College football by the odds: Vegas preview and picks of every Week 13 game
There are seven teams left in the College Football Playoff race. The winner of the SEC Championship Game between Georgia and LSU is in. Ohio State and Michigan are favored to get in regardless of their respective games. Michigan is slightly favored. to miss the playoff at -170 compared with a +140 price to make it. TCU is unlikely to reach the playoffs. Clemson is conservatively around 60% to beat both South Carolina and North Carolina next week in ACC Championship. It's more than enough value to bet Clemson at +200 to be left out of playoff. They are probably not one of top four teams.
Tulane plays Cincinnati. NC State plays North Carolina. Michigan plays Ohio State. Clemson plays South Carolina at home. Oregon plays Oregon State at Reser Stadium. Notre Dame plays USC at Notre. Dame is favored by about 5.5 points. Iowa State is a 10-point favorite against TCU. TCU is 4-7 straight-up. Iowa is only losing one game by this many points all season. The Cyclones are going to slow down and muck up the game. They refuse to let explosive plays beat them. USC plays Notre Notre, who is led by new Heisman favorite Caleb Williams.
Baylor plays Texas on Friday. Iowa plays Iowa. West Virginia plays Oklahoma State. Louisville plays Kentucky. Auburn plays Alabama. The Tigers are 2-1 straight-up and 3-0 against the spread since taking over. The over/under for the game is 48.5. It was previously 10 points higher. A win for Auburn would be a big upset. Kentucky plays Louisville. They have embarrassed them the past two seasons.
Stanford is a favorite at +6.5 against BYU.
SMU is a four-point favorite against Memphis.
UAB is a 17.5-point favorite at Louisiana Tech.
Virginia Tech is a one-point favorite against Virginia.
California is favored by 10.5 points over UCLA.
Michigan State is +18.5 at Penn State.
Minnesota is favored by 3.5 points at Wisconsin.
Boise State is favored by 15.5 points over Utah State.
Florida State is a 9-point favorite against Florida.
Arkansas State is +13.5 against Troy.
James Madison is favored by 13.5 points at Coastal Carolina.
Buffalo is favored by 4 points at home against Kent State.
Miami (Ohio) is favored by 3 points at home against Ball State.
Mississippi State is a two-point favorite at Ole Miss.
Houston is a 12-point favorite against Tulsa.
Arizona State is favored by 4 points at Arizona.
Southern Miss is a three-point favorite at home against UL Monroe.
Marshall is a 5.5-point favorite against Georgia State.
Duke is a +3.5 favorite against Wake Forest.
South Alabama is favored by 15 points at Old Dominion.
Wyoming is favored by 15.5 points at Fresno State.
Arkansas is a three-point favorite at Missouri.
Northern Illinois is favored by 10 points at home against Akron.
Western Michigan is favored by 7.5 points over Toledo.
UTSA is a heavy favorite at 18 against UTEP.
Appalachian State is a 4-point favorite at Georgia Southern.
Oklahoma is a two-point favorite at Texas Tech.
Georgia is a favorite at 35.5 against Georgia Tech.
Rice is +14 at North Texas.
LSU is a 9.5-point favorite at Texas A&M.
Air Force is a one-point favorite at San Diego State.
Indiana is a 10.5 favorite against Purdue.
Syracuse is a 10-point favorite at Boston College.
Temple is +13.5 at home against East Carolina.
Massachusetts is a +20.5 favorite against Army.
Louisiana is a 5-point favorite at Texas State.
Florida Atlantic is a 7-to-7 favorite against Western Kentucky.
UCF is a 19-point favorite at South Florida.
Bowling Green is +6.5 at Ohio.
Tennessee is a 13.5-point favorite at Vanderbilt.
Rutgers is a 14-point favorite at Maryland.
New Mexico is a 7.5-point favorite at Colorado State.
Liberty is a 23.5-point favorite against New Mexico State.
Central Michigan is a one-point favorite at Eastern Michigan.
Florida International is +20 against Middle Tennessee State.
Colorado is a +30 favorite against Utah.
Illinois is a 13.5-point favorite at Northwestern.
Washington is a two-point favorite at Washington State.
Pittsburgh is a 6.5-point favorite at Miami.
