College football betting trends — Week 14: Oregon gets slight edge

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By Bruce Marshall Special to the Review-Journal

December 2, 2021 - 2:10 pm

Friday

Oregon vs. Utah (-2½, 58) astatine Allegiant Stadium: A rematch of the Utes’ 38-7 triumph Nov. 20. The Ducks are 2-1 ATS arsenic underdogs this play and 4-2 successful their past six games successful the role. The Utes person won 8 of their past 9 games, including 5 successful a row, but are 5-4 ATS successful those games. Edge: Slight to Oregon.

Western Kentucky (-3, 73) astatine Texas-San Antonio: The Hilltoppers closed with a rush, winning their last 7 games and going 6-1 against the spread. The Roadrunners person dropped their past 3 games ATS and are 1-3 ATS successful their past 4 games astatine the Alamodome. Edge: Western Kentucky.

Saturday

Kent State (-3½, 74) vs. Northern Illinois astatine Detroit: A rematch of a shootout won 52-47 by the Golden Flashes connected Nov. 3. Kent State is connected a 5-2 implicit tally and is 5-1 ATS arsenic a favourite this season. The Huskies were 3-2 ATS arsenic underdogs successful league games this season, and 5 of their past six games went implicit the total. Edge: Over.

Baylor vs. Oklahoma State (-5½, 46½) astatine Arlington, Texas: A rematch of an Oct. 2 crippled won and covered by Oklahoma State, 24-14. That was the lone 1 of 4 Bears games arsenic an underdog that Baylor didn’t triumph outright. The Cowboys are 9-0-1 ATS successful their past 10 games. Edge: Oklahoma State.

Utah State astatine San Diego State (-6, 50): The Aggies are 6-0 consecutive up and 5-1 ATS connected the roadworthy this season. They are 4-2 ATS arsenic an underdog. San Diego State is 1-3-1 ATS successful its past 5 games. Edge: Utah State.

Appalachian State (-3, 53) astatine Louisiana: A rematch of the Ragin’ Cajuns 41-13 triumph Oct. 12. The Mountaineers haven’t mislaid since that game, going 6-0 and 5-1 ATS successful their past six games. The Ragin’ Cajuns person won 11 successful a enactment since a nonaccomplishment to Texas successful their opener, but person failed to screen 2 of their past 3 location games. Louisiana is 5-2 ATS successful its past 7 games arsenic an underdog. Edge: Louisiana.

Houston astatine Cincinnati (-10, 52½): The Cougars won 11 consecutive games since a nonaccomplishment to Texas Tech successful their opener. Houston is 1-0 ATS arsenic an underdog and 4-2 ATS connected the road. Cincinnati had a caller four-game dispersed skid, but has covered the past 2 and is 4-1 ATS against Football Bowl Subdivision teams astatine home. The Bearcats are 7-2 ATS successful their past 9 location games. Edge: Slight to Cincinnati.

Georgia (-6½, 49½) vs. Alabama astatine Atlanta: The Crimson Tide won and covered past season’s meeting, 41-24. Alabama hasn’t been an underdog since 2015 erstwhile it was +1 astatine Georgia and won 38-10. The Crimson Tide is 5-6 ATS successful their past 11 games. The nether is 8-4 successful Alabama games this season. Georgia covered each six distant games this season. Six of Georgia’s past 7 games against FBS teams person gone under. Edge: Under and flimsy to Georgia.

Iowa vs. Michigan (-11, 43½) astatine Indianapolis: The Hawkeyes are 4-1 ATS successful their past 5 games arsenic an underdog. The Wolverines are 10-2 ATS this season. Edge: Slight to Michigan.

Pittsburgh (-3, 71½) vs. Wake Forest astatine Charlotte, North Carolina: The Demon Deacons are 11-5 ATS successful their past 16 regular-season games but are 1-2 ATS arsenic an underdog this season. The implicit is 6-2 successful the past 8 Wake Forest games and 15-5 successful the past 20 Pittsburgh games. The Panthers are 5-0 consecutive up and ATS distant from location this season. Edge: Over.

Southern California astatine California (-4, 58): The Bears person beaten the Trojans lone erstwhile outright since an epic triple-overtime triumph successful 2003. USC has covered 7 of the past 8 games astatine Cal. The Trojans had dropped 5 successful a enactment ATS earlier the Brigham Young crippled past week. California covered its past 2 location games, including 1 arsenic a favorite, but had dropped the erstwhile six ATS successful the role. Edge: Slight to California.

Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is exertion of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with assemblage shot tech notes and trends. Follow @thegoldsheet connected Twitter.

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