Top College Football Parlay Picks for Week 14 (2021)
Last week, we went 2-for-3 on our Week 13 college football parlay. On Thanksgiving, Ole Miss and Mississippi State just didn’t have enough offense to get over that 61.5, or we would’ve cashed. That’s why parlays are like lottery tickets. They’re not easy but extremely fun to root on and win every once in a while.
Here are my selections for Week 14 in college football. We’ll be betting on conference championships, which is always fun.
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Leg #1 Cincinnati vs. Houston: Houston +10.5 (-110)
The Cincinnati Bearcats are looking to finish the AAC with an undefeated season and a chance at making the College Football Playoff. There are plenty of critics out there explaining why Cincinnati doesn’t deserve a chance in the College Football Playoff, and there are also many out there begging the committee to put them in if they’re able to defeat Houston on Saturday.
Cincinnati might win this game, but it’s going to be much closer than some might anticipate. Houston has the better quarterback in Clayton Tune, who has thrown for 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions on the year. The Cougars also have a much better offensive line, especially in the passing game.
Both teams average nearly 39 points per game, while Houston gives up 19.8 points per game to Cincinnati’s 15.8 points per game. Houston and Cincinnati average above 420 yards on offense, while Houston allows under 290 yards on the defensive end compared to Cinncati giving up over 300 yards on the defensive end.
This is going to be such a close matchup. Take the points at +10.5.
Leg #2. Michigan vs. Iowa: Michigan Moneyline (-500)
We’ll add a heavy moneyline into this parlay. I don’t see Iowa defeating Michigan in the Big Ten Championship this week. Michigan has the much better defense, despite allowing about five more yards per game this season. Meanwhile, Michigan averages over 450 yards of offense, and Iowa can’t even reach 300 yards per game on the offensive end.
Both defenses are giving up just over 17 points per game, but the Wolverines are averaging 37.3 points per game while Iowa only averages 25.7 points per game. I’ve never been a fan of Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras, and I won’t be now. He’s thrown nine touchdowns and six interceptions on the entire year. The passing game is averaging just 177.9 yards per game.
That’s no threat to Michigan.
Leg #3. Pittsburgh/Wake Forest Under 72.5 (-110)
Let’s finish off this parlay with an under in the Pittsburgh vs. Wake Forest game. Both of these offenses are tremendous, and there’s no doubt about it. However, these two defenses have been solid as well throughout the year.
Pittsburgh has allowed just 23.3 points per game, while Wake Forest has given up 29.1 points per game. In a conference championship game, defenses step up. You’ve heard it before. Defense wins championships. And while these defenses won’t get tons of stops, they should be able to get enough to keep this game from going under. We’d need a 38-35 game for this bet to go over the total, and that just seems so unlikely with both of these defenses having success on the defensive end this season.
The coverage for Wake Forest has allowed just 217.6 yards per game this year in the passing game, and the rushing defense from Pittsburgh has allowed just 92 yards per game this season. There are ways for these defenses to get stops.
Three-Leg Parlay: +337 (FanDuel)
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