Games of the Week/Big Ten Rundown 13

#2 Auburn (11-0) @ #11 Alabama (9-2)
- The day after Thanksgiving, all eyes will need to focus away from the malls and toward the television as CBS will host the biggest Iron Bowl match up that I can remember, as Auburn is heading toward a berth in the BCS National Championship game while Alabama (last year's national champ) will be looking to rain on their rival's party. I see that happening in all honesty, as the Tide will feature a fully rounded offensive attack to complement an ever-improving defense en route to an upset of the Auburn Tigers. Sure-fire Heisman winner Cam Newton will have a big game, but won't be able to do it all by himself for the first time this season. Nick Saban will kick Gene Chizik to the curb in this one.

Auburn- 28
Alabama- 34

#5 LSU (10-1) @ #12 Arkansas (9-2)
- Another upset in the making?? Yeah, probably. The Razorbacks have been kept under wraps from the national spotlight ever since losing to Alabama early in the year despite being in position to beat the defending champs throughout the entire game. I think that Ryan Mallett will lead Arkansas to a win against a very good LSU team, but I really can't defend my pick too well. LSU has a great defense that can keep Arkansas in check, but Ryan Mallett has to leave a mark for what should be his final year...right?

LSU- 17
ARK- 23

#13 Oklahoma (10-1) @ #9 Oklahoma State (10-1)
- Points. Lots of points. More points than you can think of. That is what I expect to see when these teams take the field on Saturday night. Oklahoma State features a Doak Walker finalist in running back Kendall Hunter and the eventual winner of the Biletnikoff Award in wide receiver Justin Blackmon, as well as an overachieving group of players that have taken this program to new heights. Oklahoma is...well...Oklahoma, and that is why I am picking them to beat their rivals in the Bedlam game and move on to the Big 12 Championship game.

Oklahoma- 52
OK State- 49

Big Ten Rundown-

Michigan @ #8 Ohio State - TBA

Northwestern (7-4, 3-4) @ #7 Wisconsin (10-1, 6-1)
- If Dan Persa was the quarterback for the Wildcats still, I would be hard pressed not to pull the trigger on calling the biggest upset of Big Ten season to happen in the final week. He is injured, Northwestern is 0-1 without him, and I don't see any luck bouncing the underdog's way this week. Wisconsin will wrap up a dominating Big Ten campaign at home to win its first Big Ten championship since 1999.

#10 Michigan State (10-1, 6-1) @ Penn State (7-4, 4-3)
- UPSET! I hate to think that PSU will finish the year 7-5 despite improving vastly over the course of one of the toughest schedules in America, so I am going to throw Joe Pa and the boys a bone and say that they steal a Big Ten title away from the Spartans and upset Michigan State. Sorry Coach Dantonio...maybe next year.

#24 Iowa (7-4, 4-3) @ Minnesota (2-9, 1-6)
- Literally nothing to say here other than that Iowa will win their eighth game of the season and will represent the Big Ten very well in their respective bowl game after dismantling Minnesota in the final regular season game of the year. This is a very talented yet unlucky bunch of guys, and my heart goes out to their four fourth quarter losses this season.

Indiana (4-7, 0-7) @ Purdue (4-7, 2-5)
- Yawn. I guess with three games being played that will affect the conference race there has to be a game or two that are pretty bad. Despite this being a bitter rivalry game, I'll go ahead and say that this is the worst one of the week. I'll go with Indiana to get their first win of the season in light of the fact that I think Purdue is a God awful team and IU is bound for some good fortune after some of the games they have lost this season. The fun fact for this game: none of the these teams are going bowling! Wish them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year because you won't see these guys again until 2011.