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The 2012 college football schedule rolls on this week, and we are set to take a look at the Week 8 college football odds and all of the great games that are on tap for this coming week.

This is the first time that we are going to be seeing a Tuesday night game this year, and of course, a pair of Sun Belt teams are going to be in action. The North Texas Mean Green and Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns are the two teams that will have at it, and they are hoping to win a big game in front of a national audience to help woo a bowl game. The Cajuns are clearly the better of these two teams, and the oddsmakers recognize that, making them 3.5-point favorites, but we know that the Mean Green are going to want to show that they have an offense that can keep up with that of ULL.

Thursday night could be a bit of a dangerous moment for one of the top teams in the country. The Oregon Ducks are going on the road to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils in a battle of teams that are in the thick of the fight for the Rose Bowl. This is a game that Arizona State has had circled on its calendar for quite some time, and it is going to be hyped up to try to prove to the rest of the country that they can duke it out with the big boys. This is a rare road game for the Ducks, who haven’t really had to venture all that far away from Autzen Stadium this year. The oddsmakers are insinuating that this could be remotely close, knowing that the Sun Devils are only getting 10.

Elsewhere over the course of the start of the week, the SMU Mustangs are +5 at home against the Houston Cougars on Thursday to start the weekend, while the Syracuse Orange have opened at -3.5 against the Connecticut Huskies.

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There are some huge games this weekend on tap, as there always are this time of year. The South Carolina Gamecocks have to go on the road for the second straight week, and they have to play against a team that is ranked in the Top 10 in the country for the third straight week. This week’s foe is the No. 2 team in the initial BCS standings, the Florida Gators. The last time the Gamecocks came to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Head Coach Steve Spurrier was able to log his very first win in this stadium since leaving the Gators for the Washington Redskins. South Carolina is +3, but it definitely is good enough to win this game, which would really shake up the BCS rankings.

This isn’t nearly the only game this week that is incredibly close, and it isn’t even the ony one in the SEC. The LSU Tigers are going on the road to take on the Texas A&M Aggies. The loser of this one can kiss their SEC Championship hopes goodbye, as both of these teams already have one loss in conference play. Going into College Station is as tough of a task as there is in the country, and this noon kickoff should be interesting. QB Johnny Manziel and the Aggies are three-point home underdogs at Kyle Field.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are going to be involved in one of their last major games of the year at Notre Dame Stadium, and they have a stingy BYU Cougars team coming to town. The Cougs are one of the few teams in the land that play defense as well as the Fighting Irish do, and that could make this is a great one to watch. The Golden Domers are laying 14.5.

In primetime this week, the Alabama Crimson Tide are favored by 20 on the road at Rocky Top against the Tennessee Volunteers. The Florida State Seminoles also figure to be favored by the Miami Hurricanes when that college football point spread comes out, though that line opens the week off the board until the status of QB Stephen Morris for the Canes is figured out.

Another Top 5 team is going on the road as well this week when the Kansas State Wildcats face off with the West Virginia Mountaineers. WVU was a Top 5 team last week going on the road against the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and it was knocked off in a big time way. Now, the Mountaineers are out of the Lone Star State for the first time in a few weeks, and the Cats have a tough test in Morgantown. There isn’t much in the way of confidence here for the men in purple and silver, as they are underdogs by a field goal. However, we have to remember that Kansas State was a huge dog on the road in Norman just a few weeks ago. Winning this game would go a long way towards proving that the Wildcats are a legit BCS Championship contender.

It has been quite some time since we have seen a team favored by even 30 points, but this week, we have something even more rare and more remarkable: A team favored by 41.5. That title goes to the USC Trojans, who are taking on the worst team in the Pac-12 this year, the Colorado Buffaloes. No one figures that the Buffs stand even half of a chance of coming on the road to the LA Coliseum and putting up a fight, and this seems to be a game that will be over by halftime. Four other teams are favored by at least 28 points as well, and that came on the heels of a week in which there wasn’t a team favored by more than four touchdowns.

Don’t feel like there aren’t going to be a number of close games this week, though. There are a tremendous 18 games that featured college football spreads of four points or fewer on the opening lines of the weekend. The closest of the bunch sees the TCU Horned Frogs favored over the Texas Tech Red Raiders by just a field goal in this clash in Fort Worth.

2012 NCAA Football Week 8 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 10/19/12):
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Week 8 College Football Betting Odds for Tuesday, 10/16/12

301 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns -4.5
302 North Texas Mean Green +4.5
Over/Under 56.5

