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Horse Racing Week 6 NCAA Football Best Bets: Saturday, October 8th
Week 6 NCAA Football Best Bets: Saturday, October 8th
Our resident NCAA Football expert is 4 – 0 over the last two weekends, and Ej is headed out west to pick out a pair of bets from Saturday’s action on the gridiron. Starting with a tip from the big match out of the Pac-12 Conference involving Utah and UCLA, the favoured Wyoming Cowboys head to Albuquerque to face the New Mexico Lobos where a 1st-half play will be exposed.
In this article:
- UCLA Bruins vs Utah Utes Preview
- UCLA Bruins vs Utah Utes Best Bet
- New Mexico Lobos vs Wyoming Cowboys Preview
- New Mexico Lobos vs Wyoming Cowboys Best Bet
UCLA Bruins vs Utah Utes Preview
October 8, 20:30 (UK time)
UCLA is home dogs again, no chance, can’t win, don’t belong on the field with Utah! Excuse me while I go change my shirt after spitting up my drink all over myself just from saying that.
Here is what I know, and I am sticking to it. Dorian Thompson-Robinson is not going to fall apart and fold like a lawn chair this weekend! I can point you to so many outlets that are just waiting for the other shoe to fall on DTR, and that is simply ridiculous.
As a result, Utah gets to lay -4 chalk in the Rose Bowl where I think a handful of people might show up wearing powder blue, white, and yellow with other thoughts in mind. More like 75,000 people or so who want to show up and go bonkers showing support so an invasion of the field can happen when the Bruins break out of the gate at 6 – 0 which would put them in bowl contention as early as it can be done.
First of all, this line should be a pick them and not -4 for the Utes. Secondly, Utah is going to try to force UCLA to stop their running game because it’s their bread and butter and what they do best. Utah ranks 24th in the Nation putting up over 200 yards per outing on the ground, and it’s led to 42 points per game, which is good enough to be ranked 11th in the land.
Utah is going to score, but they are not going to outscore UCLA today. You can go all outright win and expect an upset to get paid handsomely on the Bruins Moneyline, but I like points in my pocket when I don’t even have to buy them. I see a handful of sites still posting a +5 line, but that is just downright crazy.
UCLA Bruins vs Utah Utes Best Bet
I will grab those 4 points though because a home dog with a crowd in tow is such a fun thing to watch unfold. I feel as if UCLA will win this game outright, however, just to put it out there.
- Selection: UCLA +4
- Best odds: 1.91 (BWin)
- Stakes: 4/10
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New Mexico Lobos vs Wyoming Cowboys Preview
October 9, 00:00 (UK time)
The second game in my previews today comes in Albuquerque, and I just like saying that city to be honest. If you haven’t made it here for the yearly hot-air balloon festival, you are missing out but that’s not why we’re here today.
New Mexico has been a thorn in the side of Wyoming for two years now, and that makes this a type of revenge match for Coach Bohl. If you recall, New Mexico got off to a romping 2 – 0 start last season, but they only earned one more win the entire season, resulting in a 3 – 9 finish to last year. Oh, that one win? Well, of course, it had to come against Wyoming, as the Lobos were 20-point underdogs and were given no chance to win the game. Hmm hmm, I guess there was a chance on that given day, right?!
So, Wyoming is favoured by a field goal and I even see a few sites laying a -3.5 on the Cowboys on the road this weekend. Then, I turned to Pinnacle and saw a line that made me shake my head twice and check my pulse to be sure I was awake.
Wyoming’s -0.5 point is being offered with odds of 1.83 in the first half of the football game! That is such a steal I can’t even breathe. I don’t care about how last year played out, nor does the 2020 result have any impact on this game because we have entirely different situations this time around.
Neither quarterback playing in this game was in either of those two affairs, as each has new dudes under center that were found in the transfer portal. New Mexico’s Miles Kendrick was playing with Kansas for the last 3 years, or well, he was at least wearing a Jayhawks uniform I should say. Kendrick only made 2 starts in 3 years with Kansas, but Danny Gonzales is giving him the chance to lead the way giving him the time to stay on the field and get reps.
The problem isn’t his dual-threat ability as much as controlling the ball and keeping that offence on the field. With 5 interceptions and only 3 TD passes, that ratio is a concern but not as much as the 129th ranking for an offence that only gains 244,8 yards an outing.
Since I have seen almost all 6 Wyoming games this year, I know better about what that 3 – 3 record means. Wyoming taking losses at the hands of BYU, Illinois, and San Jose State is not going to make me think they won’t approach this game looking to jump out to a lead and keep it. I see
Wyoming’s Andrew Peasley also wasn’t playing QB for the Wyoming teams that have lost the last two efforts against the Lobos. Peasley was hanging out with the Aggies of Utah State for the last 4 years, as he too did not get much of a chance to play while he was there. He only made two starts but he does have two years of eligibility left so he will likely be in Laramie next year as well.
New Mexico Lobos vs Wyoming Cowboys Best Bet
When I saw the Wyoming -0.5 point halftime line, I knew it was the play I would be offering so make it with me and cash the ticket after only 30 minutes of action. Wyoming will have a 7-point lead, at least, going to the locker room.
- Selection: Wyoming -0.5 1st Half Handicap
- Best odds: 1.83 (Pinnacle)
- Stakes: 4/10
Odds as of 9:30 am October 6th, 2022. Odds may now differ.
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