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Once upon a time, the Oregon Ducks and USC Trojans were rival contenders in the Pac-12 Conference.

But in the era of conference realignment and consolidation, both schools have joined the Big Ten Conference.

On Saturday, Oregon’s Senior Day home finale will be a major showdown. The Ducks host the Trojans in a game with College Football Playoff implications.

Oregon is in the thick of the CFP race. Meanwhile, USC has fought its way back in after a midseason slump.

Certainly, Oregon and USC have improved the quality of the Big Ten.

As one of the biggest games of the weekend, USC vs. Oregon will generate significant wagering traffic. ... 

Of great concern is the possibility of a successful run by the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns.

Since 2018, Louisiana has made a bowl game every season.

However, that streak could end this year if the Ragin’ Cajuns don’t win their final two games.

First is a matchup on Thursday night against a Sun Belt Conference rival, the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

Although Michael Desormeaux has made bowl games in his first three seasons, two of them ended with losing records.

Last year, Louisiana went 10-4, making the 2025 campaign a disappointment.

Thursday night college football is always a draw at the betting window, especially for sharps. Get the latest Week 13 news, check out the current betting lines for the games, and don’t miss Thursday Night College Football action, all with the best odds at BookMaker! ... 

Two years ago, head coach Mike Norvell led the Florida State Seminoles to an undefeated regular season and the ACC championship.

However, at the moment Florida State was snubbed for the College Football Playoff, the roof caved in.

If Florida State could afford it, Norvell would have been fired long ago. But they extended Novell for an absurd contract to prevent him from replacing Nick Saban at Alabama.

Since then, Norvell’s program has been a disaster in college football.

Now, Florida State donors and fans have buyer’s remorse.Things won’t get any easier on Friday night at NC State.

Familiar brands on ESPN Friday night should drive strong betting traffic for this matchup. Get the latest Week 13 news, check out the current betting lines for the games, and don’t miss the football action, all with the best odds at BookMaker! ... 

November means games to remember, and there is a good one from the SEC on Saturday night.In one of the ultimate “Helmet Game” matchups, the Texas Longhorns will face the host Georgia Bulldogs on ABC prime time. It isn't easy to imagine two brands with more cachet in the country.Following a start that had them written off as finished, the Texas Longhorns are back into the College Football Playoff Race.Meanwhile, the Georgia Bulldogs are proving to be one of the most resilient teams in the sport.T... 

Last week, the Minnesota Golden Gophers were off on their bye. It was a time to heal and prepare for their Friday night Big Ten road matchup against the Oregon Ducks.By contrast, the Ducks had a tough road assignment against the Iowa Hawkeyes and barely got out alive.Despite having the extra week to prepare, Minnesota is a heavy underdog.The Golden Gophers and Ducks could not be more opposite.Nike bankrolls Oregon and can afford the best of everything, including players.Minnesota has no such adv... 

Two of the best teams in the Sun Belt Conference will square off in a game with championship implications.Specifically, the Troy Trojans and Old Dominion Monarchs are in the race for the Sun Belt title.Old Dominion and Troy are fighting for a prime bowl game position.Most important of all from a gambling perspective is that the Trojans and Monarchs are in the black this season.Quarterback Tucker Kilcrease leads the Trojans and is capable of the deep threat with wideout Tray Taylor.Old Dominion's... 

Eli Drinkwitz of Missouri and Mike Elko of Texas A&M are two of the best coaches in the country.Drinkwitz and Elko inherited dispirited NCAAF wagering brands that gamblers avoided. But Drinkwitz has turned Mizzou into a perennial Top 25 team that is in College Football Playoff contention.In comparison, Elko has Texas A&M in a serious position for its first national championship in over 80 years.Last week, both the Tigers and Aggies were on bye weeks. Thus, the teams will be well rested f... 

Last week, the Northwestern Wildcats had a bye week after a painful loss at Nebraska.The Cats remain tantalizingly close to a bowl bid, needing only one more Betting on College Football win.On Friday night, Northwestern gets its shot to clinch bowl eligibility on the national stage. The Wildcats face the USC Trojans on FOX prime time from the LA Coliseum with a great opportunity for the perfect program infomercial.Head coach David Braun has led the Wildcats to a much better season than expected.... 

