With only 2 weeks left in the regular season, the College Football Playoff and conference championship races are starting to take shape, while lines and odds continue to get sharper and sharper with every additional data point. Getting the best of the number is critical at this point of the year, and that’s exactly what we’re here to help you do.
As we embark on the penultimate week of the college football season, it’s time to take a look at the lines and odds for Week 13’s biggest matchups courtesy of BetMGM. Like every week, I will cap it off with a best bet in an effort to improve on our 7-4 record on these early-week bets after East Carolina got to the window for us in thrilling fashion against Memphis.
CFB Week 13 Early Lines and Odds
- Western Michigan -6 (-110) @ Northern Illinois – Tuesday, November 18
- Buffalo -2.5 (-110) vs. Miami (OH) – Wednesday, November 19
- Arkansas State -3 (-110) vs. Louisiana – Thursday, November 20
- Florida State -5 (-110) @ NC State – Friday, November 21
- UNLV -2.5 (-110) vs. Hawaii – Friday, November 21
- Ohio State -33.5 (-115) vs. Rutgers – Saturday, November 22
- Oklahoma -9.5 (-110) vs. Missouri – Saturday, November 22
- Miami -16.5 (-110) @ Virginia Tech – Saturday, November 22
- SMU -3.5 (-110) vs. Louisville – Saturday, November 22
- Iowa State -4.5 (-105) vs. Kansas – Saturday, November 22
- James Madison -13.5 (-110) vs. Washington State – Saturday, November 22
- Arizona -6.5 (-110) vs. Baylor – Saturday, November 22
- Old Dominion -10 (-110) @ Georgia Southern – Saturday, November 22
- Kennesaw State -6.5 (-110) vs. Missouri State – Saturday, November 22
- Marshall -3 (-115) @ Appalachian State – Saturday, November 22
- South Florida -21 (-110) @ UAB – Saturday, November 22
- Oregon -9.5 (-105) vs. USC – Saturday, November 22
- Notre Dame -35.5 (-110) vs. Syracuse – Saturday, November 22
- Texas -10 (-110) vs. Arkansas – Saturday, November 22
- Vanderbilt -9.5 (-110) vs. Kentucky – Saturday, November 22
- Iowa -16.5 (-110) vs. Michigan State – Saturday, November 22
- Duke -6.5 (-115) @ North Carolina – Saturday, November 22
- East Carolina -3 (-110) @ UTSA – Saturday, November 22
- Tulane -8.5 (-105) @ Temple – Saturday, November 22
- Utah -16.5 (-115) vs. Kansas State – Saturday, November 22
- Michigan -13.5 (-105) @ Maryland – Saturday, November 22
- Houston -2.5 (-110) vs. TCU – Saturday, November 22
- Georgia Tech -2.5 (-110) vs. Pitt – Saturday, November 22
- Penn State -10 (-105) vs. Nebraska – Saturday, November 22
- Tennessee -3.5 (-110) @ Florida – Saturday, November 22
- North Texas -18.5 (-110) @ Rice – Saturday, November 22
- BYU -2.5 (-110) @ Cincinnati – Saturday, November 22
- Washington -10.5 (-110) @ UCLA – Saturday, November 22
- Fresno State -2.5 (-110) vs. Utah State – Saturday, November 22
- San Diego State -11.5 (-110) vs. San Jose State
CFB Week 13 Early-Week Best Bet: Vanderbilt Commodores -9.5 over Kentucky Wildcats (-110)
Following a stretch of games that included road trips to Alabama and Texas sprinkled in between home games against LSU, Missouri, and Auburn, the Vanderbilt Commodores needed a week off more than anyone. At 8-2, the ‘Dores still have a path into the College Football Playoff, and it starts with taking care of business at home against Kentucky – a team they managed to beat in Lexington just a week after their massive upset of Alabama last year.
Vanderbilt should have the upper hand offensively in this matchup, as the Wildcats haven’t exactly been a wagon away from home. Despite managing a win at Auburn, the ‘Cats have yet to score more than 14 points away from Kroger Field. Their road scoring woes are due in part to their inefficiencies in the red zone, as they score on fewer than 67% of their trips inside the opposing 20-yard line – just about 16% lower than their red zone efficiency at home. In comparison, Vanderbilt has converted more than 96% of its red zone trips into points on their home field. Going one step further, the Commodores are 2nd nationally in red zone touchdown rate, as they punch the ball into the red zone on almost 79% of all red zone trips this season.
The ‘Dores have been a covering machine against SEC competition this year, currently sitting 4-1-1 or 5-1 ATS against conference opponents depending on what you use as the closing number for the Texas game. That includes a perfect 3-0 ATS record as a favorite in an SEC matchup. Look for a rested Vanderbilt team with postseason aspirations to win convincingly at home against Kentucky.
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