Red-Hot Dogs Get Jump on Week 11: 

For the past three weeks, NFL underdogs have been microwave hot, racking up a 27-13-1 mark against the spread (ATS) as they bagged the cash at a healthy 67.5 percent clip.

So perhaps it shouldn't have been surprising that the pups kept right on rolling as Week 11 opened Thursday night in Charlotte, N.C. The Dolphins went off as 3.5-point pups, led 14-3 at halftime, then fended off a late Carolina rally to post a 24-17 victory.

With Miami's effort, underdogs now hold a 75-69-1 advantage at the betting window for the season. Furthermore, the Dolphins improved the fortunes of visiting teams, who have gone 78-66-1 ATS through 145 regular-season contests thus far.

And of course, the one trend that holds up every week held up again Thursday, with the SU winner also beating the oddsmakers. In regular-season play in 2009, SU winners are 118-26-1 ATS, covering at an 81.9 percent rate. Add in the preseason, and it gets even better for outright victors, with an ATS record of 174-31-5 (84.9 percent).

 Adding Up College Football: 

There was just one game on the college football docket last night, and the underdog covered in that one, as well. A struggling Colorado squad went off as an 18-point pup at No. 12 Oklahoma State, but the Buffaloes got a break, as Cowboys QB Zac Robinson sat out with an injury.

That allowed the Buffs to actually stay competitive, and in fact, they led at halftime and through much of the second half before ultimately fading late and losing 31-28. But they did get the cash, which gave visitors a 29-17-1 ATS record (63 percent) through the 47 weekday contests this season.

Colorado's effort also helped the weekday pups get back on track, as it stemmed an 8-1 SU and 6-3 ATS run by the chalks. The weekday dogs now hold a slim 24-22-1 ATS advantage over the favorites.

And though Oklahoma State failed to cover, weekday SU winners are still a sterling 36-10-1 against the oddsmakers this season (78.3 percent).

 College Football Two-Minute Drill: 

We've got three games this evening, so of course, the Mid-American Conference --- the official conference of weekday college football --- is involved, with two contests. But we've also got No. 6 and unbeaten Boise State trying to prop up its BCS bowl hopes, traveling to Utah State. So let's check out some numbers:

Boise State has won eight in a row in its WAC rivalry with Utah State, going 6-0-2 ATS in that stretch, and the Broncos are on a bundle of additional ATS tears, including 15-4-1 overall, 8-3 on the highway and 30-10-2 in November.

Likewise, the Aggies are also hot at the betting window, as they have cashed in eight straight home games and are on an 8-2-1 ATS run in the WAC and an 8-0-1 ATS surge as an underdog.

Bowling Green, hosting Akron, is 8-1 ATS in its last nine November starts and 4-1 ATS in its last five Friday outings, but the Falcons are on home ATS purges of 4-17 overall and 2-14 laying points.

Akron is in ATS ruts of 2-6 overall, 2-7 in the MAC and 2-5 on the highway.

Eastern Michigan (0-10) is on spread-covering slides of 2-6 overall, 1-5 in the MAC and 3-9 against losing teams, heading into Toledo (4-6) tonight.

The Rockets are on a 1-4 ATS skid overall, all within the MAC, but they carry positive ATS streaks of 6-2 following a pointspread setback and 5-2 after a SU loss.

• Al DeMarco, General Manager of VegasAdvisors.com and the featured handicapping analyst on Comcast Sports TV in New York and Chicago, is a 25-year veteran of the handicapping industry. Get his daily advice and betting strategies at  VegasAdvisors.com

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