It’s a big week for a couple of area SEC teams in the College Football Playoff hunt.

No. 10 Texas (7-2) faces No. 5 Georgia (8-1) in Athens while No. 11 Oklahoma (7-2) takes on No. 4 Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Losses for Texas and Oklahoma could knock them out of the playoff race. A win could further secure their playoff standing.

Ahead of a pivotal weekend for the playoff race, The Dallas Morning News’ experts are back to 20 Week 12 games, including the matchups above, both straight and against the spread.

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Predictions for those games and many others around the nation can be found below.

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