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2013 College Football Week 9 Lines – NCAA Football Week Nine Lines

October 23rd, 2013 by Richard Boyle (Bankroll Sports Contributor) | Posted in College Football   Comments Off on 2013 College Football Week 9 Lines – NCAA Football Week Nine Lines
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Below you will find all the current week 9 college football Missouri's Week 9 Lineslines for the upcoming weekend of action.  All the NCAA football bettors and sports fans will get their fill of quality action this weekend as there is a huge slate of televised college football matchups featuring several BCS top 25 programs.  With eight major conference teams still presently undefeated and almost of them with scheduled conference games, we are bound to see a big upset this weekend, causing the newly posted BCS rankings get shaken up after one week.  Some of the the big matchups that the sports betting public will likely be focusing in on this Saturday include the undefeated squads in the BCS top 5-10.

Wake Forest will head down to Florida to take on the undefeated #7 Miami Hurricanes.  The oddsmakers don’t expect much of a contest in this one.  The Demon Deacons are listed as a big 23.5 point road underdog in this noon (EST) game against the red hot Miami Hurricanes; who somehow escaped the wrath of the NCAA punishment squad this week.

At 3:30pm (EST), the newest Heisman odds favorite, Jameis Winston and his #2 BCS ranked, Florida State Seminoles, fresh off their big road win at Clemson last week, will play host to the Wolfpack of NC State.  Bettors who want to put their cash on the sensational freshman quarterback will have have a fun time laying 30+ points in a conference game.

In a massive SEC evening showdown at 7:00pm ET, the #20 South Carolina Gamecocks will head to Columbia, Missouri to take on the unbeaten & #5 ranked, Tigers.  This may be, arguably, the best game on the board, and SEC haters will have to watch another week of college football where one of the top two or three games on the day will be between SEC squads. Despite the big discrepancy in the two program’s rankings, the sportsbooks only have the undefeated Missouri Tigers listed as less than a field goal favorite at home against Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks.  The state of Missouri also has a lot to cheer about lately, as the Kansas City Cheifs are 7-0 and the St. Louis Cardinals head to the World Series against the Boston Red Sox, starting on Wednesday, 10/23 (Check out the World Series Odds for this week).  We think all the excitement in the air may take the pressure off the Tigers on Saturday evening.

In an always riveting Big Ten contest, the Penn State Nittany Lions will travel to Columbus to take their shots at the #4 ranked, and undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes.  Ohio State bettors will be laying more than two touchdowns of chalk in this one.  The Braxton Miller led Buckeyes are listed as 14.5 point favorites at the Horseshoe.

The week 9 NCAA football lines also feature some fantastic matchups taking place out west this Saturday.  On Saturday night at 7:00pm ET, the one-loss UCLA Bruins will shoot up to Eugene to try and slow down the high octane Oregon offense.  Jim Mora’s Bruins face a very tough task as the unbeaten Ducks are averaging over 55 points a game this season.  The #3 ranked Ducks and the always spirited Autzen Stadium crowd will also be playing host to ESPN’s flagship program, College Gameday (as if UCLA’s defense wasn’t dreading this one already).

While all of the college football fans on the East Coast will have their focus on the BCS’s unbeaten squads, Saturday’s most exciting game to bet on & watch may actually feature two one-loss programs and have a late 10:30pm ET kickoff.  In what will likely be the most competitive game of the day, the very tenacious #6 Stanford Cardinals will visit Mike Riley’s confident Oregon State running attack.  The 5-1 Beavers are 4-0 in the Pac 12 this year.

Make sure to take a look at the complete list of NCAA football matchup and the full sheet of week 9 college football odds found below. If you require any assistance this week with your college football picks, feel free to purchase the premium card of NCAA football releases from our expert handicapping team.  They are having a great season thus far, and one day of releases from our professional handicappers will cost you only $19.95.

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2013 Week 9 College Football Lines for Thursday, 10/24/13

4:30 PM105KENTUCKY
106MISSISSIPPI ST
     
4:30 PM107MARSHALL
108MIDDLE TENN ST

2013 Week 9 College Football Lines for Friday, 10/25/13:

5:00 PM109BOISE STATE
110BYU

Week 9 College Football Lines for Saturday, 10/27/13:

9:30 AM111GEORGIA TECH
112VIRGINIA
     
9:00 AM113CONNECTICUT
114CENTRAL FLORIDA
     
9:00 AM115BALL STATE
116AKRON
     
11:00 AM117MIAMI OHIO
118OHIO
     
12:30 PM119BUFFALO U
120KENT STATE
     
12:00 PM121WESTERN MICHIGAN
122MASSACHUSETTS
     
9:00 AM123HOUSTON U
124RUTGERS
     
12:30 PM125BOSTON COLLEGE
126NORTH CAROLINA
     
12:30 PM127CLEMSON
128MARYLAND
     
12:30 PM129DUKE
130VIRGINIA TECH
     
10:00 AM131PITTSBURGH U
132NAVY
     
2:00 PM133UAB
134TEX SAN ANTONIO
     
12:00 PM135TEMPLE
136SMU
     
12:30 PM137EASTERN MICHIGAN
138NO ILLINOIS
     
5:00 PM139ARIZONA U
140COLORADO
     
9:20 AM141VANDERBILT
142TEXAS A&M
     
4:30 PM143FLORIDA ATLANTIC
144AUBURN
     
12:30 PM145TENNESSEE U
146ALABAMA
     
4:00 PM147UCLA
148OREGON
     
1:00 PM149UTAH
150USC
     
12:30 PM151TULSA
152TULANE
     
8:00 PM153CALIFORNIA
154WASHINGTON U
     
12:45 PM155WEST VIRGINIA
156KANSAS STATE
     
12:30 PM157MICHIGAN STATE
158ILLINOIS
     
9:00 AM159WAKE FOREST
160MIAMI FLORIDA
     
12:30 PM161NC STATE
162FLORIDA STATE
     
12:30 PM163TEXAS TECH
164OKLAHOMA
     
4:30 PM165TEXAS
166TCU
     
9:00 AM167NORTHWESTERN
168IOWA
     
3:00 PM169UNLV
170NEVADA
     
4:00 PM171WYOMING
172SAN JOSE STATE
     
7:30 PM173STANFORD
174OREGON STATE
     
1:00 PM175TROY
176WESTERN KENTUCKY
     
2:00 PM177NOTRE DAME
178AIR FORCE
     
4:00 PM179GEORGIA STATE
180UL MONROE
     
4:00 PM181SOUTH ALABAMA
182TEXAS STATE
     
4:30 PM183IDAHO
184MISSISSIPPI
     
4:00 PM185NORTH TEXAS
186SOUTHERN MISS
     
3:00 PM187LOUISIANA TECH
188FLORIDA INTL
     
4:00 PM189SOUTH CAROLINA
190MISSOURI
     
9:00 AM191OKLAHOMA STATE
192IOWA STATE
     
4:00 PM193BAYLOR
194KANSAS
     
9:00 AM195NEBRASKA
196MINNESOTA U
     
9:00 AM197LOUISVILLE
198SOUTH FLORIDA
     
11:30 AM199TOLEDO
200BOWLING GREEN
     
5:00 PM201PENN STATE
202OHIO STATE
     
12:30 PM203UTEP
204RICE
     
7:30 PM205FRESNO STATE
206SAN DIEGO STATE
     
9:00 PM207COLORADO STATE
208HAWAII

Added Week 9 College Football Lines for Saturday, 10/26/2013:

4:00 PM241FURMAN
242LSU

Week 8 College Football TV Schedule: CFB On TV 10/15-10/19

October 17th, 2013 by Adam Markowitz (Bankroll Sports Columnist) | Posted in College Football   Comments Off on Week 8 College Football TV Schedule: CFB On TV 10/15-10/19
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NCAA Football on TVLooking for all of the college football on TV this week? You’ve come to the right place here at Bankroll Sports, as we are breaking down all of the best games on the docket and where you can find each and every one of them on the NCAA football television schedule for Week 8.

NCAA Football games on National Television shown in bold

NCAA Football On TV for Tuesday, October 15th (10/15/13)
8:00 ET Louisiana Lafayette @ Western Kentucky (ESPN2, Watch ESPN)

We’re starting off with our games on those really odd nights of the week, and the first of these games pits Western Kentucky against Louisiana Lafayette. Both of these teams are hoping to make it to a bowl game this year, knowing that they have a 7-4 record between them. The Hilltoppers haven’t been beaten in a game this year at home, and that includes a de facto home game against Kentucky, a team from the SEC. ULL is going to be hard-pressed to win this one, though it is clearly one of the best teams in the Sun Belt this year. this one might play into the Sun Belt title race this year.

NCAA Football On TV for Thursday, October 17th (10/17/13)
7:30 ET Miami @ North Carolina (ESPN, Watch ESPN)

The ACC Coastal Division might be wide open this year. North Carolina is only 1-4, and it is going to need to get on a real roll if it is going to make it to a bowl game this season. The Hurricanes are undefeated at this point, and if they can win this game, they are going to be making a case to be in the thick of the National Championship race as well along with Clemson and FSU. The Tar Heels aren’t nearly as bad as 1-4 suggests, and they can win this game when push comes tos shove, especially here at home where they played tremendously well last season. This is a must-win for UNC, or its chances at a bowl game in this season that was full of promise will be very much so in peril.

CFB TV Schedule for Friday, October 18th (10/18/13)
8:00 ET UCF @ Louisville (ESPN, Watch ESPN)

The Cardinals proved that they were beatable last week when they were tested by Rutgers at home, and now they have another short week of preparation to take on a UCF team that has already gone on the road and beaten Penn State this season. Some think that this is the biggest game in the history of the Knights, and that would surely be the case if they were to win this one. This might be the only team left that can stop the Cardinals, as we haven’t seen a lot of progress from any of the other teams out of the AAC at this point. If UCF can win this game, not only are the National Championship hopes for Louisville said and done with, but so too might be the team’s hopes of a BCS bowl game, as the Knights would have the inside track towards the first ever AAC title.

