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College football betting odds: Week 14

By John Buhler

Nov 28, 2015; Stillwater, OK, USA; The Oklahoma Sooners set a play against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the fourth quarter at Boone Pickens Stadium. Oklahoma won 58-23. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2015; Stillwater, OK, USA; The Oklahoma Sooners set a play against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the fourth quarter at Boone Pickens Stadium. Oklahoma won 58-23. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports /
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It’s conference championship week of the 2016 college football season. Here are the betting odds for the most important games of Week 14.

The 2016 college football season pretty much ended its regular season portion last Saturday. However, there are still 14 games on tap between Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3 in Week 14.

Most of these games are either conference championship games or de facto conference championship series like the Bedlam Series to decide the Big 12.

Here are the point spreads for all nine of the conference championship games on tap this weekend, including the Bedlam Series between in-state rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, which will decide the Big 12. Lines are courtesy of OddsShark.com.

Friday, Dec. 2

MAC Championship: Western Michigan Broncos vs. Ohio Bobcats: Western Michigan -19

Pac-12 Championship: Washington Huskies vs. Colorado Buffaloes: Washington -7.5

Saturday, Dec. 3

Conference USA Championship: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers: Western Kentucky -10

American Athletic Conference Championship: Temple Owls vs. Navy Midshipmen: Navy -3

Bedlam Series/Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Oklahoma Sooners: Oklahoma -11

SEC Championship: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Florida Gators: Alabama -24

Mountain West Conference Championship: San Diego State Aztecs vs. Wyoming Cowboys: San Diego State -7

ACC Championship: Clemson Tigers vs. Virginia Tech Hokies: Clemson -10.5

Big Ten Championship: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions: Wisconsin -2

The three lines that stand out are the Pac-12 Championship, the American Athletic Conference Championship, and the Big Ten Championship.

The Pac-12 Championship on Friday night between the Washington Huskies and the Colorado Buffaloes is interesting because Washington is favored by more than a touchdown on a neutral site at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Washington is the better team, but Colorado doesn’t seem to be as far away from the Huskies as people think. The Buffaloes are only 7.5-point underdogs in a neutral site.

The AAC Championship Game’s line of Navy -3 is interesting because this is a home game for the Midshipmen. That would mean that Las Vegas feels these are two evenly matched teams if Temple and Navy met on a neutral site. This might be the tightest of the nine conference championship games on tap this weekend.

Lastly, it’s interesting to see the Wisconsin Badgers as a two-point favorite over the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Big Ten Championship. Does Las Vegas not realize that playing in a neutral site dome game at Lucas Oil Stadium heavily favors the offense of Penn State?

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That has to matter, right? Wisconsin’s offense is pedestrian and this might be the most likely upset of the nine championship games going on this weekend.

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