The Egg Bowl. The Apple Cup. The Iron Bowl. Bedlam. The Game. The Game That Used to Be the Civil War. The Commonwealth Cup. The list goes on — rivalry games in college football that all take place during the week of Thanksgiving. This list used to include Texas – Texas A&M until the Aggies went to the SEC and wouldn’t take the Longhorns’ calls anymore, but with the Longhorns set to join the SEC, that rivalry will start anew. For your online betting, though, sometimes it’s smartest to step away from the mammoth games that involve the most drama (remember, these are teenagers, in many cases, taking part in a wild week of emotional buildup before taking the field) and moving toward those that offer the most value.
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Kansas State Wildcats (+130) at Texas Longhorns (-150)
Friday, November 26
Texas is in its biggest free fall since 1956, losers of six in a row. At 4-7, they won’t be bowl eligible, and they haven’t won since October 2, when they went to TCU and won by five. Kansas State lost at home to Baylor last week, but the week before that they doubled up a West Virginia team that beat Texas last week. The trip to Austin, and the reputation of the Longhorns, is clouding the sports betting picture here. You can get some value here by picking Kansas State to win.
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Washington State Cougars (-120) at Washington Huskies (+100)
Friday, November 26
OK, we couldn’t stay away from the Apple Cup. Washington State is the favorite on the road, albeit a slight favorite, and you can come away with even money in a game in which Washington’s FPI is 63.7%. The Cougars have not been nearly as interesting a team since Mike Leach left town, and the Huskies can yank the Cougars back down to .500 with this rivalry win. Washington to win.
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BYU Cougars (-260) at USC Trojans (+210) (10:30 pm, ESPN)
Saturday, November 27
BYU would snag a ten-win season with this win, and USC isn’t going anywhere, losers of four games by at least 10 points in their last five weeks. The Trojans might come out with some motivation at home, but BYU will keep fighting after USC has packed it in. This moneyline will only keep growing as the weekend approaches. The value is already somewhat minimal, but this is a game you can take to the bank. BYU to win.
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane (+200) at SMU Mustangs (-240)
Saturday, November 27
Yes, SMU was 7-0 not too long ago. Then they lost to Houston in the waning seconds thanks to a ridiculous kickoff decision and a porous defense. They followed that up with a stinker of effort against a bad Memphis team. They came home to rout UCF, and then went to Cincinnati and lost by 33 on national television. The Sonny Dykes era at SMU is marked by solid starts followed by a definite lack of interest once any sort of adversity sets in. His SMU teams are 6-10 in the month of November and 0-2 in bowl games — and neither bowl game was close. Tulsa comes in with a chance at bowl eligibility with a win, and their offense usually pushes SMU to the limit anyway. Tulsa to win.
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Texas A&M Aggies (-250) at LSU Tigers (+205)
Saturday, November 27
LSU comes in at 5-6 with a chance at bowl eligibility with a win. Yes, Texas A&M beat Alabama, but they have lost to Arkansas, Mississippi State and Ole Miss. We have a prime-time (7:00 pm ET) showdown in Baton Rouge, and the Aggies really don’t have much to play for; at 9-3, they might get a New Year’s Six bowl, but then they might not, given that Ole Miss would be ranked ahead of them. LSU, on the other hand, would give departing head coach Ed Orgeron one more bowl bid. Give me LSU to win.
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