In their last game, the South Florida Bulls led the Memphis Tigers 31-17 entering the 4th quarter. In turn, College Football Playoff visions were dancing in their heads. However, the Bulls imploded in a 34-31 loss. Finally, the winning TD came with 1:07 left. Following the heartbreaker, the USF Bulls had a desperately needed bye. The question is whether USF will roar back to life or if the Memphis debacle will ruin their season. This week, South Florida gets a Thursday night home game with the UTSA Roadrunners. UTSA has fallen into difficult times. UTSA seems to be no match for South Florida. But stranger things have happened. In fact, UTSA pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the season last week in a win over the Tulane Green Wave. A Thursday night ESPN college game always draws gambling traffic. Get the latest Week 11 news, check out the current betting lines for the games, and don’t miss Thursday Night College Football action, all with the best odds at BookMaker! ... 

At the beginning of the 2025 future market action, the Penn State Nittany Lions and Ohio State Buckeyes were two of the most popular brands on the college football betting odds board.Last year, Ohio State won the national championship while Penn State made the College Football Playoff Final Four. Hence, FOX was drooling for the November 1 clash of these rivals at the famed Horseshoe.But what was expected to be an epic clash of superpowers is now a side attraction. Penn State fired head coach Jam... 

At the beginning of the season, there was excitement in the college football futures market for the North Carolina Tar Heels and Syracuse Orange. Of course, the hiring of Bill Belichick was seen as the moment UNC football would find college football manna. Meanwhile, Syracuse was coming off a 10-3 season under rookie head coach Fran Brown. Thus, optimism abounded at Chapel Hill and Syracuse. Instead, the Tar Heels and the Orange are the walking zombies of lost seasons with one long month to go. On Friday night, Syracuse will host North Carolina in a matchup that only gamblers can appreciate. Despite the poor seasons of both teams, this game will draw strong betting activity. The reasons include interest in Bill Belichick and the limited Friday night college football card. Get the latest Week 10 news, check out the current betting lines for the games, and don’t miss Friday Night College Football action, all with the best odds at BookMaker! ... 

Of great concern is the college football betting odds decline of the UTSA Roadrunners.Under the leadership of head coach Jeff Trayler, UTSA went 12-2 in 2012 and 11-3 in 2022. Since then, as NIL and the transfer portal became prominent factors, UTSA has not kept pace. Additionally, factoring was a move from CUSA to the AAC.To illustrate, the Roadrunners went 9-4 in 2023 and 7-6 the previous year. Now they are fighting to stay above .500 and make a sixth consecutive bowl game.Thursday night bring... 

Now in his fourth season as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners, Brent Venables is in danger of continuing a worrisome college football betting odds trend.Venables has started each campaign off impressively, only to have his team fade down the stretch.Following a 5-0 start, Oklahoma’s loss to Texas revealed a team that was overrated at #5 in the country. This week brings a dangerous home game for OU.Head coach Lane Kiffin and his Ole Miss Rebels will come calling on Saturday. Accordingly, Kiffin ... 

California Golden Bears head coach Justin Wilcox has an impossible task. Consider that he coaches at a school that has openly discussed dropping its football program.Cal lacks a donor base to make a serious championship run with the college football lines. Also, the Golden Bears are an odd fit in the ACC.But Wilcox has the Bears in contention for their third consecutive bowl game. On Friday, Cal has a winnable game at Virginia Tech.Following an 0-3 start, the Hokies fired head coach Brent Pry af... 

The ESPN family of networks cannot be happy about its Thursday night matchup going up against the NFL.ESPN2 is stuck with the Sun Belt Conference matchup between the South Alabama Jaguars and the Georgia State Panthers.Both teams are playing out the string of lost seasons. Last year, Major Applewhite to the Jaguars to a bowl game in his first year as head coach.But this year, he is flopping miserably as the program transitions with more of his DNA.Dell McGee is on the hot seat at Georgia State w... 

Since taking over as head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels in 2020, Lane Kiffin has been building towards an SEC title and national championship run. Kiffin has led Ole Miss to three double-digit win seasons in the past four years. Now, in 2025, he has what appears to be the best team of his tenure in college football. On Saturday, Kiffin and his Rebs have the chance for a landmark win at Georgia. The Bulldogs are one of the teams that Kiffin has been trying to overcome. This looks like the year that it could happen. This SEC matchup has numerous College Football Playoff implications and features two traditional SEC powerhouses. Betting activity will be among the highest so far this college football season. Explore the latest College Football betting lines, odds, and predictions for Week 8. ... 

