2024 College Football Week 12 predictions, best bets by Chris 'The Bear' Fallica

"Bear Bets" are real wagers that Chris "The Bear" Fallica is actually making.

College football Week 12 is here!

Just like last year, we are going to do weekly picks posts and have a gambling show. 

As always, I look forward to sharing my best football bets and gambling nuggets (Bear Bytes) with you all throughout the season. 

So, if you are looking to throw a few bucks down on the big games, I've got you covered. 

Let's have some fun and, hopefully, make some money. 

Here are my favorite wagers for Week 12.

Record:
Last Week: 6-2
Season: 35-30-2

(All times ET)

FRIDAY, NOV. 15

UCLA @ Washington (9 p.m., FOX and FOX Sports app )

Washington is a much different team at home, as the Huskies have beaten middling teams like Michigan and USC, while struggling on the road against the tougher teams on their schedule. UCLA has been great defensively recently and turned around its season after a brutal opening stretch of games. But with an opportunity to get bowl-eligible at home and Will Rogers good to go at QB, I’ll lay the short number. 

PICK: Washington (-3.5) to win by more than 3.5 points

SATURDAY, NOV. 16

No. 23 Missouri @ No. 21 South Carolina (4:15 p.m., SEC Network)

The best unit on the field by far will be the South Carolina defense, and going against a Missouri offense that will likely start Drew Pyne, it's gonna be hard for the Tigers to score here. South Carolina has a shot at winning out and posting a 10-3 season, which would be a remarkable feat by Shane Beamer’s team. 

PICK: Missouri Under 15.5 points scored

No. 13 Boise State @ San Jose State (7 p.m., CBSSN)

I don’t expect this to be an easy game for Boise State. Each of the Broncos' conference road games has been tricky,