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NCAA Football TV Schedule for Saturday, October 19th (10/19/13)
12:00 ET South Carolina @ Tennessee (ESPN, Watch ESPN)
12:00 ET Georgia @ Vanderbilt (CBS)

12:00 ET Texas Tech @ West Virginia (FOX Sports 1)
12:00 ET TCU @ Oklahoma State (FOX)
12:00 ET Minnesota @ Northwestern (ESPN2, Watch ESPN)

12:00 ET Purdue @ Michigan State (Big Ten Network)
12:00 ET SMU @ Memphis (ESPN3.com, ESPN Game Plan)
12:00 ET Connecticut @ Cincinnati (ESPNU, ESPN Game Plan)
12:00 ET Navy @ Toledo (ESPNEWS, Watch ESPN)
12:21 ET Florida @ Missouri (ESPN3.com, ESPN Game Plan)
12:30 ET Syracuse @ Georgia Tech (ESPN3.com, ESPN Game Plan)
1:00 ET Akron @ Miami (OH) (ESPN3.com)
1:00 ET Army @ Temple (ESPN3.com)
1:00 ET Ohio @ Eastern Michigan (ESPN3.com)
2:00 ET Ball State @ Western Michigan (ESPN3.com)
3:00 ET Northern Illinois @ Central Michigan (ESPN3.com)
3:30 ET Iowa @ Ohio State (ABC)
3:30 ET Auburn @ Texas A&M (CBS)
3:30 ET UCLA @ Stanford (ABC OR ESPN2, Watch ESPN)
3:30 ET Oklahoma @ Kansas (ABC OR ESPN2, Watch ESPN)

3:30 ET Indiana @ Michigan (Big Ten Network)
3:30 ET Maryland @ Wake Forest (ESPN2 OR ESPNU, Watch ESPN)
3:30 ET BYU @ Houston (ESPN OR ESPNU, Watch ESPN)

3:30 ET Duke @ Virginia (ESPN3.com, ESPN Game Plan)
3:30 ET Massachusetts @ Buffalo (ESPN3.com, ESPN Game Plan)
3:30 ET North Texas @ Louisiana Tech (CBS Sports Network)
6:00 ET Washington @ Arizona State (Pac-12 Network)
7:00 ET Arkansas @ Alabama (ESPN OR ESPN2, Watch ESPN)
7:00 ET LSU @ Ole Miss (ESPN OR ESPN2, Watch ESPN)

7:00 ET Iowa State @ Baylor (ESPNU)
7:00 ET Old Dominion @ Pittsburgh (ESPN3.com, ESPN Game Plan)
7:00 ET Georgia State @ Texas State (ESPN3.com, ESPN Game Plan)
7:30 ET USC @ Notre Dame (NBC)
8:00 ET Florida State @ Clemson (ABC)

8:00 ET Wisconsin @ Illinois (Big Ten Network)
8:00 ET Nevada @ Boise State (CBS Sports Network)
8:00 ET Rice @ New Mexico State (ESPN3.com, ESPN Game Plan)
10:00 ET Washington State @ Oregon (FOX Sports 1)
10:00 ET Utah @ Arizona (Pac-12 Network)
10:30 ET Oregon State @ California (ESPN2, Watch ESPN)

It’s definitely another edition of Separation Saturday for a lot of the Top 25 teams in the land. Right off the bat, there are four Top 25 teams that are on the road in the noon hour, and three of those teams are in the SEC. The one that isn’t is Texas Tech, which has to take on West Virginia. Very quietly, the Red Raiders are one of the two teams in the Big XII yet to lose a game this year, and Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury deserves a lot of credit for keeping this team in the saddle through half of the season.

Meanwhile in the SEC, we have already learned just how dangerous playing against good teams can be. Florida was beaten last week on the road by LSU, and now it has to take on the team that is all of a sudden one of the favorites in the SEC East in Missouri. The Tigers upset Georgia on the road last week, and though it won’t have QB James Franklin, it does have a shot if its defense can find a way to stick with UF’s. That Georgia team has a battle against Vanderbilt, a team which is another one of the many that can beat any of the best in the conference. South Carolina also kicks off at noon against the Volunteers, who almost upset Georgia two weeks ago.

Later in the day, there are more Top 25 teams that have to go on the road. Few are going to be paying that much attention to the game between Northern Illinois and Central Michigan, though this is one of the few games left on the docket that the Huskies might even remotely be challenged in. The MAC is weak, and Central shouldn’t have a shot either. Iowa takes on Ohio State at the Horseshoe in a game that should provide to be a wakeup call for an overrated bunch of Hawkeyes. Oklahoma should get back into the swing of things when it takes on a Kansas team that hasn’t won a massive Big XII game under Head Coach Charlie Weis.

There are two Top 25 matchups that are worth watching at 3:30 ET, though. Texas A&M was pushed last week by what amounts to be one of the best 25 teams in the land in Ole Miss, and now it gets an Auburn team that has quietly moved into the Top 25 this year with Head Coach Gus Malzahn trying to make less of a mess out of what this team has been facing in the last few seasons since winning the National Championship. The other Top 25 game is clearly one of the best battles of the day. Stanford watched its National Championship dreams go up in flames on the road last week against Utah, and it will be quite interesting to see how this team reacts to coming home to play against UCLA in a rematch of the Pac-12 Championship Game from last year. The Bruins definitely have a chance to make a statement here, as they are a Top 10 team that will be underdogs against the Cardinal.

There are some other 3:30 ET games of note as well. Michigan has to come home to take on Indiana in what could be a dangerous game for Big Blue. Maryland and Wake Forest face off in the ACC Atlantic Division. BYU and Houston play a game that could be a big one between two teams that are hoping to make some progress.

The night games head back to the SEC, where the top two teams in the conference are expecting to take down fellow SEC West teams. Alabama has a date with the slumping Razorbacks in what should be another blowout game, while LSU has to go on the road to take on an Ole Miss team that has been right on the verge of beating some great teams over the course of the last few weeks. Notre Dame also takes on USC, while Wisconsin goes on the road to take on Illinois.

In the Pac-12, the two highlight games pit Washington State against Oregon and Oregon State against Cal. The Ducks might be the only team left in the Pac-12 with a shot to win it all this year, but they have a tough task against the Cougars, who seem poised for one of these upsets at some point.

But of course, the game of the night is one of the first battles of the year between a pair of Top 5 teams. Florida State hasn’t really been tested this year, but the team is off of a bye week going on the road to Clemson. The Tigers have already won a huge game against Georgia to start the season, but that loss has been diminished just a bit after the Dawgs were beaten at home by Missouri and were nearly beaten by Tennessee the week before. Still, there is a ton on the line here. QB Jameis Winston and QB Tajh Boyd are both Heisman Trophy candidates, and they are leading really the only two teams that can win the ACC Atlantic Division this year. The winner will certainly have a ticket punched to Charlotte for the league title game this year, while the loser is going to need to run the table to get back into the hunt for the National Championship. The winner will almost certainly be the #3 team in the country when we have this discussion next week. This was a real show of a game last year when the Seminoles won at home against the Tigers, but Death Valley has been a nightmare for the garnet and gold, and they definitely need their best game to win this one.

2013-14 College Football Bowl Game Projections (Updated 10/13)

October 13th, 2013 by Adam Markowitz (Bankroll Sports Columnist) | Posted in College Football   Comments Off on 2013-14 College Football Bowl Game Projections (Updated 10/13)
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Bowl ProjectionsThe 2013 college football season is now halfway over with, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are going to be taking a look at all 35 of the bowl games and trying to project which 70 of the teams in college football are going to be playing in bowl games when push comes to shove in December and January.

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List of Bowl Eligible Teams By Conference (through Week 7)
AAC: Louisville Cardinals
ACC: Clemson Tigers, Virginia Tech Hokies
Big XII: Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big Ten: Ohio State Buckeyes
MAC: Ball State Falcons, Northern Illinois Huskies
Pac-12: Oregon Ducks
SEC: Missouri Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers

Right now, there are only 11 bowl eligible teams, but that list is clearly going to be growing as the season wears on, as there are even a few conferences that have not been accounted for the season yet when it comes to bowl eligibility.

Gildan New Mexico Bowl – Saturday, December 21st, 2:00 ET
Utah Utes vs. UNLV Runnin’ Rebels (Pac-12 #7 vs. MWC #5)
New Mexico Bowl Projection: Utah’s win over Stanford puts it back on the Pac-12 bowl ladder, and it gives the team the assurance that it is absolutely going to be playing in the second season this year. UNLV already has four wins, and it is on the best run that Head Coach Bobby Hauck has been on in his coaching tenure in Sin City. The Las Vegas Bowl might reach to keep the Rebs at home, but if not, this is a logical spot to be falling to.

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl – Saturday, December 21st, 3:30 ET
Boise State Broncos vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (MWC #1 vs. Pac-12 #5)
Las Vegas Bowl Projections: Arizona State has earned its way up the Pac-12 bowl ladder, but the bottom line is that this conference is so good that something has to give. QB Taylor Kelly and the crew are awesome, and it would be a shame if it were to lose in the Pac-12 title game and end up getting dropped all the way here to Las Vegas as a result. This is about the best that Boise State can hope for, though winning out and winning the Mountain West keeps the door to the BCS at least slightly ajar.

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Saturday, December 15th, 5:30 ET
San Jose State Spartans vs. Bowling Green Falcons (MWC #6 vs. MAC #3)
Potato Bowl Projections: It’s not a great matchup by any stretch of the imagination, but it would be interesting to see QB David Fales take on this Bowling Green defense, which is quietly one of the better ones amongst mid-major teams in the country. The Spartans have a lot of work to do in the second half of the season to get to six wins, but it has enough winnable games on the docket where it shouldn’t be a massive problem. The hope is that that last game of the year against Fresno State isn’t the maker or breaker.

