I was at a family wedding last Saturday, waiting in line at the bar when I noticed another guest checking his betting app. When I asked how he was doing, he grumbled about Alabama, well, screwing up, his parlay.
Week 6’s seemingly lackluster slate instead demonstrated why there are no bad weekends of college football, as many have pointed out in the days since. It was also a reminder not to dismiss a matchup based purely on the magnitude of its gambling line, particularly in conference play (Alabama was a 23.5-point favorite over Vanderbilt). In an NFL-dominant landscape where double-digit favorites are rare, it’s easy to forget how fickle those
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