We've reached the final week of the regular season, and the Big 12 Conference race is as chaotic as we possibly could have hoped.
Technically, nine teams remain alive for a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game on Dec. 7.
Realistically, the four teams that are 6-2 in league play have the clearest path.
One of them, Colorado, opens the weekend slate Friday morning. Another, BYU, ends it late Saturday night.
In between, Arizona tries to play spoiler against ASU in the annual Territorial Cup matchup while Iowa State hosts Kansas State in the Midwest matchup known as "Farmageddon."
This week's picks from our panel — Star sports staffers Michael Lev and Justin Spears and former sports editor Brett Fera — can be found below, along with our season records.
Colorado coach Deion Sanders, right, talks to his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, before the Buffaloes' game against Kansas on Nov. 23, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 29
Matchup: Oklahoma State (+16.5) at No. 25 Colorado
Time/TV: 10 a.m., ABC/9
Fera’s prediction: Colorado to win and cover
Lev’s prediction: Colorado to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: Colorado to win and cover
Matchup: Utah (+9.5) at UCF
Time/TV: 6 p.m., FOX/11
Fera’s prediction: UCF to win, Utah to cover
Lev’s prediction: UCF to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: UCF to win and cover
SATURDAY, Nov. 30
Matchup: Kansas (-1.5) at Baylor
Time/TV: 10 a.m., ESPN2
Fera’s prediction: Kansas to win and cover
Lev’s prediction: Kansas to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: Kansas to win and cover
Matchup: West Virginia (+3.5) at Texas Tech
Time/TV: 10 a.m., FS1
Fera’s prediction: Texas Tech to win and cover
Lev’s prediction: Texas Tech to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: West Virginia to win outright
Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita threads the seam on a third-quarter throw in the Wildcats’ throttling of rival Arizona State in the 97th Territorial Cup on Nov. 25, 2023, in Tempe. Fifita threw for a program-record 527 yards.
Matchup: No. 16 ASU (-8.5) at Arizona
Time/TV: 1:30 p.m., FOX/11
Fera’s prediction: ASU to win, Arizona to cover
Lev’s prediction: ASU to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: Arizona to win outright
Matchup: TCU (-3) at Cincinnati
Time/TV: 4 p.m., ESPN+
Fera’s prediction: TCU to win and cover
Lev’s prediction: Cincinnati to win outright
Spears’ prediction: TCU to win and cover
Matchup: No. 24 Kansas State (+2.5) at No. 18 Iowa State
Time/TV: 5:30 p.m., FOX/11
Fera’s prediction: Kansas State to win outright
Lev’s prediction: Kansas State to win outright
Spears’ prediction: Iowa State to win and cover
Matchup: Houston (+13) at No. 19 BYU
Time/TV: 8:15 p.m., ESPN
Fera’s prediction: BYU to win and cover
Lev’s prediction: BYU to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: BYU to win and cover
LAST WEEK'S RECORDS
Fera: 5-3 straight up, 3-5 against the spread
Lev: 5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS
Spears: 4-4 SU, 3-5 ATS
SEASON TO DATE
Fera: 54-36 SU, 43-46-1 ATS
Lev: 54-36 SU, 47-42-1 ATS
Spears: 49-41 SU, 43-46-1 ATS
