DraftKings sent out its opening lines for 16 different Week 11 games, including four mid-week MACtion contests, on Wednesday night.
There’s a doubleheader in the MAC this Tuesday, as Central Michigan and Ball St. will both be home underdogs vs. Bowling Green and Miami (OH.), respectively. The Falcons are -9.5 at CMU, and the RedHawks are 10-point road ‘chalk’ against the Cardinals.
On Wednesday, DraftKings has Ohio as a 17-point road favorite at Kent St. The book also has Western Michigan at -1.5 vs. No. Illinois.
Then on Friday, Iowa heads West to take on UCLA. The Hawkeyes are -5 vs. the Bruins, who are 0-3 SU and 1-2 ATS in their three home games this year.
UCLA plays at Nebraska this Saturday, while Iowa hosts Wisconsin. Kirk Ferentz’s squad is 1-2 both SU and ATS in three road outings this year. The Hawkeyes are 20-7-1 ATS in 28 games as a road favorite since the start of the 2014 campaign.
DraftKings has Texas as a 17-point home favorite vs. Florida. The Gators will be in a difficult spot after facing Georgia in a rivalry game. They’re 5-2 ATS in seven games as double-digit underdogs during Billy Napier’s tenure.
The Longhorns have two weeks to prepare for UF after escaping Nashville with a 27-24 win at Vanderbilt.
Iowa St. is -6.5 at Kansas. The Cyclones are unbeaten with a 5-2 spread record going into Saturday’s home game vs. Texas Tech. They’ve had two weeks to prepare for the Red Raiders.
KU has won back-to-back games over Iowa St., including last year’s 28-21 win in Ames as a three-point road underdog. The Jayhawks have an open date this weekend to get healthy and prepare for the Cyclones, who are 12-10-1 ATS in 23 games as road favorites on Matt Campbell’s watch.
DraftKings has BYU as a 4.5-point favorite at Utah. Both schools are off this weekend ahead of this in-state rivalry game.
The Cougars, who are 8-0 SU and 7-1 ATS, won 37-24 at UCF as three-point road underdogs last Saturday. Utah has lost four games in a row both SU and ATS since starting the year with a 4-0 record. The Utes lost 17-14 at Houston last weekend as five-point road ‘chalk.’
Utah is 2-5 ATS in its last seven games as a home underdog over the past decade.
Colorado is -3.5 at Texas Tech. The Buffaloes have two weeks to prepare for the Red Raiders, who are in Ames this weekend.
Deion Sanders’ team has won five of its last six games while going 6-0 ATS. The lone defeat in that stretch was a 31-28 home loss to Kansas St. when star WR/CB Travis Hunter left the game early with an injury.
Texas Tech is 2-1 both SU and ATS in three games as a home ‘dog on Joey McGuire’s watch.
DraftKings has Georgia as a five-point road favorite at Ole Miss. The Rebels will be coming off Saturday’s showdown at Arkansas, while UGA will be off its matchup vs. UF.
The Rebels are 4-2 ATS in six games as home ‘dogs during Lane Kiffin’s five-year tenure. They’ll be looking to avenge a 52-17 loss at UGA last season.
South Carolina is -2 at Vandy. The Gamecocks are 3-0 both SU and ATS in three games as road favorites during Shane Beamer’s tenure.
Vandy is 5-0 ATS as an underdog with three outright wins going into Saturday’s showdown at Auburn as a seven-point road ‘dog.
DraftKings has Indiana listed as a 9.5-point home favorite vs. Michigan. The Wolverines are 42-2 in the last 44 head-to-head meetings against the Hoosiers, who are at Michigan St. this weekend.
Penn St. is -14 vs. Washington. The Huskies will be playing their fourth road game that’s at least two time zones away since a Sept. 28 trip to Rutgers.
Finally, the last three games are Notre Dame -22 vs. FSU, Clemson -7 at Va. Tech and Alabama -1.5 at LSU. The Hokies are 2-1 ATS in three games as home ‘dogs on Brent Pry’s watch, while LSU is 3-0 both SU and ATS in three games as a home ‘dog since Brian Kelly was hired.