There aren't any real headliner games on the Week 9 college football slate, but that's going to put some bettors in some tough spots. Many of the Top 25 teams in the land are favored by huge margins this week, and that in and of itself is tough to handicap, especially now that we're fully entrenched in conference play.
WEEK 9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL OPENING ODDS
North Carolina ( -1 ) vs. Pittsburgh
Western Michigan ( -19 ) vs. Eastern Michigan
Buffalo ( -7.5 ) vs. Miami ( OH )
Texas State vs. Georgia Southern ( -19.5 )
West Virginia vs. TCU ( -14 )
Oregon vs. Arizona State ( PK )
Louisville ( -11 ) vs. Wake Forest
East Carolina ( -6.5 ) vs. Connecticut
Louisiana Tech ( -9.5 ) vs. Rice
Wyoming vs. Utah State ( -23.5 )
South Florida vs. Navy ( -9 )
Marshall ( -20 ) vs. Charlotte
Troy vs. Appalachian State ( -22 )
Massachusetts vs. Ball State ( -3 )
Rutgers vs. Wisconsin ( -19 )
Nebraska ( -11 ) vs. Purdue
Clemson ( -10 ) vs. North Carolina State
Maryland vs. Iowa ( -18 )
Ole Miss ( -5 ) vs. Auburn
Georgia State vs. Arkansas State ( -19.5 )
Central Michigan ( -3 ) vs. Akron
Arizona vs. Washington ( OTB )
San Diego State ( -3.5 ) vs. Colorado State
Stanford ( -13 ) vs. Washington State
Florida ( -1 ) vs. Georgia
USC ( -6.5 ) vs. California
Notre Dame ( -9.5 ) vs. Temple
Georgia Tech ( -4 ) vs. Virginia
Oklahoma State ( -3 ) vs. Texas Tech
Oklahoma ( -36 ) vs. Kansas
Texas ( -8 ) vs. Iowa State
Illinois vs. Penn State ( -7 )
Vanderbilt vs. Houston ( -13.5 )
South Carolina vs. Texas A&M ( -14 )
Tennessee ( -7.5 ) vs. Kentucky
Oregon State vs. Utah ( -23.5 )
UCF vs. Cincinnati ( -23 )
Syracuse vs. Florida State ( -19.5 )
Louisiana Monroe vs. Louisiana Lafayette ( -12.5 )
Western Kentucky ( -24 ) vs. Old Dominion
UTEP vs. Southern Miss ( -20.5 )
Florida International ( -3.5 ) vs. Florida Atlantic
UT San Antonio ( -9 ) vs. North Texas
Miami vs. Duke ( OTB )
Tulsa ( -3.5 ) vs. SMU
Virginia Tech ( -3 ) vs. Boston College
Idaho ( -3 ) vs. New Mexico State
Tulane vs. Memphis ( -26 )
Michigan ( -12.5 ) vs. Minnesota
Boise State ( -19.5 ) vs. UNLV
Colorado vs. UCLA ( -19.5 )
Air Force ( -7.5 ) vs. Hawaii
GAME OF THE WEEK
There is actually only one game featuring a pair of Top 25 teams this week, but we're not all that much for the Temple/Notre Dame game.
Instead, we want to focus on the Thursday nighter between the Pitt Panthers and the North Carolina Tar Heels. This is the fourth straight game in this series in which the point spread is two points or fewer, showing just how close these games between these teams have been.
No, neither Pitt nor UNC will end up in the College Football Playoff, but with Miami on the mend, there are really only three teams left in the ACC Coastal Division race. The loser of this one is very likely going to be stuck with nothing better than the Belk Bowl. The winner will not only hold a spot in the Top 20 in the nation, but it'll be in the driver's seat for the ACC Coastal Division title.
WEEK 9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL ODDS NOTES
-Oregon opened up at a pick 'em against Arizona State, but almost immediately, betting was on the side of the Sun Devils to push them up to -1. The Ducks were underdogs exactly once from the middle of the 2009 season through the start of this year, that coming against Stanford in a game which was won. Now all of sudden, this is back-to-back weeks in which the U of O is a dog as well as the third time this season.
-There's only one team on the docket in Week 9 favored by 30+ points. That team is actually a road squad. Oklahoma is getting the nod by 36.5 against Kansas.
-Only eight of the Top 25 teams are on the road this weekend, and only one of those teams is playing against another ranked squad. Notre Dame is giving 9.5 at undefeated Temple.
-Houston is favored by 13.5 at home against Vanderbilt. The SEC and AAC have already met once in recent weeks. Memphis upset Ole Miss in a game with a similar spread in the opposite direction. Now, the Cougs, who are still sporting a perfect record and a Top 20 ranking, are expected to put down one of the lesser teams in one of the most powerful conferences in America.
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