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College Football Picks Nov. 30, 2013

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Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly celebrates his touchdown with offensive linesmen Jamil Douglas, Tyler Sulka and Vi Teofilo as UCLA cornerback Fabian Moreau watches during the first half of an NCAA football game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, in Pasadena, Calif.

The underdogs have finally stopped barking.

With Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football still to go, favorites have already locked in a winning, against the spread record in the NFL’s week three. Teams giving points bounced back after failing to cover in 20 of the season’s first 32 games. They’ve gone 9-5 against the spread in week 3 and only three teams — the Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers — pulled outright upsets.

The noise might only be momentarily silenced, however, as next week’s schedule looks advantageous to the underdogs on the surface. CG Technologies released its full slate of week 4 football lines, with an absence of large favorites sticking out.

The Jacksonville Jaguars getting 13 points at the San Diego Chargers is the only game with a spread of more than a touchdown. College football counters the parity with more lopsided matchups.

Of the 18 games involving ranked teams, only three have a betting line of a touchdown or less. The only meeting between ranked teams comes Thursday night, when UCLA goes on the road as a 4-point favorite against Arizona State.

Find all of next weekend’s football lines below and check back all week for betting coverage leading up to the games.

Thursday September 25

Appalachian State plus-14.5 at Georgia Southern

Texas Tech plus-14 at Oklahoma State

UCLA minus-4 at Arizona State

New York Giants plus-5 at Washington Redskins

Friday September 26

Middle Tennessee State plus-3 at Old Dominion

Fresno State minus-5 at New Mexico

Saturday September 27

Wyoming plus-33 at Michigan State

Minnesota plus-9 at Michigan

Maryland plus-3 at Indiana

Baylor minus-22 at Iowa State

South Florida plus-31.5 at Wisconsin

Kent State plus-21 at Virginia

Western Michigan plus-27 at Virginia Tech

Temple plus-3 at Connecticut

Akron plus-17.5 at Pittsburgh

Iowa minus-14 at Purdue

Tulane plus-11.5 at Rutgers

Northwestern plus-10.5 at Penn State

Central Michigan plus-14 at Toledo

Vanderbilt plus-14.5 at Kentucky

Wake Forest plus-21.5 at Louisville

Colorado State plus-5 at Boston College

Miami (Ohio) plus-9 at Buffalo

Texas State plus-5.5 at Tulsa

UTEP plus-28.5 at Kansas State

Louisiana Tech plus-33 at Auburn

Bowling Green minus-11 at UMass

Colorado plus-10 at California

TCU minus-29 at SMU

Rice plus-9.5 at Southern Miss

Missouri plus-7 at South Carolina

Western Kentucky plus-7.5 at Navy

Notre Dame minus-13 at Syracuse

Arkansas plus-10.5 at Texas A&M

Oregon State plus-12 at USC

North Carolina plus-12 at Clemson

Stanford minus-6 at Washington

Texas minus-14 at Kansas

Tennessee plus-18 at Georgia

Duke plus-4 at Miami

Florida State minus-24 at North Carolina State

South Alabama minus-7 at Idaho

Cincinnati plus-13.5 at Ohio State

Florida International plus-13 at UAB

Memphis plus-21 at Ole Miss

UTSA minus-4 at Florida Atlantic

Troy plus-8.5 at Louisiana-Monroe

Washington State plus-10 at Utah

Boise State minus-14 at Air Force

New Mexico State plus-44 at LSU

Illinois plus-19 at Nebraska

UNLV plus-16 at San Diego State

Nevada minus-1.5 at San Jose State

Sunday September 28

Miami Dolphins minus-4 at Oakland Raiders

Green Bay Packers plus-1.5 at Chicago Bears

Buffalo Bills plus-3.5 at Houston Texans

Tennessee Titans plus-7 at Indianapolis Colts

Carolina Panthers plus-3 at Baltimore Ravens

Detroit Lions pick’em at New York Jets

Tampa Bay Buccaneers plus-8 at Pittsburgh Steelers

Jacksonville Jaguars plus-13 at San Diego Chargers

Philadelphia Eagles plus-4 at San Francisco 49ers

Atlanta Falcons minus-3 at Minnesota Vikings

New Orleans Saints minus-3 at Dallas Cowboys

Monday September 29

New England Patriots minus-3 at Kansas City Chiefs

Case Keefer can be reached at 948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.

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