College Betting News

The California Golden Bears visit Stanford Cardinal on Saturday at Stanford Stadium.

This heading may have well said Alabama vs. Mississippi State.

Yes, the Crimson Tide took to the road after their loss to LSU but this major ‘Bubble Burst’ for the Cardinal has the same feel and almost the exact line.

Unlike Alabama, though, Stanford no longer has a chance to claim the national title.

And now where does Andrew Luck, who bypassed being the top pick in the 2010 NFL draft, stand in the Heisman race?

As you know, we’ve jumped in front of the Stanford train most of the season and were fi nally rewarded last week thanks to Oregon’s unstoppable Quack Attack.

Not only did our Best Bets sweep the board for a second straight week, but our Betcha’ Didn’t Know article (against Baylor), BSN Sports teaser (Miami, Fla), Awesome Angle (against Clemson) and Incredible Stat (against Fresno State) also delivered the goods.

In fact, only the predictions let us down as the noose didn’t quite tighten for Houston and Oklahoma State. And though the Cowboys lassoed Texas Tech from the opening ‘kick-ass’, our Sagacious Square was on the right track as even HC Mike Gundy is starting to sense the pressure. “You can just feel it,” said Gundy.

“I think it is our responsibility to manage it.” Well, one way to manage it could be by ‘Just Chillin’.

Unfortunately for Gundy, though, it’s the Cyclones that fall into that ‘Last Home Game’ angle. In fact, Okie State is also a ‘Kick in the Assets’ fade and with Bedlam (Oklahoma) right around the corner, there’s really no way we can lay this many points on the road.

The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Virginia Tech Hokies will fight on Thursday at Lane Stadium to pick up a win on a betting game televised on ESPN.

The Tar Heels have had a little extra time to stew off an embarrassing gooseegg loss to arch-rival NC State and their 3-0 ATS mark off a shutout loss says they will be more than prepared for this primetime ACC showdown.

The 6-4 Heels need two more wins to reach eight victories for a fourth straight season and a win tonight just may give head coach Everett Withers the noteworthy victory he needs to remove ‘interim’ from his title.

However, with a win and a Virginia loss at Florida State, the Hokies could clinch the Coastal division and set up a rematch with Clemson for the conference crown and a BCS bowl berth (and make next week’s trip to Charlottesville a moot point – at least in terms of the division).