The 2025 College Football season rolls on with a full Saturday slate of Week 12 games. Welcome to our CFB Best Bets as we break down CFB picks for this week’s action. Let’s focus on two matchups for our top CFB predictions. Plus, check out more college football bets below.  

Saturday’s Week 12 college football slate lasts all day and all night. That means we have plenty of ways to go for our CFB picks. Note that all bets below are for one unit unless otherwise noted. Without further ado, let’s dive into our CFB Best Bets. 

CFB Picks, Predictions & Best Bets: Week 12 Saturday, 11/15

Let’s kick off Saturday’s Week 12 CFB Best Bets with a Top 25 SEC showdown between No. 10 Texas and No. 5 Georgia. Plus, North Carolina takes on Wake Forest in an ACC rivalry matchup. Be sure to check out more CFB picks below for other notable Week 12 games, including Oklahoma vs. Alabama and TCU vs. BYU. That includes some intriguing college football player props as well. Good luck!  

 

 


 

Texas vs. Georgia Prediction: Saturday, November 15th

This is the marquee game of the college football weekend with a pair of Top 10 teams facing off. It’s also a rematch of last year’s SEC Championship, as Georgia eked out the 22-19 overtime win vs. Texas. Let’s break down Saturday night’s matchup that features plenty of College Football Playoff implications. 

Georgia’s offense is rolling right now. The Bulldogs scored 41 points with 567 total yards in a comfortable win over Mississippi State last week. They also put up 43 points and 510 yards against Ole Miss recently. UGA is now averaging 32.6 points and 438.3 total yards per game in conference play. It’s also put up 35+ points in 4 of 7 league games. 

Meanwhile, we’ve seen Texas give up 38 and 31 points to Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, respectively, over the past two games. Georgia has a better offense than both and can have similar success. Look for the Bulldogs to set the tone offensively, especially through the air. They rank 14th in the FBS in EPA/Pass and 13th in passing success rate. 

Texas has really struggled to stop the pass vs. SEC opponents, allowing 302.6 passing yards per game in conference play (132nd in FBS). The Longhorns also rank 83rd nationally in success rate against the pass overall this season. They just gave up 365 yards and 3 TDs to Vandy’s Diego Pavia last time out. 

Texas does boast an elite run defense, though, ranking 2nd in the country in rushing yards allowed per game and 5th in EPA/Rush. That will force Georgia to throw it more and lean on the passing attack. Bulldogs QB Gunner Stockton will be up to the task, and he can exploit the Longhorns’ shaky secondary. Stockton has a 13:2 TD: INT ratio in SEC play, while owning a 69.4% completion rate on the year. 

On the other side, Georgia also has a top-tier run defense. However, the Bulldogs’ pass defense is nowhere near as dominant as it’s been in recent years. They rank 100th in the FBS in EPA/Pass defensively and are 75th in passing yards allowed in league play. UGA has struggled to rush the passer this season, and the secondary has forced just 3 interceptions in 7 SEC games thus far. 

Texas can have success through the air in this matchup. Arch Manning is playing his best football after previously being very inconsistent earlier this season. He’s thrown for 300+ yards and 3 TDs in back-to-back games coming into the weekend. The Longhorns have fixed things offensively, and the offensive line play has vastly improved over the past month. 

Let’s take the over as both offenses anchor a higher-scoring game. It’s worth noting that Georgia's home SEC games are 7-4 to the over in the past 3 seasons combined. Count on that trend continuing with Texas trending in the right direction offensively, and potentially making this a shootout. 

 

 

 

North Carolina vs. Wake Forest Prediction: Saturday, November 15th

Wake Forest just pulled off a big road upset against a Top 25 Virginia squad last week. The victory also made the Demon Deacons bowl eligible for the first time since 2022. Could we see them come out flat this week in a potential letdown spot? 

Backing North Carolina as the road underdog is very tempting, and it’s definitely in play. For our CFB Best Bets, though, let’s just bank on the Tar Heels’ defense showing up. Take the under on the Wake Forest team total. 

Despite the win last week, Wake only scored 16 points with just 203 total yards of offense. That continues a trend of underwhelming offensive play from the Demon Deacons. They’re now averaging only 19.8 PPG vs. ACC opponents, including just 36 combined points over the past 3 games. 

The Deacs’ offense also ranks 115th in the FBS in total yards per game during conference play. Plus, they’re 119th nationally in EPA/Play and 124th in success rate offensively overall this year. Wake has been rotating quarterbacks, with starter Robby Ashford not playing well lately. It should be a run-heavy attack, but that hasn’t led to much success either. 

Meanwhile, North Carolina’s defense is competing at a high level right now. Bill Belichick made adjustments over the past month, and the defense is miles better than it was earlier in the season. The Tar Heels are allowing just 15.8 PPG over the past 4 contests. They held Syracuse to 10 points and 152 total yards two games ago, and then limited Stanford to 15 points and 284 total yards last week. 

The Heels’ defense has been especially strong against the run lately. Over the past 4 games, they’ve held opponents to an elite 2.2 yards per carry. That’s bad news for Wake, which has a terrible passing game and will look to lean on the run. Plus, overall this year, UNC is 25th in EPA/Play defensively. 

Since Wake Forest also has a good defense, and North Carolina’s offense has struggled all year, we’ll stay away from the spread. The Tar Heels could very well pull off the outright upset, though. Instead, count on Wake’s points being at a premium in a low-scoring game. 

 

 


 

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