Best NCAAF Bets on Dec. 3rd
Ohio vs Miami-Ohio Betting Analysis
All eyes, well maybe not all eyes, but at least our eyes, will be on the MAC Championship at high noon on Saturday as the Ohio Bobcats will battle the Miami of Ohio RedHawks at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.
Miami-O has won and covered the last two meetings between these conference rivals, including a 30-20 victory on October 19th in which the RedHawks covered as 3 ½ point home chalk. However, this time around it will be a neutral field, but that’s not deterring Gary and Kyle, who pounced on Miami-O in their NCAAF predictions today and snagged the early line of -2 ½ before it inched up to -3 shortly after the broadcast.
I like it when at least two of our expert cappers line up on the same side of their best college football bets, as in this case, and I like it even more when the man who has been hitting at a 60% ATS clip (Kyle) gives his stamp of approval. Miami-O should replicate their efforts from the previous meeting and win this one by double digits, so I’m not sweating laying the field goal in this spot.
The RedHawks have won their last 7 games and covered in 5 of those contests while averaging nearly 32 points per game over that span. These teams come equipped with outstanding defenses, but Miami-O’s passing game, averaging 228 yards per game, will be the game-changer in this one.
Pick: Miami-Ohio -3 (-105)
Marshall vs Louisiana Betting Analysis
We Are Marshall! If you haven’t seen that old flick, give it a ride, but for right now we’ll focus our attention on Saturday’s Marshall vs. Louisiana Betting Analysis. I see Parker and Gary are both endorsing Marshall in their NCAA football score predictions on Saturday, and I can’t say I blame them.
These teams are both 7-1 in conference action and play to their strengths. Marshall checks in with a better ground attack, chewing up over 200 yards per game which ranks them 19th in the nation in that category, while Louisiana prefers an aerial assault, averaging 265 yards per contest and good for 28th in the kingdom. Both have decent, albeit unspectacular, defenses, with Marshall surrendering 24.8 PPG (68th) and Louisiana allowing 22.8 points per contest (44th).
The Thundering Herd of Marshall lost their last game on October 23rd to Sun Belt rival Georgia Southern by the score of 24-23, while Louisiana’s last setback was to another conference foe, South Alabama, on November 16th in a narrow 24-22 defeat of their own.
I see Marshall moving the sticks on the ground and watching the clock tick as Louisiana’s offense sits on the sidelines and dies. The oddsmakers are giving us too many points here with the Herd, especially considering we are going through two critical numbers (3 and 4).