Week 8 College Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 10/18/12

305 Oregon Ducks -8
306 Arizona State Sun Devils +8
Over/Under 68.5

307 Houston Cougars -3.5
308 SMU Mustangs +3.5
Over/Under 57.5

NCAA Football Lines for Week 8 for Friday, 10/19/12

309 Connecticut Huskies +4.5
310 Syracuse Orange -4.5
Over/Under 43.5

Week 8 NCAA Football Odds for Saturday, 10/20/12

311 Nebraska Cornhuskers -7
312 Northwestern Wildcats +7
Over/Under 61

313 Minnesota Golden Gophers +17
314 Wisconsin Badgers -17
Over/Under 45.5

315 Army Black Knights -2
316 Eastern Michigan Eagles +2
Over/Under 61

317 Ball State Cardinals -3.5
318 Central Michigan Chippewas +3.5
Over/Under 65

319 Bowling Green Falcons -18
320 Massachusetts Minutemen +18
Over/Under 50.5

321 Northern Illinois Huskies -17
322 Akron Zips +17
Over/Under 66

323 Georgia Bulldogs -26
324 Kentucky Wildcats +26
Over/Under 58

325 Wake Forest Demon Deacons +3
326 Virginia Cavaliers -3
Over/Under 52.5

327 North Carolina Tar Heels -10.5
328 Duke Blue Devils +10.5
Over/Under 63.5

329 NC State Wolfpack -3
330 Maryland Terrapins +3
Over/Under 43.5

331 Cincinnati Bearcats -5
332 Toledo Rockets +5
Over/Under 64.5

333 Boston College Eagles +14.5
334 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -14.5
Over/Under 63

335 Rutgers Scarlet Knights -4
336 Temple Owls +4
Over/Under 42

337 New Mexico Lobos +11.5
338 Air Force Falcons -11.5
Over/Under 56.5

339 San Jose State Spartans -11.5
340 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners +11.5
Over/Under 55.5

341 New Mexico State Aggies +31
342 Utah State Aggies -31
Over/Under 56.5

343 Virginia Tech Hokies +7.5
344 Clemson Tigers -7.5
Over/Under 62

345 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels +27.5
346 Boise State Broncos -27.5
Over/Under 54.5

347 BYU Cougars +13
348 Notre Dame Fighting Irish -13
Over/Under 40

349 Alabama Crimson Tide -20
350 Tennessee Volunteers +20
Over/Under 55

351 Stanford Cardinal -2.5
352 Cal Golden Bears +2.5
Over/Under 48.5

353 Washington Huskies +7.5
354 Arizona Wildcats -7.5
Over/Under 64.5

355 Purdue Boilermakers +18.5
356 Ohio State Buckeyes -18.5
Over/Under 62

357 Michigan State Spartans +9.5
358 Michigan Wolverines -9.5
Over/Under 42.5

359 Indiana Hoosiers +2.5
360 Navy Midshipmen -2.5
Over/Under 61

361 Texas Tech Red Raiders -1.5
362 TCU Horned Frogs +1.5
Over/Under 55

363 Colorado Buffaloes +40.5
364 USC Trojans -40.5
Over/Under 57.5

365 Florida State Seminoles -21
366 Miami Hurricanes +21
Over/Under 57.5

367 Utah Utes +9.5
368 Oregon State Beavers -9.5
Over/Under 46.5

369 Kansas State Wildcats +2.5
370 West Virginia Mountaineers -2.5
Over/Under 73

371 LSU Tigers -3
372 Texas A&M Aggies +3
Over/Under 52.5

373 South Carolina Gamecocks +3.5
374 Florida Gators -3.5
Over/Under 41

375 Auburn Tigers +7
376 Vanderbilt Commodores -7
Over/Under 44.5

377 Western Michigan Broncos +3.5
378 Kent State Golden Flashes -3.5
Over/Under 53.5

379 Marshall Thundering Herd +3.5
380 Southern Miss Golden Eagles -3.5
Over/Under 65

381 Central Florida Knights -22.5
382 Memphis Tigers +22.5
Over/Under 50

383 South Florida Bulls +5.5
384 Louisville Cardinals -5.5
Over/Under 54.5

385 Idaho Vandals +30.5
386 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -30.5
Over/Under 73.5

387 Iowa State Cyclones +14
388 Oklahoma State Cowboys -14
Over/Under 60.5

389 Kansas Jayhawks +34.5
390 Oklahoma Sooners -34.5
Over/Under 57.5

391 Baylor Bears +8.5
392 Texas Longhorns -8.5
Over/Under 79.5

393 Pittsburgh Panthers -8.5
394 Buffalo Bulls +8.5
Over/Under 54

395 East Carolina Pirates -2.5
396 UAB Blazers +2.5
Over/Under 56

397 Penn State Nittany Lions +2.5
398 Iowa Hawkeyes -2.5
Over/Under 42

399 Rice Owls +21.5
400 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -21.5
Over/Under 63.5

401 Tulane Green Wave +16.5
402 UTEP Miners -16.5
Over/Under 52

403 Wyoming Cowboys +16.5
404 Fresno State Bulldogs -16.5
Over/Under 62.5

405 San Diego State Aztecs +6.5
406 Nevada Wolf Pack -6.5
Over/Under 66

407 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks +3.5
408 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -3.5
Over/Under 52.5

409 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +19
410 Mississippi State Bulldogs -19
Over/Under 56

411 Florida International Golden Panthers +6.5
412 Troy Trojans -6.5
Over/Under 56

413 Florida Atlantic Owls +4.5
414 South Alabama Jaguars -4.5
Over/Under 44

Week 7 of the college football schedule is out, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are looking at all of the best NCAA football odds and the college football betting lines on the board for what should be quite the interesting week on the gridiron.

Thursday and Friday night college football games haven’t exactly been stellar over the course of the last few weeks, and the showcase game this Thursday probably isn’t all that much of an exception. We all know that the Arizona State Sun Devils are going to blow the doors off of the Colorado Buffaloes even though the game is in Boulder. As it turns out, this is one of the biggest NCAA football point spreads of the weekend, as ASU is getting the nod by 23 points. Also on Thursday, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane are laying 16.5 to the UTEP MIners, while the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are -3 against the Troy Trojans on the road.

