[SEAHAWKHARRY]

Four of the top five teams in the AP poll will be in action this weekend, and all four are double-digit favorites. But AP top-five teams are just 2-12 ATS (against the spread) this season against unranked opponents, and 5-13 ATS as double-digit favorites -- including 1-10 ATS when laying at least 20 points.

Here are a handful of other general trends to watch out for in Week 8, before a closer look at the games involving ranked teams:



• Ranked teams are 19-41 ATS (.317) versus unranked opponents, on pace to be the worst mark since the AP poll expanded to 25 teams in 1989 (current worst: .420 in 1994).

• Underdogs in games between two FBS teams are winning SU (straight up) at a .300 clip (43-100), on pace to be the best mark in the past 40 seasons (current best: .288 in 1984). Underdogs getting 14 or more points are 34-18-1 ATS.

• Favorites in games between two ranked teams are 10-1 ATS.

• Road favorites are putting up 37.3 points per game, on pace to be the most in the FBS era (current high for a full season is 34.8 ppg in 2013). The over is 36-17-1 (6-6 last week) when the road team is favored. But road favorites are still just 22-32 ATS (7-5 last week).

Odds listed are from Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill and subject to change.

Illinois Fighting Illini at No. 14 Wisconsin Badgers (-20, 51.5), Friday, 8 p.m. ET

• Illinois is one of five teams 3-0 ATS or better versus ranked teams since last season. The others are Tulsa (5-0), East Carolina (3-0), Purdue (3-0) and SMU (3-0).

• The Fighting Illini are 7-2 ATS against Big Ten teams since the start of last season, including 5-1 ATS as a double-digit underdog.

• This would be the fifth straight meeting in which Wisconsin is favored by at least 20 points (2-2 ATS, 3-1 SU in previous four). In fact, it will be the first time Wisconsin has been favored by double digits in five straight games versus Illinois since the FBS/FCS split in 1978.

[veriableodds]

this cv-19 shit
any word on NCAAB?? have not even looked to scared to

[SEAHAWKHARRY]

I have no idea these colleges are just trying to make money so if the states allow sports then yeah I think we will see a season.

[deeppckts]

Completely useless info

Looking for stupid trends

What about teams in red states with 7 letter names with temperatures between 60 and 65? How do they do ATS???

[SEAHAWKHARRY]

Go f ukk yourself you are a freaking tout pound sand

[jjgold]

Trends mean
Nothing Harry

Always winning and
Losing trends
Both sides of a game

Throw them
Out

[deeppckts]

Enjoy sweating your $5 parlay this weekend!!

[big joe 1212]

Completely useless info

Looking for stupid trends

What about teams in red states with 7 letter names with temperatures between 60 and 65? How do they do ATS???

Useless info are the politic threads

If you don’t want to discuss gambling, don’t respond

[Wrongside]

Terrible targeting call at the end 1st half of the Tulsa game, in the backfield on a 5'3 running back. This is what happens when everyone is on Tulsa... Crooked refs...Funny, cause USF is hitting hard, launching and doing some of the ugliest injury inducing tackles....They are reckless, dragging guys down like it's a rodeo

[big joe 1212]

Terrible targeting call at the end of the Tulsa game, in the backfield on a 5'3 running back. This is what happens when everyone is on Tulsa... Crooked refs.

What does that have to do with this topic?

[thetrinity]

Road favorites putting up more points makes sense, they r more likely to open up the game plan with less fans making noise. Not sure the rest matter.

[Wrongside]

What does that have to do with this topic?

Sorry, but I was dead on right. On the same play, there was the most unnecessary and forceful low hit on the QB I have seen it ten years. Bush league hits....The low hit propped up the QB to allow their beast of a linebacker to do 5 times the targeting of the previous play. No call, after a long review.
As citizens of the sport, we should know andl be aware of this...Learn the name of this crew and that might help y'all in the future...

[big joe 1212]

Sorry, but I was dead on right. On the same play, there was the most unnecessary and forceful low hit on the QB I have seen it ten years. Bush league hits....The low hit propped up the QB to allow their beast of a linebacker to do 5 times the targeting of the previous play. No call, after a long review.
As citizens of the sport, we should know andl be aware of this...Learn the name of this crew and that might help y'all in the future...

I agree, it was terrible

[veriableodds]

Trends mean
Nothing Harry

Always winning and
Losing trends
Both sides of a game

Throw them
Out

wtf coach??

[jjgold]

Still laughing trends

[DrunkHorseplayer]

Going into last week, double digit favs were 32-57 and single digits favs were 24-30-3 with DD favs being under .500 every single week; last week, they were 6-4-1 and 12-7, respectively. It could be random variance but it's possible that the COVID messed up the accuracy of lines but now the linesmakers have adjusted.