College Football Week 9 Underdogs

November 5, 2009

The Prez is one of the accomplished college football handicapping services we have taken on board this site to help our visitors cash in. Take a look at four sizeable underdogs he likes this weekend, but if you are genuinely waiting to win, take a look atthe best bets he has for sale on the premium side.

Vanderbilt (+35) at Florida:
Florida is already in the SEC championship game and this is their last conference home game. It follows the huge rivalry game with the Bulldogs. And the lone remaining test on UF’s schedule comes next week at the Gamecocks. Also, star linebacker Brandon Spikes, as you probably know by now, is suspended for the first half of this game after eye-raking a Georgia player deliberately last weekend. And how can Florida not be overconfident here? They have won 18 in a row in the series, while Vanderbilt has lost five games in a row this season. Still, they did find some offense for once last week versus a solid Georgia Tech team. Senior Mackenzi Adams starts at QB for Vandy. He was 12-of-22 for 152 yards Saturday in relief of Larry Smith, who came up hurt at the end of a 35-yard run.

San Diego State (+24.5) vs. Texas Christian:
There is only one game left on TCU’s docket keeping the Frogs from their first BCS bowl, and that’s next week against Utah. So, playing in serene San Diego might have TCU’s squad a tad unfocused on the task at hand. San Diego State is not a terrible team and is 3-1 at home, with the only defeat to BYU. The past two times TCU played in San Diego, it was lucky to come out on top: The Frogs were drawn at 13 going into the final frame in 2005 and won 23-20 and in 2007 they were down 17-0 in the first frame before having a sizeable rally for a 45-33 win.

Central Florida (+36.5) at Texas:
The Horns come off a three-week stretch of Missouri, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, and now a directional school comes calling. But I would caution you that Central Florida is a respectable team – its only defeats coming to Southern Miss, East Carolina and Miami, all expected bowl teams. Two years ago in Florida, Texas only won by a field goal. The Golden Knights boast the nation’s seventh-best rush defense at 87.8 yards per game and are sixth with 3.3 sacks a contest. They stay within 28.

Washington State (+32.5) at Arizona:
The Cougars were my only team to cash last Saturday, so I am going with them again. This sets up nicely as an Arizona letdown. The Wildcats have their highest rating in nine years and will be playing their third consecutive home game but then hit the tough patch of their docket after this week: at Cal, vs. Oregon, at Arizona State, at USC. The Cougars have lost three in a row in the series and fell by 31 at home last year. If the Cougars can just stay close in the first quarter, they will cover here: The Cougars have been outscored in that quarter 121-3.

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