Three games on the Week 13 college football schedule feature nationally ranked teams against each other with the Big Ten clash between Indiana and Ohio State a top 5 matchup. The Hoosiers are a surprising playoff contender and one of three unbeaten FBS programs entering the final weeks of the regular season. It’s been forever since they’ve beaten OSU, though this is their best chance in decades. And the Crypto sportsbook agrees setting the early line at OSU -13, the shortest in a game between these teams in at least the previous 10 meetings. Notre Dame is making a strong case for the CFP and is still making up for that earlier loss to NIU. The Irish face 9-0 Army at Yankee Stadium as a 14.5-point favorite. No. 1 and undefeated Oregon gets a bye after squeaking past Wisconsin in Week 12.
College Football Betting Lines
Week 13 College Football Parlay Card Wagers
Indiana +13.5 at Ohio State
UNLV / San Jose State OVER 61.5
Minnesota +12.5 vs. Penn State
I have yet to win a college football parlay and my Week 12 picks were among the most ineffective this season. At a time when I should be getting better with my parlay picks I appear to be going the opposite direction. There are just a few weeks remaining in the regular season so there’s still time to build a winning ticket.
Stanford showed some life last week beating my pick Louisville outright, 38-35, in one of the bigger upsets of the year. The Cardinals were a 20-point favorite. Texas beat Arkansas 20-10 but failed to cover the 13.5-point line and the Wake-UNC game fell below the total of 55 in the Heels’ 31-24 win. I was spared complete misery when my Air Force Falcons beat Oregon State outright 28-0 as a 3.5-point dog.
Given their past history and relatively soft schedule, not many people are backing the Hoosiers in their matchup with Ohio State in the Horseshoe. IU is one of three unbeaten teams and they are a confident group after knocking off another Big Ten nemesis Michigan a few weeks ago.
After a number of laughers the Hoosiers finally played a close game and prevailed even though they were shutdown on offense. They are among the national leaders in several offensive categories but they’ve done a job on defense, too. I feel that IU is being underestimated and I like their chances of staying with the spread as long as they don’t turn the ball over.
I don’t like backing the OVER on totals that are this high, but both UNLV and San Jose State are comfortable playing in shootouts. San Jose just surrendered 42 points in a loss to Boise State a week ago and they rank 77th nationally in scoring defense while allowing nearly 400 yards a game. The Rebels also give up a lot of yards and points and both teams are more than willing to attack on offense, which is why I’m backing the OVER on a total of 61.5.
This is a tricky spot for Penn State facing a Golden Gophers group coming off a bye. And Minnesota should be ticked about the way their Week 11 game turned out. They lost to Rutgers breaking a five-game winning streak. What intrigues me about the Gophers is their ability to run the football and their strong defensive front that has the ability to slow down the Nittany Lions’ attack. Minnesota has the 11th best total defense in the country and is 12th in fewest points allowed.
The ground game averages just over 104 yards, but the Gophers have a positive success rate. And both teams buck the trend of moving fast instead choosing a more methodical approach. The Gophers might struggle to move the football and score points, but success on the ground and in the short passing game behind Max Brosmer should allow them to hang around within the spread. Brosmer completed more than 67 percent of his throws and has only four picks in 325 pass attempts.
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