College Football Betting Rankins - Big 12 Power Poll
by Mike Rose
The 2009 college football betting season continues with its eleventh week of play this week. Check out how BetUS stacks up this power conference heading into this week's college football power rankings…
1: Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-3 ATS, 6-3 SU) (LW: 1) Texas Tech has won four of its L/5 games and covered three of its L/4, but the tasks are going to be significantly tougher these next two weeks. A trip to Stillwater is no fun, but if Houston pulled off the upset there, so can the Red Raiders.
Up Next: Away @ Oklahoma State (+3.5)
2: Kansas State Wildcats (6-3 ATS, 6-4 SU) (LW: 3) The Wildcats guaranteed themselves a trip to a bowl game and pushed one step closer towards winning the Big XII North with a victory over Kansas in the Sunflower State showdown on Saturday afternoon. Two more wins will get the job done.
Up Next: Home vs. Missouri (-2)
3: Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-3 ATS, 6-3 SU) (LW: 4) Saturday's victory over Oklahoma was a mammoth one for the Nebraska program. The Huskers used the Black Shirts to carry them to victory, and they've stayed in a position where winning out will clinch the Big XII North title and set up a showdown with the Longhorns in the Big XII Championship.
Up Next: Away @ Kansas (-3.5)
4: Colorado Buffaloes (5-3 ATS, 3-6 SU) (LW: 5) The Buffs may only be a 2-3 team, but looking at this schedule the rest of the way, it isn't so unbelievable that they can win the lousy Big XII North. A thrilling 35-34 victory over Texas A&M was huge for the program, but a 'W' in Ames this week would make things a whole heck of a lot more interesting.
Up Next: Away @ Iowa State (+5)
5: Iowa State Cyclones (5-4 ATS, 5-5 SU) (LW: 2) The Cyclones were blasted for the second straight week at home falling to Oklahoma State 34-8. With a loss to the Buffaloes this weekend, making a bowl game will be an incredibly hard task. Even if it does get to six wins, ISU is going to be competing with a ton of other teams for what will probably only amount to be eight bowl bids.
Up Next: Home vs. Colorado (-5)
6: Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-3-1 ATS, 7-2 SU) (LW: 8) Oklahoma State is hoping to get a bid to the Holiday Bowl this year, as a BCS game is pretty much out of the question. The Pokes made a nice case on Saturday afternoon against ISU. Wins against Texas Tech and Colorado are absolute musts in the weeks to come, or we'll be talking about the Cowboys in a game like the Alamo Bowl or worse.
Up Next: Home vs. Texas Tech (-3.5)
And the rest…
7: Texas A&M Aggies (4-4-1 ATS, 5-4 SU) (LW: 6)
8: Missouri Tigers (4-5 ATS, 5-4 SU) (LW: 7)
9: Baylor Bears (4-5 ATS, 4-5 SU) (LW: 11)
10: Oklahoma Sooners (3-5-1 ATS, 5-4 SU) (LW: 9)
11: Texas Longhorns (3-5-1 ATS, 9-0 SU) (LW: 10)
12: Kansas Jayhawks (2-6 ATS, 5-4 SU) (LW: 12)
