Texas Battle Highlights Turkey Day
Football should be served along with the cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving, but not everyone knows there is college football action to go along with what the NFL is serving up.
It’s rivalry week in the NCAA ranks, so give thanks to deep-rooted school grudge matches that have had their fires stoked with years and years of bad blood.
Thursday features a Texas-sized showdown when the Texas A&M Aggies visit the Texas Longhorns.
Oddsmakers have set the red-hot Aggies as rare 3.5-point favorites in Austin. Texas A&M is on a five-game winning streak, covering the spread in all of those victories.
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The Aggies can keep their Big 12 South title hopes alive with a win Thursday, while the 'Horns are just hoping to become bowl eligible. Texas hasn’t missed bowl season since 1997 and has won three of the past five meetings with its state rival but is only 1-4 ATS in that span. [ The best odds on Texas? It's +4 at bodog sportsbook today. ]
The holiday football continues on Friday with a handful of huge contests including the biggest game of the year for SEC fans. The Auburn Tigers are in Alabama as 4-point road underdogs in the Iron Bowl, putting their national title hopes on the line.
Auburn is in the running for a shot at the BCS Championship, taking a perfect 11-0 record into Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama, which is currently out of the BCS picture after losing two games, would love nothing more than to spoil the party for its state rival.
The Crimson Tide have won the last two clashes with the Tigers, going 1-1 ATS in those games. Going back over the past 10 years, Auburn is 7-3 with a 6-4 ATS mark in that stretch.
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The top-notch betting action rolls into the weekend, with a slate full of rivalry games presenting value to football fans. No rivalry is bigger than Michigan versus Ohio State. However, this Big Ten battle has been one-sided in recent seasons.
The Buckeyes have won the last six clashes with the Wolverines and are 16.5-point chalk in the Horseshoe on Saturday.
The spread may seem a little high for such an emotionally-powered game. Ohio State toppled a 20.5-point spread two years ago with a 42-7 beating of Michigan at home, and this year’s squad is a better team.
Don’t expect Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel to take his foot off the gas if his team gets up early.
This is, after all, Michigan vs. Ohio State. Get the matchup stats and betting trends here at Americasline.com.