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl – Saturday, December 21st, 9:00 ET
Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns vs. Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (Sun Belt #1 vs. C-USA #7)
New Orleans Bowl Projections: The Cajuns have a tough game early this week on the road against Western Kentucky. Win that game though, and it could be clear sailing to the Sun Belt title and the bid to the New Orleans Bowl. MTSU has a long road ahead of it in Conference USA just to qualify for a bowl game, but we have held firm with this being one of the top teams in the conference.

Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl – Monday, December 23rd, 2:00 ET
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Tulane Green Wave (AAC #6 vs. C-USA #5)
Beef O’Brady’s Bowl Projections: The Green Wave back in a bowl game! Tulane has been one of the pleasant surprises this year in Conference USA, and though we don’t think that it is going to last, this is a nice spot for them to be going for a bowl game after a 7-5 season. Rutgers has only had two losses this year to Fresno State and Louisville, and this is surely one of the better teams in the AAC. It’s just not good enough to win more than eight or nine games at the most in front of QB Gary Nova.

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl – Tuesday, December 24th, 8:00 ET
Rice Owls vs. Wyoming Cowboys (C-USA #2 vs. Hawaii/MWC #5)
Hawaii Bowl Projections: It wouldn’t be the prettiest Hawaii Bowl ever, but at least it would be a plausible one. East Carolina and Tulsa feel like they are always contenders for the Hawaii Bowl, and this year is going to be no exception on both accounts. Wyoming played out of its mind against Nebraska, and it ended up snaring a win last week to level itself at 1-1. The Cowboys are going to be a tough sell to get to six wins in the Mountain West, but someone is going to do it, and the boys from Laramie are a real possibility.

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Little Caesars Pizza Bowl – Thursday, December 26th, 6:00 ET
Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Toledo Rockets (Big Ten #8/Sun Belt #3 vs. MAC #2)
Little Caesars Bowl Projections: Arkansas State is really only the third best team out of the Sun Belt, as we think that there is a real drop from Western Kentucky and Louisiana Lafayette down to the rest of the pack. The Red Wolves have the easiest schedule left of the bunch and are the most likely to get to eight wins, though seven will probably be enough. Toledo’s losses at the start of the year to Florida and Missouri don’t look all that bad now. The Rockets are legitimately one of the best teams in the MAC and will get some respect for sticking with both of the SEC East teams.

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl – Thursday, December 26th, 9:30 ET
Army Black Knights vs. San Diego State Aztecs (Army/At Large vs. MWC #2)
Poinsettia Bowl Projections: Keeping San Diego State at home still makes the most sense for as long as it is a team that we think is going to reach bowl eligibility. It’s going to take one upset this year for the Aztecs to get the job done, but we think they’ll reach six. Army too, needs to go 3-2 in its last five games to get into the Poinsettia Bowl, and it very well could come down to the Army/Navy Game to determine whether the Cadets are bowling or not. We think they’ll be good, with or without the win over the Middies.

Military Bowl – Friday, December 27th, 2:30 ET
Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Arizona Wildcats (C-USA #6/MAC #4 vs. ACC #8)
Military Bowl Projections: All of these teams in the Pac-12 have to end up somewhere for bowl games, and replacing the ACC seems like a logical choice in the Military Bowl. It’s not an ideal bowl spot for the boys from Tucson, but bowl bids are bowl bids. That’s sort of what Tulsa would feel like at this point as well. This very well could end up being an at large vs. at large game when push comes to shove, especially if two of the three of Clemson, Miami, and Florida State end up in the BCS and the ACC perhaps doesn’t end up represented this deep down the ladder.

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas – Friday, December 27th, 6:00 ET
TCU Horned Frogs vs. Northwestern Wildcats (Big 12 #6 vs. Big Ten #6)
Meineke Car Care Bowl Projections: You’ll notice that our projections for Big Ten bowl teams stop here. Perhaps Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, or Illinois will become eligible, but all of those teams are going to need at least one massive upset to keep the bowl dream alive. Northwestern, which probably is legitimately one of the Top 25 teams in the land won’t need any help to get in. It just has to take care of business. TCU too, is one of these teams that we think is very good, though pushing Oklahoma and LSU yet coming up short in both games doesn’t prove a ton.

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl – Friday, December 27th, 9:30 ET
BYU Cougars vs. USC Trojans (BYU/ACC #9 vs. Pac-12 #6)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Projections: We have a really good feeling that this is going to be what the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl looks like this year. BYU has already beaten one of the big boys of college football in Texas, and the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl would love to bring a big name here to this bowl game this year to take on the Cougs. USC is about as big of a name as it gets, and with new Head Coach Ed Orgeron leading this team back in the right direction again, the hope for going bowling is increased.

New Era Pinstripe Bowl – Saturday, December 28th, 12:00 ET
Kansas State Wildcats vs. Houston Cougars (Big 12 #7 vs. AAC #4)
Pinstripe Bowl Projections: Head Coach Bill Snyder has a team that is going to have to struggle just to get into a bowl game this year. With just two wins in its first six games and no wins in its first three in conference play, the Cats have some work to do, though the schedule pretty much gives them five wins for sure. It’s a question as to whether that sixth will get scratched out. Houston is quietly 5-0 this year, and there is no way that the AAC is going to keep this team from winning at least eight or nine.

Belk Bowl – Saturday, December 28th, 3:20 ET
Duke Blue Devils vs. UCF Knights (ACC #5 vs. AAC #3)
Belk Bowl Projections: Once we get down to the sixth team in the ACC, we’re doing a lot of guessing. None of the rest of these teams strike us as teams that are absolutely going to bowl games this year. Duke is already at four wins, and we have to think that it is going to scratch out two more somewhere in the second half of the season to qualify for a bowl game. UCF has played tough this year, and it is one gaffe against South Carolina away from being perfect to this point in the season. Still, we have to assume that the team is going to lose to Louisville, which would pretty much end any BCS dreams in the first year in an automatic qualifying conference.

Russell Athletic Bowl – Saturday, December 28th, 6:45 ET
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (AAC #2/Notre Dame vs. ACC #3)
Russell Athletic Bowl Projections: V-Tech is very quietly a 6-1 team this year, and that one loss came at the hands of Alabama. We aren’t sure whether the Hokies or the Hurricanes will get the nod here, and odds have it, the winner will go to Atlanta, while the loser will come to Orlando. For as much as we would love to see Notre Dame drop, we have to imagine that the Russell Athletic Bowl is going to take the Fighting Irish unless it wants to keep the hometown team in UCF. The Knights have a lot of work to do to move up from here, though.

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl – Saturday, December 28th, 10:15 ET
Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Michigan Wolverines (Big 12 #4 vs. Big Ten #5)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Projections: Points would surely be aplenty in this one, as the Wolverines would take on the Cowboys in a wild Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl on the final Saturday of the year. We’re projecting both of these teams to be beaten at least twice over the course of the rest of the year, which is going to be a sin for both teams. Both had to think that the BCS was a great accomplishment this year, but both are now stuck in the middle rung of their respective conferences bowl ladders.

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl – Monday, December 30th, 11:45 ET
Navy Midshipmen vs. Utah State Aggies (Navy/C-USA #3 vs. MWC #4)
Armed Forces Bowl Projections: Not a lot is changing right now on the MWC bowl ladder, as we still think that Utah State is going to be third best in the Mountain Division. QB Chuckie Keeton has done a great job this year, but this defense still isn’t good enough to beat the big boys in conference play as we see it. Navy just needs to get to six wins, and it should be alright, even without the Army/Navy Game at the end of the year. There are enough cupcakes left on the schedule, though the Commander-In-Chief Trophy would be the biggest reward of the season.

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl – Monday, December 30th, 3:15 ET
Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Missouri Tigers (ACC #6 vs. SEC #7)
Music City Bowl Projections: Missouri is the ninth best team as we see it right now in the conference, and that’s saying something considering the fact that it is still undefeated and just went on the road and beat a Top 10 team in Georgia. However, losing QB James Franklin for the rest of the regular season is going to be a killer for this team. Pitt only has two losses this season to Florida State and V-Tech, and this is a team that is going to be happy to be going anywhere but Birmingham for its bowl game after three consecutive trips to the BBVA Compass Bowl the past three seasons.

Valero Alamo Bowl – Monday, December 30th, 6:45 ET
UCLA Bruins vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (Pac-12 #2 vs. Big 12 #3)
Alamo Bowl Projections: Both of these teams are undefeated at this point in the season, and both are going to try to convince us that they are worthy of being BCS teams. UCLA can prove it this week on the road against Stanford, while Texas Tech’s only road into the biggest bowl games of the year is by winning the Big XII, something that is definitely at least plausible at this point. If this was the game at the Alamo Bowl, it would be a heck of a showdown in which a ton of points would be put on the board for sure.

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl – Monday, December 30th, 10:15 ET
Washington Huskies vs. Texas Longhorns (Pac-12 #3 vs. Big 12 #5)
Holiday Bowl Projections: The Huskies have dropped to 4-2, but we still think that they are amongst the best 25 teams in the land this year. Their losses to Oregon and Stanford can’t be considered the end of the world, and winning out might even keep a slight door open for the BCS to at least consider, especially if Stanford slides again. Texas made a huge step in the right direction when it won the Red River Rivalry, and a few more big wins like that, and Head Coach Mack Brown will be talking about the BCS as perhaps the Big XII champs.

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl – Tuesday, December 31st, 12:30 ET
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Wyoming Cowboys (ACC #7 vs. MWC #3)
Independence Bowl Projections: The Cowboys can definitely ball this year, and their 2-0 start in the Mountain West is going to help out quite a bit. Imagine how good this team could have been had QB Austyn Carta-Samuels not transferred to Vandy! Meanwhile, Georgia Tech’s triple option has been causing all sorts of problems in the ACC, and though this team won’t be back in the ACC title game once again this year, it will have enough to comfortably get into a bowl game.

