Chris Falica
FOX Sports Betting Expert
College soccer Week 13 is right here and I could not be extra excited.
This signifies that the following few days will probably be thrilling for followers who love soccer and for bettors in search of enjoyable methods to wager some cash.
I’ve already given you my finest bets for Week 13 video games, however now it is time for some enjoyable with my “Bear Bytes.”
These little “bytes,” as I name them, are simply nuggets that provide you with some enjoyable dialog starters to attract from as you watch soccer events with family and friends or joke along with your coworkers on the water cooler. Here are the most important nuggets that caught with me throughout my analysis.
(All instances ET)
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23
No. 5 Indiana @No. 2 Ohio State (midday, FOX e FOX Sports software)
In 21 common season video games, the primary 5 video games of the College Football Playoff period, solely two noticed a selection higher than 10 factors. The first was No. 2 Ohio State (-17.5) towards No. 5 Notre Dame in 2022. It resulted in a 21-10 Buckeyes win. The different was No. 1 Alabama (-14) towards No. 4 LSU in 2018, which resulted in a 29-0 Alabama win. Since 1978, there have been 16 totally different groups with a mark of 10-0 or higher which have been underdogs within the common season. To today, Michigan +9 Ohio State in 2022 was the most important of these “canines.” And, in fact, the Wolverines managed to show the tables, successful 45-23 in Columbus. Ohio State has scored 38 first-quarter factors in seven Big Ten video games this 12 months and by no means greater than seven in any of these video games. It ranks twenty eighth amongst Power Four groups and behind Big Ten groups corresponding to Penn State, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois and USC.
Forest path @No. 8 Miami (midday, ESPN)
Miami has the No. 1 offense. 1 nationally by way of effectivity. The Canes even have the No. 77 protection. By far the lowest-scoring unit for any workforce within the high 25. Miami is 3-8 below Mario Cristobal in video games performed in November or December.
Northwest @ Michigan (3.30pm, FS1)
Michigan has been favored 5 instances this 12 months and has did not cowl 4, going 0-3 towards the unfold (ATS) as a double-digit favourite.
Indiana vs. Ohio State: Who will win this top-5 matchup within the Big Ten?
Wisconsin @ Nebraska (3.30pm, BTN)
We at the moment are on a 9 sport shedding streak for Nebraska because the Huskers enter the sport with 5 wins. The final three have all been defeated by one rating, two on the street. Nebraska is a slight favourite at dwelling on Saturday over Wisconsin earlier than closing out at Iowa. His final win getting into a five-hit sport got here in 2016.
No. 4 Pen State @ Minnesota (3:30 p.m., CBS)
Call it James Franklin’s “Sweet Spot Game.” Since 2020, Franklin is 14-0 ATS when the Nittany Lions are favored between seven and 17 factors, successful these 14 video games by a mean rating of 34-10.
No. 19 Army @No.6 Our Lady (7 p.m., NBC)
Dating again to 1978, Notre Dame is 47-1 towards service academies when favored by at the least 14 factors. The solely loss got here in 1996, when Air Force beat the Irish by a rating of 21 factors. Since then, seven of 23 such video games have been determined by a landing or much less.
Baylor @ Houston (7pm, VS1)
Since the beginning of the 1998 season – the BCS/CFP period – solely 4 groups have been shut out twice in a season and performed in a bowl sport. If Houston wins towards Baylor and BYU, the Cougars will be part of that checklist. In 2023, Iowa was shut out 31-0 by Penn State after which 26-0 by Michigan within the Big Ten Championship Game, earlier than being shut out for a 3rd time within the bowl sport, 35-0 towards Tennessee. In 2009, Minnesota was blown out 20-0 by Penn State and 12-0 by Iowa earlier than shedding 14-13 to Iowa State within the Insight Bowl. In 2009, Wyoming was shut out thrice: as soon as in a non-conference sport by Colorado after which twice in a Mountain West sport earlier than successful the New Mexico Bowl. In 1998, Ole Miss was blown out 17-0 by Auburn and 34-0 by Arkansas after which gained the Independence Bowl.
No. 15 Texas A&M @ Coppery (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
As Auburn’s head coach, Hugh Freeze is 4-10 in SEC play, 5-12 towards Power Five opponents and 0-10 towards groups that completed with — or, within the case of 2024, have — a successful file. The Tigers have to beat Texas A&M and Alabama to go bowling. Since 2016, there have been 14 top-15 groups favored by a area objective or fewer towards a workforce with a shedding file. Those 14 groups went 4-10 total and 2-11-1 ATS, together with BYU’s loss final week to Kansas.
Shocking conclusions from the newest CFP rankings
No. 22 Iowa State @ Utah (7.30pm, FOX e FOX Sports software)
The Utes are presently 7.5 factors at dwelling towards Iowa State. Utah hasn’t been such a house canine since 2016, when it was a 10-point canine towards Washington and misplaced by seven. A loss would mark Utah’s first shedding season since 2013.
Vanderbilt @ LSU (7:45 p.m., SEC Network)
Before the season, all of us had Vanderbilt and LSU getting into this week’s sport with similar 6-4, 3-3 data, proper? And, in fact, that might be Vanderbilt with the win over No. 1 Alabama and LSU with the 29-point dwelling loss to the Tide. An LSU loss would give the Tigers their first four-game shedding streak since 1999. Nick Saban was named head coach in 2000.
Chris “The Bear” Fallica has been masking sports activities for practically three a long time. While school soccer has been his focus, he additionally enjoys the NFL, soccer, golf, tennis, MLB, NHL and horse racing, with an “occasional” wager on these occasions. Chris lately gained the primary Circa Football Invitational and completed within the Top 10 of the Golden Nugget Football Contest. He has certified for the NHC Handicapping Championship a number of instances. Remember: “The much less you wager, the extra you lose while you win!” Follow him on Twitter @Chrysphallic.
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