Pick 'Em Corner - The Professor's Week 12 Smart Money Pick

Wow, the Big Ten season ends and so does The Professor's success in picking games. Coincidence? I think not. At least the betting public can rely on The Professor's Statistically-Proven Lock of the Week, brought to you by National American University (now 9-2).

This is a big week for The Professor. Anyone who knows anything about The Professor knows he loves the service academies. And thanks to The Host, that love gets to be displayed each week on Pick 'Em Corner with The Professor’s Service Academy Game of the Week, presented by Armed Forces Network.

Some might think The Professor would have a hard time picking this game. I mean, each week The Professor steadfastly picks the service academy squad, no matter the matchup or spread. So, how will The Professor be able to choose between a pair of service academies? Easy, that's how. The Professor loves the nation's service academies, but he loves one much more than the rest.

No institution in the country can match the history and tradition of this service academy. It's alumni include Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight Eisenhower, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, Buzz Aldrin and Norman Schwartzkopf. That's a badass list of grauates, if you ask me.

Its football program has won three national championships and has had three Heisman Trophy winners and 37 consensus All-Americans. Meanwhile, the other two service academies, combined, have one national championship, zero Heisman Trophy winners and 28 consensus All-Americans.

This pick is an easy one. GO ARMY, BEAT NAVY.