Hyundai Sun Bowl – Tuesday, December 31st, 2:00 ET
Maryland Terrapins vs. Oregon State Beavers (ACC #4 vs. Pac-12 #4)
Sun Bowl Projections: Does anyone realize that Oregon State hasn’t lost a game since losing to Eastern Washington to start off the season? The Beavers are legit, and they could still be a surprising player in the race in the Pac-12 North this year. Maryland’s chances of winning the ACC title went up in smoke when the team was beaten by seemingly 100 against Florida State on the road last week, and though the Terps are going to have more troubles at the quarterback position this year, they’ll still figure out how to get to at least seven wins to ensure a spot in a game no worse than the Sun Bowl on New Year’s Eve.

AutoZone Liberty Bowl – Tuesday, December 31st, 4:00 ET
Marshall Thundering Herd vs. SMU Mustangs (C-USA #1 vs. SEC #8/AAC #7)
Liberty Bowl Projections: The Thundering Herd are already the only team on the East side of Conference USA to not lose a game, and save for East Carolina, this is the only team worth a hoot on this side of the conference. SMU only has one win, and asking it to win five more is going to be tough. Head Coach June Jones will get this figured out though, as the rest of the season isn’t nearly as bad as what we have seen early on in the season.

Chick-Fil-A Bowl – Tuesday, December 31st, 8:00 ET
Miami Hurricanes vs. Ole Miss Rebels (ACC #2 vs. SEC #5)
Chick-fil-A Bowl Projections: Head Coach Gus Malzahn has done a remarkable job with the Tigers this year, and they could be set for one of the big time bowl games this year. Ole Miss has been fighting all year long against one of the toughest schedules in the land. The next five games are all at home though, and there isn’t another game played outside of Mississippi. Finishing 8-4 is a distinct possibility, and we think that would be good enough to land the SEC #5 spot.

Heart of Dallas Bowl – Wednesday, January 1st, 12:00 ET
North Texas Mean Green vs. East Carolina Pirates (Big Ten #7 vs. C-USA #4)
Heart of Dallas Bowl Projections: If North Texas gets to six wins this year, the Mean Green could find themselves with a spot in a bowl game. They have a better fan base that will probably travel, especially in the Lone Star State than some of these teams from the Mountain West that might have bigger enrollments. It’s a gutsy pick to make, but for now, we love what UNT is bringing to the table. East Carolina is bringing a lot of offense to the table, but a horrifyingly bad defense. The points would be flying onto the board if this was how this panned out.

Gator Bowl – Wednesday, January 1st, 12:00 ET
Michigan State Spartans vs. Florida Gators (Big Ten #4 vs. SEC #6)
Gator Bowl Projections: The final score of this game might legitimately be 7-3. Michigan State and Florida are all about their defense, and neither team has an offense whatsoever, especially with both starting quarterbacks from the outset of the year now sitting on the bench. Michigan State could quietly make it to the Big Ten Championship Game. Florida could still win the SEC East as well, but that looks significantly less likely. A 7-5 season is a lot more likely in Gainesville as we see it.

Capital One Bowl – Wednesday, January 1st, 1:00 ET
Wisconsin Badgers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (Big Ten #2 vs. SEC #2)
Capital One Bowl Projections: South Carolina is the one team that hasn’t lost to a team that it probably had no business losing to, and as a result, it deserves its spot in the Capital One Bowl. Wisconsin has only been beaten twice this year, and the bowl selection committees are going to have no problem overlooking the game against Arizona State as a game that should have been won and the game against Ohio State as one that could have been won. The Badgers probably aren’t being beaten again this year, and this would be a fitting bowl game to go to.

Outback Bowl – Wednesday, January 1st, 1:00 ET
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Georgia Bulldogs (Big Ten #3 vs. SEC #4)
Outback Bowl Projections: Nebraska is once again going to be one of the best teams in the Big Ten, and once again, that probably isn’t going to be good enough to seriously challenge for the Rose Bowl bid. QB Taylor Martinez has been out, and the truth of the matter is that few outside of Lincoln have even noticed. This team will be remembered for its collapse against UCLA. Georgia meanwhile, was shocked at home by Mizzou last weekend, and that is really going to knock it down the bowl ladder. The good news is that the toughest games are now all said and done with, though there are a few games which could provide trips ahead.

Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio – Wednesday, January 1st, 5:00 ET
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Stanford Cardinal (BCS vs. BCS)
Rose Bowl Projections: Though Stanford was beaten by Utah, it still has every chance to get into the BCS. The Pac-12 is going to bring two teams in all likelihood, and one of those teams is going to have two losses. Regardless of whether the Cardinal lose to the Ducks or not, Pasadena is probably the location due to the fact that Oregon would be in the National Championship Game if it wins that game, and probably in the Sugar Bowl if it lost. Ohio State has beaten Wisconsin and Northwestern, but you can already see in the polls that it is going to be the fourth best of the undefeated teams this year after Alabama, Oregon, and the winner of the Clemson/Florida State game. The Buckeyes need three teams to lose in front of them to get into the Promised Land.

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl – Wednesday, January 1st, 8:30 ET
Baylor Bears vs. Fresno State Bulldogs (BCS vs. BCS)
Fiesta Bowl Projections: And here we have our non-AQ school busting the BCS! Fresno State has eight more wins that it needs to get in order to be in the BCS, but it is clear that this is going to happen for either Fresno State or Northern Illinois this year if this is how it pans out. These two are in the Top 25 early enough in the season to continue to matriculate their way up the rankings, and we don’t think that the Big XII is going to have a team in the Top 14 this year, which will make it very easy to get a team like Fresno in. Baylor is the best of the worst right now in the wide open Big XII, and though this conference might be very good from top to bottom, it has nothing in terms of being top heavy, and that is going to cost the conference. It’s going to be fun to watch Head Coach Art Briles’ team in whatever bowl game it goes to.

Allstate Sugar Bowl – Thursday, January 2nd, 8:30 ET
LSU Tigers vs. Florida State Seminoles (BCS vs. BCS)
Sugar Bowl Projections: We’re flipping in LSU at this point even though the Bayou Bengals were beaten by Georgia “Between the Hedges” a few weeks ago. QB Zach Mettenberger and the gang have proven that they are the real deal, and even though this team isn’t going to win the SEC West, going 10-2 and losing to Georgia and Alabama is good enough to stay in the BCS race as we see it. FSU probably needs to beat two of the three of Clemson, Miami, and Florida to get into the BCS this year, though if it beats Clemson, odds have it, it will be in the ACC Championship Game and will get into the ACC title game regardless of what happens against the Canes. The story of QB Jameis Winston continues to grow.

Discover Orange Bowl – Friday, January 3rd, 8:30 ET
Clemson Tigers vs. Louisville Cardinals (BCS vs. BCS)
Orange Bowl Projections: Even though the Tigers are underdogs this week to Florida State, we are still projecting them as the ACC champs, as we think that they have a great chance of winning that game. We have no reason to believe that either Clemson or Louisville are slipping at this point in their own conferences. The Cards will probably run the table and put up a stink for the National Championship Game, but the BCS isn’t going to allow it. The Tigers have a loss coming to South Carolina, but we think they have proven to be the best team in the ACC this year thus far.

AT&T Cotton Bowl – Friday, January 3rd, 7:30 ET
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas A&M Aggies (Big 12 #2 vs. SEC #3)
Cotton Bowl Projections: We’re getting closer to a Texas/Texas A&M Cotton Bowl, but instead, we think that there is going to be a rematch of last year’s game. The Aggies could still be thinking about the BCS, but we think that they are going to be losing at LSU later this year to drop out of the game. There are a lot of great teams in the SEC West, but none are more logical to bring to the Lone Star State than A&M. Oklahoma’s loss to Texas was shocking, and it probably took it right out of the BCS picture for the time being. There’s a lot of work to do to win this conference, but someone with two Big XII defeats will probably ultimately take the automatic bid to the Fiesta Bowl.

BBVA Compass Bowl – Saturday, January 4th, 1:00 ET
Auburn Tigers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (SEC #9 vs. AAC #5/Sun Belt #4)
BBVA Compass Bowl Projections: Auburn would be carrying the hometown crowd here to the Compass Bowl, and we would have no doubt that this would be a great game. Cincy could be a factor in the AAC this year, but things are going to really have to get going under QB Brendon Kay if that is going to turn out to be the case. This would also be an interesting matchup between Bearcats’ Head Coach Tommy Tuberville and the Auburn team that he helped put on the map for a good chunk of his coaching career.

GoDaddy.com Bowl – Sunday, January 5th, 9:00 ET
Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (MAC #1 vs. Sun Belt #2)
GoDaddy.com Bowl Projections: If the Hilltoppers can beat ULL this week on national television, our perception changes of this club quite a bit. It might all of a sudden become the favorite to win the conference. There are clearly only going to be a few bids up for grabs in the Sun Belt, and WKU is going to want to make sure that it snares one of them. Northern Illinois might be a BCS team once again this year, but it is going to need both Boise State and Fresno State to lose once again in all likelihood to have any chance of that happening.

Allstate BCS National Championship Game – Monday, January 6th, 8:30 ET
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Oregon Ducks (BCS #1 vs. BCS #2)
National Championship Game Projections: We’re halfway through the season, and the plan that we had at the start of the year really has no choice but to stay in place. Oregon might have the best team in the nation, but it is never going to hop Alabama to be the #1 team in the land for as long as the Crimson Tide are alive and kicking. This would be the National Championship Game for the ages, as this would be the best Oregon team that we have seen in quite some time with a potential Heisman Trophy winner in QB Marcus Mariota going against a team going for its third straight National Championship and the fourth in the last five seasons. We’re not so sure that it won’t be Oregon against the ACC winner or Ohio State this year though, as we do think that Alabama could trip at some point. We aren’t replacing the Tide until they do, though.

2013 College Football Head Coaches on the Hot Seat (Updated 10/13)

October 13th, 2013 by Adam Markowitz (Bankroll Sports Columnist) | Posted in College Football   Comments Off on 2013 College Football Head Coaches on the Hot Seat (Updated 10/13)
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Lane Kiffin USCWe are just two weeks into the college football season, and it is very clear that some of the coaches that were on the hot seat are once again really in some deep trouble when push comes to shove. Join us today at Bankroll Sports as we look at our college football coaches on the hot seat in 2013.

