🏈 Two Showdowns. Two Favorites on the Road. One Loss to Four Teams.
Saturday’s college football schedule features two heavyweight matchups involving four teams with a combined one loss. And in both games, the home team is the underdog.
Ohio State (-3) at Indiana — Noon ET, Fox
Notre Dame (-10.5) at BYU — 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
For Wes Reynoldsa proud Indiana graduate, the first game was personal.
He called Ohio State–Indiana “probably the biggest and certainly the most anticipated game in the history of Memorial Stadium.”
But the Hoosiers don’t get much respect.
“Most of the national media discussion and punditry is predicting an Ohio State win and saying that this is where Indiana gets its comeuppance,” Wes writes.
Wes made the case for Indiana — and has 10 other plays on his Saturday card.
>> Wes Reynolds’ Week 7 College Football Best Bets
Meanwhile, Matt Youmans had strong opinions on Ohio State–Indiana all week. He also sees a potential deciding factor in the night’s other marquee matchup.
BYU running back LJ Martinone of the best in the country, is on the side. That left quarterback Bear Bachmeier facing a Notre Dame defense that allowed fair 11 points per game.
As Matt puts it, Bachmeier may have to be a “one-man wrecking crew.”
Matt had picks in both marquee games, and two others.
>> Matt Youmans’ Week 7 Best Bets
And Dave “Dog or Pass” Tuley were also weighed in both games.
>> Tuley’s Takes: Four College Football Picks
Look out for Wes with Matt Brown Ready, Set, Bet tonight from 6–9 pm ET. Wes’s mood is TBD.
🎓 More Week 7 College Football Best Bets
Zach Cohen — Ohio State–Indiana Plus 2 More Plays
Adam Burke — 3 Best Bets
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The Circa Friday Football Invitational participants did not shy away from Saturday’s biggest game. Seven choices came to Ohio State–Indiana, including two overall.
Indiana +3: Jack Lenenberg, Clyde Walker
Ohio State -3: Jeff Whitelaw, Chris Macero, Paul Stone
Less than 50.5: Paul Stone, Weston Stradtman
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Brad Taylorwho co-hosted Live Bets on Saturdays along with Will Hill from our Kentucky studio (3–6 pm ET), posted his plays for today’s games on the VSiN Community.
>> Brad Taylor’s Best Bets on Saturday
🌙 The Special Get-Out
There’s always another game.
And for college football bettors, that often means an overnight trip to Hawaii.
Joe Freda is disabled tonight New Mexico to Hawaii matchup and posted his review on the VSiN Community.
>> New Mexico–Hawaii Get-Out Special by Joe Freda
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Injury news and some unusual differences between sportsbooks add intrigue to Sunday’s NFL slate.
Bears: Caleb Williams (hamstring) is officially questionable against Atlanta, despite a full week of practice. Michael Penix Jr. will start for the Falcons.
Ravens: Lamar Jackson (ankle) has been ruled out against the Browns.
Packers: Running back Josh Jacobs is expected to come off the Commissioner Exempt List and be eligible to play in Week 7.
>> Check the Complete NFL Injury Report
📊 Two NFL Lines That Don’t Agree
As the owner of Circa Derek Stevens pointed out to Matt Youmans on Friday, you don’t often see significant differences between sportsbooks in NFL games.
But there were two notable exceptions Friday night:
Bears–Falcons: Pick’em at Circa; Chicago -1.5 on DraftKings.
Saints–Giants: Pick’em at Circa; New Orleans -1.5 on DraftKings.
>> DraftKings and Circa NFL Betting Splits
🎯 NFL Week 6 Best Bets
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Want more player-prop ideas? John Hansen has a list of 17 favorites for the NFL slate.
>> Watch John’s Player Prop Breakdown on YouTube
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⚾ ALCS Game 4, Take Two
Friday’s Rays–Guardians game was washed out, and now the handicapping is getting trickier.
ALCS Game 4 has been rescheduled for tonight (8 p.m. ET)which forces both teams to adjust their construction plans.
Count Adam Burke it said: “From a betting perspective, this game remains a huge mess.”
Pitchers expected to work on Friday have now moved to Saturday. And the weather could limit the offensive upside for two teams that don’t hit many home runs to begin with.
Does an extra day change betting strategy? Adam updated his Game 4 analysis.
>> Adam Burke’s Updated Rays–Guardians Game 4 Preview
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