Best CFB Bets for Thursday

My favorite College Football games to watch and bet on are not the Saturday afternoon marquee matchups between Power 4 conference teams, they are the random weekday games. This week, we have a pair of Thursday night games and a whopping four games on Friday. While your friends are doing normal adult things, plop down on your couch, crack a cold one, and bet on some random college kids. Right now, we are going to get into the best CFB bets on Thursday.

Texas St. at Troy:

The Thursday double-header starts with a 7:00 EST game between Texas St. and Troy. Both teams are coming off brutal outright losses as favorites the prior week (Texas St. as an 11-point favorite and Troy as a 6.5-point favorite). This game is played at Troy with the home team being a two-touchdown underdog. Troy has been a mess offensively but their lone bright spot has been WR Devonte Ross. He has been practically their whole offense and I expect him to burn Texas St. weak secondary. This is gonna be an ugly one but the pick is Troy spread.

Troy +14.5

SHSU at UTEP:

This matchup of low-tier Texas schools will take place at 9:00 EST. The Sam Houston State Bearkats have been a surprisingly good team this season holding a record of 4-1 with their sole loss being at UCF in week 2. On the other hand, UTEP is winless and has played pitifully so far in 2024. The spread is closer than one might assume at only 10.5 points, but I’m still gonna back SHSU with the points on the road. UTEP is a mess all around and the Bearkats have not struggled to put up points this season.

SHSU -10.5

lean Over 50.5

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