Friday features one standalone game on the Week 7 schedule, pitting the Central Michigan Chippewas against the Navy Midshipmen. This isn’t exactly the sexiest game in the world, as both of these teams are 2-3, and there is a real possibility that neither will ultimately make it to a bowl game this year. However, it’s a game no less, and it could be an interesting one for fans of the ground game. Central Michigan is laying 2.5 at home against the Middies.

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This past Saturday was one for upsets, and this week really might not be all that much of an exception with so many massive teams going on the road. In fact, teams that are ranked 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 17, 18, and 22 are all on the road, and that doesn’t include the fact that the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners — Nos. 15 and 13 respectively — are playing each other on a neutral field.

Yes, this week is the annual Red River Rivalry game in Dallas, and it should stay true to form as one of the most important games of the year. These two teams absolutely despise each other, and they know that the loser of this one may as well forget about the rest of the year, as the team will end up in the Alamo Bowl or something of the sorts, and not the significantly more illustrious Fiesta Bowl or better. Oklahoma is perceived to be the better of these two teams right now, getting the nod as three-point favorites, but there aren’t many that would be all that surprised if the Longhorns turned out to be the better of the two teams as well.

The top ranked team in the land, the Alabama Crimson Tide are back in action off of their bye week, and they are one of these very rare teams that are going on the road and are favored by a ton. There’s no reason to think that Alabama won’t roll to a victory of at least 21.5-points no matter who they are playing or where they are playing. The fact of the matter is that this is going to be a rude wakeup call for the Missouri Tigers at home. The ‘Zou has already been beaten both by the Georgia Bulldogs and the Vanderbilt Commodores at home, and now, it is about to get its first taste of the definition of big boy football when the Crimson Tide come to town.

Meanwhile, the Florida Gators, who chime in at No. 4 in the land after their upset of the LSU Tigers, are only laying 7.5 to those aforementioned Commodores in a game that is a brutal potential trap for the men in orange and blue. Not only is Florida coming off of that big win at home, but this one is on the road, and it comes on the heels of the two biggest games of the year against the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Georgia Bulldogs.

Florida isn’t nearly the only road team that could be on upset alert this week, as we have already discussed. The USC Trojans are laying 12.5 to the Washington Huskies at CenturyLink Field in an emotional game against former OC Steve Sarkisian. The West Virginia Mountaineers and their Heisman Trophy frontrunner, QB Geno Smith, are -5 on the road against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Kansas State Wildcats are definitely on upset alert at -7 against the Iowa State Cyclones. Also, in one of the more intriguing games of the day, the Texas A&M Aggies are -8 on the road against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. This is a battle of Top 25 teams that are hoping to crack the BCS this year, and ironically, it is La Tech that has the better shot of doing so. This might be the last game this year in which the Bulldogs are underdogs, and winning this one and running through the WAC sets up the chance for them to get into the BCS as a Top 12 team in the rankings.

There are a few ranked teams that are going to be on the road that are expected to lose, though. We’ll start with the Oregon State Beavers, who are surging like no other team in America this year. They opened up as three-point underdogs against the BYU Cougars in Provo, and that came before the news that QB Sean Mannion was going to miss the game injured. That leaves Head Coach Mike Riley and the gang in a world of hurt. At the moment, the game is still off the board, but when it comes back, we fully expect to see BYU favored by at least a touchdown.

Another team in the Pac-12, the Stanford Cardinal, are getting 8.5 from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in South Bend. Stanford hopes that it has the answers for a Notre Dame defense that just is not allowing touchdown under seemingly any circumstance. QB Josh Nunes doesn’t figure to have all that much success against this unit, which is why he and his Cardinal are such sizeable underdogs on Saturday afternoon.

But of course, the cream of the crop this week is back in the SEC. The South Carolina Gamecocks are on the road against the LSU Tigers in one of the most important games of the year in the conference. The Tigers are coming off of their loss to another SEC East foe from Gainesville, and they know that this is now absolutely a must-win game to stay alive in the SEC West and the BCS National Championship race. South Carolina knows that this is a chance to prove once and for all, that it can legitimately challenge the Alabama Crimson Tide at the top of the SEC this year, but this is the continuation of just a brutal schedule. South Carolina passed the first test at home against the Georgia Bulldogs, but now it gets LSU on the road and Florida on the road in back to back weeks. The Bayou Bengals are -3 at the open, and this is expected to be one heck of a close game.

This week, there are a substantial number of teams that are favored by at least 20 points, but none are favored by more than the Florida State Seminoles are against the Boston College Eagles. FSU is favored by 28 coming off of its shocking loss to the NC State Wolfpack. The garnet and gold are one of the eight teams this week that are getting the nod by at least three TDs, but none are expected more to win — or, frankly need more to win by a huge margin — than does Florida State back in front of its hometown crowd for the first time in three weeks.

On the other side of the coin, there are plenty of games this week in which the NCAA football point spread is a field goal or less. There is one game on Thursday, one on Friday, and another 14 on Saturday in whcih the spread is 3.5 or fewer, and that is proving that once again, this should be a fittingly close week of college football betting action.

