Week 8 of the Big 12 football season got underway with a thriller on Friday night when BYU came back to beat Oklahoma State 38-35 in Provo. On Saturday, the Big 12 has seven games on the schedule, and two games stand out as among the most lopsided bets of Week 8 of the college football season.
According to sports betting guru Ben Fawkes, Iowa State -13.5 vs. UCF and Kansas State -3 vs. West Virginia are two of the most lopsided bets in college football for Week 8.
Iowa State is fresh off a 28-16 road win over West Virginia, while UCF struggled in a 19-13 loss to Cincinnati at home. The Knights have moved on from KJ Jefferson at quarterback. Plus, Matt Campbell has been a beast at covering spreads in the month of October, as one of the best coaches the last 20 years in covering or beating the spread.
Meantime, Kansas State came back to beat Colorado last week in Boulder, and now goes back on the road to take on the Mountaineers. The Wildcats did not cover the the 4-point spread in their 31-28 win at Colorado last week.
Big 12 Betting Trends
Heading into Week 8 of the 2024 season, we’ve seen a total of 24 conference games, and very rarely have we seen a line hit double digits.
In 25 conference games (including Friday night’s BYU vs. Oklahoma State game), Big 12 underdogs are a combined 15-10 against the spread and an astonishing 12-13 straight up.
Here’s a look at every upset so far, as well as how many points each underdog was getting.
- UCF 35, TCU 34 | TCU (-2.5)
- UTAH 22, OSU 19 | OSU (-1.0)
- BYU 38, KSU 9 | KSU (-7.5)
- AZ 23, UTAH 10 | UTAH (-9.5)
- BYU 34, BAY 28 | BAY (-3.5)
- TCU 38, KU 27 | KU (-1.5)
- CU 48, UCF 21 | UCF (-15)
- UH 30, TCU 19 | TCU (-16.5)
- WVU 38, OSU 14 | OSU (-2.5)
- TTU 28, AZ 22 | AZ (-5.5)
- ASU 27, UTAH 19 | UTAH (-5.5)
- CIN 19, UCF 13 | UCF (-2.5)
We’ve seen multiple upsets in this league in every week through conference play, and that’s showing no signs of stopping either.
So keep a close eye on these two games, along with the rest of the Big 12 football slate for Week 8. We’re likely heading for some chaos!
