The ACC isn’t exactly a superpower in college football, but when matched up with a team from the MAC, there’s a huge indifference. The Pitt Panthers are simply better at every position than the Eastern Michigan Eagles. We make this point spread at -14.5 so will happily lay the eleven points, despite the game being played at Ford Field, only 36 miles away from the EMU campus.
BYU is usually a very focused team, so I don’t see the typical enamourment with all the good things that come with going to Hawaii being much of a distraction. The problem for BYU is that the Aloha Bowl is a home game for the Rainbow Warriors and they’re actually a pretty good team. I’m not much of a conspiracy theorist, but having watched numerous games on the island, weird things happen and opposing teams almost always seem to be on the wrong end of the stick with regards to penalties. Watch and you shall see!
Make no doubt about it, UCF is the superior college football team here. The question is will they be motivated enough to get up for this game vs. a lesser opponent in a lesser bowl game? Our answer is no. The Thundering Herd played well this season and are happy to be in this game. We’re happy getting +17 here, which is a key number in college football betting!
Duke is 6-1 this at home but is on a four-game losing streak as the host against the spread. In comes Wofford riding a five-game win streak and fresh off of a 68-64 win over UNC. The college basketball board lists the Blue Devils as a huge 19-point favorite with a total line of 145.
UNC is just not a good team right now losers of three straight and four of their last five. Zaga has been sharp all season with 11 wins and just one loss on the season. The spread may be the equalizer with Gonzaga bettors having to lay a dozen points. Read on to get our prognosticator’s take and prediction.
While the Florida Gators (6-3) and Providence Friars (6-5) have winning records, they’ve both been miserable against the spread at 2-7 and 3-8. While this game between two uncertains doesn’t provide a ton of wagering value, the writing may be on the wall here as Providence hasn’t covered in any of their last six games.
It’s not often that you get a pair of 10-win squads in one of the early bowl games, but that’s what we’ve got here as SMU and Florida Atlantic will play on the Owls’ home turf. If FAU is going to pull off the “W”, they’ll need to do it without their head coach Lane Kiffin, who has moved on to coach Ole Miss. With so much up in the air here, Dan prefers to bet the over/under in this game.
App State hasn’t played the toughest schedule, but they still stands out here with only won loss on the season. UAB on the other hand has proven that they struggle stepping up in competition scoring 13 or fewer points in all four of their losses. Is App St. 16.5 points better is the main question?
When figuring out who to bet on smaller college football teams in smaller conferences, strength of opponents becomes a major variable. With the MAC being the weakest conference in the FBS, the Utah State Aggies kind of become attractive laying -7.5.
Ohio State has yet to taste defeat this season dominating the opposition with their lowest winning margin being 8 points. Is tonight’s 8.5 spread to low or can Minnesota hang in their and get the money? Read on to get Dan’s take and suggested wager.