FIRED Lane Kiffin, USC Trojans – Kiffin’s days were numbered before this season ever started. It really is clear that this is a man that shouldn’t be leading a major college football program. It wasn’t Kiffin’s fault that he was handcuffed by scholarship limitations the entire time that he was at USC, but the bottom line is that his 65 guys should be more talented than the 85 guys on the other side of the field more often than not. Expectations were higher than what ever could have reasonably been expected, and they eventually blew up in USC’s face with Kiffin being shown the door.

FIRED Don Treadwell, Miami (OH) Redhawks – We really didn’t see this one coming. The Redhawks have been bad for quite some time, but they were epically bad at the start of this season. Something had to be changed, and what ended up happening was the dismissal of both the head coach and the offensive coordinator of the team. Has anything gotten better since Treadwell’s dismissal? Not really. The team is still one of the worst at the FBS level this year, and we know FCS teams that would scoff at how bad this unit really has turned out to be.

FIRED Paul Pasqualoni, Connecticut Huskies – This UConn team might be the worst of all of the automatic qualifying schools in the entire country. Pasqualoni inherited a team that had just gone to the BCS and was at its height. There was no way that that expectation could have become the regular in Storrs, but at least staying competitive was a reasonable goal. That’s all that was asked of Pasqualoni, and he couldn’t even do that. This team was losing far too many games to teams like Towson, Buffalo, and South Florida to warrant anyone in this football program keeping their jobs.

Charlie Weis, Kansas Jayhawks – Weis is still very much so in some trouble this year, though at least he has some competitive games under his belt and an offense that looks like it is starting to get its act together. Still, a couple Big XII wins is the minimum expectation this year in Lawrence, and if not, expect this team to fire its third coach in the last five years.

Ron English, Eastern Michigan Eagles – English knows that his days in Ypsilanti are numbered. Eastern Michigan just never got better during his tenure, and time is out to prove that he is really the man to lead this team to the next level. Forget about a bowl game and forget about the idea that this could be a competitive team in the MAC. No competitiveness will surely send him out the door in the first week of December at the latest.

Mack Brown, Texas Longhorns – Is Brown going to be asked to step down at the end of the season? Almost certainly. We just don’t see how the regents in Austin are going to tolerate any more mediocrity out of Brown. However, this is a man that did just upset Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry, and getting that Gatorade bath might be the last great memory that we have of him as a coach. Just the thought of perhaps bringing in Nick Saban to coach this team in 2014 is enough to want to get Brown out the door as soon as possible.

Norm Chow, Hawaii Warriors – Hawaii was atrocious last season, and what we are seeing is that the team is once again atrocious. This pro style offense is at least tolerable to watch, but the Warriors don’t have the talent to execute, especially in the trenches. This team is getting killed both along the OL and the DL, and Chow has no answers. At just 3-15 in two seasons with the Warriors, Chow is clearly in a lot of trouble.

2013 Week 7 College Football Schedule, NCAA Football Week 7 Odds

October 10th, 2013 by Adam Markowitz (Bankroll Sports Columnist) | Posted in College Football   Comments Off on 2013 Week 7 College Football Schedule, NCAA Football Week 7 Odds
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Complete List of Week 7 College Football Lines Can Be Found Below
This article is written based off of the NCAA football betting lines at 10:30 AM on Thursday 10/10.
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There’s another week of college football betting action ahead, and here at Bankroll Sports, we’re dissecting some of the best NCAA football odds on the board in Week 7.

What we don’t have this week are a whole bunch of extreme lines one way or the other. Sure, teams like the Baylor Bears or the UCLA Bruins or the Texas A&M Aggies have high ‘totals’ in the 70s, and there are a few games like the one between the Miami Redhawks and the Massachusetts Minutemen which only feature a ‘total’ of 43, but the point spreads themselves aren’t as outrageous as you might think and be used to.

There isn’t a single team on the college football Week 7 lines that is favored by more than 28 points, and that’s showing that the games are getting closer and closer together. We do have to note that that 28-point favorite is on the road, and it happens to be the #1 team in the country. The Alabama Crimson Tide are giving 28 to the Kentucky Wildcats, which more or less assumes that the spread would be 35 or so if the game was being played in Tuscaloosa. That being said, Kentucky has got to be used to playing these games against these awesome teams, as in the last few weeks, it has had to contend with South Carolina, Louisville, and Florida, and now comes the biggest test of them all against the Crimson Tide, the two-time defending National Champions.

That said, we can bill this week as “Elimination Saturday,” as there are a lot of teams that are going to be playing for the National Championship lives. We know that most of these teams don’t have even remotely good chances of winning it all, but as we get closer and closer to the first BCS rankings being put out, teams are going to be jockeying for position in hopes of keeping their chances alive.

NCAA Football BetDSIThe first of those elimination games comes on Thursday when the Louisville Cardinals play host to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Without a single team ranked in the Top 25 in the land outside of them, the Cardinals know that they are in a lot of trouble when it comes to the BCS. Perfection is the only formula for success, and even that doesn’t guarantee anything with so many undefeated teams in front of them and coming up from behind them as well. This is at least a shot at playing against a decent team on national television, and Louisville is laying 19.

The Oklahoma Sooners are engaged in the Red River Rivalry this week against the Texas Longhorns, and this game is always one that is tough to handicap. The Sooners have beaten Head Coach Mack Brown four times by 30+ points, and there is a real chance that this could be another one of these games that is separated by a huge margin. Oklahoma is giving 13.5 points to the Longhorns, and we have a feeling if this game isn’t at least covered (and perhaps at least won), Brown’s days in burnt orange are numbered. However, if OU loses this game, the Big XII probably wouldn’t have a National Championship contender left, especially if the Baylor Bears happened to lose as 17-point favorites on the road to the Kansas State Wildcats. Remember last year, though? Baylor was a 12-point underdog at home against a Kansas State team that was just a couple wins away from playing for all the marbles. The Bears won that game and won it huge, and you know that Head Coach Bill Snyder would love to exact some revenge against Baylor by taking an eye for an eye this year.

The best teams in the Pac-12 are going to be in for fights this week as well. The Stanford Cardinal and the Oregon Ducks are both on the road, and they both have games that they very well could lose. Stanford is taking on the Utah Utes, who have had a knack of sticking around in these big games this year. The Cardinal are -8.5, but they are by no means a guarantee to get the job done in this game. Oregon meanwhile, is taking on the Washington Huskies is what might be the biggest game of the day. The Huskies beat Stanford last season (and that was the same Stanford team that went on the road and beat Oregon), and the Ducks are trying to avoid the same fate. QB Marcus Mariota and the gang are -13.5 on the road in Seattle, where College Gameday is going to be waiting for them. A loss for Washington would surely end its chances at a National Championship, if those chances aren’t gone already. A loss for either Stanford or Oregon won’t necessarily be completely damning, but it very well could be.

Over in the SEC, there are five teams that are playing for their lives, and we have a feeling that at least two of them are going to end up out of this mix when it’s all said and done with.

We’ll start with the game where we know there are going to be problems for the loser. Both the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators have already been beaten once, and one is going to take the hook for the second time this year. If that’s the case, there is no way back into the National Championship picture. LSU would be knocked out of the SEC Championship race as well with its second conference loss. The Bayou Bengals are laying a touchdown, but this is a game that historically has been very interesting with a lot of upsets rampant.

The Georgia Bulldogs are taking on the Missouri Tigers down in Athens in a game that the oddsmakers are warning you could be sneaky. Mizzou is one of the two undefeated teams left in the SEC (the other being Alabama), and it isn’t going to go down in this one without a fight. Though Georgia is a Top 10 ranked team, it is only -8 in this game, and that certainly could be an issue.

The South Carolina Gamecocks, who may or may not have DE Jadeveon Clowney in this game, will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks on the road. The Hogs don’t stink by any stretch of the imagination, and the talent is there for this to be one of the Top 25 teams in the land. The Gamecocks are only -6 in this one on the road, the exact same price that another team on upset alert, the Texas A&M Aggies are favored by over the Ole Miss Rebels.

If any of these big name SEC teams lose, it will be crippling to the conference, as that will take away a lot of their power when it comes to the BCS rankings that are coming out this week.

SportsBetting.ag FootballThe Big Ten definitely features a couple games of note as well. The Michigan Wolverines are still undefeated, but they are facing one of their sternest tests on the road against the Penn State Nittany Lions. Head Coach Bill O’Brien and the boys have nothing to play for but games like this one, and you can bet that Beaver Stadium is going to be rocking for the first installment of this game since 2010. Michigan is favored by a deuce, but this is a game that is going to be frightening for the visitors.

Perhaps the most interesting game of the day from a betting standpoint is the one between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Wisconsin Badgers. We see unranked teams favored over ranked teams all the time, but we never see anything quite like this. The Wildcats are +10.5 on the road, and the oddsmakers are simply telling you that this game is anything but an upset. No one is buying into the fact that Northwestern is a Top 25 team, and the oddsmakers are telling you that they think Wisconsin should be. Don’t be sold on the whole idea that this would be an “upset” if the Badgers were to win this game. They’re expected to win it by double digits.

Other games of note from the start of the week… The San Diego State Aztecs are giving 4.5 to the Air Force Falcons on Thursday, while the Arizona Wildcats and the USC Trojans, in a game that very well could eliminate the loser of this one from the Pac-12 South this year, are expected to play a close one as well. USC is favored by 6.5 at home in the first game in the post-Lane Kiffin era. On Friday, the Temple Owls will go in search of their first win of the season, but they are getting 21 against the Cincinnati Bearcats.

