Perfect Tigers, Cougars head into title games

Both of college football's remaining unbeaten teams will be in action this week in conference championships, but neither result should have an impact on who gets into the BCS Championship Game. 12-0 LSU takes on Georgia in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday afternoon (4:00pm ET), while 12-0 Houston will host Southern Miss for the Conference USA crown earlier in the day (12:00pm ET).

LSU (9-3 against the spread) sits atop the BCS rankings once again heading into this weekend, and the school right behind them on that list � Alabama � is one they beat already this season. That means even if the Tigers are upset by 10-2 Georgia (8-4 ATS) at the Georgia Dome in the SEC title game on Saturday they're still going to get invited to play in the BCS Championship Game in January.

The Tigers warmed up for this contest with a 41-17 throttling of Arkansas over the weekend, putting an end to the Razorbacks' brief flirtation with a bid to the BCS Championship Game. LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson completed 18 of 29 pass attempts for 208 yards for his team in that win, with one touchdown and one interception. Kenny Hillard paced the ground game with a score and 102 yards.

LSU beat Georgia 20-13 on the road when the schools last met in October 2009, winning as a 3.5-point underdog in that UNDER result. The Tigers will be double-digit favorites on the Oddsmaker betting board as they look for their 13th victory.

The Cougars (10-2 ATS) are at No. 6 in the current BCS rankings, but no win over 10-2 Southern Miss (7-5 ATS) in the Conference USA Championship Game on Saturday is going to be impressive enough to vault them into the top two on the list.

Houston padded their resume with an easy 48-16 win over Tulsa last time out, with quarterback Case Keenum going 33 of 46 for 457 yards passing with five touchdowns and no interceptions. Patrick Edwards had four touchdown receptions in that contest, hauling in eight balls in total for 181 yards in the blowout victory.

Southern Miss rolled over Memphis 44-7 on the weekend, climbing up to No. 24 in the BCS rankings in the process. When the Golden Eagles met the Cougars last season they won 59-41 at home as a 3.5-point favorite in an easy OVER result.

There are two other conference championship games on the college football schedule for Saturday, with Virginia Tech vs. Clemson at Bank of America Stadium in the ACC title game (8:00pm ET), and Wisconsin vs. Michigan State at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Big Ten crown (8:00pm ET). As well, Oklahoma State hosts Oklahoma on Saturday (8:00pm ET) in what is the de facto Big 12 championship game, with the winner claiming first place in that conference for the season.

On Friday night Oregon plays host to UCLA in the Pac-12 Championship Game (8:00pm ET), while it's Ohio vs. Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship Game (8:00pm ET) at Ford Field. Head over to the Oddsmaker college football betting board for all the lines for this weekend's championship matchups on the gridiron.