College Football week 4 betting preview

College football bettors don’t have to wait until Saturday in Week 4 to wager on games involving ranked teams as there’s a solid three-game Friday schedule featuring a pair of Top 25 programs.

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A very underrated matchup is Florida Atlantic at No. 16 Central Florida, with the Knights as 14-point favorites. They were champions of the American Athletic Conference last year and ran the table. UCF brings a nation-best 15-game winning streak into this one and will be well-rested after their Week 3 game at North Carolina was canceled due to the hurricane. FAU was an 11-win team last year and won Conference USA. This could have ramifications for the Group of 5’s spot in a New Year’s Six bowl. FAU is 1-4 ATS in its past five non-conference games.

Also Friday, it could be a bit of a trap game for No. 10 Penn State as it heads to Illinois in Big Ten action. The Nittany Lions are -28.5, but might they be looking ahead to next week’s mammoth showdown with No. 4 Ohio State? The underdog has covered five of the past six in this series.