2013 NCAA Football Week 7 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 10/10/13):
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Week 7 NCAA Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 10/10/13
103 Rutgers Scarlet Knights +19
104 Louisville Cardinals -19
Over/Under 55

105 San Diego State Aztecs -4.5
106 Air Force Falcons +4.5
Over/Under 55.5

107 Arizona Wildcats +6.5
108 USC Trojans -6.5
Over/Under 48

College Football Lines for Week 7 for Friday, 10/11/13
109 Temple Owls +21
110 Cincinnati Bearcats -21
Over/Under 51.5

NCAA Football Week 7 Odds for Saturday, 10/12/13
111 Oklahoma Sooners -13.5
112 Texas Longhorns +13.5
Over/Under 57

113 Indiana Hoosiers +9.5
114 Michigan State Spartans -9.5
Over/Under 52.5

115 Pittsburgh Panthers +9
116 Virginia Tech Hokies -9
Over/Under 42.5

117 Miami Redhawks +3.5
118 Massachusetts Minutemen -3.5
Over/Under 45

119 Boston College Eagles +24.5
120 Clemson Tigers -24.5
Over/Under 60.5

121 Buffalo Bulls -11
122 Western Michigan Broncos +11
Over/Under 52.5

123 Central Michigan Chippewas +17.5
124 Ohio Bobcats -17.5
Over/Under 53

125 Eastern Michigan Eagles +7.5
126 Army Black Knights -7.5
Over/Under 54.5

127 Virginia Cavaliers +7.5
128 Maryland Terrapins -7.5
Over/Under 44.5

129 South Florida Bulls +4.5
130 Connecticut Huskies -4.5
Over/Under 41

131 Navy Midshipmen +3
132 Duke Blue Devils -3
Over/Under 57.5

133 Troy Trojans -17
134 Georgia State Panthers +17
Over/Under 61

135 Texas A&M Aggies -6
136 Ole Miss Rebels +6
Over/Under 76

137 Kent State Golden Flashes +14.5
138 Ball State Cardinals -14.5
Over/Under 61

139 Bowling Green Falcons +10.5
140 Mississippi State Bulldogs -10.5
Over/Under 52

141 Akron Zips +23.5
142 Northern Illinois Huskies -23.5
Over/Under 62

143 Iowa State Cyclones +14.5
144 Texas Tech Red Raiders -14.5
Over/Under 56.5

145 Rice Owls +2
146 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners -2
Over/Under 55

147 New Mexico Lobos +15.5
148 Wyoming Cowboys -15.5
Over/Under 68.5

149 Stanford Cardinal -8.5
150 Utah Utes +8.5
Over/Under 54.5

151 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets +7
152 BYU Cougars -7
Over/Under 53

153 Nebraska Cornhuskers -14
154 Purdue Boilermakers +14
Over/Under 57

155 Missouri Tigers +8
156 Georgia Bulldogs -8
Over/Under 64

157 Baylor Bears -17
158 Kansas State Wildcats +17
Over/Under 73

159 Florida Gators +7
160 LSU Tigers -7
Over/Under 48.5

161 Colorado Buffaloes +25
162 Arizona State Sun Devils -25
Over/Under 66

163 Oregon Ducks -13.5
164 Washington Huskies +13.5
Over/Under 76

165 California Golden Bears +24.5
166 UCLA Bruins -24.5
Over/Under 72

167 Northwestern Wildcats +10.5
168 Wisconsin Badgers -10.5
Over/Under 57

169 East Carolina Pirates -10
170 Tulane Green Wave +10
Over/Under 54

171 South Carolina Gamecocks -6
172 Arkansas Razorbacks +6
Over/Under 51.5

173 Alabama Crimson Tide -28
174 Kentucky Wildcats +28
Over/Under 52.5

175 San Jose State Spartans +3.5
176 Colorado State Rams -3.5
Over/Under 59.5

177 Idaho Vandals +24.5
178 Arkansas State Red Wolves -24.5
Over/Under 59.5

179 Michigan Wolverines -2
180 Penn State Nittany Lions +2
Over/Under 50.5

181 Syracuse Orange +7
182 NC State Wolfpack -7
Over/Under 54

183 Memphis Tigers +9.5
184 Houston Cougars -9.5
Over/Under 52.5

185 UAB Blazers -7
186 FIU Golden Panthers +7
Over/Under 56

187 Marshall Thundering Herd -11.5
188 Florida Atlantic Owls +11.5
Over/Under 54

189 Kansas Jayhawks +24.5
190 TCU Horned Frogs -24.5
Over/Under 45

191 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +7
192 North Texas Mean Green -7
Over/Under 55

193 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks +7
194 Texas State Bobcats -7
Over/Under 45

195 Boise State Broncos -7
196 Utah State Aggies +7
Over/Under 51

197 Oregon State Beavers +1.5
198 Washington State Cougars -1.5
Over/Under 63

199 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -10.5
200 UTEP Miners +10.5
Over/Under 61.5

201 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors +9
202 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels -9
Over/Under 55.5

241 Western Carolina Catamounts +43.5
242 Auburn Tigers -43.5

2013 Week 6 College Football Schedule, NCAA Football Week 6 Odds

October 5th, 2013 by Adam Markowitz (Bankroll Sports Columnist) | Posted in College Football   Comments Off on 2013 Week 6 College Football Schedule, NCAA Football Week 6 Odds
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Notre Dame vs. Arizona StateWeek 6 NCAA football odds are posted here at Bankroll Sports, and we are already set to break down some of the best games on the college football betting lines for the week ahead. Join us as we take our best shot at the NCAA football Vegas odds in Week 6.

Big huge favorites are back again in Week 6, and the biggest favorite of the bunch is the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Tide have finally put together a rather complete game, as they took care of the Ole Miss Rebels last week without much of a fight. Now, for the first time all year, they should have a game where they open up one of these 70-3 cans on a poor unsuspecting foe. The unsuspecting foe this week is the Georgia State Panthers, who are clearly only here for the sake of getting a big, fat paycheck from the boys from Tuscaloosa and to get some experience as they figure out what life is like playing at the FBS level. It is clear that there is a real talent gap between these two teams, and there is little way that this game will be close. Want proof? This is one of the biggest college football point spreads in a game pitting a pair of FBS teams against each other, as Bama is expected to roll by 55.5.

Of course, it’s tough not to laugh when you think that a team that is -33.5 on the road is the third biggest favorite of the week, but that’s the case with the Louisville Cardinals against the Temple Owls in the City of Brotherly Love. The game that has supplanted this one is another conference game featuring another team on the road. The Oregon Ducks, who continue to just take out their lawn mower and trample everything in their way on their schedule, are giving 38 to the Colorado Buffaloes, who are clearly at the bottom of the Pac-12 and have no chance of competing in this game, even at Folsom Stadium with the high altitude. You could play this game on the moon and Oregon would put up 50 points.

That’s really the end of the garbage games though, and if there are only three games that are just complete and utter embarrassments with nearly 130 FBS teams to choose from, we consider it to be an accomplishment. There aren’t really any of those marquee games like we had last week when the LSU Tigers took on the Georgia Bulldogs, but there are good games littered throughout that are worth discussing.

NCAA Football BetDSITo kick off the week, there are a pair of teams that are going to be hoping to pull off some upsets to turn their seasons around. Neither the Iowa State Cyclones nor the Utah Utes are teams that are likely to be going to bowl games this year, but both could take a massive step towards that if they can beat teams that are perhaps amongst the most talented 25 in the country on Thursday night. The Cyclones are +9 at home against the Texas Longhorns, while the Utes are +4 at home against the UCLA Bruins. The Bruins know just how dangerous this game is, and QB Brett Hundley and the gang are going to be paying extra attention in practice. Rice-Eccles Stadium is no fun to play at, especially at night on national television.

On Friday, the Mountain West is going to be on display. The BYU Cougars, who have been a complete mixed bag this year, are +6.5 on the road going against a team that they are very familiar with. Of course, now, it’s the Utah State Aggiest that are in the Mountain West, while the Cougs are the independents. No less, this is a game that is going to be great. Both of these teams have already been beaten in the battle for the Beehive Cup, so that isn’t going to make a difference, but this one could have a big difference when it comes to recruiting. The host Aggies are -6.5 in what amounts to be a huge game for them, as it isn’t all that often that they are really expected to beat BYU. The San Diego State Aztecs play their first Mountain West game of the year on Friday night as well, as they are hosting the Nevada Wolf Pack. The Wolf Pack, in spite of their 2-0 start to the season in conference play, are +4.5 in this one.

There are a lot of middling games in conference play that could be very intriguing. The Iowa Hawkeyes haven’t played much in the way of big foes yet this year, but they are bringing one to Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. Iowa is -2 against the Michigan State Spartans, and the loser of this one is going to be in a lot of trouble when it comes to challenging for the Legends Division title. The Hawkeyes are already 4-1, but they still have a lot of work to do just to ensure that they will go bowling. The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Nebraska Cornhuskers are both 3-1 teams that have yet to open up their conference slates yet. They’ll do battle with the Children of the Corn giving 10.5 on the opening Week 6 college football lines.

SEC East teams are going to be in for some interesting battles this week as well. The Georgia Bulldogs, Florida Gators, and South Carolina Gamecocks are all double digit favorites in games against fellow SEC rivals. However, the Gamecocks (+21 vs. Kentucky) are playing in their first game without QB Connor Shaw, the Gators (-10.5 vs. Arkansas) are playing in their second game without QB Jeff Driskel, and the Bulldogs (-11 @ Tennessee) have to go on the road into a hostile environment against a team that is hungry for a victory the week after winning another huge game against a Top 10 team in the land. All of these games are dangerous to say the least. Even the team that lost that big game Between the Hedges last week, the LSU Tigers are only -9.5 at the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville.

That brings us to the ACC, where issues are always interesting. The Florida State Seminoles are -14.5 at home against the Maryland Terrapins in one of the very few Top 25 matchups of the weekend, while the Clemson Tigers have another one of these “Clemson” games against the Syracuse Orange and are -11. Both of these teams have looked vulnerable over the course of the last few weeks, and the ACC can’t afford either to lose in the next two weeks with their matchup coming against each other in Death Valley on October 19th in what would be the biggest ACC game of the year. The North Carolina Tar Heels are also +7 in what would be an elimination game to them in all likelihood against the Virginia Tech Hokies, while the Miami Hurricanes, in their first conference game of the year, are currently off the board against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in what will prove to be a critical clash.

