COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMBLING: Oklahoma, Stanford and Week 13’s other 14 best bets
It’s time to pick only the best wagers from the weekend schedule. This is our college football gambling column. It’s called COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMBLING.
140-128 Overall (52 percent) | Week 12
Having action on tons of games is fun. Making money is fun. A 4-10 Week 12 means I’m doing the former, but now less of the latter.
1. Texas Tech at Texas +1.5: I am not the biggest Charlie Strong fan, but the Texas offense did gain 6.0 yards/play last week and would have been in the game against West Virginia if not for three fumbles.
2. Missouri +14 at Arkansas: If I get Missouri’s defense plus two touchdowns I’m taking it against all but the most elite teams in the country.
3. Louisville -4 at Kentucky: After a 2-4 start, Louisville has gone 4-1 to become bowl eligible. Kentucky is probably even worse than its record and has regressed down the stretch.
4. Duke at Wake Forest +4.5: Has Duke quit on the year? Because looking at the schedule down the stretch, it’s hard to say it hasn’t.
5. Cincinnati at ECU -1.5: ECU is really hitting its stride, and Cincinnati looked terrible against USF.
6. Virginia Tech at Virginia +4: Virginia has been playing better ball down the stretch, and its team quality is somewhat hidden because of its insanely ill-advised scheduling early in the season.
7. North Carolina at NC State +6: Could UNC be looking ahead to the ACC Championship? NC State is as solid squad as any UNC has faced.
8. Rutgers at Maryland PK: Maryland is incredibly unlucky, and I do not think Rutgers can get a road win in conference here.
9. Georgia at Georgia Tech +5: Georgia's offense is a disaster, and Georgia Tech QB Justin Thomas is listed as probable.
10. Kansas State at Kansas +20: All the respect for Bill Snyder, but Kansas State has been poor down the stretch and laying three touchdowns on the road is too much.
11. Texas A&M at LSU -5: Expecting LSU’s players to play with great fire in what could be Les Miles’ last game.
12. Northwestern at Illinois +3.5: The Illini are sneaky below average (as opposed to bad).
13. Clemson at South Carolina +17.5: This is still a huge rivalry game, and I have to think the Gamecocks are undervalued after losing to The Citadel.
14. Oklahoma -6.5 at Oklahoma State: If Baker Mayfield is playing, I can’t see the Pokes keeping up.
15. Notre Dame at Stanford -3.5: Notre Dame has just run out of top players due to injuries.
16. UCLA at USC -3: UCLA is really struggling to stop the run and that should open up the play-action pass game as well for the Trojans.
