Does anyone, and I mean ANYONE, see LSU, Purdue or Southern winning this weekend??? They are all +17. I don't mean covering, I mean outright winning. Because I don't. No way, no how. If Georgia or Michigan lose, they won't make the playoffs. And Jackson State will just roll Southern. Three team moneyline parlay, Michigan, georgia, Jackson State. Combined that's approximately 3-1 odds. 2k wins 650, I'll take it. I just can't see those three teams losing their respectful games
Does anyone, and I mean ANYONE, see LSU, Purdue or Southern winning this weekend??? They are all +17. I don't mean covering, I mean outright winning. Because I don't. No way, no how. If Georgia or Michigan lose, they won't make the playoffs. And Jackson State will just roll Southern. Three team moneyline parlay, Michigan, georgia, Jackson State. Combined that's approximately 3-1 odds. 2k wins 650, I'll take it. I just can't see those three teams losing their respectful games
I see one HUGE pitfall that I have not seen anyone else comment on yet.
Right now, Ohio State is #5 and Alabama is #6. If Utah beats USC, Ohio State makes the playoffs. If Kansas State beats TCU (and Utah beats USC), it's a big open debate whether Alabama would jump TCU to take the #4 seed in the Playoffs.
Utah game is on Friday night & TCU game is early on Saturday. Both the SEC Championship Game & the B1G Championship Game kickoff AFTER the results for USC/TCU are in.
If both USC & TCU lose, all of a sudden that #1 Seed starts to look like a trap that (if I were the coach of Georgia or Michigan) I would NOT want (just based on the CHANCE of having to play a #4 Seed Alabama).
It may end up being the case where it's advantageous for both Georgia & Michigan to lose their respective games ON PURPOSE in order to stick the other with that #1 seed.
If (and only if) Utah & Kansas State win, I am going to bet the 6 to 1 underdogs (LSU & Purdue) on the assumption that a win in those games all of sudden becomes very unappealing for Georgia & Michigan.
I see one HUGE pitfall that I have not seen anyone else comment on yet.
Right now, Ohio State is #5 and Alabama is #6. If Utah beats USC, Ohio State makes the playoffs. If Kansas State beats TCU (and Utah beats USC), it's a big open debate whether Alabama would jump TCU to take the #4 seed in the Playoffs.
Utah game is on Friday night & TCU game is early on Saturday. Both the SEC Championship Game & the B1G Championship Game kickoff AFTER the results for USC/TCU are in.
If both USC & TCU lose, all of a sudden that #1 Seed starts to look like a trap that (if I were the coach of Georgia or Michigan) I would NOT want (just based on the CHANCE of having to play a #4 Seed Alabama).
It may end up being the case where it's advantageous for both Georgia & Michigan to lose their respective games ON PURPOSE in order to stick the other with that #1 seed.
If (and only if) Utah & Kansas State win, I am going to bet the 6 to 1 underdogs (LSU & Purdue) on the assumption that a win in those games all of sudden becomes very unappealing for Georgia & Michigan.
You can't honestly tell me that Michigan/Georgia would prefer to play Alabama over any of the other options?
My point isn't that "Bama is going to win". My point is that the #1 Seed is no longer desirable if there's a chance that it has to play a #4 Alabama. Understand that I am only making this point in the context of whether Georgia and/or Michigan will even want to win their games this weekend if both Utah & Kstate win ahead of them.
You can't honestly tell me that Michigan/Georgia would prefer to play Alabama over any of the other options?
My point isn't that "Bama is going to win". My point is that the #1 Seed is no longer desirable if there's a chance that it has to play a #4 Alabama. Understand that I am only making this point in the context of whether Georgia and/or Michigan will even want to win their games this weekend if both Utah & Kstate win ahead of them.
I could see Purdue pulling it off. Michigan is off their Super Bowl and has struggled against teams like Illinois and Maryland. The competition they have played this season isn’t strong enough for me to be confident in them winning. It is likely but I suspect there’s some vulnerability if Purdue comes out ready to play.
I could see Purdue pulling it off. Michigan is off their Super Bowl and has struggled against teams like Illinois and Maryland. The competition they have played this season isn’t strong enough for me to be confident in them winning. It is likely but I suspect there’s some vulnerability if Purdue comes out ready to play.
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