The No. 8 Virginia Tech Hokies are set to host the North Carolina Tar Heels in a special Thursday night ACC showdown. The Hokies come in 8-1 overall and 5-1 in conference play after going on the road and beating Georgia Tech 37-26. The Tar Heels lost 0-13 at NC State in their last game, dropping them to 2-4 inside the ACC. Virginia Tech won 26-10 at North Carolina last season, but the road team has won each of the last three meetings, including a 20-17 Tar Heel win back in 2009. Taking a look...
Read more about North Carolina at Virginia Tech Line Marshall at Memphis Odds - November 14, 2011The Marshall Thundering Herd hit the road Thursday to take on the Memphis Tigers in Conference USA action. The Herd have had their way with the Tigers of late, winning each of the last three meetings in this series. Marshall won last year’s meeting at home by a final of 28-13. After trailing 10-0 at the half, the Herd exploded for four touchdowns after intermission. Brian Anderson threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns for Marshall. Taking a look at the college football spreads for Week 12, I...
Read more about Marshall at Memphis Odds Western Michigan at Miami (OH) Line - November 14, 2011This Wednesday the Miami RedHawks will host the Western Michigan Broncos in a MAC showdown between two teams sitting at 3-3 in conference play. Both teams come in off heartbreaking losses on the road. Miami lost 21-24 at Temple, while Western Michigan fell 63-66 at Toledo. While the Broncos have no shot at winning the West, the RedHawks could sneak into at least a share for the East with a win this week and a win at home against Ohio next Saturday. This will be the first meeting between these two...
Read more about Western Michigan at Miami (OH) Line Ohio at Bowling Green Spread - November 14, 2011The Ohio Bobcats travel to face the Bowling Green Falcons Wednesday in a crucial MAC showdown. The Bobcats sit atop the MAC East division standings with a half-game lead on Temple, and a full game lead on both Kent State and Miami (Ohio). They control their own destiny and are in great shape to play for a conference title, barring a setback this week. Ohio has won their last two meetings with Bowling Green, including a 49-25 home victory last season. Despite the lopsided result, they were actually...
Read more about Ohio at Bowling Green Spread Ball State at Northern Illinois Odds - November 14, 2011The Northern Illinois Huskies look to continue their recent surge when they host the Ball State Cardinals Tuesday night on ESPNU. The Huskies have won the last two meetings, and seven of the last 10 in this series overall. They beat Ball State 59-21 on the road last season in their most recent head-to-head battle. Northern Illinois outgained the Cardinals 444-268 for the game. Quarterback Chandler Harnish threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns with one interception to lead the way for the Huskies. According...
Read more about Ball State at Northern Illinois Odds Alabama at Mississippi State Odds - November 10, 2011The fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will be licking their wounds as they travel to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs Saturday. Alabama is coming off a crushing loss to top-ranked LSU, and it will certainly be tough for them to get that loss off their minds all week. This has been a pretty one-sided series of late as the Crimson Tide have won three straight over the Bulldogs by a combined score of 93-20. College football odds for Saturday’s game show us a line of Alabama -18 over Mississippi...
Read more about Alabama at Mississippi State Odds Auburn at Georgia Spread - November 9, 2011The No. 14 Georgia Bulldogs host the No. 24 Auburn Tigers Saturday in a battle between Top 25 SEC teams. The Bulldogs have the inside track to an SEC East title as they lead South Carolina by a half-game. Georgia had won four straight over Auburn before a 49-31 home victory by the Tigers last season en route to winning the national title. It was a 21-21 game at the half before Cam Newton took over after intermission. Newton finished with 299 total yards and four touchdowns, while Aaron Murray threw...
Read more about Auburn at Georgia Spread Washington at USC Line - November 9, 2011This Saturday the USC Trojans will take on the Washington Huskies in a PAC-12 showdown at LA Memorial Coliseum. The Trojans come in off an easy 42-17 win at Colorado last Friday, while the Huskies suffered a 17-34 setback against No. 8 Oregon. Washington edged out USC 32-31 last season for their second straight win in the series, but USC had won the previous six matchups. Taking a look at the week 11 college football spreads, oddsmakers currently have the Trojans favored by 11.5-points over the Huskies...