SportsBetting.ag FootballThere are three clashes though, that are clearly very important in primetime, and they are going to shape the course of the rest of the college football betting season. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish know that they are going to have to probably run the table if they are going to end up making it into one of the BCS bowl games for a second straight season. They have the Arizona State Sun Devils in Arlington on Saturday night in the Shamrock Classic in the Lone Star State, and they are relatively big six-point pups. ASU wouldn’t be a Top 25 team in the land had the Wisconsin Badgers not blown it a few weeks ago, but there is no doubt that this is a team with some character that can fight it out against some of the best in the biz. This -6 spread is warranted.

Just a half hour later, the Northwestern Wildcats will be playing in what amounts to be perhaps the biggest game in the history of Ryan Field. The Cats are taking on the #4 Ohio State Buckeyes with a chance to seize control of the path to the Rose Bowl, and perhaps to the BCS National Championship as well. It’s still a pipe dream for Northwestern, but the spot is a good one. The Bucks are coming off of the emotional win over Wisconsin last week, and they have to go on the road in primetime to a hostile environment in this one. Be very careful, Ohio State! There’s a reason that you’re only a five-point favorite.

But perhaps the game of the night is the nightcap between the Stanford Cardinal and the Washington Huskies. Stanford has had its challenges thus far this year, and it is passing them with ease at this point. The defense is nasty for Head Coach David Shaw and the gang, and the unit is only going to get better as the season wears on. U-Dub is still undefeated and is inching up the polls with each and every week. Head Coach Steve Sarkisian knows if there is a way to get back into the Pac-12 title race, this is the way to do it. The Huskies pulled off the upset 17-13 last year in Seattle, but this would be a much different situation playing on the Farm and winning. The Cardinal are laying a touchdown for the third time in the last four years in this series, and they are hoping that this is the game that turns this series back into a blowout.

The highest ‘total’ of the week is 76, and that can be seen in a pair of games. The Oregon Ducks are expected to drop a huge number on the Colorado Buffaloes, and that’s why that number is so high, and the same could be said for the Baylor Bears, who are taking on the West Virginia Mountaineers. WVU finally flashed some offense last week in the upset of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, but this is going to require a heck of a lot more. The oddsmakers are showing some confidence that it is going to happen, which is more than we can say for this team from the rest of the year.

On the flip side of things, there are plenty of games that are in the 40s, including a record for the year of three games with numbers of 45 or lower. Some of these games could be embarrassing offensively, but none are like the clash between the Michigan State Spartans and the Iowa Hawkeyes. That number of 42 is pathetically low, but we continue to expect this out of the Big Ten in the future, especially in these MSU games.

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Week 6 NCAA Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 10/3/13
303 Texas Longhorns -7
304 Iowa State Cyclones +7
Over/Under 54.5

305 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -7.5
306 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks +7.5
Over/Under 49

307 UCLA Bruins -5
308 Utah Utes +5
Over/Under 64.5

College Football Lines for Week 6 for Friday, 10/4/13
309 BYU Cougars +6
310 Utah State Aggies -6
Over/Under 55.5

311 Nevada Wolf Pack +6
312 San Diego State Aztecs -6
Over/Under 60.5

NCAA Football Week 6 Odds for Saturday, 10/5/13
313 Air Force Falcons +12.5
314 Navy Midshipmen -12.5
Over/Under 54

315 Michigan State Spartans +1.5
316 Iowa Hawkeyes -1.5
Over/Under 37.5

317 Louisville Cardinals -32.5
318 Temple Owls +32.5
Over/Under 58

319 Western Michigan Broncos +23
320 Toledo Rockets -23
Over/Under 58

321 Eastern Michigan Eagles +13
322 Buffalo Bulls -13
Over/Under 53

323 Georgia State Panthers +54
324 Alabama Crimson Tide -54
Over/Under 58

325 Army Black Knights +11
326 Boston College Eagles -11
Over/Under 50.5

327 Central Michigan Chippewas -3
328 Miami Redhawks +3
Over/Under 47

329 Ball State Cardinals +4
330 Virginia Cavaliers -4
Over/Under 48

331 Maryland Terrapins +16.5
332 Florida State Seminoles -16.5
Over/Under 58

333 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets +6.5
334 Miami Hurricanes -6.5
Over/Under 55.5

335 Clemson Tigers -14
336 Syracuse Orange +14
Over/Under 64.5

337 NC State Wolfpack -7.5
338 Wake Forest Demon Deacons +7.5
Over/Under 47

339 Illinois Fighting Illini +8
340 Nebraska Cornhuskers -8
Over/Under 61

341 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners +14.5
342 Marshall Thundering Herd -14.5
Over/Under 65

343 North Texas Mean Green -3
344 Tulane Green Wave +3
Over/Under 53.5

345 Oregon Ducks -39
346 Colorado Buffaloes +39
Over/Under 69

347 Georgia Bulldogs -11
348 Tennessee Volunteers +11
Over/Under 64

349 Arkansas Razorbacks +13
350 Florida Gators -13
Over/Under 42.5

351 LSU Tigers -8.5
352 Mississippi State Bulldogs +8.5
Over/Under 55.5

353 Rice Owls +3
354 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -3
Over/Under 54.5

355 North Carolina Tar Heels +7
356 Virginia Tech Hokies -7
Over/Under 45.5

357 TCU Horned Frogs +8
358 Oklahoma Sooners -8
Over/Under 46.5

359 Cincinnati Bearcats -11
360 South Florida Bulls +11
Over/Under 48

361 Kansas State Wildcats +13.5
362 Oklahoma State Cowboys -13.5
Over/Under 59

363 Missouri Tigers -1.5
364 Vanderbilt Commodores +1.5
Over/Under 55.5

365 Minnesota Golden Gophers +19
366 Michigan Wolverines -19
Over/Under 48.5

367 UCF Knights -9
368 Memphis Tigers +9
Over/Under 48

369 Rutgers Scarlet Knights -4.5
370 SMU Mustangs +4.5
Over/Under 55.5

371 Fresno State Bulldogs -27.5
372 Idaho Vandals +27.5
Over/Under 67.5

373 Texas State Bobcats +11
374 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns -11
Over/Under 55.5

375 South Alabama Jaguars +3.5
376 Troy Trojans -3.5
Over/Under 62.5

377 New Mexico State Aggies +10.5
378 New Mexico Lobos -10.5
Over/Under 61

379 Washington State Cougars -1.5
380 Cal Golden Bears +1.5
Over/Under 66

381 Washington Huskies +8
382 Stanford Cardinal -8
Over/Under 52.5

383 Northern Illinois Huskies -8.5
384 Kent State Golden Flashes +8.5
Over/Under 64.5

385 Ole Miss Rebels -3
386 Auburn Tigers +3
Over/Under 57

387 Kentucky Wildcats +21.5
388 South Carolina Gamecocks -21.5
Over/Under 54.5

389 Florida International Golden Panthers +17
390 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles -17
Over/Under 46

391 Massachusetts Minutemen +26.5
392 Bowling Green Falcons -26.5
Over/Under 51

393 Florida Atlantic Owls +4
394 UAB Blazers -4
Over/Under 53

395 Texas Tech Red Raiders -16.5
396 Kansas Jayhawks +16.5
Over/Under 56

397 East Carolina Pirates -7.5
398 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +7.5
Over/Under 62.5

399 Ohio Bobcats -3.5
400 Akron Zips +3.5
Over/Under 57

401 Arizona State Sun Devils -6
402 Notre Dame Fighting Irish +6
Over/Under 63

403 West Virginia Mountaineers +29.5
404 Baylor Bears -29.5
Over/Under 70

405 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -2
406 UTEP Miners +2
Over/Under 59.5

407 Ohio State Buckeyes -7
408 Northwestern Wildcats +7
Over/Under 59

409 Penn State Nittany Lions -3.5
410 Indiana Hoosiers +3.5
Over/Under 65.5

411 San Jose State Spartans -4.5
412 Hawaii Warriors +4.5
Over/Under 56

2013 Week 5 College Football Schedule, NCAA Football Week 5 Odds

September 25th, 2013 by Adam Markowitz (Bankroll Sports Columnist) | Posted in College Football   Comments Off on 2013 Week 5 College Football Schedule, NCAA Football Week 5 Odds
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Mike the TigerWeek 5 NCAA football odds are posted here at Bankroll Sports, and we are already set to break down some of the best games on the college football betting lines for the week ahead. Join us as we take our best shot at the NCAA football Vegas odds in Week 5.

First off, we can really be thankful over the fact that this isn’t a week in which there are a ton of dog games like there were last week. We have some real marquee battles all across the board, and there are a lot of Top 25 teams on upset alert, unlike last week, when the entire Top 25 managed to hold firm, save for Stanford and Michigan State losing games against other ranked teams. In fact, there isn’t a single game pitting an FCS and an FBS team against each other for the first time all season long, and that should make for much better football.

We’ll start on Thursday and Friday with all of the midweek games. Over in the ACC, there is a crucial game on Thursday, as the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets face off with one another. There is a good chance that this could act as an elimination game in the ACC Coastal Division race, especially if G-Tech, which has already beaten North Carolina and Duke, turns out to be victorious. Head Coach Frank Beamer and his Hokies haven’t looked all that sharp over the course of the last week or two, but they are winning games, something more than what we could say about a lot of other teams across the country, specifically in the ACC. Georgia Tech is giving 7.5 in this one, and that’s a heck of a lot of points to be giving in the ACC, especially in the Coastal Division where things couldn’t quite possibly be any tighter than they already are.

