The Six Pack: Oregon vs. Penn State, Texas vs. Georgia among top Week 15 college football picks

Coaches always talk about teams “peaking at the right time.” Now that we live in a version of college football with an expanded playoff that allows teams with three losses to compete for a national title, you’ll hear it more and more.

You’ll hear it here, too, because The Six Pack is peaking at the right time, folks. We’re 9-3 over the last two weeks and 15-9 over the last month. That means, for the first time all season, the column is in the plus money to start the week.

We did it. We dug ourselves a big hole, and we found our way out. Let’s stay up here a bit longer, shall we?

Games of the Week

2-0

15-13

-0.20

Lock of the Week

1-0

9-5

+3.48

Overall

4-2

44-40

+0.32

Games of the Week

No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 3 Penn State: The smaller spreads on sports betting apps this weekend were to be expected. Now that divisions are a thing of the past, you’re far more likely to see the two best teams in each league playing in the conference title game. It turns out the teams at the top of each league aren’t separated by much.

This further confirms a theory of mine, which is supported by data. Typically, when it comes to betting the spread in a conference title game, take the team you expect to win. Since 2014, 91 conference title games have been played. The team that won the game also went 70-20-1 against the spread. Furthermore,…

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Author : Tom Fornelli

Publish date : 2024-12-05 15:18:00

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