College football Week 11 predictions: Ole Miss vs. Georgia, more picks against the spread

Lane Kiffin has packed a lot into the past two decades. He was the son of the father (Monte) of the famed Tampa 2 defense; the assistant who worked with Pete Carroll, Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush; the 31-year-old hired by Al Davis to lead the Raiders; the coach who ditched Tennessee after one year; was fired by USC on an airport tarmac; who joined forces with Nick Saban to win one national championship; and was booted the week before another national title game. Kiffin, 49, is a social media troll and a traditional media favorite, a much-needed character in a sport of robots, a brilliant play-caller whose teams are as consistently entertaining as any him. But when a season-defining game arrives, the most unpredictable coach in the country spoils the ending. Kiffin is 1-11 in his career against top-five teams.He is 3-15 against top-10 teams.

He is James Franklin with a sense of humor. Ole Miss entered this season No.6 in the nation, its highest preseason ranking in 54 years.

After steamrolling through their annual soft nonconference schedule, the Rebels stumbled at home against 15th-ranked Kentucky.Then, Ole Miss lost to LSU. If Kiffin is to make his first playoff appearance as a head coach, Ole Miss must now defeat Georgia.

It was the same situation the Rebels faced last year, when the Bulldogs ran away with a 52-17 victory. The gap between the teams has closed this year, because of Carson Beck’s regression and a Georgia defense that hasn’t lived up to its reputation, but the best team of the decade remains the safest bet in the sport.The team that demolished Clemson and won at No.

1 Texas would be undefeated if not for “a miracle half when Michael Vick showed up,” Kiffin admitted this week, referring to Alabama’s Jalen Milroe. It has been four years since Georgia (-2.5, -110 BetMGM) has lost to any team besides Alabama.Eventually, that will change. But are you really willing to bet on one of the sport’s worst big game coaches to be the one...