2012 NCAA Football Week 7 Odds @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 10/9/12):
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Week 7 College Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 10/11/12

103 Arizona State Sun Devils -23
104 Colorado Buffaloes
Over/Under 56.5

105 UTEP Miners +16.5
106 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -16.5
Over/Under 56

107 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -3
108 Troy Trojans +3
Over/Under 56

NCAA Football Lines for Week 7 for Friday, 10/12/12

109 Navy Midshipmen +2.5
110 Central Michigan Chippewas -2.5
Over/Under 60

Week 7 NCAA Football Odds for Saturday, 10/13/12

111 Texas Longhorns +3
112 Oklahoma Sooners -3
Over/Under 61

113 Iowa Hawkeyes +9.5
114 Michigan State Spartans -9.5
Over/Under 41

115 North Carolina Tar Heels -6.5
116 Miami Hurricanes +6.5
Over/Under 68.5

117 Miami Redhawks +7.5
118 Bowling Green Falcons -7.5
Over/Under 56

119 Kent State Golden Flashes -1.5
120 Army Black Knights +1.5
Over/Under 57.5

121 Akron Zips +20.5
122 Ohio Bobcats -20.5
Over/Under 66

123 Toledo Rockets -13.5
124 Eastern Michigan Eagles +13.5
Over/Under 57.5

125 Maryland Terrapins +2.5
126 Virginia Cavaliers -2.5
Over/Under 46.5

127 Duke Blue Devils +10.5
128 Virginia Tech Hokies -10.5
Over/Under 54.5

129 Wisconsin Badgers pk
130 Purdue Boilermakers pk
Over/Under 50.5

131 Northwestern Wildcats -3
132 Minnesota Golden Gophers +3
Over/Under 51

133 Syracuse Orange +7
134 Rutgers Scarlet Knights -7
Over/Under 46.5

135 Boston College Eagles +28
136 Florida State Seminoles -28
Over/Under 53.5

137 Temple Owls +5.5
138 Connecticut Huskies -5.5
Over/Under 41.5

139 Louisville Cardinals -3.5
140 Pittsburgh Panthers +3.5
Over/Under 49

141 Memphis Tigers +17.5
142 East Carolina Pirates -17.5
Over/Under 51.5

143 Florida Gators -7.5
144 Vanderbilt Commodores +7.5
Over/Under 40.5

145 Air Force Falcons OTB
146 Wyoming Cowboys OTB
Over/Under OTB

147 Western Michigan Broncos +3
148 Ball State Cardinals -3
Over/Under 65.5

149 Buffalo Bulls +12.5
150 Northern Illinois Huskies -12.5
Over/Under 56

151 Idaho Vandals +2.5
152 Texas State Bobcats -2.5
Over/Under 52.5

153 Kansas State Wildcats -7
154 Iowa State Cyclones +7
Over/Under 50.5

155 Auburn Tigers +4.5
156 Mississippi Rebels -4.5
Over/Under 51

157 UAB Blazers +14.5
158 Houston Cougars -14.5
Over/Under 66.5

159 Illinois Fighting Illini +23
160 Michigan Wolverines -23
Over/Under 49.5

161 Fresno State Bulldogs +7.5
162 Boise State Broncos -7.5
Over/Under 57

163 USC Trojans -12.5
164 Washington Huskies +12.5
Over/Under 55.5

165 Oregon State Beavers OTB
166 BYU Cougars OTB
Over/Under OTB

167 Alabama Crimson Tide -21.5
168 Missouri Tigers +21.5
Over/Under 43.5

169 Stanford Cardinal +8.5
170 Notre Dame Fighting Irish -8.5
Over/Under 45.5

171 Utah State Aggies +3.5
172 San Jose State Spartans -3.5
Over/Under 46.5

173 Kentucky Wildcats +17
174 Arkansas Razorbacks -17
Over/Under OTB

175 Tennessee Volunteers +3
176 Mississippi State Bulldogs -3
Over/Under 57.5

177 South Carolina Gamecocks +3
178 LSU Tigers -3
Over/Under 40.5

179 Cal Golden Bears -7.5
180 Washington State Cougars +7.5
Over/Under 54.5

181 West Virginia Mountaineers -5
182 Texas Tech Red Raiders +5
Over/Under 77

183 TCU Horned Frogs +8
184 Baylor Bears -8
Over/Under 67.5

185 Southern Miss Golden Eagles +16.5
186 Central Florida Knights -16.5
Over/Under 50.5

187 Oklahoma State Cowboys -23
188 Kansas Jayhawks +23
Over/Under 74.5

189 Ohio State Buckeyes -17
190 Indiana Hoosiers +17
Over/Under 60.5

191 SMU Mustangs OTB
192 Tulane Green Wave OTB
Over/Under OTB

193 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners +3.5
194 Rice Owls -3.5
Over/Under 56.5

195 Nevada Wolf Pack OTB
196 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels OTB
Over/Under

197 Colorado State Rams +20.5
198 San Diego State Aztecs -20.5
Over/Under 56

199 Utah Utes +7.5
200 UCLA Bruins -7.5
Over/Under 53

201 New Mexico Lobos -3.5
202 Hawaii Warriors +3.5
Over/Under 53

203 Florida Atlantic Owls +24
204 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks -24
Over/Under 54.5

205 South Alabama Jaguars +21
206 Arkansas State Red Wolves -21
Over/Under 53

207 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders -2.5
208 Florida International Golden Panthers +2.5
Over/Under 57.5

235 Texas A&M Aggies -8
236 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs +8
Over/Under 80

241 Fordham Rams +39.5
242 Cincinnati Bearcats -39.5

The Florida Gators and the LSU Tigers both have rich histories of late that include a number of appearances in the BCS National Championship Game. The Bayou Bengals might be contenders again this year, but we just don’t see the Gators being able to play that same role in spite of the fact that they are on the verge of being in the Top 10 in the nation. However, for LSU to be BCS bound once again, it is likely going to have to go into the Swamp and avoid the upset against a UF team that will be playing in one of its biggest games of the entire season. Our LSU vs. Florida picks are second to none here at Bankroll Sports, and we have our first look at this college football matchup in our Top 25 games of the 2012 season.

