NFL, faculty soccer odds: Insights on Utah-USC, Commanders-Giants; Huge bets

Patrick Everson

FOX Sports activities Betting Analyst

It’s a reasonably good slate within the NFL Week 13 odds market, together with a rematch of final season’s AFC Championship Sport between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals. However the faculty soccer Week 14 odds board options all these convention championship video games, which can fill out the four-team discipline for the Faculty Soccer Playoff.

That features one matchup seeing loads of motion at most sportsbooks and a gargantuan wager with one bookmaker.

Let’s bounce into this week’s faculty soccer and NFL betting nuggets.

Michigan-Purdue and USC-Utah preview that includes Geoff Schwartz

FOX Sports activities’ RJ Younger is joined by Geoff Schwartz to preview the Huge Ten and Pac-12 Convention Championship video games.

The Most Main of Main Wagers

This previous Sunday, whereas NFL betting abounded, a Nevada buyer of Caesars Sports activities determined that Friday evening’s Pac-12 championship recreation was extra intriguing.

Like, far more intriguing.

Like, hey, let’s wager $901,350.65 on USC moneyline -130 towards Utah within the neutral-site recreation at Allegiant Stadium right here in Las Vegas.

It’s an incredible leap of religion. Granted, all Southern Cal has to do is win the sport, not cowl the unfold, which is presently Trojans -2.5 at Caesars. However that is the biggest reported wager of soccer season, as famous by Caesars Sports activities’ Max Meyer.

If USC wins, two issues are sure: The Trojans will probably be within the Faculty Soccer Playoff, and that bettor could have gained $693,346.65. Good work if you may get it.

Caesars isn’t the one ebook at which this matchup is standard.

"Probably the most-bet recreation for faculty soccer to this point [this week] has been USC-Utah," WynnBet dealer Andy Morrissey stated. "We had revered gamers take Utah +3, however they've additionally been hitting USC’s moneyline."

Midweek, USC is again right down to -2.5. The Utah-USC whole is as much as 68 from a 66.5 opener at WynnBet.

"It has been all Over cash up to now," Morrissey stated.

Kickoff is at 8 p.m. ET Friday on FOX and the FOX Sports activities App.

Patriot Video games

Leaping to the NFL, the primary recreation of the week is getting loads of consideration. The Buffalo Payments head to New England to fulfill the Patriots on Thursday evening, and the quick residence ‘canine is a stylish play.

Buffalo is 8-3 straight up (SU) however a middling 5-5-1 towards the unfold (ATS). The Payments are 1-4 ATS of their final 5 video games, and bettors have fired away on New England ever since this line went up Sunday evening at Buffalo -5.5. 

"The Patriots have been getting blasted all week," WynnBet’s Morrissey stated. "We went to three.5 [Wednesday]. I suppose the Payments have an sickness going by means of the locker room, in order that could possibly be a part of it. However everyone with a clue has taken the Patriots to this point. We want the Payments to cowl badly."

The Sharp Aspect

In our weekly check-in with an expert bettor, he’s as soon as once more liking the Washington Commanders. The sharp participant was on Washington -3 towards visiting Atlanta final week, and whereas it wasn’t essentially the most riveting win and canopy, the Commanders acquired there with a 19-13 victory.

At 1 p.m. Sunday on FOX, Washington is on the highway towards the New York Giants in a key NFC East conflict.

"I’m on Washington choose and -1.5," he stated, noting this line is now as much as Commanders -2.5. "The win towards Atlanta was powerful due to the climate. However the group is taking part in stable. Throughout the board, the Commanders are higher than the Giants. Washington has confidence."

The Commanders (7-5 SU, 7-4-1 ATS) are 6-1 SU and 6-0-1 ATS of their final seven video games. The Giants (7-4 SU, 8-3 ATS) have misplaced two in a row and three of 4.

