Best Bets: Week 11

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Best Bets giveth and Best Bets taketh away. After a perfect 3-0 week, we followed up that performance with a much more lackluster appearance last week, going 1-2. However, all wasn’t lost as our overall picks went 4-2-1. Kansas State laid an egg at Houston and Navy sunk us for the second straight week. I can promise you we’ll be steering the ship away from the Midshipmen the rest of the season. Best Bets now stand at a still solid 19-13 on the year, with the overall picks back over .500 at 31-29-2. We’re pushing to stay in the black, so let’s move on to Week 11!

Best Bets

Florida @ Texas (-21.5)

As we sit here early in week, DJ Lagway’s status for Florida remains up in the air. He injured his hamstring last week against Georgia, but Billy Napier said the injury was not as bad as they initially feared. Regardless, even if Lagway plays, he won’t be at 100%. This game is in Austin so give me the Longhorns by more than three touchdowns, with or without the talented Gator freshman.

Georgia (-2.5) @ Ole Miss

Georgia is a road favorite at an Ole Miss team that is desperate for a marquee win to help bolster their playoff chances. This is their best opportunity to do so, and I expect this game to remain close and relatively low-scoring. That said, I’ll take the Bulldogs to win by more than a score and put the Rebels out of the playoff hunt for good.

Oklahoma @ Missouri (-1)

This line opened at -2 and has since moved to -1 in favor of Mizzou. I would have taken the Tigers at -2, so give me the extra point and I won’t feel bad about picking Mizzou at home. This, of course, is provided that Brady Cook will play the game. If it’s announced that he is out this week, all bets are off, but knowing Cook, he’ll have to be in a coffin to not suit up against this old Mizzou rival.

Worth a look

South Carolina @ Vanderbilt (+3.5)

South Carolina is coming off a massive high in their blowout win over top 10 Texas A&M at home last week. The energy will be very different in Nashville this week, where they face a newly bowl eligible Vanderbilt team. Better teams than South Carolina have come into Nashville and finished with a less than -3.5 spread this season. Whatever happens, this game will be close, but I like the Commodores as the home dogs to at least cover the 3.5 points, if not win outright.

Army (-5.5) @ North Texas

I said we were quitting Navy this year, but I can’t say we’re quitting military academies across the board. Army is undefeated and a favorite on the road against a decent North Texas team. This is definitely a “styles make fights” match-up as UNT loves to sling it around the field and light up the scoreboard while Army is Army. I trust that Army will remain Army and slow the game down, grinding out a win on the road.

Colorado @ Texas Tech (+3.5)

This is a sneaky big match-up in the Big 12 standings as a resurgent Colorado is second in the standings while Texas Tech is tied for third. This should be a high-scoring affair with whoever has the ball last winning the game. I’m taking the Red Raiders to cover at home. Bonus Bet: Take the Over 63 points scored in this game. It’s going to be an old fashioned Big 12 shootout.

Those are my picks for the week. All odds are provided by DraftKings. Which SEC teams will you be taking this week against the spread?

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