College Football Predictions & Best Bets For Week 13

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Texas State wide receiver Joey Hobert (10) during an NCAA football game on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Troy, Ala.
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy Nov 18, 2024, 5:22 PM

With the calendar advancing deeper into November, the college football season has now reached Week 13.

That means many teams are playing their penultimate game of the college football season and potentially looking forward to next weekโ€™s rivalry games. Bet carefully.

As always, the BetMGM online sportsbook has all the college football odds needed to enjoy this weekend and beyond. Bookmark this page and make sure you check back throughout the week, as I may add more bets to my card.

College Football Best Bets (Week 13)

BetGameKickoff Details
Western Kentucky -115Western Kentucky at Liberty1 p.m. ET
Arizona State -3.5BYU at Arizona State3:30 p.m. ET
Texas State -20Georgia State at Texas State7 p.m. ET

BYU vs. Arizona State Prediction

BYUโ€™s perfect season came to an end last week, but the Cougars still have plenty to play for with a Big 12 championship and potential CFP berth on the line.ย 

Yet BYU has gone from undefeated to 3.5-point road dog in the blink of an eye.

BYU is going to take undeserved crap for losing to a Kansas team thatโ€™s playing much better than its record would suggest right now. But itโ€™s also probably not as elite as a 9-1 record might suggest, and thatโ€™s what this point spread is about. Arizona State was playing with confidence even before last weekโ€™s big win in Manhattan.

BYU vs. Arizona State Pick: Arizona State -3.5

Nov 23 - 3 pm EST

BYU at Arizona St

Western Kentucky vs. Liberty Prediction

Iโ€™ll never understand why the market loves Liberty so much this season. Itโ€™s just not a good football team this year.ย 

The Flames play one-score games against dreadful Conference USA teams and have looked totally disinterested in their own for most of this season.

Western Kentucky is legitimately good and deserves to be in the mix for the conference championship. Unless Liberty suddenly remembers how to play like last year, I have a hard time envisioning any outcome other than a WKU win.

Western Kentucky vs. Liberty Pick: Western Kentucky -115

Nov 23 - 1 pm EST

Western Kentucky at Liberty

Georgia State vs. Texas State Prediction

Texas State was a darling G5 preseason pick after the Bobcats landed Jordan McCloud in the transfer portal, and itโ€™s mostly been a mixed bag of results this year. But one place Texas State has been good is as a big favorite against bad teams.

Texas State has wins of at least 21 points against UTSA, Troy, UL Monroe, and Southern Miss. That last game came in Week 12, with the Bobcats blasting dead-to-rights USM 58-3.ย 

Georgia State is the doormat of the Sun Belt East and is likely in line for another beating this weekend in San Marcos. Iโ€™ll lay the points here with Texas State.ย 

Georgia State vs. Texas State Pick: Texas State -20

Nov 23 - 7 pm EST

Georgia State at Texas State

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Chase Kiddy

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.