College football betting odds: Week 4
By John Buhler
Week 4 of the college football season features four games with AP Top 25 teams going head-to-head. Here are the betting odds heading into Week 4.
Week 3 of the college football season lived up to the hype with seven ranked teams losing and four being upset, including No. 2 Florida State at No. 10 Louisville. Week 4 has four games on the slate that feature two AP Top 25 teams going head-to-head.
ESPN’s College GameDay will be in Knoxville, Tennessee for the SEC East rivalry game between the No. 19 Florida Gators and the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers. Three of the four games between Top 25 teams feature SEC teams, with the Big Ten having a big game in their own league.
Tennessee looks to beat Florida for the first time since 2004 on Saturday. The No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs make a rare road trip to Oxford, Mississippi to play the No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels. No. 11 Wisconsin travels to East Lansing, Michigan to play the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans.
The No. 17 Arkansas Razorbacks play the No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies in a neutral-site SEC West rivalry game in Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium for the Southwest Classic. Here are the point spreads for these four games and every other Division I game on the slate, courtesy of OddsShark.com.
No. 12 Georgia at No. 23 Ole Miss: Ole Miss -6
No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan State: Michigan State -6
No. 19 Florida at No. 14 Tennessee: Tennessee -8
No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Texas A&M: Texas A&M -3
Las Vegas doesn’t believe that Kirby Smart’s Georgia team is ready for a tough road test in Oxford against Hugh Freeze’s 1-2 Rebels team. Georgia barely beat SEC East rival Missouri in Columbia on Saturday night. Ole Miss has to win this game to avoid starting the year 1-3 (0-2). The Rebels conceding six points to the Bulldogs makes sense.
Michigan State defeated Notre Dame on Saturday night, while Wisconsin barely survive the Georgia State Panthers. The Spartans should be favored by at least six points in this one. They are the No. 8 team in the country and the defending Big Ten conference champions.
The reason that Tennessee is giving Florida eight points in this SEC rivalry game despite having lost 11 straight to the Gators is a pair of injuries Florida is dealing with. Florida starting quarterback Luke Del Rio is out for this game with a knee injury. Austin Appleby will start in his place. Gators wide receiver Antonio Callaway is questionable with a quad injury.
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Las Vegas thinks Texas A&M is slightly better than rival Arkansas on a neutral-site. Both SEC West teams are 3-0, but Texas A&M has been more consistent this season over Arkansas. That should illustrate the three-point spread in favor of the Aggies in this one.