The Iowa State Cyclones have yet to win a game this year, but they are going to have a puncher’s chance in this one on the road against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in a rare situation where a big time conference school has to go on the road to take on a Conference USA team. We haven’t seen a lot of luck for the big boys in this situation yet this year, especially out of the bottom of the Big XII, and the oddsmakers are quite aware of that. ISU is getting a field goal in this one against the Golden Hurricane, who in their own right, only have one victory

On Friday, there is a great game out of the MWC, as the San Jose State Spartans play host to the Utah State Aggies. San Jose State is a team that we remain high on in spite of the fact that it is only 1-2 on the season, and it has a chance to make a name for itself on national television on Friday night against Utah State. The Aggies have the names attached to them, including QB Chuckie Keeton, who figures to be one of the top players in the conference this year. Utah State is giving 9.5 on the road, but that could be a grossly overstated number, knowing that these two teams are very familiar with one another having played all those years in the WAC before transferring over.

In the final Friday nighter, the BYU Cougars are giving 21 to the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders.

NCAA Football BetDSIPerhaps the best news is the fact that the 21 points being laid in that game between BYU and MTSU is one of the higher spreads of the weekend. At least as of this point, the only team that is favored by more than four touchdowns is the Oregon Ducks. The Quack Attack is excellent and is running up the score against anyone and everything that it faces. Now, it gets to take on a very similarly constructed Cal Golden Bears outfit that doesn’t nearly have the same type of athletes on it. QB Marcus Mariota and the gang should be in for a big time day for sure against what should be a challenged Cal team defensively, and that’s why the Ducks are laying 35.5.

There are some big road favorites that deserve to be pointed out. The Florida State Seminoles, who have destroyed all of their foes this year, are -21.5 on the road in their second conference game against the Boston College Eagles, while the Oklahoma State Cowboys are -21 on the road against the offensively challenged West Virginia Mountaineers. Why are these two games so notable? They’re the only ones on the whole slate where road teams are favored by more than 18 points. There are also only a total of six games on the docket right now that feature double digit road favorites, though there are teams like the Texas A&M Aggies, Miami Hurricanes, and Fresno State Bulldogs who will all open up as double digit chalks in all likelihood on the Week 5 NCAA football betting lines.

Last week, the Top 25 teams were favored by an average of 19 points per game, and a ton of them were laying 30 and 40 points and successfully covering in doing so. This time around, there are a slew of Top 25 teams that have to go on the road, many of which are in very dangerous situations.

The UCF Knights are looking to win what might be the biggest game in their history when they host the South Carolina Gamecocks at Bright House Networks Stadium. In spite of the fact that UCF isn’t a Top 25 team at this point, it is still a club that is getting a lot of respect from the oddsmakers. The Gamecocks are only +7.5 and are already dropping as the week starts off, and we are very aware that this could be a game where a Top 15 team in the land is on upset alert. The #14 Oklahoma Sooners could also be in some trouble when they hit the road to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who have failed to cover two straight games here in South Bend. The boys from Norman are expected to win and are -3 in this one, but we know that this is a game that really could end up going either way.

But of course, when you’re talking about the games of the day, there is no doubt that there are two games that everyone is going to be talking about. In the evening, the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers are going to have at it in the Big Ten Leaders Division. Most essentially figure that this is the Leaders Division title game at this point, and with the Penn State Nittany Lions ineligible for the postseason, there is no doubt that the winner of this game is heading to Detroit for the conference title game barring an epic collapse with multiple losses. Ohio State still might not have QB Braxton Miller, who has been battling a knee injury, but the oddsmakers obviously have the confidence that this team is no worse with QB Kenny Guiton calling the shots if that’s what it comes to. We have to think that Miller is going to be back under center for the biggest game of the year in what might be one of the few games separating OSU from a trip to the National Championship Game. The Buckeyes are -7.5 on the opening college football Vegas odds.

The other game of course, is the big one out of the SEC. The LSU Tigers are going on the road to take on the Georgia Bulldogs, and there is no doubt that this is a personal game. QB Zach Mettenberger was kicked out of Athens early in his collegiate career, and he found a home here in the Bayou. LSU has taken a meteoric rise through the rankings over the course of the first four weeks of the season, and it is a team that many think can win this one “Between the Hedges.” It’s a game that could be dangerous for the Dawgs, who can’t afford another loss if they think they are going to contend for the National Championship, but it is every bit as big of a game for LSU, a team that many think could win the whole enchilada this year. LSU is getting 3.5 at the open, but the college football betting lines in this one are going to be flying all over the place.

SportsBetting.ag FootballThese aren’t the only really important games of the day by any stretch of the imagination. The Alabama Crimson Tide aren’t expected to be tested until the Bayou Bengals come to Tuscaloosa, but they had better not overlook the Ole Miss Rebels. The Rebs are hungry and they have already proven that they can go on the road and win some games this year. Ole Miss is getting 17, and many think that this could be a game very similar to last season’s game against QB Johnny Manziel and the Texas A&M Aggies. QB Bo Wallace could be a dark horse Heisman Trophy candidate, and if he can pull off the upset in this one, you can bet that you’ll be hearing many talk about him throughout the weeks to come.

Over in the Pac-12, the Stanford Cardinal are -10 on the road against the Washington State Cougars in an important game, while the Arizona Wildcats are getting a touchdown on the road in Seattle against the Washington Huskies.

The lowest ‘total’ of the week is right off of the bat on Thursday night between G-Tech and V-Tech. The number of 43 is almost as low as any number that we have seen all season long. However, on the flip side of that, Oregon and Cal are featuring an 84 on the board right now, and that’s the highest ‘total’ that we have ever seen in a game.

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Week 5 NCAA Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 9/26/13
103 Virginia Tech Hokies +7
104 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -7
Over/Under 43.5

105 Iowa State Cyclones +2.5
106 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -2.5
Over/Under 55

College Football Lines for Week 5 for Friday, 9/27/13
107 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +23
108 BYU Cougars -23
Over/Under 59.5

109 Utah State Aggies -9.5
110 San Jose State Spartans +9.5
Over/Under 61.5

NCAA Football Week 5 Odds for Saturday, 9/28/13
111 Virginia Cavaliers +5
112 Pittsburgh Panthers -5
Over/Under 51.5

113 Northern Illinois Huskies -3.5
114 Purdue Boilermakers +3.5
Over/Under 58

115 Troy Trojans +11
116 Duke Blue Devils -11
Over/Under 67.5

117 Connecticut Huskies pk
118 Buffalo Bulls pk
Over/Under 48.5

119 Toledo Rockets +2.5
120 Ball State Cardinals -2.5
Over/Under 67.5

121 Central Michigan Chippewas +23.5
122 NC State Wolfpack -23.5
Over/Under 52

123 Kent State Golden Flashes +2.5
124 Western Michigan Broncos -2.5
Over/Under 51.5

125 East Carolina Pirates +12.5
126 North Carolina Tar Heels -12.5
Over/Under 59

127 Florida State Seminoles -21.5
128 Boston College Eagles +21.5
Over/Under 52

129 UAB Blazers +19.5
130 Vanderbilt Commodores -19.5
Over/Under 55

131 Miami Redhawks +25
132 Illinois Fighting Illini -25
Over/Under 50.5

133 SMU Mustangs +19.5
134 TCU Horned Frogs -19.5
Over/Under 52

135 Arkansas State Red Wolves +21
136 Missouri Tigers -21
Over/Under 62.5

137 Iowa Hawkeyes -1
138 Minnesota Golden Gophers +1
Over/Under 46.5

139 UTEP Miners +13.5
140 Colorado State Rams -13.5
Over/Under 53.5

141 LSU Tigers +3
142 Georgia Bulldogs -3
Over/Under 61.5

143 Arizona Wildcats +10.5
144 Washington Huskies -10.5
Over/Under 64

145 Ole Miss Rebels +14.5
146 Alabama Crimson Tide -14.5
Over/Under 55.5

147 California Golden Bears +36
148 Oregon Ducks -36
Over/Under 84

149 USC Trojans +5.5
150 Arizona State Sun Devils -5.5
Over/Under 50.5

151 Army Black Knights -1.5
152 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs +1.5
Over/Under 55.5

153 Texas A&M Aggies OTB
154 Arkansas Razorbacks OTB
Over/Under OTB

155 Oklahoma Sooners -3.5
156 Notre Dame Fighting Irish +3.5
Over/Under 49.5

157 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles +28
158 Boise State Broncos -28
Over/Under 55.5

159 Miami Hurricanes -18.5
160 South Florida Bulls +18.5
Over/Under 48

161 Wake Forest Demon Deacons +29
162 Clemson Tigers -29
Over/Under 58.5

163 Temple Owls -7.5
164 Idaho Vandals +7.5
Over/Under 57

165 Tulane Green Wave +14
166 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks -14
Over/Under 57

167 Houston Cougars -2.5
168 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners +2.5
Over/Under 63

169 Akron Zips +14.5
170 Bowling Green Falcons -14.5
Over/Under 53

171 Colorado Buffaloes +11
172 Oregon State Beavers -11
Over/Under 59.5

173 South Carolina Gamecocks -7
174 UCF Knights +7
Over/Under 53

175 Florida Gators -12.5
176 Kentucky Wildcats +12.5
Over/Under 46

177 Stanford Cardinal -10
178 Washington State Cougars +10
Over/Under 48

179 Wyoming Cowboys -11.5
180 Texas State Bobcats +11.5
Over/Under 55.5

181 Navy Midshipmen -3
182 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +3
Over/Under 57.5

183 Florida Atlantic Owls +13.5
184 Rice Owls -13.5
Over/Under 52.5

185 South Alabama Jaguars +19.5
186 Tennessee Volunteers -19.5
Over/Under 53.5

187 Air Force Falcons +10
188 Nevada Wolf Pack -10
Over/Under 60.5

189 Oklahoma State Cowboys -18
190 West Virginia Mountaineers +18
Over/Under 57

191 Wisconsin Badgers +7
192 Ohio State Buckeyes -7
Over/Under 54.5

193 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels -3
194 New Mexico Lobos +3
Over/Under 54

195 San Diego State Aztecs -17
196 New Mexico State Aggies +17
Over/Under 54

197 Fresno State Bulldogs -18.5
198 Hawaii Warriors +18.5
Over/Under 58.5