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By Max Meyer 

It’s the second-to-last slate of the college football regular season, but that doesn’t mean the odds shifts have been slowing down at Caesars Sportsbook. 

Six spreads have moved by multiple points, including two by a full field goal. Meanwhile, four totals have changed by at least 3 points from their opening number.

Just one Week 12 game has seen the favorite flip at Caesars Sportsbook, and it comes in a midweek MAC meeting. Ball State opened as a slight 2-point home favorite, however Central Michigan is now laying a point on the road.

A crucial ACC matchup that could determine a big in the conference’s championship game has also swung by three. Pittsburgh was originally heavy chalk at -11.5 over Virginia. Now the Panthers are laying over two touchdowns at home, as they reside at -14.5.

“I think this movement is a little of both of buying Pitt and fading Virginia,” said Adam Pullen, Assistant Director of Trading at Caesars Sportsbook. “This is a big game in the ACC Coastal, both teams are playing for something since they’re in first and second. Virginia has quarterback issues, they got handled pretty easily by Notre Dame. Pitt doesn’t have the defense that Notre Dame has, but Pitt is still a far superior team to Virginia.”

An SEC showdown has seen its spread and total shift by multiple points with one team losing its starting quarterback to injury. Auburn’s Bo Nix underwent season-ending ankle injury, and now the Tigers will have a new face under center when they travel to South Carolina. 

Auburn has gone from a 10-point road favorite to -7.5, while the total has dropped from 48 tom 44.5. It’s one of two games where the spread and total have both moved by at least 2.5 points, with Central Michigan at Ball State being the other.

“I don’t think Nix matters that much to the spread, 2.5 points seems like a fair adjustment to me,” Pullen said. “Their backup is TJ Finley, he comes from LSU and he’s got the pedigree I guess. He doesn’t have quite the experience that Nix has, but it’s a low total and Auburn isn’t the most prolific offensively. I think he’ll be able to step in against South Carolina and get comfortable rather than playing someone like Alabama, who they face the following week.”

Two more Power Five affairs have been altered by multiple points. The line has been quite wild in California at Stanford. Cal opened as a 3.5-point road favorite, and then shot up to -5.5 earlier today. Later in the day, it fell all the way to a pick’em before creeping back up slightly to Cal -1. 

Oklahoma and Iowa State are both coming off tough losses, with the Sooners dropping their first content of the season last week against Baylor. Oklahoma was originally favored by 6 points at home, however that line has been cut to -4.

“Oklahoma hasn’t looked as good as they should be, and people have caught up to that,” Pullen said. “They could also come out deflated with their Playoff hopes likely coming to an end with their loss to Baylor. Iowa State has been a disappointment, but people still have respect for them in their ratings. I can’t remember the last time Oklahoma was favored by this little at home, I think it’s a little low.”

For total shifts, the only bigger one than the 3.5-point moves in Auburn at South Carolina and Central Michigan at Ball State is Northern Illinois at Buffalo. This total has plunged by 5.5 points, decreasing from 65.5 to 60. Another MAC clash is the fourth Week 12 total to change by 3 points, as Toledo at Ohio has ascended to 57.5 from 54.5.

“Any time you have a conference like the MAC or the Sun Belt, the money is going to influence these drastic moves more compared to the major conferences,” Pullen said. “MAC games are typically the earliest in the week at this time of the year, so they’re going to have quicker adjustments too.” 

Check out the biggest spread and total shifts as of now at Caesars Sportsbook for Week 12 of the college football season below.