Style points?

The weekly BCS shuffle has provided more drama this fall than Grey's Anatomy. And if you've followed the national title hunt as closely as I have, you've heard the term “style points” spouted a lot over the last week or two.

What the college football mouths are talking about when they mention style points is that little something extra teams must do to break into one of the five BCS bowl games. There are plenty of teams that must wow the BCS with some additional offense or defense in the final three games of the season.

This is a great chance for bettors to play these programs that would normally get unattractive spreads.

The Big 12 is a perfect example of where the value lies in style points. Texas, Texas Tech and Oklahoma run a very likely risk of ending up tied atop the South standings when it's all said and done.

In that case, the conference tie breaker turns to the BCS rankings. The highest ranked team will advance to the Big 12 title game where they will run over Missouri and move on to play for the national championship.

In order to get into that position, those three Big 12 South schools are going to have to go all out. Expect the Sooners to pile on the points if they get up on the Red Raiders next weekend – making Oklahoma minus whatever a solid bet.

The same can be said for the Longhorns. They face Kansas Saturday and lowly Texas A&M in the final game of the season. Bettors can take comfort in giving a ton of points with Colt McCoy and the Texas offense trying to puff up their final BCS spot.

The non-BCS schools in the bowl hunt, like Utah, Boise State and even Ball State, are not only battling their final two foes of the regular season but also each other. There is one glass slipper set aside for these would-be Cinderellas. They'll be trying to score style points with the BCS selection as well.

It's worth taking a gander at the predicted bowl matchups and see who can upgrade their purse by pouring it on thick in the final two weeks. 

Don't fear the points.