College Football Week 11 Best Bets: UCLA’s 9-0 ATS Streak, Friday Picks

🏈 Can the Bruins Make It 10?

Three college football games kick off the weekend Friday, including a test for unbeaten-against-the-spread UCLA.

No. 4 UCLA is 9-0 ATS (and SU) heading into its home game against Illinois (9 p.m. ET, FOX). Circa has the Bruins favored by 10, but Steve Makinen’s Effective Play-by-Play Ratings make UCLA a 15.1-point favorite — a 5.1-point difference.

But Adam Burke raises questions about whether UCLA can sustain its turnover success.

Friday’s lineup (Circa lines): Florida State at Pittsburgh (-3.5), 7 p.m. ET, ESPN; Illinois at No. 4 UCLA (-10), 9 p.m. ET, FOX; No. 14 Houston (-9) at Colorado, 10:15 p.m. ET, ESPN.

Steve has a Week 11 Best Bet involving UCLA. Adam looks at all three matchups, including Houston’s run of close games and the changing Pitt offense. We’ll let them make their cases.

» Adam Burke’s Friday CFB picks and previews

» Steve Makinen’s Week 11 Best Bets

» Steve’s Effective Play-by-Play Ratings

Build Your Saturday College Football Card

Saturday’s Week 11 slate is loaded. Adam Burke and Zach Cohen already have their picks posted, with more VSiN Best Bets columns coming in.

» Week 11 College Football Betting Hub

» Watch VSiN experts’ Week 11 Best Bets roundup

What’s your best college football bet this weekend? Share your top pick — and the reasoning behind it — in the VSiN Community. We’ll feature the best-reasoned posts in Saturday’s VSiN Daily.

» Post your best CFB bet in the Community

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🏈 Commanders Win a Game With a Wild Betting Market

Washington defeated the Giants 24-21 Thursday night, winning outright as a 1.5-point underdog. The betting market was nearly as interesting as the game.

At Circa in the hours before kickoff, the line moved from Giants -1.5 to pick’em before returning to Giants -1.5. The Total went Over the closing 40.5.

Could Kirk Cousins Lead the NFL in Passing Yards?

VSiN producer Justin Emery sees a path for Kirk Cousins, who trails Jordan Love by 278 passing yards. Justin spotted +700 at Caesars when he posted his analysis.

The wrinkle: Because of the timing of his trade and the teams’ bye weeks, Cousins could play 18 regular-season games.

» Read Justin’s full Cousins futures case

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Circa Friday Football Invitational: A Half-Point Race

Alex White leads Chris Macero by just half a point heading into Friday’s Circa Friday Football Invitational. At the other end, Tony Gordon and Chuck Edel are in the elimination zone and need a rally.

With 23 handicappers making 161 picks, there’s plenty at stake from top to bottom.

Matt Youmans’ guests: Contestants Jason Jarvis, Paul Stone, Tony George, Scott Pritchard and Carl Sack.

Watch or listen Friday, 7–10 p.m. ET on VSiN.

» See the complete Invitational standings

Survivor Sweat: The latest Week 10 package deals are all sold, but there are 97 entries still available for sale.

🏀 College Basketball: The Angle Reloads

The Angle went 0-1 Thursday, but Luke DiVasta already has two qualifying plays posted for Friday. His approach looks for underdogs supported by multiple independent projection systems.

» See Luke’s two Friday plays in the VSiN Community

Also on the daily menu: Adam Burke’s college basketball Best Bets and Steve Makinen’s starred edges.

» Adam Burke’s daily college basketball coverage

» Steve Makinen’s daily starred edges

🏒 NHL: Jonathan Davis Finds a +127 Parlay in Vegas

Only two NHL games Friday, but Jonathan Davis has an angle on Golden Knights star Mitch Marner against Nashville.

Marner has an assist in back-to-back games and 13 of his last 14. He’s recorded at least two shots on goal in four straight games and six of his last eight — plus seven of his last 10 against Nashville.

Jonathan’s play: Parlay a Marner assist with 2+ shots on goal at +127 (price at the time of his recommendation).

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