College Football Betting Recap For Week 12
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Football content contributor Ron Marmalefsky offers his college football Week 12 betting recap as well as his lookahead to Week 13 of college football kicking off on Tuesday! What are his takeaways and look aheads from a betting perspective? Read below now!
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What Did We Learn in College Football Week 12?
Today I'll take a look at just a few box scores from last week's action.
After that, this week's main topic will be a discussion of teams which currently sit at 5-6, searching for one more win to become bowl eligible.
College Football Week 12 Box Score Analysis
Last week I wrote about a few coaches at Northwestern and UNLV who have orchestrated instant turnarounds in 2023.
I noted that Jerry Kill of New Mexico State deserved honorable mention for what he has done. This week he deserves to lead off this column. Kill's team went to Auburn and upset the Tigers 31-10 as a 25-point underdog!
The stat sheet was such that you would have thought New Mexico State was the heavy favorite. They outrushed 214-65 and turnovers were equal.
In fact, New Mexico State ran for about six yards per carry and passed for over 60%. Was Auburn looking past this game with Alabama on deck? This game result was not a fluke.
Kentucky lost to South Carolina 17-14, continuing their slide. A closer look at the box score shows that Kentucky was the better team. They held South Carolina to 257 total yards and led 14-10 until midway through the 4th quarter. They were minus 3 in turnover margin, turning the ball over three times in South Carolina territory, once at the 15-yard line.
Kentucky's coach said as much after the game, lamenting their wasted opportunities. He knew this game should have been in the win column.
Oklahoma won 31-24, breaking a tie with a fourth quarter TD run. BYU played with its backup QB, yet outgained the Sooners 390-368.