Dive into the Heart of Mizzou Athletics

We pick Mizzou-Auburn and a full slate of Big 12 match ups.

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Mirroring Mizzou again, Best Bets had a bounce back in Week 7, going 2-1 (3-3 overall). Mizzou easily covered the 27-point spread against UMASS and Vanderbilt’s strange +13.5-point line against Kentucky was easy money. We were one point away from a clean sweep as we picked Pitt to beat Cal by at least three points… and they won by two. Thus is the life of betting on college football. Best Bets now sits at 14-8 with our total picks record at an even 20-20-1. Let’s jump right into making you some money in Week 8!

Best Bets

Auburn @ Mizzou (-4.5)

This line started at Mizzou -6.5 and has moved down to -4.5. That’s just fine with me because I like the Tigers by at least a touchdown so I’ll take the free value. Auburn has a good defense and an offense that loves to turn the ball over. I like that recipe for Mizzou at home. Give me Mizzou by 8 points on Saturday and to cover.

Western Michigan @ Buffalo (+1.5)

This line indicates to me that the national audience hasn’t yet caught on to what Pete Lembo is doing at Buffalo. Since losing to Mizzou in Week 2, the Bulls have gone 3-1 including wins over MAC favorites Northern Illinois and Toledo. Western Michigan is 3-3 and has yet to truly impress this year. The game is in Buffalo so there really is no reason the Bulls shouldn’t be favored. I’ll take the points and pick Buffalo to win outright to stay undefeated in the MAC.

Baylor @ Texas Tech (-6.5)

Best Bets has hopped on a few Big 12 teams this year, and Texas Tech tops the list. Coming off a bye week, the Red Raiders are 5-1 and have won four in a row. They play host to 2-4 Baylor in Lubbock and while this one should be high-scoring, I think Tech will win by at least a touchdown. Bonus bet: The O/U for this game is set at 56, which seems low for two teams averaging a combined 67 points per game. I’d take Texas Tech and the O56 here and enjoy my winnings.

Worth a look

Oklahoma State @ BYU (-9.5)

The second Big 12 team that we’ve hopped on this season is BYU. Now this line started at -9 in favor of the Cougars and has since bumped up a half-point, but I’m still confident in an undefeated BYU team playing at home to win by at least 10. Oklahoma State has been disappointing all season, barely beating Arkansas and then going 0-3 to start Big 12 play. Give me the Cougars to remain undefeated and set themselves up for a run at the Big 12 championship.

Arizona State (+2.5) @ Cincinnati

The final Big 12 team we’ve bandwagonned this season is Arizona State. The Sun Devils are coming off a huge upset win @ #16 Utah and are rolling at 5-1. They are road underdogs to a pretty decent Cincinnati team who is 4-2 with two close losses. This should be a close game, but because Vegas is giving us 2.5 points, I’m going to take them and not apologize. Give me Arizona State!

Houston @ kansas (-6.5)

Trust me, this makes me feel just as gross as it makes you feel, but if kansas is going to finally win a P4 football game this season, we might as well make some blood money off it. The beakers are coming off a bye where they could reset after a dreadful 1-5 start. Thankfully for them, they host a 2-4 Houston team that is just as bad. While I don’t like it, I think kansas will win by a touchdown, so I’ll hold my nose and fill my wallet.

Here’s to a Mizzou win and some dimes in the coin purse. Those are my picks for the week. All odds are provided by DraftKings. Which SEC teams will you be taking this week against the spread?

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