The first CFP rankings came out this week with Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia and Miami the top teams. All four of those clubs are playing in Week 11 of the college football season with plenty at stake. Oregon and Miami have yet to lose this season and would still be a playoff team with a setback. The waters muddy for OSU and Georgia if they lose a second game. The odds of that happening are slim especially for the Buckeyes, who opened as a 38-point favorite over visiting Purdue. That’s a lot of points to lay on a college football parlay pick at your Crypto Sportsbook. Oregon followed up its big Week 7 win over Ohio State by dismantling Purdue, Illinois and Michigan as a favorite of at least two touchdowns. The Ducks are again a big favorite laying 25 points in their matchup with Maryland. There are other games on the slate involving fringe playoff teams. The biggest is a SEC contest between Alabama and LSU in Death Valley.
College Football Betting Lines
Week 11 College Football Parlay Card Wagers
Iowa / UCLA OVER 44.5
Navy -3 at South Florida
BYU -4 at Utah
Missouri +2.5 vs. Oklahoma
It’s never a good idea to chase lost money but I’m going to do it anyway after another losing college football parlay. I backed Ohio State -3.5 in its game at Penn State with the Buckeyes continuing their mastery with a 20-13 win. Unfortunately my other two picks didn’t work out. I felt confident backing Duke +21.5 and it looked good early in the third. However, they collapsed soon after and lost 53-31 falling a half point shy of a cover. Also, Army beat Air Force big, but not big enough failing to cover the 22-point line in their 20-3 win.
I had success earlier in the season backing Iowa and the OVER and it’s time to get back to that winning bet. The Hawkeyes have cashed the OVER in eight of their nine games and they hit the 40-point mark in two straight games and in three of their last four. This isn’t the same Iowa club that didn’t know what the end zone looked like, rather they are one of the top offenses in the Big Ten averaging nearly 31 points and more than 222 rushing yards a game. UCLA allows 28 points a game to rank 93rd nationally so backing the OVER is a good play.
A humbling loss to Notre Dame a few weeks set Navy back, which followed by getting upset at Rice 24-10 as a 13-point favorite. Eight combined turnovers in those games severely impacted the Middies’ offense and valuing the football will help them get back in a groove. USF’s defense has been a sieve allowing 435.6 yards and 28.9 points an outing, which is something Navy and Blake Horvath will exploit to cover the 3-point line.
Conference rivals once again only add to the emotion of one of the fiercest rivalries in college football. That BYU and Utah haven’t played in three years makes it more exciting. The Holy War is renewed and Utah is down after being a preseason favorite to win the Big 12. Instead their hated neighbors from Provo are living large with a perfect 8-0 record with seven payouts. While you shouldn’t kick somebody while they’re down, those rules don’t apply in this matchup. The Cougars will kick and keep kicking until they’ve covered the 4-point spread.
Both teams are coming off a bye last week and the Tigers needed it after getting throttled 34-0 by Bama in their most recent outing. That was not a good spot for Mizzou with the Tide coming off a loss and playing at home and I expect after an off week the Tigers will play more like the team that won six of seven games while averaging nearly 30 points. And OU struggles against quality competition leading me to take the points.
My honorable mention pick paid off again last week when Indiana covered the 7.5-point spread in their 47-10 win over Michigan State. I’m tempted to back the Hoosiers again, but instead I’ll go a different direction for the colossal SEC game between Alabama and LSU. As much as I like the Tigers at home catching 3-points, the Tide is more balanced with an offense that can exploit LSU’s weaker D, which should allow Bama to cover.
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