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By Max Meyer

There are currently 20 Week 4 college football games up at Caesars Sportsbook that involve top-25 teams. So which favorites and which underdogs have stood out to bettors so far?

In both ranked showdowns, the team getting points has sparked more intrigue so far. The biggest underdog of the week and the biggest top-25 underdog against an unranked opponent this season have too. Among favorites, though, Caesars Sportsbook has our first two top-25 teams that have gotten at least 90% for both total number of tickets and total dollars wagered for Friday trends this season.

In a Week 4 filled with interesting conference battles in raucous home settings, the headlining affair this weekend is a non-conference clash at a neutral site. No. 12 Notre Dame takes on No. 18 Wisconsin at Soldier Field in Chicago, and there’s already been noticeable movement on this spread. The Badgers opened as 3-point favorites, and are now up to -6.5. That 3.5-point swing is tied for the biggest Week 4 spread shift as of now at Caesars Sportsbook, along with New Mexico (+2.5 to -1) at UTEP.

Even with the growing spread, the majority of Caesars Sportsbook bettors have had no problem taking the points with the Irish. Notre Dame has captured 73% of the total number of tickets and 54% of the total dollars wagered among all spread bets against Wisconsin.

The other top-25 vs. top-25 head-to-head tomorrow is No. 7 Texas A&M at No. 16 Arkansas. The Razorbacks are 5.5-point home underdogs, and many Caesars Sportsbook bettors think that’s too high. Arkansas has snagged 64% of the total number of tickets and 62% of the total dollars wagered among all spread bets against Texas A&M.

Yet, the underdog generating the most lopsided action in a top-25 affair in Week 4 is… Akron. Yes, the same Akron that has gone 2-19 since 2019 and is the biggest underdog of the week at +48.5 at No. 10 Ohio State. The Zips are drawing 76% of the total number of tickets and 90% of the total dollars wagered on all spread bets against the Buckeyes.

Akron is one of five teams in a top-25 game this weekend that has nabbed at least 90% of the total dollars wagered, joining No. 23 Auburn (-27 vs. Georgia State) at 98%, No. 3 Oregon (-28.5 vs. Arizona) at 98%, No. 21 North Carolina (-12.5 at Georgia Tech) at 92% and No. 20 Michigan State (-5 vs. Nebraska) at 91%.

The Tigers and Ducks have also drawn 96% and 91% of the total number of tickets on their respective spreads, making them the first two top-25 teams at Caesars Sportsbook to receive 90% in each category for Friday trends.

Meanwhile, Michigan State has reeled in a $66,000 wager at -4.5 (-110) against Nebraska for a total potential payout of $126,000. That is tied for the biggest Week 4 college football bet taken thus far at Caesars Sportsbook, as well as $66,000 on Boston College +2 (-110) vs. Missouri, Central Michigan -10 (-110) vs. Florida International and Indiana at Western Kentucky under 63 (-110).

Additionally, Nebraska at Michigan State is the most popular Week 4 spread at Caesars Sportsbook by both total number of tickets and total dollars wagered.

One other fascinating spread this weekend is No. 25 Kansas State as a 6-point road underdog to unranked Oklahoma State. This originally was Oklahoma State -8 before dropping by two points. The only top-25 team that closed as an underdog to an unranked foe at Caesars Sportsbook this season was then-No. 15 Virginia Tech ending up at +2 at West Virginia in Week 3. West Virginia covered after upending Virginia Tech 27-21 at home.

That hasn’t scared off Caesars Sportsbook bettors from taking the ranked underdog here. Kansas State has collected 70% of the total number of tickets and 84% of the total dollars wagered among all spread bets against Oklahoma State.

A Nevada bettor likes the Wildcats to secure a victory too, staking $20,000 on Kansas State +200 for a total potential payout of $60,000. The only bigger moneyline wager on a Week 4 underdog is $40,000 on Boston College +115 vs. Missouri for a total potential payout of $86,000.

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s latest odds and trends for all available top-25 games for Week 4 of the college football season below.