LSU Tigers @ Florida Gators Picks & Info
LSU Tigers @ Florida Gators Date: Saturday, October 6th
LSU Tigers @ Florida Gators Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL
LSU Tigers @ Florida Gators Spread: LSU Tigers -2.5

Losing DB Tyrann Mathieu really is hurting the LSU defense, which really still is one of the best in the nation this year. The unit is still great, knowing that DE Sam Montgomery is an All-American, and he is joined by a heck of a lot of returning defensive linemen. This unit has absolutely crippled the Florida offense in recent years, especially last season when the unit just had zip going without QB John Brantley in the fold. The offense is going to be up in the air for sure with a true freshman in QB Zach Mettenberger under center, but the offensive line should be strong once again, and the backfield is just loaded. Expect to see a lot out of RB Spencer Ware, especially in this one, knowing that Head Coach Les Miles is going to want to take good care of the football against a normally very opportunistic defense.

LSU Tigers vs. Florida Gators Past Games (Since 1995)
2011: LSU 41 – Florida 11
2010: LSU 33 – Florida 29
2009: Florida 13 – LSU 3
2008: Florida 51 – LSU 21
2007: LSU 28 – Florida 24
2006: Florida 23 – LSU 10
2005: LSU 21 – Florida 17
2004: LSU 24 – Florida 21
2003: Florida 19 – LSU 7
2002: LSU 36 – Florida 7
2001: Florida 44 – LSU 5
2000: Florida 41 – LSU 9
1999: Florida 31 – LSU 10
1998: Florida 22 – LSU 10
1997: LSU 28 – Florida 21
1996: Florida 56 – LSU 13
1995: Florida 28 – LSU 10

The bottom line for Florida in this game is that QB Jeff Driskel (and maybe QB Jacoby Brissett) just has to do better than it did last year in this game. Missing RBs Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey won’t hurt all that much in relation to last year as the LSU defense was just too quick for them to use their speed to get to the outside. The question is going to be where that offense is coming from though, with so many pieces to the puzzle already gone from a unit that has been suspect at best since QB Tim Tebow graduated. RB Mike Gillislee has had a great start to the season, but he has never faced a defense that has this much talent. Defensively, there is definitely a lot here to work with for Head Coach Will Muschamp. He is a defensive specialist for sure, and with 10 returning starters and a lot of depth working its way into the regular rotation, there is no reason to believe that LSU will be able to put anywhere near the 41 points on the board that it did a campaign ago in the Bayou.

LSU @ Florida Free Picks^^: This could be a massive statement of a game for the Gators. This is a perfectly placed game, right in the middle of the season as it normally is. UF should be riding high with confidence at this point, and we think that it will be a lot closer to a pick ’em by the time this game kicks off. As it is, the college football point spread has dropped from 4.5 to 2.5. Florida is good enough to pull off the upset in what could be the signature win of Coach Muschamp’s career to date. Even if the Gators don’t get the job done, 4.5 points at the open might ultimately be the difference between a cover and a failure. This is one of the toughest calls for the entire college football season.

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Our NCAA football expert handicappers will have their LSU @ Florida picks on Saturday, 10/6/2012.

Big XII football always has and always will revolve around the state of Texas. The biggest school in the biggest state in football is the Texas Longhorns, regardless of how good they are or aren’t. It is going to be very interesting to see how the West Virginia Mountaineers do in their very first trip to Austin, a trip that is going to very potentially make or break the season for either of these teams. Both squads have upper echelon talent, and both have gotten through the first month and change of the season with great records intact. Join us for our Texas vs. West Virginia picks for the very first game in this newly born rivalry.

West Virginia Mountaineers @ Texas Longhorns Picks & Info
West Virginia Mountaineers @ Texas Longhorns Date: Saturday, October 6th
West Virginia Mountaineers @ Texas Longhorns Location: Royal Texas Stadium, Austin, TX
West Virginia Mountaineers @ Texas Longhorns Spread: Texas Longhorns -7

There is no doubt that what makes the West Virginia offense move is its passing attack. The team really has a knack for getting up and down the field this way, and why not? QB Geno Smith is clearly one of the top quarterbacks in the country and a legitimate pro prospect, while WRs Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin might both also be future NFLers. Ivan McCartney is the underappreciated receiver of the bunch, and the work of RB Dustin Garrison will likely end up going overlooked as well. Defensively, Head Coach Dana Holgorsen knows that he has his work cut out for him. His 3-3-5 unit does return seven starters, but there is going to be a real question as to how the ‘Neers are going to be able to contend with the Texas running game with just three returning starters up front.

Thus far this year, Smith has had himself a heck of a year, and he is coming off of one of the best passing games that a quarterback has ever had in college football, throwing for over 600 yards and eight TDs against the Baylor Bears. The defense though, is predictably not all that great, knowing that this unit just allowed 63 last week as well.

