It’s the second half of November, and the biggest game of the week in college football involves Indiana. The Hoosiers head to Ohio State with an undefeated 10-0 record but are significant underdogs this Saturday.
The Buckeyes are double-digit favorites as of Monday morning, and most of the bets are going to OSU. Indiana has played a soft schedule so far. Its only win against a team with a winning record is 6-5 Washington. The Hoosiers had been racking up style points with blowout wins and didn’t trail until their ninth game. However, Michigan held the Hoosiers to three points in the second half two weeks ago in a 20-15 Indiana win. Playing Ohio State in Columbus is a significant step up in opponent, and the odds reflect that.
The other big game on paper in Week 13 is also a matchup that wouldn’t have drawn attention before the season and it involves one of the other two remaining undefeated teams: Army at Notre Dame. The Black Knights are getting more than two touchdowns, but if they pull off the shocking upset, things could get really weird in the College Football Playoff race. An undefeated Army and a one-loss Boise State would have very strong resumes to get into the CFP and even enter the conversation to get a top-four seed.
Several CFP contenders are facing tricky road tests this weekend. Ole Miss (-9.5) goes to Florida after the Gators just knocked off LSU in Gainesville. SMU, the lone remaining undefeated team in ACC play, heads to Virginia as a 9.5-point favorite. Penn State (-12.5) is at an already bowl-eligible Minnesota. BYU, now 9-1 after suffering its first loss, is an underdog at 8-2 Arizona State. Colorado is only a three-point favorite at Kansas, which just won at BYU. Alabama is a two-touchdown favorite at Oklahoma. Texas A&M is favored by less than a field goal (-2.5) at Auburn.
Some of those teams falling would be more shocking than others, but there is a decent chance one or two of those teams lose this weekend.
Two teams in the AP Top 25 rankings are on bye this week: No. 1 Oregon and No. 20 Tulane.
Here are the odds and schedule for every game featuring an AP Top 25 team, plus a few other notable games in Week 13.
Odds update live and are from BetMGM. All games listed are on Saturday, and kickoff times are Eastern. Rankings are from the AP Top 25. For information on streaming, click here.
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No. 5 Indiana at No. 2 Ohio State — Noon on FOX
Wake Forest at No. 11 Miami — Noon on ESPN
No. 9 Ole Miss at Florida — Noon on ABC
No. 13 SMU at Virginia — Noon on ESPN2
No. 24 Illinois at Rutgers — Noon on Peacock
UMass at No. 8 Georgia — 12:45 p.m. on SEC Network
UTEP at No. 10 Tennessee — 1 p.m. on ESPN+
Kentucky at No. 3 Texas — 3:30 p.m. on ABC
No. 4 Penn State at Minnesota — 3:30 p.m. on CBS
No. 14 BYU at No. 21 Arizona State — 3:30 p.m. on ESPN
No. 16 Colorado at Kansas — 3:30 p.m. on FOX
The Citadel at No. 17 Clemson — 3:30 p.m. on The CW
Odds not yet posted because The Citadel is an FCS team.
Wisconsin at Nebraska — 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network
Pitt at Louisville — 4 p.m. on ESPN2
Wofford at No. 19 South Carolina — 4 p.m. on ESPN+
Odds not yet posted because Wofford is an FCS team.
No. 18 Army at No. 6 Notre Dame — 7 p.m. on NBC
No. 12 Boise State at Wyoming — 7 p.m. on CBSSN
No. 25 Washington State at Oregon State — 7 p.m. on The CW
No. 7 Alabama at Oklahoma — 7:30 p.m. on ABC
No. 15 Texas A&M at Auburn — 7:30 p.m. on ESPN
No. 22 Iowa State at Utah — 7:30 p.m. on FOX
Vanderbilt at LSU — 7:45 p.m. on SEC Network
Cincinnati at Kansas State — 8 p.m. on ESPN2
USC at UCLA — 10:30 p.m. on NBC
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