Interesting betting lines this week:
First, the Pac-12:
#9 UCLA +6.5 @ #10 Oregon. This opened at 4 and shot up. Bettors are not confident in UCLA on the road.
CU +23.5 @ OSU. This has been pretty consistent, but yeah, nobody's got the Buffs on the road in Corvalis.
UW -7.5 @ Cal. This one opened at 9.5, so most of the money has been on Cal to cover.
ASU +2.5 @ Stanford. This one's basically just home field, and the money's been a little bit more on ASU, since it opened at 3.
Utah, Arizona, WSU and USC are all on a bye this week.
Top 25 lines of note:
Iowa +30 @ #2 OSU. This actually opened at 21, so all the money's been on OSU.
UT Martin +38 @ #3 Tennessee. These lines are hard to find, because Tennessee can basically set the score.
#14 Syracuse +14.5 @ #5 Clemson. Syracuse getting blown out by Clemson would help Utah move up a spot. Clemson losing won't drop them 10 spots.
#24 MSU +21 @ #6 Alabama. This line hasn't moved much, seems about right. MSU upsetting Bama would probably move them past Utah.
#7 Ole Miss +2 @ LSU. This is interesting. Vegas thinks LSU should be favored, despite how they've looked, over top 10 Ole Miss. LSU is a talented team, if they blow out Ole Miss that could drop Ole Miss below Utah, although that's pretty far to go.
#17 KSU +4 @ #8 TCU. KSU probably jumps Utah if they upset TCU, TCU probably doesn't fall 7 spots if they lose, unless they get blown out.
#20 Texas -6 @ #8 OK ST. Yes, Texas is favored by 6 on the road against a team ranked 12 spots ahead of them. Texas winning might jump them past Utah, but also could drop OK ST below Utah, so this one's probably a wash. Probably best if OK ST wins, but honestly, the remaining Big 12 fans are annoying, so I'm rooting for Texas.
BC +20.5 @ #13 Wake Forest. Wake getting upset probably would cut them from the poll entirely, BC is bad.
If you're interested, the other local teams' lines are as follows:
BYU -7 @ Liberty. Liberty is 6-1 with a 1-point loss @Wake Forest, but the rest of their games have been against pretty terrible teams (14-25 combined record including FCS Gardner-Webb). If I were betting this game I'd bet on Liberty. I'm not sure they have enough to win, but a touchdown at home seems like a lot with how BYU's defense is playing. They're 124th in 3rd down defense (47.5%), 50th in passing yards allowed (215.3), 113th in rush defense (189.1 ypg and 4.53 ypc), 99th in scoring defense (30.29 ppg), 107th in team pass efficiency defense (145.9), and tied for 100th in turnovers created (7).
USU +4.5 @ Wyoming. This opened at 3.5, so the money's been favoring Wyoming a little bit. Both teams are bad (highlighted by USU losing 35-7 to Weber, but USU is on Front Range winning streak, beating AF and CSU the last two games. Wyoming beat New Mexico last week and has only 1 MWC loss right now, so they've still got a shot at the MWC championship game if they go on a little run here.
First, the Pac-12:
#9 UCLA +6.5 @ #10 Oregon. This opened at 4 and shot up. Bettors are not confident in UCLA on the road.
CU +23.5 @ OSU. This has been pretty consistent, but yeah, nobody's got the Buffs on the road in Corvalis.
UW -7.5 @ Cal. This one opened at 9.5, so most of the money has been on Cal to cover.
ASU +2.5 @ Stanford. This one's basically just home field, and the money's been a little bit more on ASU, since it opened at 3.
Utah, Arizona, WSU and USC are all on a bye this week.
Top 25 lines of note:
Iowa +30 @ #2 OSU. This actually opened at 21, so all the money's been on OSU.
UT Martin +38 @ #3 Tennessee. These lines are hard to find, because Tennessee can basically set the score.
#14 Syracuse +14.5 @ #5 Clemson. Syracuse getting blown out by Clemson would help Utah move up a spot. Clemson losing won't drop them 10 spots.
#24 MSU +21 @ #6 Alabama. This line hasn't moved much, seems about right. MSU upsetting Bama would probably move them past Utah.
#7 Ole Miss +2 @ LSU. This is interesting. Vegas thinks LSU should be favored, despite how they've looked, over top 10 Ole Miss. LSU is a talented team, if they blow out Ole Miss that could drop Ole Miss below Utah, although that's pretty far to go.
#17 KSU +4 @ #8 TCU. KSU probably jumps Utah if they upset TCU, TCU probably doesn't fall 7 spots if they lose, unless they get blown out.
#20 Texas -6 @ #8 OK ST. Yes, Texas is favored by 6 on the road against a team ranked 12 spots ahead of them. Texas winning might jump them past Utah, but also could drop OK ST below Utah, so this one's probably a wash. Probably best if OK ST wins, but honestly, the remaining Big 12 fans are annoying, so I'm rooting for Texas.
BC +20.5 @ #13 Wake Forest. Wake getting upset probably would cut them from the poll entirely, BC is bad.
If you're interested, the other local teams' lines are as follows:
BYU -7 @ Liberty. Liberty is 6-1 with a 1-point loss @Wake Forest, but the rest of their games have been against pretty terrible teams (14-25 combined record including FCS Gardner-Webb). If I were betting this game I'd bet on Liberty. I'm not sure they have enough to win, but a touchdown at home seems like a lot with how BYU's defense is playing. They're 124th in 3rd down defense (47.5%), 50th in passing yards allowed (215.3), 113th in rush defense (189.1 ypg and 4.53 ypc), 99th in scoring defense (30.29 ppg), 107th in team pass efficiency defense (145.9), and tied for 100th in turnovers created (7).
USU +4.5 @ Wyoming. This opened at 3.5, so the money's been favoring Wyoming a little bit. Both teams are bad (highlighted by USU losing 35-7 to Weber, but USU is on Front Range winning streak, beating AF and CSU the last two games. Wyoming beat New Mexico last week and has only 1 MWC loss right now, so they've still got a shot at the MWC championship game if they go on a little run here.
