Chris Falica
FOX Sports Betting Expert
College soccer Week 11 is right here and I could not be extra excited.
This implies that the subsequent few days shall be thrilling for followers who love soccer and for bettors on the lookout for enjoyable methods to wager some cash.
I already gave you mine finest bets for Week 11 video gameshowever now it is time to have some enjoyable with my “Bear Bytes”.
These little “bytes,” as I name them, are simply nuggets that offer you some enjoyable dialog starters to attract from as you watch soccer events with family and friends or joke together with your coworkers on the water cooler. Here are the most important nuggets that caught with me throughout my analysis.
(All occasions ET)
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9
No. 2 Georgia @No. 16 Old woman (3.30pm, ABC)
Georgia has received 52 consecutive video games towards groups not named Alabama relationship again to a 2020 loss to Florida. The Bulldogs have additionally received 18 straight video games towards ranked opponents not named Alabama, relationship again to the identical 2020 matchup with Florida. Ole Miss leads the nation with 41 sacks.
No. 17 Iowa State @ Kansas (3.30pm, FS1)
Iowa State has received every of its final 4 video games as a highway favourite by a median of 19 factors per sport, permitting 16, 0, 13 and 18 factors in these 4 video games.
Michigan @No. 8 Indiana (3:30 p.m., CBS)
This is the primary time ever that Michigan has been a double-digit underdog in consecutive video games. Indiana ranks second nationally, averaging 3.91 factors per drive. Michigan is 108th at 1.78.
No. 23 Clemson @ Virginia Tech (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Virginia Tech pressured a nationally excessive 5 crimson zone turnovers.
Kennesaw State @ UTEP (4 p.m., ESPN+)
Kennesaw State (1-7) at UTEP (1-8) is the primary assembly of a 1-7 or worse crew with a 1-8 or worse crew since 2021, and that dates again to when 1-10 New Mexico beat 1- 10Massachusetts. These two groups symbolize the bottom proportion of two TDs per drive within the nation (UTEP 13.2%, Kennesaw State 11.1%).
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No. 21 Colorado @ Texas Tech (4 p.m., FOX e FOX Sports utility)
Under Deion Sanders, Colorado was favored eight occasions. The Buffaloes received seven of these video games, together with each occasions once they had been favorites on the highway.
Temple @ Tulane (4 p.m., ESPNU)
Tulane leads the nation with 9 non-offensive touchdowns and a +72 level margin over TO.
South Carolina @ Vanderbilt (4:15 p.m., SEC Network)
Vanderbilt is 6-0 towards the unfold (ATS) with 4 wins general this underdog season. Three of these outright wins got here as a “double-digit canine.”
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State of Mississippi @No. 7 Tennessee (7 p.m., ESPN)
Teams have ignored Mississippi State all season – and for good purpose – because the Bulldogs are 2-7 on the 12 months. But we have seen this state of affairs a couple of occasions this season, when Jeff Lebby’s crew faces a powerhouse the week earlier than an enormous sport. In Week 8, Texas A&M got here to Starkville as a 21.5-point favourite and solely received by 10 factors. The Aggies confronted LSU of their subsequent outing. The week earlier than, Mississippi State confronted Georgia as a 34.5-point underdog and in addition solely misplaced by 10 factors in that sport. Kirby Smart’s crew had Texas the next week. Then in Week 11, Tennessee will face Mississippi State this week in Knoxville as a 24-point favourite and have an enormous matchup with Georgia subsequent week. Do you sense a theme right here?
Oklahoma State @ TCU (7pm, VS1)
Oklahoma State permits 14.8 yards per completion, second-worst within the nation.
State of Florida @No. 10 Our Lady (7:30 p.m., NBC)
This is the fourth time within the final 10 video games that Florida State has been underdogs by 14 factors or extra (40% of video games). In the earlier 574 video games from 1978 to 2023, the Noles had been a canine of 14 factors or extra 13 occasions (2.3% of video games).
Indiana and BYU are ranked too low within the first CFP rankings
No. 11 Alabama @No. 14 LSU (7.30pm, ABC)
This is the primary time since 1999 that neither Nick Saban nor Les Miles are on the sidelines for an Alabama-LSU sport. It’s additionally the primary time since 2006 that neither Alabama nor LSU are ranked within the high 10 at sport time. In their final 10 video games as a house underdog by lower than 14 factors, LSU has received eight. Only Colorado State (5) dedicated extra crimson zone turnovers than Alabama’s 4.
No. 11 BYU @ Utah (10:15 p.m., ESPN)
Since 1978 there have been 282 video games wherein a crew with a mark of 8-0 or higher confronted a crew with no successful document. It’s simply the tenth time the 8-0 crew has been favored by lower than a landing. The earlier 9 such groups had completed 6-3 (2-3 since 2012). Each of the final six video games has been determined by a rating or a loss for the undefeated crew.
Big 12 the other way up
Utah, Kansas, Arizona and Oklahoma State occupied 4 of the highest 5 spots within the preseason Big 12 Media ballot (Kansas State is the opposite crew). These 4 groups are 3-19 general within the Big 12 (12-22 general). Arizona State, picked final, is 6-2 (3-2). BYU was picked thirteenth out of 16 groups and is 8-0.
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Great information, nonetheless quite a bit to show?
Miami has only one win towards a presently ranked crew and has performed three one-score video games in its final 5 video games. Indiana has no such wins and should not win towards a crew with only one level within the AP ballot on the finish of the common season. The identical goes for Colorado and Penn State. Texas has one win over a presently ranked crew, and that is over Vanderbilt. Are these groups actually that good or are they only a bunch of information constructed on empty wins? We’ll have to attend and see the way it seems.
Ranked matches
Favorites have received 18 of 26 ranked bouts this 12 months.
Power Four WL document in comparison with different Power Four conferences
SEC 10-5; ACC 8-9; Big Ten 6-7; Large 12 5-8
Chris “The Bear” Fallica has been protecting 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 not too long ago received 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 occasions. Remember: “The much less you wager, the extra you lose once you win!” Follow him on Twitter @Chrysphallic.
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