It's another beautiful fall Saturday filled with college football.
You can't bet all day if you don't start in the morning, so our staff has identified three best bets for the Noon slate this Saturday, Oct. 14.
We hope you like gross underdogs because we love three, including picks on Indiana against Michigan, Syracuse against Florida State and Purdue against Ohio State.
Read on for a full breakdown of all three bets.
Saturday's Noon College Football Best Bets
The team logos in the table below represent each of the matchups that our college football betting staff is targeting from Saturday's noon slate of games. Click on the team logos for any of the matchups below to navigate to a speci fic bet discussed in this article.
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 12 p.m. | Indiana +33.5 | |
| 12 p.m. | Syracuse +18.5 | |
| 12 p.m. | Purdue +19.5 | |
Indiana'vs.'Michigan
Saturday, Oct. 1412 p.m.'ETFOXIndiana +33.5
By Stuckey
This looks like a prime opportunity to buy the Hoosiers, who have two weeks to prepare after a bye week.
The offense could also have added juice (which wouldn't take much) after Indiana fired offensive coordinator Walt Bell following its most recent loss prior to the bye.
I was never a fan of Bell, so this can only lead to better results, especially since I expect some new wrinkles and looks with the added benefit of the element of surprise in Rod Carey's first game calling plays for quarterback Tayven Jackson, who will reportedly remain the starter for now.
The Hoosiers also recently brought in former Virginia Tech head man Justin Fuente as an offensive analyst to assist the offensive staff.
The Indiana defense did at least have respectable efforts against Ohio State and Louisville, holding each to under 24 points.
However, this is more about fading Michigan at such a high number, which is extremely difficult for the slow-paced Wolverines to cover with the new clock rules.
Look no further than earlier this season when Jim Harbaugh's bunch went 0-3 against the spread during the nonconference slate as favorites of 36, 38 and 40. In those three contests, they never even scored enough points to cover with outputs of 30, 35 and 31 against the subpar defenses of UNLV, Bowling Green and East Carolina.