Ricky Dimon
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Another wild weekend of college football has come and gone. A couple of College Football Playoff contenders crashed and burned on Saturday, and some others came dangerously close to doing the same. Michigan, TCU and USC all lived to see another day – but for how long can they survive?
Now it’s time to turn our attention to Week 13, the last full week of the regular season (Army-Navy is a standalone game in early December). This one, of course, is all about rivalries. Opening lines for Michigan vs Ohio State, Auburn vs Alabama, Notre Dame vs USC and many more matchups were released at most sportsbooks on Sunday, so let’s take a look at these openers and give our first impressions.
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NCAAF Week 13 opening lines and odds
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing.
- Bowling Green +8.5 (-110) vs Ohio – Tuesday, November 22
- Ball State +2.5 (+100) vs Miami Ohio – Tuesday, November 22
- Mississippi State +3.5 (-110) vs Ole Miss – Thursday, November 25
- Tulane +2.5 (-110) vs Cincinnati – Friday, November 25
- Toledo -8.5 (-110) vs Western Michigan- Friday, November 25
- Utah State +16.5 (-110) vs Boise State – Friday, November 25
- Central Michigan +1.5 (-110) vs Eastern Michigan – Friday, November 25
- Baylor +7.5 (-105) vs Texas – Friday, November 25
- Arizona State +3.5 (-110) vs Arizona – Friday, November 25
- Arkansas -4.5 (-105) vs Missouri – Friday, November 25
- NC State +6.5 (-110) vs North Carolina – Friday, November 25
- Nebraska +10.5 (-110) vs Iowa – Friday, November 25
- UCLA -9.5 (-110) vs California – Friday, November 25
- Florida +8.5 (-110) vs Florida State – Friday, November 25
- Michigan +8.5 (-110) vs Ohio State – Saturday, November 26
- West Virginia +9.5 (-110) vs Oklahoma State – Saturday, November 26
- Georgia Tech +35.5 (-110) vs Clemson – Saturday, November 26
- South Carolina +14.5 (-120) vs Michigan State – Saturday, November 26
- Virginia +1.5 (-108) vs Virginia Tech – Saturday, November 26
- Louisville +3.5 (-105) vs Kentucky – Saturday, November 26
- Auburn +21.5 (-110) vs Alabama – Saturday, November 26
- Minnesota +3 (-110) vs Wisconsin – Saturday, November 26
- Purdue -9.5 (-110) vs Indiana – Saturday, November 26
- Illinois -12.5 (-110) vs Northwestern – Saturday, November 26
- Wake Forest -3.5 (-112) vs Duke – Saturday, November 26
- Oregon -3.5 (-105) vs Oregon State – Saturday, November 26
- Michigan State +18.5 (-110) vs Penn State – Saturday, November 26
- Utah -29.5 (-110) vs Colorado – Saturday, November 26
- Iowa State +10.5 (-112) vs TCU – Saturday, November 26
- LSU -9.5 (-115) vs Texas A&M – Saturday, November 26
- Notre Dame +5.5 (-105) vs USC – Saturday, November 26
- Oklahoma -2.5 (-110) vs Texas Tech – Saturday, November 26
- Syracuse -9.5 (-114) vs Boston College – Saturday, November 26
- Tennessee -15.5 (-110) vs Vanderbilt – Saturday, November 26
- Kansas +11.5 (-110) vs Kansas State – Saturday, November 26
- Pittsburgh -6.5 (-105) vs Miami Florida – Saturday, November 26
- Washington -2.5 (-110) vs Washington State – Saturday, November 26
- BYU -6.5 (-108) vs Stanford – Saturday, November 26
We’ll have college football predictions for all of this week’s biggest games!
Best early bets for NCAAF Week 13
Baylor +7.5 (-105) vs Texas
Baylor lost to TCU by 1 point on the very last play of the game, which obviously isn’t a bad result. The Bears’ only loss to an opponent outside the top 25 this season has come in the form of a 43-40 thriller at West Virginia. Now they face a Texas team that is currently out of the College Football Playoff top 25 – and for good reason. The Longhorns’ loss column has reached 4 with 2 setbacks in their last 4 games. There is no way I’m giving more than a touchdown.
Cincinnati -2.5 (-105) vs Tulane
Tulane aspires to be the new Cincinnati, and if not for a pair of 1-possession losses it could have been exactly that this season. Alas, the Green Wave’s faint New Year’s Six hopes are gone following a home setback against UCF earlier this month. It has still been a great season, but as an underdog of only 2.5 points against Cincinnati this Tulane team is overpriced. Interestingly enough, Cincy is also a pair of 1-possession losses away from being undefeated and both of those were on the road. The Bearcats are undefeated at home, where I expect them to take care of business on Friday.
Nebraska +10.5 (-110) vs Iowa
I appreciate that Iowa boasts a stellar defense and plays low-scoring games like Virginia plays basketball, but when it is a double-digit favorite and the total is only 37.5 I have my doubts. Based on the odds, the Hawkeyes are projected to win approximately 24-14. It’s possible I suppose, but even that score would give Nebraska a cover. Even if the Hawkeyes hold the Cornhuskers to that low of a number, they would still have to score a fair bit themselves to cover 10.5 points. Putting your faith in this Iowa offense is never something you want to do. It has been held to 10 points or fewer on 4 occasions and on 2 other occasions it scored no more than 14.
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