
Best Bets picks the Battle Line “Rivalry” and a couple other playoff-relevant match ups.
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Well folks, we’re in the home stretch of the 2024 season and, to be honest, Best Bets is limping it’s way to the finish line. We went 1-2 again last week (3-3 overall) thanks to Pitt’s quarterback injury and the Buffaloes’ no-show against kansas. Best Bets now sits at 23-18 (39-39-2 overall) so we are guaranteed to finish the regular season in the black. That said, much like Mizzou we need to rally and finish strong to close out the year. Let’s get to it!
Bet Bets
Tennessee @ Vanderbilt (+11)
Worse Vanderbilt teams with nothing to play for have beaten Tennessee teams in Nashville. This Vanderbilt team is scrappy to say the least, and is playing for a better bowl game and to keep rival Tennessee out of the playoffs. Tennessee has been playing excellent defense all year, but their offense has been inefficient at best in SEC play. I expect the Volunteers to win the game, but it’ll be close throughout and certainly closer than 11 points.
Notre Dame (-7) @ USC
Notre Dame has been lowkey blowing teams out the last six weeks, and finally did so last week in prime time. USC is “OK” at best and doesn’t really stand a chance against an Irish team that is one more convincing win away from a sure-fire playoff birth. I think Notre Dame wins going away.
Arkansas @ Missouri (-3.5)
Remember friends, this isn’t a rivalry game according to hog fans, though honestly they’d have to win once or twice for it to be a rivalry, so maybe it’s not. Regardless, since it’s not a rivalry, Arkansas doesn’t have anything to play for since they already became bowl eligible this past week. The Razorbacks have never won in Columbia and I don’t expect that to be the case this year as well. Mizzou will control the clock and win by 7-10 points, covering the spread comfortably.
Worth a look
Pittsburgh @ Boston College (-3.5)
I picked Pittsburgh to cover last week with the understanding that their starting quarterback would be back and healthy. Well he was… for a quarter before going out with what looks like a season-ending injury. Boston College is on their second quarterback if the season, but their decision is by choice rather than injury. That substitution looks to be paying off and I’ll take the Eagles to beat a depleted Pitt team by a couple scores at home.
West Virginia @ Texas Tech (-3.5)
The Red Raiders have treated us well all year, especially last week when they covered the spread as a road favorite against Oklahoma State. We’ll tap that well one more time this year as the Red Raiders are only a 3.5 point favorite against a pretty mid West Virginia team. This game will be high scoring, but Texas Tech will be able to control the time of possession with their running game and will win fairly easily.
Kansas State (+3) @ Iowa State
Iowa State controls their own destiny. Win and they are in the Big 12 Championship Game. If I know anything about Iowa State, it’s that you should NEVER bet on the Cyclones to win a game that will play them into a chance at a championship trophy. Give me the Wildcats to salvage a relatively disappointing season by knocking out Iowa State from playoff contention in Farmageddon.
Those are my picks for the last week of the 2024 regular season. Let’s finish on a high note! All odds are provided by DraftKings. Which SEC teams will you be taking this week against the spread?
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