The second College Football Saturday has arrived and action is starting to heat up at sportsbooks around the country.
After a week of analyzing the lines, late money has started to pour in on the spread and there are quite a few notable departures from where the public is placing their confidence. These are the sharp bets, where the amount of money wagered on one side vastly outweighs the number of bets placed on the other.
Using data from Action Network, let’s take a look at where the sharps are putting their money down and see if we can tail them to victory.
Odds via Tipico.
Richmond (+21.5) at Virginia
We already saw a massive upset on Friday night in the state of Virginia when Old Dominion stunned Virginia Tech, 20-17. Most bettors don’t think there’ll be a repeat when Richmond faces the Cavaliers on Saturday, but money is coming in late on the Spiders.
- 63 percent of bets tracked by Action Network are on Virginia (-21.5)
- 93 percent of the money tracked is on Richmond (+21.5)
SE Missouri State (+34) at Iowa State
Matt Campbell remains one of the hottest names among up-and-coming coaches, but does he have his Cyclones squad ready to win by more than four touchdowns against Southeast Missouri State?
- 60 percent of the bets placed are on Iowa State beating the spread
- 61 percent of the money wagered has SE Missouri State to cover
South Florida (+10.5) vs. BYU
A No. 25 ranked BYU program travels far from home for its first game of the year. Does that mean the Bulls as a home underdog are a solid bet?
- 59 percent of bets placed are on BYU
- 74 percent of the money wagered is on South Florida
Troy (+21.5) at Ole Miss
The Lane Kiffin doubters are back out in full force. Ole Miss is ranked No. 21 but Troy backers aren’t buying it.
- 58 percent of the bets placed are on Ole Miss
- 71 percent of the money wagered is on Troy.
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