Different wagers this sharp bettor has on NFL Week 13 odds, noting a few of these bets had been on final week’s look-ahead spreads, so these numbers could be lengthy gone:

• Ravens -6.5 vs. Broncos (now Ravens -8)
• Chargers choose ‘em at Raiders (now Chargers -1.5, was as excessive as -2.5)
• Packers -3 at Bears (now Packers -4.5)
• Seahawks -3 and -5 at Rams (now Seahawks -7)
• Bengals +3 vs. Chiefs (now Bengals +2)

Georgia-LSU, TCU-Kansas State, and Clemson North Carolina previews that includes Geoff Schwartz

FOX Sports activities’ RJ Younger is joined by Geoff Schwartz to preview the SEC, Huge 12, and ACC Championship video games.

Again to College

Heading again to the faculty soccer Week 14 odds market, the Huge 12 title recreation is touchdown loads of curiosity, although not fairly on the degree of Utah-USC. TCU (12-0 SU, 9-2-1 ATS) goals to safe a CFP berth when it meets Kansas State (9-3 SU, 8-3-1 ATS).

It’s a quasi-home recreation for the Horned Frogs, who've solely a brief journey from Fort Value to Arlington’s AT&T Stadium.

"Kansas State-TCU is one other huge one, with the identical sort of deal [as Utah-USC]," WynnBet’s Morrissey stated. "Revered gamers have taken Kansas State +2.5 and [Kansas State] moneyline, however there are additionally loads of TCU moneyline bets trickling in."

The Huge Ten title recreation takes place in Indianapolis, with Michigan (12-0 SU, 7-4-1 ATS) seeking to lock down its CFP bid towards Purdue (8-4 SU, 5-7 ATS).

"We had revered gamers laying -16 with Michigan. We're presently at -17," Morrissey stated.

Kickoff is at 8 p.m. ET Saturday on FOX, which I assume means we get Gus Johnson on the decision, which is all the time superior.

NFL QUICK HITTERS

Morrissey gave a fast synopsis of motion on a couple of extra video games on the NFL Week 13 odds board:

• "The Vikings-Jets matchup was strictly Over bets at 42, and at each quantity on the best way up, from revered gamers." The overall peaked at 45.5 from all that sharp motion, then backed as much as 44.5 Wednesday evening.
• "We opened the Lions -1, and the plenty hammered the Jags to -1.5. That’s our largest legal responsibility proper now. We are going to want the Lions to win because it stands presently."
• "Our prospects had been betting the Packers earlier than the [Aaron] Rodgers information and a superb bit after he was introduced possible. We're going to want the Bears to discover a approach to cowl."
• "We've got loads of early Raiders motion from revered gamers at +2.5. It’s one in all our greater selections because it stands proper now, and we're presently at -1.5 on the Chargers. We will probably be rooting for [the Chargers] to win the sport."

I Like Huge Bets and I Can't Lie

Aside from the massive USC moneyline wager, sportsbooks haven’t but reported a lot #MajorWager exercise on this weekend’s video games. It’s certainly coming, although, because it all the time does.

The Week 12 NFL Monday Evening Soccer conflict between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts drew an inordinate variety of six-figure bets at Caesars Sports activities. And most of these had been on the underdog Steelers, together with these three from only one bettor in Nevada:

• $280,000 on Steelers +3.5 (-140)
• $250,000 on Steelers +3.5 (-140)
• $250,000 on Steelers +3 (-120)

Pittsburgh nabbed a 24-17 outright highway win, and the high-roller turned a revenue of $586,904.

One Colts backer had a a lot rougher evening, dropping $275,000 on Indy -2.5. In order all the time, right here’s a reminder to by no means wager greater than you may afford to lose. Benefit from the video games this weekend.

Patrick Everson is a sports activities betting analyst for FOX Sports activities and senior reporter for VegasInsider.com. He's a distinguished journalist within the nationwide sports activities betting house. He’s primarily based in Las Vegas, the place he enjoys {golfing} in 110-degree warmth. Comply with him on Twitter: @PatrickE_Vegas.

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