COLLEGE FOOTBALL TRENDS

Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-journal with college football tech notes and trends. Follow @thegoldsheet on Twitter.

Friday

■ Utah (-8½) at Stanford: The Utes are 6-1 against the spread in their past seven conference road games. The Cardinal are 2-6 ATS in their past eight home games and 5-9 ATS as an underdog since 2019. Edge: Utah.

Saturday

■ Wake Forest at North Carolina (-2½): The Demon Deacons have covered each of the past two seasons against North Carolina and are 4-2 ATS in their past six road games. The Tar Heels are 8-12 ATS since last season. Edge: Wake Forest.

■ Liberty at Mississippi (-9½): The Flames have failed to cover two of their past three games after covering 14 of the previous 17. Liberty is 5-0 as an underdog since last season. Coach Lane Kiffin is 4-0 ATS in nonleague games since taking over the Rebels, and Mississippi is 4-1 ATS at home this season. Edge: Liberty.

■ Missouri at Georgia (-38): The Bulldogs have thumped Missouri the past two seasons and have won seven straight against the Tigers. Missouri has failed to cover its past 11 games on the board. Georgia has a 5-2 spread mark but is 1-2 ATS in conference home games this season. Edge: Georgia.

■ Tulsa at Cincinnati (-22½): The Golden Hurricane have covered the past two meetings and are 11-3 ATS in their past 14 games as regular-season underdogs. The Bearcats are 6-2 ATS in their past eight games as home favorites. Edge: Tulsa.

■ Oklahoma State (-3½) at West Virginia: The Cowboys have won and covered six straight in the series. Oklahoma State also has covered its past six games this season and its past five road games. Edge: Oklahoma State.

■ Baylor (-6½) at Texas Christian: The road team has covered the past five meetings. The Bears have covered six of their past seven games but are 1-2 ATS on the road this season. The Horned Frogs are 3-6 ATS in their past nine conference home games. Edge: Baylor.

■ Wisconsin (-13) at

Rutgers: The Badgers have covered three in a row on the road and are working on a four-game win streak (3-1 ATS). Rutgers has lost four straight and has failed to cover its past three games. Edge: Wisconsin.

■ Michigan State (-3) at Purdue: The Spartans are 6-2

ATS this season, including 3-2 as favorites. The Boilermakers have dropped four of their past six games ATS. Purdue has failed to cover its past three home games and has no covers in its past six conference home games. Edge: Michigan State.

■ Penn State (-10) at Maryland: Penn State had dropped three of four ATS before a cover last week at Ohio State. The Terrapins have failed to cover their past seven conference games. Edge: Penn State.

■ Mississippi State at Arkansas (-5): Coach Mike Leach is 6-6 ATS as an underdog since taking over at Mississippi State. The Razorbacks are 12-6 ATS since last season. Edge: Arkansas.

■ Boise State at Fresno State (-5): The Broncos are 2-0 ATS as underdogs this season and 3-1 as regular-season underdogs since 2019. The Bulldogs are 2-3 ATS in their past five games and have failed to cover their past two home games. Edge: Boise State.

■ Indiana at Michigan (-20): The Hoosiers are 1-7 ATS this season after going 7-0 ATS last season. The Wolverines are 6-2 ATS this season after going

1-7 ATS in their previous eight games. Edge: Michigan.

■ Clemson (-4) at Louisville: The Tigers got their first cover of the season last week after failing to cover eight straight. The Cardinals are 4-2 ATS in their past six games. Edge: Louisville.

■ Louisiana State at Alabama (-28½): The Crimson Tide have covered six of the past eight meetings. The Tigers are

1-3 ATS in their past four games, and Alabama has covered seven straight conference home games. Edge: Alabama.