Read more about Washington at USC Line Florida at South Carolina Line - November 9, 2011The South Carolina Gamecocks will try and keep their hopes of winning a second straight SEC East title alive when they face the Florida Gators this Saturday. The Gamecocks 28-44 loss at Arkansas dropped them to 5-2 in the SEC, leaving them a half-game behind Georgia (5-1). The Gators snapped a four-game losing streak with a 26-21 win at home over Vanderbilt, but will have to beat South Carolina to avoid finishing 3-5 in conference play. South Carolina ended a four game skid against the Gators with...
Read more about Florida at South Carolina Line Tennessee at Arkansas Line - November 9, 2011The No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks will go for their sixth straight win this Saturday when they host the Tennessee Volunteers. Arkansas improved to 8-1 overall and 4-1 in SEC play with a 44-28 win at home over Georgia this past weekend. Things haven’t been going as smoothly for the Volunteers. Tennessee snapped a four game losing streak with a 24-0 win over Middle Tennessee, but are still winless at 0-5 in conference play. This will be the first meeting between these two teams since Tennessee beat...
Read more about Tennessee at Arkansas Line Michigan State at Iowa Line - November 9, 2011The No. 17 Michigan State Spartans are set to go on the road to face the Iowa Hawkeyes in a Big Ten showdown between two teams fighting for the top spot in the Legends division. The Spartans held on for a 31-24 win over Minnesota to improve to 4-1 in the conference, while the Hawkeyes kept their hopes of winning the division alive with a 24-16 upset win over Michigan. The Hawkeyes are 3-2 in Big Ten play, and would be tied for first with a win over the Spartans on Saturday. Iowa has had won each...
Read more about Michigan State at Iowa Line Oklahoma State at Texas Tech Odds - November 9, 2011After surviving a scare last week, the second-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys travel to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders Saturday in Big 12 play. The Cowboys almost certainly control their own destiny when it comes to playing for a national championship, and they cannot afford to overlook the Red Raiders. Oklahoma State has won the last two meetings, including a 34-17 road victory last season. Quarterback Brandon Weeden threw for 356 yards and a touchdown to lead the Cowboys to their first win at Texas...
Read more about Oklahoma State at Texas Tech Odds Nebraska at Penn State Line - November 8, 2011The No. 12 Penn State Nittany Lions will host the No. 19 Nebraska Cornhuskers in a crucial Big Ten matchup on Saturday. The Nittany Lions lead the Leaders division with a perfect 5-0 conference record and return from their bye week on a seven-game winning streak. The Cornhuskers were stunned 25-28 at home by Northwestern, just one week after taking control of the Legends division with a 24-3 win over Michigan State. Both teams will look to improve their chances of playing in the first ever Big...
Read more about Nebraska at Penn State Line Texas at Missouri Spread - November 8, 2011The No. 21 Texas Longhorns hit the road for the first time in over a month Saturday as they travel to face the Missouri Tigers. This has been a pretty one-sided series as the Longhorns have won six straight over the Tigers since the turn of the century. They last met in 2009 with Texas coming away with a dominant 41-7 victory in Missouri. Both teams have fallen on hard times since. Taking a look at the odds in Las Vegas, I find Texas as a 1-point favorite over Missouri and a total set of 58.5 points. Texas The...
Read more about Texas at Missouri Spread West Virginia at Cincinnati Odds - November 8, 2011The No. 23 Cincinnati Bearcats look to grab a stranglehold on a potential Big East title Saturday when they host the West Virginia Mountaineers. They will also be looking for revenge from a 37-10 road loss to the Mountaineers last season. Geno Smith threw for 174 yards and four touchdowns to lead WVU to victory, while Zach Collaros threw for 222 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions for the Bearcats. The Mountaineers outgained Cincinnati 419-281 for the game and held a 29-15 edge in first...
Read more about West Virginia at Cincinnati Odds Miami at Florida State Line - November 8, 2011The Florida State Seminoles are set to host the Miami Hurricanes in a classic rival between two storied programs. While neither team has a great shot at making it to the ACC Championship Game, both have played much better of late. The Seminoles dominated Boston College 38-7 for their fourth consecutive win, while the Hurricane rolled past Duke 49-14 for their third win their last four games. The road team has won five straight in the series, including a 45-17 Seminole win at Miami last year. Taking...
Read more about Miami at Florida State Line TCU at Boise State Spread - November 8, 2011The fifth-ranked Boise State Broncos host the TCU Horned Frogs Saturday for the first time as Mountain West opponents. But this won’t be their first tussle in recent memory as these teams have gone to battle in the postseason two of the last three years. The Horned Frogs beat the Broncos 17-16 in the Poinsettia Bowl back in 2008, but Boise State would have their revenge with a 17-10 victory in the Fiesta Bowl in 2010. There will be even more at stake when these two collide Saturday. Taking a look...