West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Texas Longhorns Past Games (Since 1995)
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This is going to be a great make or break type of a game for the Longhorns. They clearly haven’t hit the hardest part of their schedule, and losing this one clearly will separate the idea of a BCS type of a team and one that is going to be mired in the middle of the field with seven or eight wins that can only hope for a bid in the Alamo Bowl (or one of the sorts). The defense will have its work cut out for it going against Smith and the gang, but the offense might finally really have a chance to shine against a sometimes very weak unit. QB David Ash have had a few confidence boosting games in front of him to start off the campaign, and he has numbers that stack up against most of the Big XII quarterbacks right now. The good news is that this defense isn’t going to be all that good that he sees on the other side of the ball, but the bad news is that he is going to have to score a ton of points to get the win. Watch out for RBs Malcolm Brown, Joe Bergeron, and DJ Monroe to try to control the clock by keeping the ball on the ground, which could make for some room for Ash to get the ball up the field as he has done over the course of the first few games of the campaign.

West Virginia @ Texas Free Picks^^: We really want the points on our side in this game. West Virginia is a team that is built just like your average Big XII team, and in fact, it almost might have seemed displaced in the Big East in the past. Texas is starting to creep back towards the somewhat dominating team that it had over the course of the middle and end of last decade, but there is still quite some ways to go. Will the Longhorns get there? Sure they will… eventually. This probably isn’t the time for them to be laying 6.5 in a game like this one quite yet, though.

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The SEC East title might be on the line relatively early in the season in Columbia, when the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Georgia Bulldogs square off at Williams Brice Stadium. These two teams have played quite the rivalry over the course of the last few years, and this year should be no exception. Both of these teams were ranked in the Top 10 in the Preseason AP Poll, and they are both in the Top 6 in the land right now. Join us for our South Carolina vs. Georgia picks and predictions for what could be one of the best games of the season in the SEC.

Georgia Bulldogs @ South Carolina Gamecocks Picks & Info
Georgia Bulldogs @ South Carolina Gamecocks Date: Saturday, October 6th
Georgia Bulldogs @ South Carolina Gamecocks Location: Williams Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
Georgia Bulldogs @ South Carolina Gamecocks Spread: South Carolina Gamecocks (-2)

The Dawgs started off the season in poor shape last year, losing their first two games of the season. They were in a heck of a lot of trouble at that point, and Head Coach Mark Richt was probably on his way out the door. UGA rolled to 10 straight wins to end the regular season though, and it ultimately went to the SEC Championship Game as a result. QB Aaron Murray is expected to be one of the best in the SEC this year, especially knowing that this is his third year as a starter. The Dawgs aren’t going to have RB Isaiah Crowell, who was kicked off the team, but there are still some sturdy backs in the backfield to help carry the load. Thus far, Georgia’s problem has been with its defense, which has been bipolar at times. The unit is clearly going to be up against it versus the powerful Gamecocks offense, which features one of the most underrated offensive lines in the country. This defense for the Bulldogs though, has allowed at least 20 points in four of their five games this year, and considering the fact that there hasn’t been a great team on the schedule yet, that’s definitely a cause for some concern.

Georgia Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Past Games (Since 1995)
2011: South Carolina 45 – Georgia 42
2010: South Carolina 17 – Georgia 6
2009: Georgia 41 – South Carolina 37
2008: Georgia 14 – South Carolina 7
2007: South Carolina 16 – Georgia 12
2006: Georgia 18 – South Carolina 0
2005: Georgia 17 – South Carolina 15
2004: Georgia 20 – South Carolina 16
2003: Georgia 31 – South Carolina 7
2002: Georgia 13 – South Carolina 7
2001: South Carolina 14 – Georgia 9
2000: South Carolina 21 – Georgia 10
1999: Georgia 24 – South Carolina 9
1998: Georgia 17 – South Carolina 3
1997: Georgia 31 – South Carolina 15
1996: South Carolina 23 – Georgia 14

South Carolina has really made a nice renaissance here over the course of the last half dozen years or so under Head Coach Steve Spurrier, and this should be yet another great year with at least eight or nine wins. The fact of the matter is that this team is bringing back 13 starters, many of which are still young and quite talented. RB Brandon Wilds is just a sophomore, and RB Marcus Lattimore and QB Connor Shaw are just juniors. WR Ace Sanders is also a junior. DE Jadeveon Clowney is one of the best defenders in the nation, and he just a sophomore as well. Times are clearly only going to be getting better here for the Gamecocks, though it is clear that this is going to be a test of epic proportions against a fantastic UGA squad. South Carolina knows that this is the best chance that it has had over the course of the last several years to make it to the BCS for the very first time, and though that still doesn’t seem likely, it would really be virtually impossible if this game happened to be lost.

Georgia @ South Carolina Free Picks^^: There is a reason that this point spread is oh so close. The Bulldogs and Gamecocks are both great teams, and this should be the war of all wars in the SEC East this year. We do expect that the winner of this game is going to be the one that goes to the SEC Championship Game. Home field advantage is crucial for the Cocks, but in the end, we still think that Murray has the ability to come on the road and beat any team in this side of this conference. Back the Bulldogs for your college football picks.

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This is one of the biggest weeks on the NCAA football odds all year long. There are three clashes of teams that are ranked in the Top 15 in the nation and a ton of other conference games that should whet your appetite. Don’t miss out on our 2012 Week 6 betting lines for college football!

But before we get to the main course on Saturday, we have five weekday games to sink our teeth into. The most important game on the college football gambling lines is the one between the USC Trojans and the Utah Utes. Anyone betting on the Men of Troy have to be careful, knowing that road teams have been as good as death, especially ones that are ranked in the Pac-12 this year. USC has already fallen victim to the Stanford Cardinal on the road, and the CFB point spread wasn’t really all that far off from this one. USC is getting the nod to start the week at -12.5.

