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RATING THE TV GAMES

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**** Whoa, Nellie

*** Order some pizza

** Channel-surf ... or get out of the house

* A fine time for chores

** Army (1-10) vs. Navy (1-10) at East Rutherford, N.J., 9 a.m., Channel 2: Check out the pageantry early, then come back in a few hours for the finish. LINE: Navy by 3.

**** No. 18 Virginia Tech (9-3) at No. 1 Miami (11-0), 10 a.m., Channel 7; KSPN (1110): Rarely does the BCS gobbledygook make it this clear: All Miami has to do to play for the national championship is win. LINE: Miami by 17 1/2.

** MAC championship, Toledo (9-3) at Marshall (9-2), 11:30 a.m., ESPN2: You could club him on the knee and tie one arm behind his back, but Byron Leftwich still would be worth watching. LINE: Marshall by 4.

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**** No. 7 Washington State (9-2) at UCLA (7-4), 1:30 p.m., Channel 7; KXTA (1150): Come on Trojan fans, “Fight on, for UCLA ...” Rose Bowl could be USC’s home for the holidays. LINE: Washington State by 2.

*** SEC championship, No. 4 Georgia (11-1) vs. No. 22 Arkansas (9-3) at Atlanta, 3 p.m., Channel 2: The Razorbacks know how to win by a razor-thin margin -- but it might not work this time. LINE: Georgia by 8.

*** Big 12 championship, No. 12 Colorado (9-3) vs. No. 8 Oklahoma (10-2) at Houston, 5 p.m., Channel 7; KLAC 570: Sooners try to forget that major slip-up against Oklahoma State and wrap up the Big 12 title against injured Buffaloes. LINE: Oklahoma by 7 1/2.

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** San Diego State (4-8) at Hawaii (9-3), 8 p.m., Fox Sports Net 2: Hawaii loves to fling the football, and San Diego State receivers J.R. Tolver and Kassim Osgood have combined for 213 receptions and 2,928 yards this season -- NCAA records for a duo. LINE: Hawaii by 14.

-- Robyn Norwood

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