BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP: NO. 1 MISSOURI (11-1) VS. NO. 9 OKLAHOMA (10-2)
at San Antonio, 7 p.m. on Ch. 5
The skinny: A win would give Missouri its first conference title since 1969. ... Missouri is 0-1 all-time as the No. 1-ranked team, losing 23-7 to Kansas in 1960; that result is disputed because Kansas was found to have used an ineligible player. ... The last time the Sooners played the same opponent twice in one season was in 2002, when Oklahoma beat Colorado 27-11 at Norman and then 29-7 for the Big 12 Championship. The stat: Missouri is sixth in the nation in scoring offense (41.92 points per game), while Oklahoma is 10th in scoring defense (18.3 points per game).Line: Oklahoma by 3.ACC CHAMPIONSHIP: NO. 6 VIRGINIA TECH (10-2) VS. NO. 12 BOSTON COLL. (10-2)
at Jacksonville, noon on Ch. 5
The skinny: This is the first time since 1906 that Virginia Tech will play the same team twice in one season. ... Virginia Tech is second in the nation in scoring defense (15.4 points per game) and fourth in total defense (285.3 yards per game. ... Boston College is looking to win 11 games for only the second time in school history (1940, 11-0). ... The Eagles are tied for fourth in the nation in interceptions (20). The stat: Boston College is second in the nation in rushing defense (65.6 yards per game).Line: Virginia Tech by 4.SEC CHAMPIONSHIP: NO. 14 TENNESSEE (9-3) VS. NO. 5 LSU (10-2)
at Atlanta, 3 p.m. on Ch. 4
The skinny: LSU is 5-1 all-time in the Georgia Dome. ... The Tigers have not lost back-to-back games since the 2002 season, when LSU fell to Arkansas 21-20 to end the regular season, then lost 35-20 to Texas in the Cotton Bowl. ... Tennessee is 10-0 all-time on Dec. 1. ... The Volunteers lead the nation in sacks allowed (.33 per game). ... Tennessee QB Erik Ainge is 26-9 as a starter (15-4 at home, 11-4 on the road, 0-1 at neutral sites). The stat: LSU is third in the nation in total defense (278.9 yards per game).Line: LSU by 7.PITTSBURGH (4-7) AT NO. 2 WEST VIRGINIA (10-1)
6:45 p.m. on ESPN
The skinny: Pittsburgh's last win over a No. 2-ranked team was on Jan. 1, 1982, when the Panthers beat Georgia 24-20 in the Sugar Bowl, and Pittsburgh is looking for its first victory at West Virginia since 2001, when the Panthers won 23-17. ... Panthers RB LeSean McCoy is second in the Big East in rushing (107.3 yards per game) and needs only 82 yards to break the Big East freshman rushing record of 1,261 yards, set in 1993 by Rutgers' Terrell Willis. ... West Virginia is 32-4 over the last 36 games. ... Since 2000, the Mountaineers are 52-1 when scoring 30 or more points. The stat: West Virginia is second in the nation in the nation in rushing (310.1 yards per game).Line: West Virginia by 28½.ARMY (3-8) VS. NAVY (7-4) AT BALTIMORE, 11 A.M. ON CH. 4
The skinny: This is the fourth time the Army-Navy contest will be played in Baltimore, and the first time since 2000. ... Army has not beaten Navy since a 26-17 victory in Philadelphia on Dec. 1, 2001. ... Navy has won five in a row in this series. ... The Midshipmen have outscored Army 202-68 in the last five meetings. ... Navy is looking for its fifth consecutive Commander-In-Chief Trophy, and 13th overall. The stat: Navy leads the nation in rushing (357.4 yards per game).Line: Navy by 14. From News Services
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