Late Night College Football Best Bets: 5 Picks + Parlay for Sept. 12

Saturday, September 12, 2026. If you are still betting after the prime-time window, the late board has enough quality to deserve its own card. We are focusing on games kicking at 9 p.m. ET or later and mixing sides, totals and player props instead of forcing one market type.

The CTS late-night card

• Boise State -8.5 (-115) vs. Memphis
• North Dakota State-Air Force Under 47.5 (-110)
• Arkansas-Utah Over 55 (-113)
• Devon Dampier 200+ passing yards (-145)
• Trent Mosley 100+ receiving yards (+182)

Boise State -8.5 (-115) vs. Memphis

Boise’s 34-27 loss at Oregon is more useful to us than a cupcake blowout would have been. The Broncos were competitive into the fourth quarter against a ranked opponent and now return to the blue turf, where Spencer Danielson’s teams have been extremely difficult to beat.

Memphis can run the football and is good enough to make this uncomfortable, but we trust Boise’s home-field edge and the quality of opponent it just faced. We are willing to lay the number below double digits.

North Dakota State-Air Force Under 47.5 (-110)

This is the pace bet on the card. Air Force is comfortable shortening the game, and North Dakota State has no reason to turn a road matchup against a service-academy offense into a track meet.

The biggest risk is short fields from turnovers, because raw possession count should be our friend. We prefer the under at 47.5 or better.

Arkansas-Utah Over 55 (-113)

Utah’s offense should create points with Devon Dampier’s dual-threat ability, and Arkansas has enough athleticism to contribute rather than simply absorb pressure for four quarters.

We like this more as a total than laying a large spread. If Arkansas competes, the game stays aggressive. If Utah separates, the Utes can do enough of the scoring themselves to keep the over alive.

Devon Dampier 200+ passing yards (-145)

Dampier’s rushing ability is the headline, but that can make the passing ladder easier to overlook. Arkansas has to respect him as a runner, which creates cleaner throws off movement and play action.

At 200+, we do not need Utah to abandon the run. We just need normal starter volume in a game we expect to produce points.

Trent Mosley 100+ receiving yards (+182)

The price is the reason this belongs on the late card. USC may not need to throw in the fourth quarter, so we want the plus-money ladder rather than a heavily juiced lower threshold.

Mosley has the explosive role to get there before the game script shuts down. One or two vertical wins can do most of the work.

Late-night parlay

• Boise State -8.5
• Utah -12
• Louisiana +31.5 at USC
• New Mexico State +7.5 at Hawai’i

At standard prices, this four-legger is roughly in the +1000 range. It is deliberately a mix of favorites and big underdogs rather than four versions of the same game script.

Late-night lines can move significantly during the afternoon. Recheck every price before placing the bet.