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Two Huge Top-10 Showdowns π
No. 10 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan, No. 3 Alabama at No. 6 Tennessee...what more can you ask for? Tomorrow's NCAAF slate is absolutely loaded, find a damn couch! πΊ (4 min read)

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Top-15 Battles
Week 7 of the NCAAF season is gearing up to be on of the most anticipated slates of the last few years of College Football. We have three Top-15 matchups, plus three additional Top-25 battles. We're at the halfway point of the season, so time is running out to make up for a conference loss. BCS rankings don't drop until after Week 9...still a few more Saturdays before we know what the committee is thinking π§
No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 5 Michigan - 12PM EST on FOX
No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 6 Tennessee - 3:30PM on CBS
No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 13 TCU - 3:30PM on ABC
No. 15 NC State vs. No. 18 Syracuse - 3:30PM on ACCN
No. 16 Mississippi State vs. No. 22 Kentucky - 7:30PM on SECN
No. 7 USC vs. No. 20 Utah - 8PM on FOX
There's plenty of other storylines to highlight outside of these marquee matchups. No. 24 Illinois is back in the Top-25 after years of irrelevancy, with Bret Bielema leading the way in his first year (Wisconsin is 3-3 without him). No. 7 USC and No. 11 UCLA are the two best teams in the Pac-12...fitting considering they leave for the Big Ten in two years. Plus, your feel-good story of the week π
James Madison is ranked No. 25 in the newest AP poll.
JMU has been an FBS football team for six weeks.
β Scott Watkins (@scottwatkinsTU)
6:09 PM β’ Oct 9, 2022
We can't get to it all, but let's dive into a few of these matchups and see how the lines are shaping up π€

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Game To Watch
Let's be clear, this Bama vs. Tennessee game is definitely the best of the bunch. Both are undefeated in the SEC, both have potential Heisman QBs (Young and Hooker are both +1400) and the Vols haven't beaten Bama since Saban took over in 2007. That's 15 straight wins...
They had a chance in 2009, but blew it. Since then it's been nothing but blowouts π
Itβs Tennessee Hate Week ππ₯
β Alabama DieHards (@DiehardsAlabama)
3:34 PM β’ Oct 11, 2022
To make it even better, it'll be an "orange-out". I'm sure I've seen one before, but I can't picture it. Should be sweet π
Tennessee and Alabama received approval this morning from the SEC to color rush their uniforms for Saturday.
This is the way that the good Lord intended the Third Saturday in October to happen.
β Richard G. West (@RGW_News)
4:13 PM β’ Oct 11, 2022
As expected, this is the most bet on game of the weekend, but likely not the way you thought...
Alabama-Tennessee most bet game on this weekend's slate at @BetMGM.
@AlabamaFTBL open -7, now -7.5
Only 16% of bets, 6% of money on Alabama.
β John Ewing π¦ (@johnewing)
3:30 PM β’ Oct 12, 2022
Tennessee is a pretty big home dog, and considering Bryce Young didn't play last game, I understand why the money is on the Vols. But watch this video and tell me if think betting against Bama is a smart thing to do π
Jalen Milroe getting a big hug from Bryce Young following the 24-20 win over the Aggies.
Milroeβs first win as the starting QB. You can tell this meant something to both of them.
β Kari Osep (@KariWVTM13)
3:38 AM β’ Oct 9, 2022
Alabama vs. Tennessee Betting Preview (subject to change)
Spread: Bama -7
Moneyline: Bama -285 (bet $285, win $100), Tennessee +230 (bet $100, win $230)
O/U: 66.5 Total Points

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The Other Two Games
Outside of the SEC, we have huge Power-5 conference matchups. The Big 12 is super interesting, as Oklahoma is 0-3 in conference play, Baylor is 1-1 after being ranked in the preseason Top-10, and Kansas and TCU have seemed to come out of nowhere πͺ
π No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 13 TCU
This game is going to be an absolute shootout. The O/U is at 68.5, but these are two of the five highest scoring offenses in the country...
Oklahoma State has the most wins by 10+ points against FBS opponents this season.
Cowboys face TCU in a huge #Big12 showdown Saturday.
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β Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello)
5:16 PM β’ Oct 12, 2022
Spencer Sanders and Max Duggan is a QB battle you've probably spent exactly zero seconds thinking about, but they have a collective 2,699 yards, 26 TDs and 3 INTs. Who stays perfect?
Spread: TCU -3.5
Moneyline: TCU -182, OK State +150
O/U: 68.5
π No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 5 Michigan
I'm a Michigan fan, so you don't have to tell me how big this one is. I'm hoping it goes something like this π
The last time a Top 5 Michigan team played Penn state
β 6-0 #IStandWithPoole (@GoBlueJabo)
9:47 PM β’ Oct 9, 2022
Outside of a bad Auburn team, Penn State hasn't beaten anyone. Not that Michigan has, but PSU is coming off of a 17-7 win at home vs. 1-5 Northwestern. The Wolverines should take care of business, and Vegas thinks so too πͺ
Spread: Michigan -6.5
Moneyline: Michigan -265, Penn State +215
O/U: 50.5
Trivia question: Penn State has four solid WRs currently in the NFL, can you name them?

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For My Parlay Gurus
There is so much to play in tomorrow's slate, but let's focus on some of the games above. I never bet against Alabama, especially when they are single digit favorites. Throw in Michigan at home against an overrated PSU team and I think this one might give a nice payday. Let's ride π
Michigan -6.5 vs. Penn State: -120
Alabama -7 @ Tennessee: -115
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