Five Saturday Lines, Three Parlays, Zero Guarantees

Saturday is a long day. Your remote does not need a break. Your bank account might.

Lines below are from public odds boards Friday morning — Covers (updated about 8:49 a.m. ET) and CBS Sports. They move. Shop around. This is entertainment, not a tip sheet and not advice.

Five to look at

• UCF at Houston, noon ET — Knights +11.5, total around 50.5–51.5. Big number on the road. If you like underdogs who make you nervous for three hours, this is your aisle.
• Florida at Missouri, 3:30 p.m. — Gators roughly −4.5 to −5.5, Tigers +5.5, total 56.5–57.5. Road favorite in October. I am taking Missouri +5.5 and accepting that I will mutter at the TV either way.
• Virginia at Florida State, 3:30 p.m. — Cavaliers −2.5, Seminoles +2.5, total 51.5. A field-goal line in Tallahassee. FSU +2.5 is the home-dog play if you still believe in Doak after dark.
• Miami at Clemson, 7:30 p.m. — Hurricanes −15.5 to −16.5, total around 47. Laying more than two touchdowns on the road is how optimism meets a box score. Interesting game. Aggressive number.
• Temple at USF, 7:30 p.m. — Bulls −6.5, total around 48. Home favorite in Tampa. The cleanest "Florida team I can explain to a neighbor" side on the board.

Three parlays

Safe-ish two-leg: USF −6.5 + Michigan −5.5 at Minnesota (noon, total 43.5). Two favorites who are supposed to be favorites.

Medium three-leg: Missouri +5.5 + FSU +2.5 + UCF +11.5. Three dogs with Florida accents. Your Sunday brunch will have opinions.

Fun long shot: Miami −16.5 + Alabama −5.5 at Mississippi State (noon, total 60.5) + Notre Dame −21.5 at North Carolina (noon). If it cashes, buy something nice. If it does not, you already knew.

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— Kevin