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It’s Week 10 of the college football season, which means we have a lot to consider. The first CFP rankings came out, so teams will be looking for style points as well as other things to impress the committee. For the second straight week, there are no massive weather issues. This column will take a look at some of my favorite bets for another college football Saturday.

Record: 21-17

All odds are per DraftKings Sportsbook.

Jacksonville State at South Carolina

Noon ET

November is when the SEC for the most part plays weird nonconference games at home to bolster records and make pushes for a bowl game. South Carolina starts things off as they host Jacksonville State Saturday. This is a Gamecocks team that has lost four in a row and needs to win out in order to make the postseason. Their offense has struggled the last two weeks, but Spencer Rattler should be able to find some open receivers in this one. Their defense has given up 21 points or more to everyone it has faced, including Furman Sept. 9. JSU has struggled against the better offenses they’ve faced, but they’ve been able to move the ball. I can see this being a 42-20 type game so give me the over.

Bet

Over 55

Notre Dame at Clemson

Noon ET

It’s been a miserable season for the Tigers, who will probably be a fade candidate after this game. Clemson’s defense has not been the issue, though as they continue to do their best to keep them in contests. We’ll see if Will Shipley is available after the neck injury suffered in the NC State game. I’m going to isolate the first quarter here as I expect a slow start in Clemson. The Fighting Irish are allowing 2.1 points per first quarter in games vs. FBS opponents while Clemson is allowing just 3.9. Notre Dame’s offense has found itself in its last two games scoring 58 vs. Pittsburgh and 48 vs. USC at home. The team’s last two road contests have seen slow first quarters. I’m hoping that happens again here.

Bet

1Q Under 10 (-120)

Kansas at Iowa State

7 p.m. ET

The Jayhawks are coming off one of the largest wins in program history, as they beat Oklahoma in the rain last week at home. Kansas hits the road now to take on Iowa State and outside of Lawrence they have lost by 26 at Texas and by seven at Oklahoma State. The team’s only win on the road is a seven-point victory at lowly Nevada. Iowa State is feeling good with a three-game win streak and an opportunity to add on to it at home in Ames. The Cyclones play a solid 3-3-5 defense which has given the Jayhawks fits at times in the past. This was a close game in Kansas last year with the home team winning 14-11. Give me the ISU ML here as I worry about Kansas’ focus.

Bet

Iowa State -145

SMU at Rice

7:30 p.m. ET

SMU has been really impressive this season going 6-2 so far, but if you look at their schedule for the most part it’s filled with bad teams. The Mustangs lost at Oklahoma and TCU in their two toughest games. Preston Stone has run this offense really well and their defense has put up some great numbers. The problem is that they’ve done so against a lot of weak competition. Rice is not that especially on offense. They scored 43 on Houston in the non-conference and are coming off a tough loss to Tulane in which they nearly came back from a large deficit in the 4th quarter. JT Daniels has made a large difference and I think he’ll be solid in this one as well.

Bet

Rice over 2.5 touchdowns (-145)
Rice +12 if that’s not available