The spotlight will remain on the number-one spot in the BCS rankings heading in to NFL week eight, with the Auburn Tigers traveling to Ole Mississippi for a crucial road game. What makes this college football betting contest so interesting is the fact that the last four weeks have seen three top-ranked teams fall out of that spot, with all three losing games on the road to fall out of first place. The Tigers will try to avoid joining that group this Saturday, one week after knocking off LSU 24-17 in a massive SEC showdown. Despite escaping the victory without any significant injuries, the physical toll that game has taken on the Tigers’ players will be of significance. Auburn ran for 440 yards against LSU in the win, but will have a tough time repeating that feat against the tenth-ranked defense in the country. Tigers’ head coach Gene Chizik gave his players a lighter week of conditioning and practice to reward their play, and the hope is that he wasn’t too light on them.
Another exciting betting storyline will be on the top-six ranked teams that are on the road this Saturday. Number-two Oregon, number-five Michigan State, and number-six Missouri are all undefeated and playing away from home this weekend. The Ducks will take their top-ranked passing attack to Southern California to take on USC in a symbolic PAC-10 showdown. The contest is significant not only due to the challenge the Trojans present to Oregon’s undefeated run, but also the fact that it is the Ducks replacing USC at the top of the conference after so many years of it being the opposite way. The Spartans are on the road at number-18 Iowa, a team that they haven’t beaten on the road since 1989. Meanwhile, the Tigers will look to push their online sports betting record to 8-0 with a crucial game at Nebraska this Saturday.
Although it is of less significance, another intriguing football betting match up will feature two of the best quarterbacks in college ball. Washington’s Jack Locker and Stanford’s Andrew Luck will lead their teams in a PAC-10 clash, with positioning in next year’s betting on NFL draft potentially on the line. Both signal callers are expected to be first round picks in next year’s selections, and playing against poor air defenses will be the perfect situation for both to showcase their abilities. The PAC-10 has been solid this year, even taking away some of the SEC’s spotlight through the first few weeks of the season. Luck outplayed Locker in the Cardinal’s 34-14 victory over Washington last year, and with Locker being plagued by a sore thigh heading in to this weekend, it would not be unlikely to see a repeat performance. Neither quarterback has established himself as a number-one pick so far, so it will be interesting to see how the game plays out.
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