoma State and Arkansas at West Virginia will be wild and crazy shootouts.
• Game times are moving around after the flight issues on Friday. At the moment, Arizona State at UCF is expected to be played at 5:30 pm ET.

Jump to Each Quick Preview
– Kansas State at TCU
– Kansas at West Virginia
– Arizona State at UCF
– Baylor at BYU
– Texas Tech at Oklahoma State

Cincinnati at Iowa State

Game Time: 12:00 PM ET | TV: TNT
Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
Prediction: CFN Game Preview and Prediction
Consensus Line: Iowa State -2.5, o/u: 58.5

Kansas State at TCU: Can the Horned Frogs

Game Time: 2:00 PM ET | TV: ESPNU
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
TCU hasn’t been able to string together a slew of wins to make any sort of run, and at 4-5 with Utah and Texas Tech to close, forget about six wins and a bowl with a loss to Kansas State. The Wildcats have lost five of their last six, and they get Arizona next.
TCU has a deliberate style, but it opened up the passing game a bit last week and almost pulled off the win over Arizona, losing in onside-kick-recovered, heartbreaking fashion.
Kansas State is 4-0 when running for over 200 yards, and 0-5 when it doesn’t. TCU has yet to allow more than 190 rushing yards in any game.
Prediction: TCU 26, Kansas State 17
Consensus Line: TCU -13.5, o/u: 44.5
ATS Confidence: 2.5 | Must See: 3

Arizona State at UCF: Is This When the Knights Go Bowling?

Game Time: 6:30 PM ET | TV: ESPN2
Location: Acrisure Bounce House, Orlando, FL
UCF is a win away from six wins and a bowl game, and Arizona State needs two more wins with Arizona and at Iowa State to close.
The Sun Devils have to get their passing game going against a UCF defense getting lit up by just about everyone, but this is a strange Arizona State team that can’t quite put it together on the road. The UCF run defense holds up, and the offense capitalizes on two Arizona State turnovers to win a terrific game – even if the Sun Devils didn’t get a chance to fly in until early on Saturday.
Prediction: UCF 28, Arizona State 24
Consensus Line: UCF -3.5, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence: 2 | Must See: 3

Baylor at BYU: Are the Cougars Going to Give Away the CFP?

Game Time: 3:30 PM ET | TV: FOX
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Thanks to the win over Notre Dame, BYU is all but in the College Football Playoff if it can just win out against Baylor, Kansas, and Cincinnati. All three are dangerous, but Baylor brings a specific problem.
The Bears are playing under interim head coach Joe Klanderman, Robert Griffin III will reportedly be in the mix for the full-time gig, and overall, the team is playing like there’s nothing to lose, ripping it up on offense in wins over UCF and Iowa State. They’re about to make BYU work for it.
The Cougars are 6-0 when Bear Bachmeier hits more than 61% of his passes. Auburn is the only team to get to more than 61% against the Baylor D, and that was in the opener. The problem will be the turnovers – the Bears have given it away ten times in four road games.
Prediction: BYU 27, Baylor 23
Consensus Line: BYU -8.5, o/u: 50.5
ATS Confidence: 3 | Must See: 4

Kansas at West Virginia: More Than Just Lots and LOTS of Points

Game Time: 3:30 PM ET | TV: ESPN2
Location: Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV
Kansas is 3-6 and needs something miraculous to get to a bowl game, with BYU and at Oklahoma State next. West Virginia is 5-4 and has three shots to get bowl eligible, but it finishes with Houston and at Utah. This is the Mountaineers’ best shot at getting to a bowl game.
West Virginia is 137th in the nation in total defense, and it gives up 34.6 points per game. Kansas has the type of offense that can keep up the pace, and it’ll be more than happy to play along.
The Jayhawks are 0-4 on the road with a big problem turning the ball over. They’ll hang up plenty of big plays and points to make this close until late, but the Mountaineer offense won’t stop.
Prediction: West Virginia 41, Kansas 38
Consensus Line: West Virginia -2.5, o/u: 67.5
ATS Confidence: 2 | Must See: 3.5

Utah at Arizona

Game Time: 7:30 PM ET | TV: FOX
Location: Casino Del Sol Stadium, Tucson, AZ
Prediction: CFN Full Game Preview and Prediction
Consensus Line: Utah -2.5, o/u: 55.5

Texas Tech at Oklahoma State: Can the Cowboys Screw Up the Big 12?

Game Time: 9:30 PM ET | TV: ESPN
Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
The Big 12 lost one of its two losses or fewer teams with Houston collapsing against Colorado. Now there’s just Utah at 9-0 at the moment, BYU and Arizona with two losses each, and an 8-1 Texas Tech team that still has to go to Baylor before closing at TCU.
The Red Raiders gave up 638 yards of total offense to the fantastic West Virginia attack, slipping by 53-48. The Cowboys are a powerhouse at home, going 4-0 scoring a total of 197 points and cranking out over 2,000 yards. They won’t put up that many points and yards in this, but it’ll certainly feel like it as the offense outlasts the Red Raiders in an insane offensive firefight.
Prediction: Oklahoma State 48, Texas Tech 42
Consensus Line: Oklahoma State -3.5, o/u: 73.5
ATS Confidence: 2.5 | Must See: 4.5

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