College Football Parlays for Week 2: BYU/Army & More
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College Football Parlays for Week 2: BYU/Army & More

Kody Malstrom highlights three parlays for Week 2 of the college football season; check them out to get in on the action before kickoff!

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From a Big 12 game with serious conference title implications to a top-5 matchup between Ohio State and Texas, week two provides us plenty of action to help keep us glued to our couches. To heighten the excitement, I have paired together a few markets to help guide your bets, including a juicy two-team underdog moneyline parlay to cap off the slate.

College Football Parlays for Week 2

If you are new to parlays, every leg of your ticket must cash or else your bet as a whole will be graded as a loss.

BYU ML/Army ML (+116, theScore Bet)

After making the Big 12 conference championship last year, BYU brings back a majority of their core who led them to the title game, residing in the top 20 in Returning Production on both sides of the ball. Their continuity on offense immediately stood out in their season opener against Utah Tech, entering week two ranked third overall in Success Rate.

In a highly anticipated conference matchup against Arizona, the Cougars will be able to create explosive plays at a higher rate by taking advantage of a defense that ranks near dead last in Def Explosiveness. By stretching out the Wildcats' defense, BYU will be able to exploit their gaps in coverage, increasing their chances of getting into scoring position.

While BYU’s continuity has helped them sustain their high level of play, South Florida’s rebuild has brought them back down to reality, crashing to 98th in Def Finishing Drives and 137th in Explosiveness. Their inability to keep their opponents in front of the sticks will allow Army to methodically move the ball down the field, dominating the time of possession in the process.

Ohio State Alt +3.5/Tennessee Alt -9.5 (+164, DraftKings)

In a jam-packed slate, all eyes are on Ohio State and Texas, pitting two viable contenders for the national championship against each other. While the Buckeyes enter the contest relatively unscathed, question marks linger over the Longhorns with their star LT Trevor Goosby currently dealing with a bone bruise in his left knee.

While Goosby is expected to take the field, anything less than 100% against Ohio State’s vaunted front seven will force Arch Manning to combat a high amount of Havoc, plummeting the quality of his throws. That's a haunting reality when factoring in Manning’s lack of consistency, completing just 62.9% of his passes throughout his career.

Speaking of pressure, Tennessee will be able to live in Georgia Tech’s backfield by attacking a front five who struggle to hold their ground, per their bottom-thirty mark in Success Rate. By generating pressure with just their defensive line, the Volunteers will be able to anchor their LBs across the middle, smothering Alberto Mendoza’s passing lanes.

Duke ML/Memphis ML (+969, bet365)

Even though Illinois managed to pull away, their underwhelming performance against UAB raised serious red flags, primarily over their defense that currently ranks 98th in Def Success Rate and 117th in Rush EPA. With Nate Sheppard averaging nearly seven yards per carry, the Fighting Illini will be forced to stack the box at a heavy rate, leaving them vulnerable to getting picked apart on the outside.

A potential elimination game for the G6 playoff spot, Memphis faces off against Boise State with the winner securing a massive edge over the rest of the field. While the Broncos' quality of opponent has been far greater than the Tigers' previous foes, it’s tough to envision how their defense will get them off the field, fielding a group that ranks outside the top 100 in Def EPA and Explosiveness.

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