USC is 3-24 SU in its last 27 games as an underdog. USC hasn’t been this big an underdog since 2011 when the Trojans were 15-point 'dogs at No. In the last eight games dating back to last year in which Iowa has had a game with a total under 38, seven have gone under with five games seeing 23 or fewer points scored. They lost 21-17 to Michigan in 2021 and lost the other by one point when they fell 27-26 to Ohio State in 2018. In the two home games in that stretch where Penn State was less than a TD underdog, the Nittany Lions lost by four.

Since upsetting Ohio State in State College in 2016, Penn State has lost 11 straight regular-season games vs. Old-guard Big 12 teams are 17-3 against the newcomers this season. Oklahoma State is currently a 2.5-point favorite at UCF. Mike Gundy’s Cowboys won 24 of those and have gone 21–7-3 against the spread (ATS). Since 2015, Oklahoma State has had 31 games where the spread landed between -4 and +4. Each of the previous 12 teams were either off or an underdog. However, NC State will be the first to play the role of road favorite after pulling those consecutive upsets. Since 1978, 13 teams have won home games in consecutive weeks as underdogs of at least 6.5 points, with NC State being the 13th. In seven games as a double-digit 'dog under Brent Key, the Yellow Jackets have won four outright. Georgia Tech has covered eight of nine and 11 of 13 as a 'dog. Louisville failed in this spot earlier this season. Sixteen of the 50 lost outright, and 12 of the last 14 have failed to cover dating back to 2011. Only 12 of the 50 covered the spread, and nine of those 12 were double-digit favorites.

Since 1978, 50 teams have gone off favored the week after upsetting Notre Dame. In the last 20 years, there have been 18 such meetings 16 were won by the home team and 15 by the favorite. 20, 1993, that there have been two regular-season games pitting a team 9-0 or better vs. Here are the biggest nuggets that stuck out to me while doing my research: These little 'bytes,' as I call them, are just nuggets that give you some entertaining talking points to pull from as you watch the football festivities with friends and family or banter with your co-workers at the water cooler. Now it's time to have some fun with my 'Bear Bytes.'

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