College Football betting picks against the spread Week 4 2020
By Mike Marteny
Early college football betting picks week 4:
Kansas State at (3)Oklahoma(-27.5)(2): This is a tough spread and I think Kansas State will be able to score. The smart bet says to take the Mildcats and the points, but I’m not known for being smart. BOOMER!
(5)Florida(-13.5) at Mississippi(4): This looks low. Home field advantage doesn’t exist right now and Florida returns most of a potent offense. I’ll lower the bet if it goes over 14, which it might by morning. This line has been creeping up all week.
(23)Kentucky at (8)Auburn(-6.5)(2): Kentucky has a nasty defense and some really good running backs. The issue here is who is running the offense. It’s not Lynn Bowden. It’s not even close. I kind of think Auburn only wins by a field goal, but if Bo Nix progresses like he should, the Tigers should win by a touchdown. Give me Auburn, but it’s going to be a fight.
(13)Central Florida(-27.5) at East Carolina(3): This looks low. UCF fired on all cylinders against a decent Georgia Tech team last week in Atlanta. Give me the Knights.
Georgia Southern at (19)Louisiana(-11.5)(2): The Cajuns finally get to take their ranking home. They struggled in Atlanta last week against an inferior Georgia State team, but I think they show up here. I’ll take the Cajuns.
(24)Louisville at (21)Pittsburgh(-2.5)(5): No chance Pitt wins this. I like Louisville outright, and honestly, so do the casinos. There is no juice on Pitt at most casinos. If they’re begging you to bet one team, go the other way.
Georgia State(-2.5) at Charlotte(1): This is still on the board at most casinos, but some media outlets are reporting it as being postponed. If it plays, I’ll take Charlotte. They look much improved over last year.
Georgia Tech(-7.5) at Syracuse(2): This Syracuse defense plays hard and the Orange are one of the better coached teams out there. The issue is the lack of talent, especially at running back, for the Orange. Two opt-outs and an inefficient QB behind a subpar line is going to undo the Orange again. This is going to be sloppy and ugly, but give me the Bees.
Florida International at Liberty(-7.5)(3): There’s little juice on Liberty too and it has everything to do with the spread going above one score. Still, Liberty won outright against a pretty good Western Kentucky squad in Bowling Green last week. I have no reason to think Liberty doesn’t cover this at home.
Iowa State(-2.5) at TCU(3): This line opened with TCU favored and the experts think this is going to be a low scoring game. Under normal circumstances I would take TCU, but with Max Duggan out of this game, TCU is breaking in a new QB against a pretty good defense. I’ll take the Cyclones.
Tulane(-3.5) at Southern Mississippi(4): Come on, Tulane blowing that lead against Navy had little to do with how Tulane played. It was more Navy stepping up. The Wave are far better than Southern Miss. I think they win by double digits.