Overview

• No. 17 Texas Tech visits No. 16 Utah in the Big 12 opener, pitting the nation’s top-scoring offense against a Utes team pairing a revitalized attack under QB Devon Dampier with a top‑10 scoring defense.
• Caesars opened Utah -4 and moved to -3 as of midweek, with heavy Texas Tech action and Over bets reported by the book’s head of football trading.
• No. 22 Auburn travels to No. 11 Oklahoma in an SEC headliner after the Sooners moved from -4.5 to -6.5, with added intrigue from Jackson Arnold’s return to Norman and John Mateer’s Heisman-favorite status.
• No. 9 Illinois at No. 19 Indiana features the Hoosiers as rising favorites, moving from -3.5 to as high as -6, with sharp bettors questioning Illinois’ ranking, according to Caesars.
• With the 12-team CFP adding value to early conference wins, Utah’s game carries extra weight because Texas Tech is the only remaining ranked opponent on the Utes’ schedule.