College Football Week 12 Betting Report: 'This Game has Playoff Written all Over it'

The SEC will appeal to the public betting masses in college football Week 12 odds, and it should, with Oklahoma-Alabama and Texas-Georgia.

But when you get a popular traditional Big Ten power, playing at one of the most iconic venues in American sports, that’ll get traction as well. 

Such is the case with the Big Noon Kickoff on FOX between Michigan and Northwestern.

"It’s at Wrigley Field, which is kind of fun," Caesars Sports head of football trading Joey Feazel said. "It’ll be an exciting game, at least if you’re a fan of defense."

Bookmakers and sharp bettors offer their insights on the aforementioned matchups and more, as we dive into this week’s college football betting nuggets.

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Stuck in the Middle

Feazel often refers to needing a Super Bowl middle: A favorite to win, but an underdog to cover the spread.

That’s becoming the preferred outcome for both of the aforementioned SEC matchups. Particularly in what early action suggests is the bigger game: No. 10 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia.

"This will be one of our biggest-bet games of the week," Feazel said.

Texas is 7-2 straight up (SU), but has been dreadful for bettors at 2-7 against the spread (ATS). Georgia is 8-1 SU and a sub-par 4-5 ATS. Caesars opened the Bulldogs as 5.5-point home favorites, and the line was up to Georgia -6 as of Wednesday night.

"This game really has Playoff written all over it," Feazel said. "If Texas loses, the CFP doors might shut. If Texas wins, it gets more interesting. So far, it’s two-way action.

"Texas bettors are looking at the moneyline, and Georgia