BCS Standings: Week 9 Betting Odds Suggest Another Potential Upset

The BCS standings are entering their second week and plenty of drama has already played out inside Las Vegas sports books with the Oklahoma Sooners and Wisconsin Badgers falling in dramatic fashion in prime-time games last Saturday.

Bettors have enjoyed tremendous success in backing top-tier teams this season, especially the Stanford Cardinal, putting their perfect against-the-spread record on the line when traveling to Southern California in Week 9.

Let's take a look at three games that are drawing heavy action at the betting windows and have displayed line movement that suggests a potential upset.

Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys

The No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys in this week's BCS standings were sent out as 15-point home favorites against the Baylor Bears Sunday.

A very interesting move occurred in the first five minutes of betting, driving the line up to 16, but it has since crashed to 13.5 at some of the sharper spots in the market.

Cowboys star wide receiver Justin Blackmon is currently listed as day-to-day due to getting "dinged" in the head in last week's 45-24 win over the Missouri Tigers as 6.5-point road favorites.

Head coach Mike Gundy seems optimistic that his star will return to action this week in Stillwater.

Baylor has dropped five consecutive games in the series, getting outscored by a 234-79 margin, including a 55-28 defeat in last year's meeting on this field as 10-point road underdogs.

Bears quarterback Robert Griffin III played the entire game of that contest, connecting on 30-of-48 passes for 267 yards and an interception.

Anything is possible when the visitor's two losses came on the road against Kansas State (36-35) and Texas A&M (55-28).

Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans

Perhaps the early line movement in this prime-time Pac-12 Conference showdown is an overreaction to USC's 31-17 win over Notre Dame last week as 9.5-point road underdogs.

It certainly fits in the category of a potential trap, sending out Stanford at the same number, only to have it bet down by two full points in the first day of wagering.

On the flip side of that argument is the Cardinal's perfect 7-0 ATS record, covering the number by an average of 14.6 points a contest.

Last year's meeting was a classic, with Stanford coming away with a 37-35 win as 10-point home favorites, ending on a 30-yard field goal with time expired.

With 86 percent of straight-bet wagers coming on the visitor, I don't see this line moving any lower, as it would land squarely on the key number of seven.

Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

This ACC clash is receiving the fifth-most wagers in Las Vegas and sharp money has landed on the home underdogs, driving the line down a half-point to four at most sports books.

Georgia Tech has lost two consecutive games, causing the casual bettor to lose any ambition of placing a wager on such a team in a high-profile contest.

Clemson occupies the No. 5 spot in this week's BCS standings, but could climb over Boise State with another quality road win.

With the Tigers sent out at such a low number, 86 percent of straight-bet wagers have come in on their side.

Something I anticipated last night when making my Week 9 selections.

Attractive betting odds and reverse line movement has Clemson targeted as this week's upset victim.