Elsewhere on Thursday night, the UCF Knights are laying two touchdowns against the East Carolina Pirates, while the Arkansas State Red Wolves and the Florida International Golden Panthers aren’t going to be separated by all that much. The Red Wolves are 1.5-point underdogs on the road in South Florida.

Friday night is featuring a two-pack of games. The Big East kicks things off when the Pitt Panthers are favored by a field goal at the Carrier Dome against the Syracuse Orange. The BYU Cougars and Utah Utes will also face off on Friday night on ESPN, but the Week 6 odds are currently off the board at the start of the week.

There are three absolutely massive games that are on the docket this week that cannot be missed, as they all feature Top 12 teams.

We’ll start with the 3:30 ET game pitting the Florida Gators against the LSU Tigers. The Bayou Bengals have been falling in the Top 5 in the land over the course of the last few weeks. They have been playing very vanilla ball though, and they are going to have a real chance to shine in the Swamp against the Gators. Play this game two weeks ago, and the Gators are underdogs by at least a touchdown, and maybe double digits. Play in three weeks in the future, and that might be the case as well. However, with the Tigers playing seemingly as badly as they have over the course of the last few years and the Gators coming into this one at 4-0, and for those reasons, the men in blue and orange are only catching 3.5.

Later on in the night, the West Virginia Mountaineers, fresh off of their 800+ yard game, are going to be headed on the road to take on the Texas Longhorns. The Horns were able to come up with a game winning drive of their own against Oklahoma State last week. QB David Ash and QB Geno Smith are going to be fighting it out in this one in Austin, and it is going to be a Texas-sized showdown. This is inevitably going to be one of the biggest ‘totals’ of the week. The Mountaineers are the higher ranked team, but in the end, they aren’t expected to win this game, and the oddsmakers aren’t even implying that they are the better team. Texas is favored by 6.5.

But perhaps the biggest NCAA football matchup in Week 6 pits the Georgia Bulldogs against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Especially if Florida loses earlier in the day, this game will be for first place in the SEC East. This is a bigger game from the standpoint that will be a National Championship elimination game. These two teams are amongst the best in the nation, and they are both going to be up against it taking on the other in the biggest game for both over the course of the year. Unlike Texas, which is favored by more than home field advantage, the oddsmakers just can’t separate Georgia and South Carolina. The only difference to make this spread South Carolina -3? The fact that this game is being played in Columbia and not in Athens. Flip this one to Athens, and the Dawgs would probably be favored by a field goal right now as well.

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It’s not as though the rest of the card is going to be feature a ton of slacking games. There are a number of teams that are on massive upset alert that are ranked in the Top 25 in the country.

Perhaps the biggest upset candidate might be the Florida State Seminoles. The garnet and gold overcame their first road game of the year, and they are expected to do so against the NC State Wolfpack this week as well. However, Raleigh has always been a nightmarish place for the Noles to play in, and NC State has always been a thorn in FSU’s side. The Wolfpack are getting two touchdowns, but if recent history repeats itself, the Seminoles might be in some trouble. They have lost four meetings here in Raleigh since the late-1990s.

The Oklahoma Sooners might be on upset alert as well on the road. The Sooners were beaten by the Kansas State Wildcats at home the last time that we saw them, and now, their hopes of playing for the Big XII Championship or the BCS really at all are up in the air here in Lubbock on Saturday. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the next team on the docket, and this game is dangerous for sure. Head Coach Tommy Tuberville is a master for games like this one, and his offense is going to be problematic for OU. Remember that last year, as more than four-touchdown underdogs, the Red Raiders pulled off the shocker in Norman. This year, T-Tech is getting just five points.

The Michigan Wolverines could be in some trouble as well. They aren’t in the Top 25 anymore, but they are certainly still supposed to be favorites to win the Big Ten. QB Denard Robinson has looked lost at times in this, his senior year, and now, he is going to be running into a Purdue Boilermakers outfit that was the only one this year to really give the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a run for their money for the full 60 minutes. Michigan is -3.5, but it wouldn’t be a shock at all if the Boilers started their Big Ten campaign on the right foot.

Last week, the biggest favorite, the Alabama Crimson Tide, were favored by 30.5 points. This week, that number has come down quite a bit. The only favorites that are greater than 21 points on the opening college football betting odds are the Oregon Ducks (-24.5 vs. Washington Huskies), Kansas State Wildcats (-24.5 vs. Kansas Jayhawks), and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (-25 vs. UNLV Runnin’ Rebels). There aren’t all that many big time road favorites this week either. The Fresno State Bulldogs are -16 against the Colorado State Rams, while the Michigan State Spartans are -14.5 on the road against the Indiana Hoosiers. No other team is favored on the road by more than the 14 of Florida State.

On the flip side of that though, there are six games which are separated by a college football point spread of three points or fewer, while there are 19 games that are separated by a touchdown or fewer.

What’s most interesting to us is the role of the aforementioned Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. One more win should put the Bulldogs in the Top 25 in the land, and they are laying 25 points against the UNLV Running Rebels at home and should have no problem. Meanwhile, the only other mid-major team that has any sort of real chance to get into the BCS discussion this year is the Boise State Broncos, who are favored by 11 on the road against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles.

