It's week 10 and the pretenders have all been exposed for who they really are.  Here's what I'm looking for in today's best matchups. 

For a pregame snack I'm cooking up a pulled pork 3 way.  Pork sliders with a pineapple chutney, pork soft tacos with asian slaw and pork sandwiches with Qdaddy BBQ sauce. 

2:30 Texas A&M at #6 Oklahoma ABC
Both of these teams can put up some points with the #2 (OU) and #7 total offenses in the country this game could see 1000 yards of offense.  A&M has a lot more balance on offense than OU with a run/pass ranking of 16/17 in the nation.  The sooners on the other hand rely on a screen passes as long handoffs which helps explain their 51st ranked rushing O.  On defense is where the big difference comes.  The Aggies are 90th in total D and 84th in pass efficiency D and 120 out of 120 teams in pass defense.  The only other number that matter are the Aggies 110th in turnover margin
OU is giving 13.5 at home still smarting from Tech embarrassing them at home.  I'm taking the Sooners to cover.

After the Sooners game it's back to the tailgate for some taco soup and more foosball as they say in the South. 

7:00#1 LSU at #2 Alabama CBS
This is your typical SEC battle.  Not a ton of points put up in this one because it's all going to be Defense. Both teams ranked statistically in the top 10 in pretty much every category. 
The slight differences are on offense where Bama allows 1 sack per game. LSU doesn't pass much but when they do, their 8th ranked pass efficiency could make a difference compared to Bama's 35th ranking.  Bama has a better run game with Trent Richardson. 
I would not bet this game but for recreational purposes only I think this is the year for the evil hatted honey badger. 
Bama is favored by 5.   I'm taking LSU and the 5 points.

7:00#14 Kansas State at #3 Oklahoma State ABC
In the flipback game of the week because that's what you'll be doing on the LSU game commercial timeouts, you've got the high flying Okie State fighting Weedens and scrappy K State Snyders.  What Okie lite doesn't have in a run game (41st) it makes up for with in passing with #4 passing O in the country.  Kansas State has relied on getting ahead and grinding it out with their 20th ranked rushing O.  The Pokes will score at will against K State's 103rd ranked pass D.  K-State will score some points against OSU's 62nd ranked scoring D. 
While Defense wins championships, outscoring your opponent wins games. 
Osu is favored by 21.  I think they cover and keep winning until the heartbreaker against OU.