We’ve already reached Week 6 of the college football season and I’m still searching for my first parlay win. There are some good matchups on the schedule with the Bitcoin betting week starting on Thursday with a pair of games. The bulk of the action takes place on Saturday, though, with new AP No. 1 Alabama visiting Vanderbilt as a 23-point favorite on the early CFB betting line. The Tide beat Georgia last week to become the third team to hold down the top spot in four weeks. Georgia, the first former No. 1, is laying 24-points for its home game with Auburn while the second former No. 1 Texas has a bye. It’s not like the Longhorns did anything to hurt their standing beating Mississippi State, 35-13, but they failed to cover the 37-point spread losing against the line for the first time.
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Week 6 College Football Parlay Card Wagers
Missouri +2.5 at Texas AM
Indiana -14 at Northwestern
James Madison / UL Monroe OVER 48.5
It was another painful week losing on two of my three college football parlay picks last week. My only win was backing Indiana -7 against Maryland. The Hoosiers remained unbeaten with their 42-28 triumph. I guess I overestimated the importance of Matt Sluka to the UNLV offense. With the QB leaving the squad early in the week it looked like a good time for a Rebels letdown. Instead of sulking the Rebels went out and obliterated Fresno State, 59-14, with backup turned starter Hajj Malik Williams throwing three TD passes and rushing for 119 yards and another score. Why wasn’t this dude starting in the first place?
It is a coincidence that this week’s picks include three unbeaten teams, honest. It’s been a bumpy ride the last few games, but Missouri remains without a loss after a 30-27 win over Vanderbilt two weeks ago. The Tigers were laying 17.5-points and needed two overtimes, but they dominated just about every stat category and overcame a deficit three times showing how resilient they are. Mizzou boasts a top 5 defense allowing just 219 yards and they pitched a pair of shutouts to start the season. Texas AM will have difficulty moving the football allowing Brady Cook and the offense to shine, which is why I’m backing Mizzou and the points on the road.
I certainly didn’t expect Indiana to be undefeated through five games, but here they are with some impressive results along the way. The Hoosiers have scored more than 30 points in every game with Kevin Rourke leading the way. Rourke threw for 359 yards and three scores in a 42-28 win over Maryland with the team overcoming four turnovers, their first giveaways of the year. Northwestern is tough defensively making things more difficult for IU, but the offense is a mess and I can’t see the Wildcats getting enough done on that side of the ball to keep up.
I think James Madison is still perturbed about the NCAA denying him a bowl bid last season because of the transition rules. And to prove their 11-2 record a season ago was no fluke the Dukes are at it again. ULM is no fluke when facing clubs in its tax bracket. Their only loss was 51-3 against former No. 1 ranked Texas on the road. In their three other games the Warhawks have allowed just 29 points total. But JMU is on another planet right now scoring 133 points in its last two games. And the Dukes have gone OVER the total in seven of their last 10 games dating back to last season. The total of 48.5 for this matchup is well within reach.
Since I started this thing with honorable mention CFB parlay picks I might as well see it through. I backed Georgia in its showdown with Alabama last week and that didn’t turn out well. The Dawgs were mauled allowing 23 more points than they surrendered in their first three games combined. Since getting trounced by Georgia in their opener the Clemson Tigers have rebounded nicely. They’ve won three straight outscoring opponents by an average of more than three TDs and have a chance to get revenge on an old nemesis. I hate to pick on teams when they’re down, but you have to do that to win parlays. The Seminoles are certainly down with a disruptive QB situation and an offense that hasn’t scored more than 16 points in any of its last four games. I’ll take the Tigers minus the 14.5-points.
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