We'll just warn you now: the most interesting game in today's set of five picks is in the Mountain West. Yes, it's the week before Thanksgiving, when most of the SEC is taking a break from their grueling schedule of games against the likes of Kentucky and Vanderbilt to play teams that sometimes beat the likes of Kentucky and Vanderbilt. But because the schedule's so soft, we have a situation where -- solely due to name recognition and basic competence -- every game on today's docket airs on a primary Disney network or on CBS.
In large part, our slate today is weakened by the absence of a game we'd have normally picked this week.