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Find best bets and props for the biggest games in sports on Friday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts With the Fightin' Cody Campbells of Texas Tech not dominating opponents as last year's team did, the Big 12 title race has become much more interesting. And one of the major contenders to knock Tech off the pedestal is BYU. The Cougars, who lost to Tech in the conference championship game last season, are 4-0 (2-0 Big 12) and ranked No. 8 in the country. But they have not played a ranked team yet, and their opponents have combined to go 8-13 this season. BYU can take another step toward a repeat appearance in the conference title game on Thursday night when the Cougars host Iowa State (3-2, 1-1).

Use the FanDuel promo code to get up to $250 in bonus bets on Friday: The game will test BYU's maturity. Running back LJ Martin, who led the Big 12 in rushing last season, is out four to six weeks with a lower-body injury. Also—and no one in Provo needs to be reminded of this—the Cougars may be tempted to look ahead to next week when they host No. 3 Notre Dame in one of the biggest games in recent program history. Meanwhile, the Cyclones are coming off