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have indeed shown methodical improvement under Matt Rhule. Now in his third season, Rhule has Nebraska poised for its second consecutive bowl berth.Still, Nebraska fans want a quicker pace on a return to glory. Last week at Maryland, Nebraska rallied for a gutsy win that may be its transformative moment under Rhule. This week brings a Friday Night FOX matchup at Minnesota against the Golden Gophers. Minnesota head coach PJ Fleck has maxed out what is possible in the Twin... 

Once upon a time, the East Carolina Pirates were a regular on the bowl circuit. From 2006 through 2014, the Pirates went to the postseason in eight out of nine seasons from 20067 through 2014. Since then, the Pirates have made the postseason two times.Last year, Blake Harrell took over as interim coach and led East Carolina to a 5-1 finish, culminating in a win in the Military Bowl. As a result, Harrell secured the full time position. East Carolina is contending for a bowl again this season and ... 

Of course, college football has seen profound changes over the past decade. The transfer portal and NIL payments to players have transformed the game into something unrecognizable.But the one great trait of the sport remains. Tradition and history set college football apart from other sports. And on Saturday, one of the best traditions will be renewed with the College Football odds.Specifically, the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will clash in the Red River Shootout at the Cotton Bowl in D... 

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are led by head coach Greg Schiano, who is in his second tour of duty there.Schiano is called the only coach who knows Rutgers well enough to win there. And the record bears that out.Yet even with Schiano, Rutgers has a historic record of having a limited ceiling. Rutgers is coming off consecutive 7-6 seasons and minor bowl berths.At Rutgers, AKA the State University of New Jersey, that is cause for parades and statues.On Friday night, Rutgers will visit the rebuildin... 

So far in the American Athletic Conference Standings, the Tulane Green Wave are in the thick of the championship race.Meanwhile, the East Carolina Pirates are improving, but do not appear to be a serious contender.East Carolina is very much in the hunt for a bowl berth.On Thursday night, Week 7 kicks off with the Pirates and Green Wave at Tulane.Tulane’s only loss this year was against the SEC powerhouse Ole Miss Rebels.The Green Wave has the reputation for being an elite AAC program.East Caroli... 

There was a memorable era of past glory when the Florida State Seminoles and the Miami-FL Hurricanes had one of the best rivalries on the college football board. However, for the past generation, one team is usually up while the other one is down. For 2025, both teams have a Top 10 and College Playoff feel. Finally, Miami head coach Mario Cristobal is making gains with his outstanding ability to recruit. By contrast, Mike Norvell of Florida State is redeeming himself through the portal after a catastrophic 2024 campaign. On Saturday, the Hurricanes and Seminoles will renew their historic ties and raging rivalry. Explore the latest College Football betting lines, odds, and predictions for Week 6. ... 

West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez is trying to prove that you can come home again. Rodriguez is a West Virginia alum and former player.Previously, he was a highly successful coach who led the Mounties to within one win of the national championship game in 2007.Since then, RichRod bounced around to Michigan, Arizona, and Jacksonville State.But the country roads of West Virginia called Rich Rod home last December. On Friday, the Mounties will face the challenge of a road game at BYU.Explore ... 

To get Week 6 underway is a Thursday Conference USA matchup between the New Mexico State Aggies and Sam Houston Bearkats.Sam Houston is struggling as it goes through a painful coaching transition. Offensive wizard Phil Longo is in his first year at the helm and is discovering why his predecessor, KC Keeler, left for Temple.Meanwhile, New Mexico State is one of the least successful programs in college football history. Previously, Jerry Kill led them to bowl games in 2022 and 2023 before stepping... 

Last year, the Penn State Nittany Lions met the Oregon Ducks in the Big Ten Championship Game. Oregon was a new member of the Big Ten and was taking less money than the established schools to join. However, the Big Ten should have been giving Oregon a raise after winning the league in 2024. Now, Penn State gets a shot at revenge at home on Saturday. The Ducks and Nittany Lions will play in the famed annual White Out at Beaver Stadium. So far, Penn State and Oregon is the biggest matchup of 2025....