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Rick Neuheisel Predicts College Football Upset on Friday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Dec 3, 2024 11:48 PM ET

Rick Neuheisel and the CBS Sports college football crew recently discussed the upcoming conference title slate, revealing their picks a couple of major matchups on the horizon.

Some of the biggest matchups of the weekend include Georgia versus Texas, Arizona State versus Iowa State and Army versus Tulane.

While Neuheisel sided with the betting favorite in a majority of the matchup, he believes the Black Knights will defeat the Green Wave.

"Give me the Black Knights, Go Army," Neuheisel said.

Tulane heads into the game as a 6-point favorite, per CBS Sports.

Neuheisel didn't give much reasoning in his upset selection, but he seemed confident that Army would be winning the AAC championship on Dec. 6.

Army enters the conference title game as the No. 24 team in the country. They're 10-1 on the season, with their sole loss coming against the No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Before their Week 13 loss to the Fighting Irish, Army started the season on a nine-game win streak, having defeated teams like Tulsa, UAB and North Texas.

While their strength of schedule is certainly one of the weakest in the Top 25 rankings, Army has proven to be one of the deepest teams on both sides of the ball all season.

On offense, the Black Knights are averaging 32.9 points and 401.7 yards per game. They've also been extremely productive on the defensive end, giving up just 15.9 points per game, which ranks at No. 8 in the country.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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