2012 NCAA Football Week 6 Odds @ WagerWeb Sportsbook (as of 10/6/12):
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Week 6 College Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 10/4/12

303 East Carolina Pirates +12
304 Central Florida Knights -12
Over/Under 45

305 USC Trojans -13.5
306 Utah Utes +13.5
Over/Under 50

307 Arkansas State Red Wolves -1
308 Florida International Golden Panthers +1
Over/Under 56.5

NCAA Football Lines for Week 6 for Friday, 10/5/12

309 Pittsburgh Panthers +1
310 Syracuse Orange -1
Over/Under 59

311 Utah State Aggies +6.5
312 BYU Cougars -6.5
Over/Under 45

Week 6 NCAA Football Odds for Saturday, 10/6/12

313 Navy Midshipmen +8
314 Air Force Falcons -8
Over/Under 54

315 Michigan State Spartans -15.5
316 Indiana Hoosiers +15.5
Over/Under 48.5

317 Northern Illinois Huskies -2.5
318 Ball State Cardinals +2.5
Over/Under 66.5

319 Boston College Eagles -7
320 Army Black Knights +7
Over/Under 56.5

321 Bowling Green Falcons -5
322 Akron Zips +5
Over/Under 63.5

323 Miami Redhawks +20.5
324 Cincinnati Bearcats -20.5
Over/Under 58.5

325 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets +10.5
326 Clemson Tigers -10.5
Over/Under 72.5

327 Virginia Cavaliers +1
328 Duke Blue Devils -1
Over/Under 55.5

329 South Florida Bulls -3.5
330 Temple Owls +3.5
Over/Under 47.5

331 Northwestern Wildcats +2.5
332 Penn State Nittany Lions -2.5
Over/Under 47.5

333 Kent State Golden Flashes -3
334 Eastern Michigan Eagles +3
Over/Under 48.5

335 Connecticut Huskies +7
336 Rutgers Scarlet Knights -7
Over/Under 40

337 Florida State Seminoles -15.5
338 NC State Wolfpack +15.5
Over/Under 54

339 Massachusetts Minutemen +16.5
340 Western Michigan Broncos -16.5
Over/Under 55

341 Vanderbilt Commodores +7
342 Missouri Tigers -7
Over/Under 44.5

343 Texas A&M Aggies -13.5
344 Ole Miss Rebels +13.5
Over/Under 64.5

345 Virginia Tech Hokies +5.5
346 North Carolina Tar Heels -5.5
Over/Under 50

347 Washington Huskies +24
348 Oregon Ducks -24
Over/Under 62.5

349 Georgia Bulldogs +1.5
350 South Carolina Gamecocks -1.5
Over/Under 54

351 West Virginia Mountaineers +7
352 Texas Longhorns -7
Over/Under 73.5

353 Iowa State Cyclones +7
354 TCU Horned Frogs -7
Over/Under 41

355 Illinois Fighting Illini +14.5
356 Wisconsin Badgers -14.5
Over/Under 45

357 Kansas Jayhawks +25
358 Kansas State Wildcats -25
Over/Under 54

359 UCLA Bruins -2.5
360 Cal Golden Bears +2.5
Over/Under 55.5

361 Arkansas Razorbacks +7
362 Auburn Tigers -7
Over/Under 56

363 Michigan Wolverines -2.5
364 Purdue Boilermakers +2.5
Over/Under 58

365 Wyoming Cowboys +19
366 Nevada Wolf Pack -19
Over/Under 68.5

367 New Mexico State Aggies +9.5
368 Idaho Vandals -9.5
Over/Under 56.5

369 Arizona Wildcats +9.5
370 Stanford Cardinal -9.5
Over/Under 54

371 Oklahoma Sooners -4
372 Texas Tech Red Raiders +4
Over/Under 57

373 Central Michigan Chippewas +11.5
374 Toledo Rockets -11.5
Over/Under 68

375 Boise State Broncos -10
376 Southern Miss Golden Eagles +10
Over/Under 47.5

377 Rice Owls -5.5
378 Memphis Tigers +5.5
Over/Under 61

379 Wake Forest Demon Deacons +7
380 Maryland Terrapins -7
Over/Under 47.5

381 Mississippi State Bulldogs -10
382 Kentucky Wildcats +10
Over/Under 46.5

383 Washington State Cougars +14.5
384 Oregon State Beavers -14.5
Over/Under 58.5

385 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels +27.5
386 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -27.5
Over/Under 70

387 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -4
388 Marshall Thundering Herd +4
Over/Under 69

389 Miami Hurricanes +14
390 Notre Dame Fighting Irish -14
Over/Under 53.5

391 Buffalo Bulls +14
392 Ohio Bobcats -14
Over/Under 57

393 Nebraska Cornhuskers +3
394 Ohio State Buckeyes -3
Over/Under 56.5

395 Hawaii Warriors +21.5
396 San Diego State Aztecs -21.5
Over/Under 59.5

397 Fresno State Bulldogs -17.5
398 Colorado State Rams +17.5
Over/Under 60

399 LSU Tigers -2.5
400 Florida Gators +2.5
Over/Under 41.5

401 Texas State Bobcats +3
402 New Mexico Lobos -3
Over/Under 50

403 SMU Mustangs +2.5
404 UTEP Miners -2.5
Over/Under 51.5

405 Tulane Green Wave +27.5
406 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns -27.5
Over/Under 54.5

407 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks -3
408 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +3
Over/Under 66

409 North Texas Mean Green +11
410 Houston Cougars -11
Over/Under 58.5

441 Southeast Louisiana Golden Lions +18.5
442 UAB Blazers -18.5