Last year, Western Kentucky was heavily favored to win the Conference USA championship. Meanwhile, seven teams had better odds than Lane Kiffin’s Florida Atlantic program. It’s not like the Owls weren’t on people’s radars, but nobody expected such a quick turnaround in Boca Raton. FAU went on to go 11-3 and win the conference in impressive fashion.
Now Kiffin’s team is the top dog in Conference USA, and Marshall, North Texas, Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee are the four teams with the next-best Vegas odds. Will any of them be able to come through with a conference title?