Week 13 College Football Upsets to Watch Out For
Posted by deaconcat08 on November 26, 2009
These are ordered from smallest underdog to largest, and the value in each parentheses represents the number of points by which each team is currently an underdog according to the World Sports Exchange.
Marshall (+1.5) vs. UTEP- I know the Thundering Herd are on the road here, but they are must more talented team than the Miners who somehow managed to lose to Rice last weekend.
Kent State (+3.0) vs. Buffalo- A team playing for a bowl berth against an inferior opponent.
Wyoming (+3.0) vs. Colorado State- Same situation as above.
South Carolina (+3.0) vs. Clemson- I’m willing to bet that Clemson gets caught here looking ahead to their big ACC title game next weekend.
Kentucky (+3.0) vs. Tennessee- This is the year! I feel it! The Cats have yet to beat the Vols in my lifetime, which is why I’m hoping for some magic in Commonwealth on Saturday night.
Kansas (+3.0) vs. Missouri- The Jayhawks always seem to bring their “A-game” against the Tigers, and with a bowl berth and potentially Mangino’s job on the line here, I think they may find a way to pull this one out.
Duke (+4.5) vs. Wake Forest- I’d hate to see my Deacs end the season by losing six straight, but they may have packed it in after their meltdown against FSU. The Dookies play Wake tough every year (including the Orange Bowl Season), and this may be the year they finally get over the hump.
Oklahoma State (+8.0) vs. Oklahoma- Someone please explain this to me. How can Oklahoma go from only being 7 point favorites in this game last year (when they were 10-1 and playing for a national title shot) to being 8 point favorites this year (when they are 6-5 and playing an ever better OSU team). I truly don’t understand this line at all.
Longshot of the Week: Nevada (+14.0) vs. Boise State- Boise’s unbelievable Smurf Turf win streak has to come to an end sometime, and the red-hot Wolfpack may be the team that can do it. The Pack have been blowing out everybody recently and have impressively become the first team ever to have three 1,000 yard rushers.