College football betting: How to bet every conference championship game

Here’s your college football betting guide for every conference championship game so you can win some cash ahead of the holiday shopping season.

It’s Championship Week and berths in the College Football Playoff will be secured, teams will lock in bowl bids and there will be some fans upset with how things turned out. Regardless of the final scores of the championship games, college football betting will be intense this weekend and there is plenty of money on the line.

We have six (seven if you include UCF who is hanging on by a thread) teams still alive for the playoff. Do we want to see chaos? Do we want chalk? Do we want to win some money? Why not a little bit of all of the above?

Hopefully, you didn’t spend all your cash on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals and you can put a few dollars down for the big games this weekend. The purpose of this college football betting guide is to win you some money to finish up on your Christmas shopping. So let’s end this college football season on a good note until bowl week.

MAC Championship: Buffalo vs Northern Illinois

The MAC Championship is virtually a toss-up. This has the feeling of being a defensive game so take the under and take the Huskies, who seemingly are in this game every year, to pull out the win. Buffalo quarterback Tyree Jackson has had a phenomenal year and coach Lance Leipold could be in line for a new gig after the Bulls successful season.

Bet: Northern Illinois (+3.5) (Under 49)

Pac 12 Championship: No. 11 Washington vs No. 17 Utah

This is a rematch from earlier in the season that saw Washington win 21-7 over the Utes behind Myles Gaskin who ran for 143 yards and a touchdown. He’s coming off a three-touchdown performance and will once again be the key factor for this game. If Utah can stop him they should win the game. If not, expect a similar or higher score like last time. I tend to go with the team who lost to get revenge in these rematches, so take the points and the over.

Bet: Utah (+5) (Over 45)

Big 12 Championship: No. 5 Oklahoma vs No. 14 Texas

Texas won the Red River Rivalry in a high scoring contest 48-45 earlier in the year. This game should have no trouble hitting the over considering the lack of defense, especially from Oklahoma in this game. Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger had a phenomenal performance with five touchdowns earlier this year and was barely enough to hold off Murray and the Sooners top scoring offense. Oklahoma’s offense will be the difference in this game and the Sooners will win, but they have flirted with teams they should defeat handily. Take the points, but Oklahoma will win outright.

Bet: Texas (+8) (Over 78)

Sun Belt Championship: Appalachian State vs Louisiana

Now that quarterback Zac Thomas has returned from injury, Appalachian State has returned to their old ways of winning with ease. Louisiana’s chances of winning are very slim, especially considering the game is played at Appalachian State, so the home crowd will be a factor. Take the Mountaineers and the over, Cajuns won’t be able to stop Darrynton Evans and Thomas.

Bet: Appalachian St (-17) (Over 58)

Conference USA Championship: Middle Tennessee State vs UAB

This is another rematch from the regular season. In fact, Middle Tennessee beat UAB 27-3 just last week. With so little time between games, don’t expect much to change from the first to the second game. Perhaps UAB scores a little bit more, so the over is a safe play. Considering the relative ease with which Middle Tennessee State handled UAB, pick them to cover the spread.

Bet: Middle Tennessee (-2) (Over 45)

American Championship: No. 8 UCF vs Memphis

UCF squeaked out a victory winning 41-40 when the two met earlier this year, in what was a rematch of last year’s AAC Championship Game. Things could be different this time with UCF playing without quarterback McKenzie Milton who suffered a knee injury that could jeopardize his future football career. The loss of Milton could prove to be too much for the Knights who have won 25 straight games. For the first time since 2016, the Knights will lose.

Bet: Memphis (+3.5) (Over 64)

SEC Championship: No. 1 Alabama vs No. 4 Georgia

In a rematch of last year’s National Championship Game, Georgia will look to get revenge on Alabama after losing the title in overtime after Tua Tagovailoa’s heroics. Georgia can hang with the Crimson Tide who will try to get Georgia out of their comfort zone offensively, which is running the ball to set up the pass, and I think they will do that.

If Georgia is able to have success running D’Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield, this game will be close into the second half. The Citadel and Arkansas were able to hang and put up points with Alabama due to their rushing games. Those are the only two teams to have a player rush for over 100 yards, and yet, both were blown out. Simply put, Alabama is just too good with all the weapons Tagovailoa has at his disposal and the defense has played their best ball over the last month.

Bet: Alabama (-13.5) (Under 64.5)

Mountain West Championship: No. 22 Boise State vs No. 25 Fresno State

There’s no slowing down Boise State’s duo of Alexander Mattison and Brett Rypien who have been on fire since losing to San Diego State. They’ll look for another win against Fresno State who they beat by a touchdown earlier this year. Fresno State is looking for their first win in Boise since 1984 and they’ll still be waiting after this game.

Bet: Boise (-3) (Under 51)

ACC Championship: No. 2 Clemson vs Pittsburgh

Clemson will win this game and punch their ticket to the Playoff. However, the 27.5-point spread gives me pause. That said, Clemson has beaten every team by at least 20 points since their 27-23 win over Syracuse two months ago when Trevor Lawrence was taken out with an injury. I see a 42-21 game, with Clemson but Pitt gets a late score or two for the back door cover.

Bet: Pitt (+27.5) (Over 53)

Big Ten Championship: No. 6 Ohio State vs No. 21 Northwestern

Don’t count out Northwestern. While many are already debating whether Ohio State should get in the playoff after winning the Big Ten, it’s not smart to discount Pat Fitzgerald’s team, no matter how great the Buckeyes looked last week vs. Michigan. Northwestern shows up for their marquee games. If Ohio State struggles to stop the run as they have had for long stretches this year, the Buckeyes could have to sweat out a win and cover. The under is less than the 62 points Ohio State scored vs. the No. 1 defense last week, but take the under and, in a surprise, take the Wildcats and the points.

Bet: Northwestern (+14) (Under 61)