College Football Picks

It’s Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. the Mississippi Rebels in the Egg Bowl on Thanksgiving night at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. MIss St. is a large -9.5 favorite on the point spread line with the total line not yet available. Our college football handicapper Jay weighs out the betting line and gives out his take on where your money should land.

NIU dropped their first in conference play with a narrow loss against a better than their record Miami (OH), but wrapped up the division title with Ball State’s win over this week’s opponent. Will the Huskies have any motivation this week in what sets up as a meaningless game. Handicapper Loot has a strong opinion on this match. Get his free pick and back up reasoning for the selection.

It’s nearly impossible to forecast when a team is going keep the throttle down for an entire four quarters when playing an obvious over-matched opponent. So when you are asked to lay -51 points to back Alabama it would be foolhardy to even try to make a call versus the spread. CFB handicapper Horne agrees and decided to go with where he believes the logical value lies on the total. Check out his pick and get his reasoning for the play.

On the ACC Week 12 schedule we have Duke traveling to South Carolina to take on undefeated Clemson. Depending on where you bet, the Tigers are handicapped with 27.5 to 28 points in this game with the total line listed at 56.5 points . The cover certainly isn’t out of reach for Clemson with seven of the team’s ten victories being by 28 or greater points but our handicapper is taking a pass on the spread and going with a total play. See where Dan thinks your money should land on this game and why.

Predictem CFB anlyst Horne warned bettors about backing LSU last week after their blowout loss to ‘Bama and that rung true with Arkansas playing them tight all game. This week Horne says the LSU fade should continue. Read on to get his reasoning.

Ted Walker digs into the statistics, trends, and betting angles to come up with a strong play on this week’s Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Maryland Terrapins game. Read his detailed break down and get his suggested wager >>>

Washington State scored the last 31 points on route to a 31-7 road beat down of Colorado. The team will look to continue their fine play when they host an under-rated Arizona team who has played tough in all but one of their PAC-12 matches. The 10-point line seems to be on the high side forcing Wilson into playing the the total. Check out his analysis and fade of tail his play.

Notre Dame and Syracuse meet at Yankee Stadium in this year’s installment of the Shamrock Series. The Irish lead all time 5-3 against the Orange with wins in the last two games in 2014 and 2016 by at least 16 points in each. Mike Mann thinks he has this one figured out. Get his opinion on the -10 spread and his ATS winner.

An interesting game from the AAC on Friday night has Memphis visiting SMU. The Tigers have won the last four meetings both straight up and against the betting line, but the Mustangs come into this game winners of three of their last four losing only in overtime to the Bearcats. Is it time for the streak to end? Get Jay’s take on the game and his suggested ATS wager.

In Thursday night AAC action, the Green Wave head to Houston to take on the Cougars. The betting board now lists Houston as a -9.5 point favorite for this contest (down from 10) with a total line of 67 points. Predictem college football handicapper Horne thinks that the dog may be worthy of a play here. Read why.

The Wolverines have continued to roll along winning nine straight since their opener. They host the Hoosiers this week who have struggled mightily in Big Ten games this season going just 2-5. The betting line on this game continues to climb since is opener with the Wolverines backers now having to lay 28.5 points. Is this a trap spot for them with Ohio State on deck or will they put the pedal to the metal for the full 60 minutes? Get Franks’ take on the game>>>

Handicapper Keith Franks looks for betting value in the West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys. The oddsmaker has the visiting Moutaineers as a -4.5 point spread fav with the total line offered up at 71 points. Read on to get our capper’s college football pick.

It’s no surprise that the UMass Minutemen are 44-point dogs to the Georgia Bulldogs, but can they surprise at the betting windows with a point spread cover? Predictem handicapper Bob Clark believes they can. Read why.

On the Week 12 college football betting board we have the Kansas Jayhawks vs. Oklahoma Sooners. It doesn’t take a genius to surmise who the winner will be in this game, but what about against the spread? The Sooners are just 4-6 ATS this season but the Jayhawks have had trouble scoring. Read who Franks thinks is the team to bet in this match.

In Wednesday night college football action we have two of the better MAC clubs battling it out when Buffalo visits Ohio. The Bobcats are coming off of a stinging two-point loss in their latest on the road, but return home where they are unbeaten in four starts, but they haven’t beaten much. Get Jay’s ATS pick.

The defensive challenged Ball State Cardinals may catch a break when they host the Western Michigan Broncos on Tuesday night. An injury to their starting QB Jon Wassink has forced them to start freshman Kaleb Eleby for this contest. Will this be enough for the Cards to put an end to their three-game losing streak or more importantly stay with in the 7.5 point spread?