Ball State Cardinals at Miami (Ohio) RedHawks highlight college football week night picks: College football gamblers are looking at a full slate of college football week-night action in week 12 beginning with Ball State taking on traditional MAC powerhouse Miami (Ohio) RedHawks on Tuesday. According to oddsmakers at BetUS.com, the Cardinals are a whopping 17 ½ point favorite in this game with a 54 ½ total.
Perhaps oddsmakers at BetUS.com expect Ball State to be looking for style points as they attempt to climb into the BCS mix. Currently the Cardinals are ranked No. 14 in the BCS poll. While the Cardinals have never been ranked higher, they still face an uphill climb and need some help from above as No. 7 Utah and No. 9 Boise State are ranked higher. Only one team from a non-BCS conference is guaranteed a BCS bid providing the school is ranked in the top 12 of the BCS poll. Kickoff for this ESPN2 televised contest is set for 7 pm ET.
The MAC provides two more games on Wednesday with Temple traveling to play the Kent State Golden Flashes and Central Michigan Chippewas heading down to play the Northern Illinois Huskies. Kickoff for both of these games is set for 8 pm .
Oddsmakers at BetUS.com list Temple as 2 1/2-point favorites ATS in its game with Kent State while Northern Illinois is a 3-chalk favorite to Central Michigan. Moneyline and total odds are currently not available for these games.
The MAC leads off Thursday's action with the Buffalo Bulls playing at Akron in Rubber Bowl Stadium against the Zips. Oddsmakers like Akron by 2 ½ in this one.
The ESPN Thursday game of the week has the Hokies of Virginia Tech traveling south for a crucial ACC Coastal Division battle with the Hurricanes of Miami University. The winner of this game has a shot at winning the division and playing in the ACC championship game while the loser's chances are diminished. BetUS.com has Miami listed as a 4-point favorite in this game. Kickoff is set for 7:45 pm.
The Mountain West has one game on tap for Thursday with Wyoming taking on UNLV at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. The Rebels are 9-chalk favorites over the Cowboys. Kickoff is set for 9 pm on this CBS-S televised game.
Cincinnati travels down I-71 to play rival BIG EAST rival Louisville in the only Friday game. The Bearcats are listed as -3 favorites in this game.
