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The 21 best bets for Week 10 of college football, including a test for No. 1 Georgia
Let’s pick out some wagers for a deep Week 10 of college football.
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Season record: 95-66 (59 percent) following a 12-8 Week 8; 29 games over .500 is a better year than I expected.
This will be a really fun weekend. I often bet games that aren’t very fun to watch, and that’s OK. But I do feel compelled to offer some notes on the bigger games I didn’t play, before we get to the bets.
- I took Oklahoma State last weekend and won at West Virginia, but this spread against Oklahoma seems right on.
- South Carolina is one of the luckiest teams in college football. Normally, I’d take Georgia to kill the Gamecocks, but this is a major sandwich spot coming off a huge win over Florida, with a trip to Auburn on deck. I do have a play on this game (read below), but it’s not on either team.
- Wake Forest is in a perfect spot to catch Notre Dame in a sandwich, with the Irish coming off a huge win over NC State and looking ahead to a trip to Miami. But Irish DC Mike Elko knows Wake Forest’s personnel so well, having coached there for the last few years.
Friday
1. Marshall at Florida Atlantic -7.5: No huddle, no mercy. Can Marshall really hang with the Owls’ offense?
2. Memphis at Tulsa +12.5: Memphis has burned me before, but a road game on a Friday night laying double digits? I’ll fade the Tigers.
Saturday
3. Clemson at NC State Under 51: Two defensive lines that are significantly better than the opposing offensive lines.
4. Arizona at USC -7: I’ve been successfully on Arizona for a while now, but this price is simply too short for a USC team whose offensive line has been better of late.
5. Auburn -15 at Texas A&M: This one scares me a bit, since Auburn has Georgia on deck. But Auburn has been committed to keeping the pedal down since losing at LSU, and Texas A&M’s wins have largely been smoke and mirrors.
6. Baylor -7.5 at Kansas: I expect the Bears to blow out the Jayhawks. Kansas is a much worse team.
7. Coastal Carolina +24 at Arkansas: Arkansas should be winless in SEC play, but has a deceptive win over Ole Miss, and has LSU on deck.
8. Colorado State at Wyoming +3: Wyoming has been playing better of late, and I expect an outright win for the Cowboys.
9. Florida at Missouri -3: Missouri can score some points. Florida’s offense is beyond inept.
10. South Carolina at Georgia Under 45.5: I have much more faith in the defenses in this game than the offenses.
11. Georgia Tech -9.5 at Virginia: Virginia has completely cratered in the last two weeks, and I don’t think it is reflected in this line.
12. Illinois at Purdue -14: Purdue can score some points on bad defenses, and Illinois simply cannot score.
13. Maryland at Rutgers +3: By my numbers, the wrong team is favored here.
14. Nevada +22 at Boise State: Boise State isn’t a bad team, but this is just a ton of points to lay against a Wolf Pack program that can score. I also considered the over.
15. Ole Miss +4 at Kentucky: This is a play on a team that lost close last week and against one that won close last week.
16. Oregon State at Cal -7: Apparently Justin Wilcox can work as a head coach. Who knew?
17. San Diego State at San Jose State +24: San Jose State is terrible, but San Diego State laying 24 on the road seems dangerous to me.
18. Southern Miss +7 at Tennessee: Tennessee’s offense is just so bad, and Southern Miss’ defense is pretty solid.
19. Stanford at Washington State -2: If Bryce Love is banged up or doesn’t play, Stanford has no explosive play capability.
20. Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt -9.5: Vanderbilt needs this game if it is going to make a bowl.
21. Wisconsin at Indiana +13: Wisconsin’s offense is just not good enough to lay points like this on the road.
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