Bad college football bettors fall in love and make ridiculous proclamations, plus best bets in Week 4

Buckeye Talk podcast features Doug Lesmerises and I making their conference picks of the week and giving their best bets of college football. On the season, Doug's personal bets are 29-29-2, his conference bets 9-6, best bet 4-5 and his Ohio State picks 2-1. Since 2019, he's 391-309-17 (56 percent) against the spread.

Appalachian State/James Madison is a game to take the over. The game is worth 58.5 points. The Mountaineers are top 10 in the "points added" metric and bottom 20 in defensive efficiency.

Houston and Rice are playing each other in the fourth game of the season. The total opened at Circa Sportsbook at 55.5 points and I projected it at 58. 5. Rice is in top 5 in unadjusted offensive efficiency and Houston in bottom 30 in points added.

Toledo and San Diego State play each other in a game that is worth 50 points. Toledo's offense is legit, but their defense is not.

Miami (Ohio) moneyline vs. Northwestern at +222. After beating Nebraska in Ireland in Week 0, Northwestern has lost to Duke and Southern Illinois in the last two weeks. 85 percent of the money is pouring in on Northwestern -7. Miami Redhawks are 2-to-1 favorites on the cashline. The number matters. Have a number you won't bet on.

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