Betus Sportsbook: Week 12 NCAA Preview

NCAA Football Week 12 Preview

A couple of things have been pretty steady over the years in the NCAA football. First, the Ohio State Buckeyes ruled the Big Ten. Second, the USC Trojans ruled the Pac 10.

Ohio State is still the top dog in the Big Ten, but this year USC is middle of the pack in the Pac 10. Read more

Week 3 CFB Moneyline – Straight Up Picks

NCAA Football Betting – Week 3 Moneyline Picks

Stanford and Purdue were both close, but no cigar for us, which means it’s an even week. Let’s see if we can keep it positive in the third week of action.

Record: 5-3 (+3.20)

Eastern Michigan Eagles @ Michigan Wolverines
Saturday, September 19th – Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI – 12:00 PM ET
NCAAF Betting Line: Michigan -2500 Read more

Tulsa vs. Ball St. GMAC Bowl Gambling

NCAAF: GMAC BOWL WAGERING

The GMAC Bowl between Tulsa and Ball State is the last chance to bet on college football except for Thursday’s BCS Title game.

Tulsa has moved from 2.5-point underdogs to three-point favorites at Sportsbook.com. The game will be on ESPN at 8 pm ET.

This was almost the fourth matchup of conference champions during the bowl season, but Tulsa and Ball State both lost in their championship games.   Read more

Ohio St. vs. Texas Fiesta Bowl Gambling

NCAAF: TEXAS BIG FIESTA BOWL FAVORITES

The Ohio State Buckeyes are desperate for respect as they face the Texas Longhorns in Monday night’ Fiesta Bowl.

Ohio State has lost each of the last two national championship games. With that said, coach Jim Tressel’s team is happy to be back in the Fiesta Bowl, site of its last bowl win over Notre Dame three years ago.

This year’s opponent is Texas, who has been installed as an eight-point favorite by oddsmakers after an impressive 11-1 regular season. Bettors are backing the Longhorns at a 4-1 ratio.   Read more

Utah vs. Alabama Sugar Bowl Gambling

NCAAF: BETTORS NOT BUYING UTAH

The Utah Utes put together a tremendous season to make the BCS out of the Mountain West Conference but bettors aren’t buying them as nine-point underdogs against Alabama.

A whopping 76% of the support for Friday night’s Sugar Bowl is backing the Alabama Crimson Tide as nine-point favorites over the Utes, who crash the BCS party for the second time in four seasons.   Read more

Eastern Carolina vs. Kentucky Liberty Bowl Gambling

NCAAF: LIBERTY BOWL HITTING UNDER

Liberty Bowl bettors are backing the Over for Thursday’s Liberty Bowl but Sportsbook.com members should take a closer look at the Under for the matchup between East Carolina and Kentucky.

The Liberty Bowl has been an amazingly solid wager for Under bettors and has hit Under the Total in 13 of the last 16 contests. Despite that, the trends show that 78% like the chances of this game going Over the 41-point total.   Read more

Mississippi vs. Texas Tech Cotton Bowl Gambling

NCAAF: BIG 12 BIAS IN COTTON BOWL

The Texas Tech Red Raiders out of the Big 12 are getting plenty of support from bettors as they face the Mississippi Rebels in Friday’s Cotton Bowl.

The Red Raiders are 4 ½-point favorites and 80% of bettors are backing them.

Texas Tech flirted with the #1 national ranking this season and its only blemish came at Oklahoma. Still, the Red Raiders are the annual team left outside of the BCS looking in, thanks to a crowded Big 12 South Division field.   Read more

Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati Orange Bowl Gambling

NCAAF: TIGHT ORANGE BOWL ODDS

Oddsmakers predict a tight contest when the Virginia Tech Hokies meet the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Orange Bowl.

The Bearcats are 2 ½-point favorites and 57% of bettors are backing them.

ACC champ Virginia Tech is a familiar name to the BCS. Big East champ Cincinnati is a first time participant. In fact, the Bearcats have never even played a BCS-Conference opponent in a bowl game before. Will that be the difference in Thursday’s Orange Bowl?   Read more

Penn St. vs. USC Rose Bowl Gambling

NCAAF: TROJANS BIG ROSE BOWL FAVES

Two long-time powers that could’ve easily met for the BCS title meet Thursday in the ‘Grandaddy of them All’, the Rose Bowl.

The USC Trojans are hefty nine-point favorites over the Penn State Nittany Lions out of the Big Ten, after beating Michigan and Illinois handily in the last two Rose Bowl games. This site has been a graveyard for the Big Ten, with a 10-19 ATS record in this meeting with the Pac-10.

Sportsbook.com bettors are not fazed by the points Penn State is getting and 78% still back USC to cover the large number.   Read more

Minnesota vs. Kansas Insight Bowl Gambling

NCAAF: INSIGHT BOWL BETTING

Minnesota made one of the best turnarounds in college football this season, but they are heavy dogs at Phoenix’s Insight Bowl against Kansas tonight.

The Jayhawks are eight-point favorites and 71% of bettors are backing them.

Minnesota (7-5, 7-4 ATS) finished with four straight losses, but this bowl experience should be cherished after a 1-10 2007 campaign.   Read more

Sun & Music City Bowl Predictions

NCAAF: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WAGERING

The Music City Bowl and the Sun Bowl are the afternoon highlights of a terrific Wednesday with five games overall.  

Sun Bowl – Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh

Oregon State is a two-point favorite and the Over/Under is 51.5 for this 2 pm ET game.  

The Sun Bowl has become well-known to bettors as an underdog dominated series, as that side of the pointspread has gone 10-1-1 ATS in the last 12.   Read more

LSU vs. Georgia Tech Chick-Fil-A Bowl Gambling

NCAAF: TRENDS SHOW LSU DROP-OFF

Since reaching #3 in the AP Poll in Week 5, the LSU Tigers have been in a steady decline and nowhere is that more evident than the Sportsbook.com Betting Trends.

Only 27% of bettors like the Tigers as four-point underdogs on New Year’s Eve, a far cry from the support they garnered earlier this season when many felt they were ready to contend for back-to-back championships.   Read more

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