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On Saturday afternoon, the best matchup takes place in the SEC Championship Game from Atlanta. There are no bigger superpower brands than the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia won national championships in 2021 and 2022, earning it the title of an emerging dynasty. Since the College Football Playoff former was introduced in 2014, Alabama won national titles in 2020, 2017, and 2015. Of course, the most memorable game between the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide was on January 8, 2018, when Alabama beat Georgia 26-23 in the national Championship game in Atlanta. It was an overtime thriller. This game should draw the most betting traffic of any college football game on the board this weekend. Including its win at Georgia this season, Alabama has had the recent edge in this series. Yet Georgia opened as the small betting favorite. This game is expected to go down to the wire. Get the latest SEC Championship Game news, check out the current betting lines for the games, and don’t miss the football action, all with the best odds at BookMaker! ... 

The Mountain West Conference had a 4-team logjam for its two available spots and the championship game. The Boise State Broncos, New Mexico Lobos, San Diego State Aztecs, and UNLV Rebels all had 6-2 conference records. Following the use of numeric formulas, the league determined that the UNLV Rebels would visit the Boise State Broncos. Previously this season, Boise State routed UNLV at Albertsons Stadium. Friday night’s matchup will be historic in how it was formed. No conference title game has ever had to use computer metrics to eliminate two of the four teams that were tied in the standings. Bosie State has a powerful brand in the casual sector when playing on its famed blue turf. Thus, casual money will flow to the Broncos. Wise Guys will look hard at UNLV, which finished much stronger down the stretch than Boise State. Certainly, there will be massive betting interest in this Friday night championship game with two appealing brands. Get the latest Mountain West Championship Game news, check out the current betting lines for the games, and don’t miss the football action, all with the best odds at BookMaker! ... 

It has been repeatedly voted the greatest rivalry in sports. Specifically, the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes' annual football showdown is one of the most-watched and wagered-on games in sports betting.Last year, Michigan upset Ohio State 13-10 as 19.5-point road dogs.OSU head coach Ryan Day was shattered after losing for the fourth consecutive time to the Maize and Blue. Yet Ohio State rebounded to win the College Football Playoff national championship.Still, Buckeye fans hate losi... 

At the onset of the season, the Texas Longhorns were ranked #1 in the AP Poll and picked to win the national championship. And the new starting quarterback, Arch Manning, was being touted as a potential Heisman Trophy candidate.Instead, Texas and Manning have been one of the biggest disappointments in the college football betting season.Texas is likely to miss the College Football Playoff, while its arch rivals could win it all.Indeed, the Texas A&M Aggies are undefeated and one of the favor... 

Since Brian Newberry took over as head coach of the Navy Midshipmen, improvement has been dramatic.Navy became stale under Ken Niumatalolo after 15 seasons of mostly excellent college football wagering odds results. Newberry has proven to have the new set of eyes and ideas that were needed.The Midshipmen will be visiting the Memphis Tigers on Thursday night for a Thanksgiving prime-time college football showcase.Memphis and Navy have proven to be two of the best teams in the American Athletic Co... 

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...