Bad Knee Bets: Week Six of College Football
By Dallas Jones
IOWA CITY, IOWA – We got back on track a little bit in week four as we went 2-2. Our first (and hopefully last) horrible beat happened when Maryland (-18.5) gave up a garbage time touchdown to Villanova’s back up unti, winning the game by 18.
Either way, morale is high after the bye week and while the Hawkeyes prepare for the horseshoe, we at Hawkfanatic are prepared for football across the country Saturday.
Thanks again to our friends at Wild Rose Casino & Hotel and BetRivers Sportsbook for the lines. Let’s begin.
Iowa at Ohio State (U45.5):
Iowa unders are a sort of running joke in the college football betting community the last couple of years, but I am taking this under based off of this season only.
Visiting Ohio State is no easy task and there are two things the Hawkeyes pointed out after their Minnesota win that they will bring into this game. One is the defense preventing big plays and the other is controlling the line of scrimmage on offense.
Limiting those quick scores and taking time off the clock is a perfect recipe for an under. My game predication is somewhere around 27-10 Buckeyes, I just hope everyone involved has fun.
Boston College (+1.5) at Virginia:
Boston College kicked the season off by sending Florida State on a path of destruction and now sit at 4-1, with their only loss coming from #9 Missouri on the road.
Virginia on the other hand is 3-1, led by a sophomore QB and their biggest test this year was at home vs Maryland where the Terrapins walked out with a 14 point win.
The Golden Eagles take this one, plus you get a point to spare as a treat.
Rutgers (+7) at Nebraska:
The unstoppable force that is the 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights are making their way to Lincoln 4-0 so far this season. They won their Big Ten opener at home against Washington and RB Kyle Monangai already has 589 rushing yards and six touchdowns.
Nebraska on the other hand is coming off a convincing 28-10 win at Purdue, led by Freshman Dylan Raiola, who has over 1200 passing yards with season with nine touchdowns. That crowd in Lincoln is no joke, so I understand why the Cornhuskers are favored in this one.
It should be a classic Big Ten battle and look for the Rutgers run game to control this one.
Michigan (+2) at Washington:
Call me a madman, but I do not understand how Michigan is an underdog in this one. The Wolverines are the tenth ranked team in the country and while they did show a little bend last week against Minnesota, are currently on a three game win streak.
Washington on the other hand has been trying to find their identity after losing their coach and most of their roster from last year’s National Championship runner-up team.
Any game with this Michigan team involved will be low scoring, but they are simply the better team. Do not overthink this one.
Season Record: 4-8 (2-2 last week)