Read more about TCU at Boise State Spread Michigan at Illinois Line - November 8, 2011This Saturday the No. 24 Michigan Wolverines will host the Illinois Fighting Illini in a game between two Big Ten Teams that have really struggled over the last three weeks. Both of these teams opened up the season 6-0, but have combined for just one win since that point. The Wolverines sandwiched an impressive win over Purdue between two bad losses at Michigan State and Iowa. The Illini return from their bye week off three straight by a combined 17 points. Last year Michigan edged Illinois 67-65...
Read more about Michigan at Illinois Line Texas A&M at Kansas State Odds - November 8, 2011The No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats host the Texas A&M Aggies Saturday in Big 12 action. Both teams are looking to put an end to two-game losing streaks heading into this one. Kansas State has had the Aggies’ number in recent years, winning the last two meetings. They won at Texas A&M in 2008 by a final of 44-30, and they were victorious 62-14 at home as a 5-point underdog in their most recent meeting in ‘09. Odds makers have set a similar spread for this contest with a line of Texas A&M...
Read more about Texas A&M at Kansas State Odds Pittsburgh at Louisville Line - November 8, 2011The Louisville Cardinals will look to keep their Big East title hopes alive when they host the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday. The Cardinals went on the road and upset West Virginia 38-35 for their third straight win. The win moved Louisville to 3-1 inside the conference, just a half-game back of Cincinnati (3-0). The Panthers hopes of winning the Big East took a big hit this past weekend, as they lost 23-26 at home to Cincinnati. The loss dropped Pittsburgh to 2-2 in the conference. Pittsburgh...
Read more about Pittsburgh at Louisville Line South Florida at Syracuse Line - November 8, 2011The Syracuse Orange will host the South Florida Bulls in a special Friday night Big East matchup. Both of these teams came into the season with the thought that they could surprise and win the Big East, but instead these they sit at the bottom of the conference standings. The Orange dropped to 5-4 overall and 1-3 inside the conference with a 21-28 loss at Connecticut, while the Bulls evened up their record at 4-4 and fell to 0-4 in the Big East with a tough 17-20 overtime loss at Rutgers. Syracuse...
Read more about South Florida at Syracuse Line Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech Line - November 7, 2011First place in the ACC Coastal division will be up for grabs this Thursday when the No. 10 Virginia Tech Hokies go on the road to face the No. 21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The Hokies have quietly put together a 8-1 season and are leading the Coastal with a 4-1 division record. The Yellow Jackets are just a half-game back at 4-2 inside the conference after a huge 31-17 upset win at home over Clemson in their last game. Virginia Tech held on for a 28-21 win at home against Georgia Tech a season...
Read more about Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech Line Houston at Tulane Line - November 7, 2011The Houston Cougars will look to keep their perfect season alive when they go on the road to take on the struggling Tulane Green Wave. The Cougars improved to 9-0 overall and 5-0 inside Conference USA with a dominant 56-13 win at UAB this past Saturday. The Green Wave come in off a 24-45 loss at SMU and have now lost seven straight since beating UAB 49-10 back in the third game of the season. The Cougars have won eight straight in the series by an average score of 39-16. Taking a look at the week...
Read more about Houston at Tulane Line Oregon at Stanford Odds - November 7, 2011In the game of the year in the Pac-12 conference, the second-ranked Stanford Cardinal host the sixth-ranked Oregon Ducks on Saturday, November 12th. This huge showdown that will likely produce the conference champion will be nationally televised on ABC at 8:00 EST. Oregon beat Stanford 52-31 at home last season despite falling behind 21-3 by the end of the first quarter. They would go on to outscore the Cardinal 28-0 after intermission. The Ducks racked up 626 total yards, including 238 passing and...
Read more about Oregon at Stanford Odds Ohio at Central Michigan Line - November 7, 2011The Ohio Bobcats are set to go on the road to face the Central Michigan Chippewas this Thursday. The Bobcats come in off a big 35-31 win over Temple last Wednesday, which put them in a tie for first in the MAC East with Miami (OH) at 3-2. The Chippewas fell 21-24 at Kent State this past Friday, leaving them as the only team with a losing record (2-4) in the West standings. Central Michigan has won four straight in the series by an average of 15 points per game, but are no where near as talented this...
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