Point Spread: Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State, Florida vs. Florida State

In college football this week could be easily named the week of the rivalries and today we will look at the point spread and betting odds on two of those rivalry match-ups - Florida vs. Florida State and Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State. We will quickly go through the betting numbers and point spreads on the two games, with very little time to wager left.

We will begin with the Oklahoma Sooners (10-1) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-2), a game scheduled to begin at 8:00pm EST. For the latest odds we turn to the online sportsbook Bookmaker, where the Oklahoma Sooners are naturally the favorite team to win the game and improve their chance to take part in the BCS game. The bookie has the Sooners -300 favorite, while their local rival Oklahoma State is underdog with odds to win the game at long +250. The Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State point spread is currently at -7.5 points chalk the Sooners with the total expected by the sportsbook at 75.5 points. Keep in mind that Oklahoma is 4-1 against the spread in its last 5 games and 5-0 against the spread in its last 5 games on the road. Meanwhile Oklahoma State is 1-4 against the spread in its last 5 games when playing the Sooners and the total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma State's last 6 games when playing Oklahoma.

Quickly moving on to the next local rivalry - the game Florida vs. Florida State, which is also the most bet on college football game at Bookmaker this weekend. No surprise here either, the Florida Gators (10-1) are -725 odds favorite to win, while the Florida State Seminoles (8-3) are one of the biggest underdogs in college football this week with long odds +575 to beat the Gators today. The Florida vs. Florida State point spread is at -16 points chalk the Florida Gators with the total expected by the odds makers set at 53.5 points. Betting trends show that Florida is 5-0 against the spread in its last 5 games on the road, although Florida State is 4-1 against the spread in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida. Also keep in mind that The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida State's last 7 games when playing Florida.

Published on 11/29/2008