College Football Odds: Big Week 6 Match-Ups
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The LSU Tigers are now the AP poll's number
one NCAAF team in the nation. The leap-frogged
the USC Trojans after the Trojans had a tough
time beating the Washington Huskies and LSU had
a ball destroying the Tulane Green Wave.
It doesn't seem to fare to me only because Washington
always plays USC tough and Tulane is a walk-over
for the LSU Tigers. From a college football betting
standpoint, neither the Trojans nor the Tigers
covered.
The Trojans shouldn't
have a problem covering next week. They are
at home and play a terrible Stanford Cardinal
team. Even with the BetUS line being somewhere
between -36 to –43 points
against the spread, USC should have no issues.
This is particularly true because they will be
trying to jump over the Tigers and take back
the mantle of number one team in the nation.
LSU, meanwhile, has a tough road to hoe after
their walkover against the Green Wave. Florida
was upset on Saturday by the Auburn Tigers. That
means Urban Meyer's bunch will be ready for LSU
next Saturday. This is going to be a very important
game to watch for college football bettors. The
trend, that says Florida doesn't cover or beat
spreads in an under game, may not hold water
in this SEC slugfest. Why? Because depending
on what the BetUS total line is at kick-off,
this game could go over or under. Florida is
an amazing offensive team but a not-so-good defensive
team. LSU is an incredible defensive team and
an okay offensive team. That means this game
could be a shoot-out, or it could be a tight
game.
The rest of the top five is all over the place.
West Virginia, Florida, and Oklahoma all lost.
That means that the top five now looks like this:
1- LSU
2- USC
3- Cal
4- Ohio State
5- Wisconsin
The California Golden Bears got lucky against
Oregon. A sure fire Oregon touchdown was called
as a touchback after the Oregon wide receiver
fumbled the ball out of the end-zone. That turned
out to be the last offensive play for the Ducks.
California has a bye this week. So, their chances
of staying are in the top 5 are pretty much assured.
Especially since
the Wisconsin Badgers will have a tough time
against the Illionois Fighting Illini this
coming Saturday. The BetUS against the spread
line should be Wisconsin –2
to –3 come kickoff in this game. I expect
Illinois to win as Wisconsin has been escaping,
just barely, against okay teams.
Ohio State gets
to beat up #23 Purdue on the road this weekend.
Does it really matter? Purdue proved how bad
their defense could be by giving up 19 points
to Notre Dame. In all honesty, Notre Dame's
defense is so bad there is no reason for any
other Division 1-A team in NCAA football to
give up more than ten points. Purdue should
get squashed. You won't get any favors, though,
as the BetUS line at kickoff figures to Ohio
State –10 to –15 against the spread.
Two teams showed that they may be up and comers
in the BCS Championship race. The first is South
Florida who handled West Virginia. South Florida
has now beaten Auburn, who played a spirited
game by beating Florida and West Virginia. This
team is very good and should coast to an undefeated
record as their remaining schedule appears very
soft. Watch for South Florida to make a lot of
noise.
The other team is Arizona State. The Sun Devils
have the perfect balance of run and pass and,
when called upon, play terrific defense. Their
only flaw is that out of the gate, in the first
quarter, they tend to play down to their competition
or even get behind by a number of points. Still,
they are a very well-coached, tough Pac-10 team
who is undefeated and who gets to play USC towards
the end of the year. If they stay healthy, and
undefeated, they will give the Trojans a run
for their money. Beware the Devils from Tempe!
Until next week, good luck!
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Posted on 10/2/2007 7:01:11 PM
College Football Odds: Big Week 6 Match-Ups
By D. S. Williamson
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