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WEEK 10 BETS: WEEKNIGHT GAMES

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WEEK 10 BETS; WEEKNIGHTS Betting Info as of 10/31 per Bovada; lines are listed with Home Teams All Times are Eastern Tuesday, Nov 1 st Ball State @ Kent State (-7) 7:00 PM Hopefully you bet this matchup early if you liked Kent State. The Golden Flashes opened -4.5 and are now a full touchdown favorite. Clearly, the early money recognized this spread was not enough. Kent State has somewhat reached their typical level under coach Sean Lewis and are dependable as far as a MAC team goes. Ball State hsa played consistently most of the season and will likely finish somewhere in the middle of the standings at years end. In this game, Kent State is the bet if you think they win huge. Only a small bet would be wise on the home favorite though, because the MAC often has unexpected results filled with wild scoring runs that can make a bettor’s head spin. The play: Kent State-7 (1 unit) Buffalo @ Ohio (+3) 7:30 PM Buffalo has improved tremendously since losing at home to Holy Cross early in th

UPDATED POWER RANKINGS

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          Ohio State remains in the top spot in this week's edition. The top ten is largely the same except for Tennessee's leapfrogging of Michigan and a few other flip-flops. Oregon and Oklahoma both entered the top ten after losses by Kentucky and Texas A&M. The ratings have seemed to lag behind on downgraded the Aggies. Wake Forest fell slightly, but remains in the top 25 after suffering an uncharacteristically sloppy loss at Louisville; the Demon Deacons had six turnovers in one quarter after having only five the entire year. Some teams, like Penn State, did not drop despite losing because the ratings expected the losses and the margins of defeat were not overwhelming. Wisconsin has slowly crept back up. Perhaps not surprisingly, Illinois has also methodically climbed in the rankings. It will be interesting to see if the Illini should be even higher once they play some serious competition. South Carolina tanked more than ten spots after barely showing up at home agains