College Football Best Bets (11/29/25)
Author: Dylan Lieck | November 29, 2025 | 6:33 A.M. CST
Note: Keep in mind, we have a parlay alive from yesterday (Texas beat A&M, so we have Vandy moneyline for a shot to hit a 4 to 1 parlay)
Best Bets:
1) Ohio State -5 (1st Half) @ Michigan: This is one of my favorite plays of the year. The number here in the game is completely off. They are factoring in the recent history of Ohio State being unable to beat Michigan. This is the spot they finally do it. Last year they were a HUGE favorite and lost outright at home - without a doubt the Buckeyes saw how much better they were last year and overlooked Michigan (as hard as that is to believe). This year, they are on the road, with a freshman QB, and they likely have to win to get in the Big 10 Title and hang onto a 1st round bye. There’s zero shot Ohio State is overlooking this Michigan team. The Wolverines are getting every bit of OSU’s focus in this spot. And with Jeremiah Smith set to play, this OSU team is 14.3 points better than Michigan on the road (according to my power rankings). We’re getting a TON of value, but I LOVE the first half. I think we’re good in the game and the first half, but I just believe OSU jumps on them early, and I don’t want to deal with any chance of a backdoor late if OSU is up 20+ and takes their foot off the gas with the Big 10 Championship on deck.
Official Pick: Ohio State -5 1st Half (-105)
Play Rating: 4-Star
2) Vanderbilt +3 @ Tennessee: This is another one where the wrong team is favored. I just don’t understand the lack of respect Vanderbilt receives on a weekly basis. They’ve done nothing but outperform market expectations all year, and we still don’t see nearly enough adjustment by oddsmakers. I’ve been riding Vandy all year and we’re going to do it one more time here. We already have them in the parlay, but we’re going to back them plus the three as well. Give me the Commodores all day to take down their rival and give themselves a shot a CFP appearance.
Official Pick: Vanderbilt +3 (-110)
Play Rating: 2-Star
3) TCU -3.5 vs. Cincinnati: This line is wildly short. TCU outgained Houston by a million yards last week, but just could not put them away. That final score was very deceiving. Meanwhile, Cinci has been reeling as of late. They have had back-to-back opportunities to get huge wins and put themselves in conference title position and lost both games as favorites (Arizona & BYU). Now they come into this game in a huge let down spot, where they have absolutely nothing to play for. They are downtrending significantly from their surge mid-season. Both those games were also at home, and now they have to go on the road to take on this TCU team who has multiple seniors playing in their final home game. I love TCU in this spot. I made the Horned Frogs nearly a touchdown favorite. I don’t understand why we saw this line tick down the last day. I disagree strongly with the professional money on Cinci here. Give me TCU in this spot, and I think they win big.
Official Pick: TCU -3.5 (-110)
Play Rating: 2-Star
