College Football Handicapping Articles

2013 Indiana Football Predictions and Hoosiers Futures Odds
by Raphael Esparza, the Vegas Sports Informer - 8/20/2013

Last year the Hoosiers went 4-8, and normally a that kind of record coming from a school that focuses primarily on basketball is an accomplishment. However, things should change this season as I see Indiana learning from their losses and close games from last season. This team will be competitive in the Big Ten, and unfortunately the oddsmakers know this so value this year on Indiana could be different from years past.

2013 Big Ten Football Predictions and Futures Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2013

I think that most Big Ten football fans would agree with my assessment that the SEC is overrated and a little too full of itself. I don’t think that most of those same college football fans would agree with me that the second-most overrated football conference is their beloved Big Ten. But the fact is that while this league is seeped in tradition it is also seeped in mediocrity at the moment.

2013 Pac-12 Football Predictions and Futures Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2013

A recent infusion of coaching talent, including the guys tasked with replacing hero coaches Jim Harbaugh, Pete Carroll and Chip Kelly, has helped send the Pac-12 on an upward trajectory. Guys like Rich Rodriguez, Mike Leach, Jim Mora, Sonny Dykes and Todd Graham have their respective programs in the infant stages. But each of those leaders know what they are doing, and it won’t be long before the Pac-12 is a high-flying, high-scoring league threatening the Big 12 and SEC for supremacy.

2013 Big 12 Predictions and College Football Futures Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 8/16/2013

The Big 12 is still leading the sport in offensive innovation. Their 66.6 total points per game dwarfed the game totals of leagues like the Big East (46.1) and the almighty SEC (51.0). And all that scoring has made the Big 12 one of the most difficult leagues in the country for bettors to predict.

2013 ACC Football Predictions and Futures Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 8/16/2013

The Atlantic Coast Conference used to be a pretty respectable league. Now they are nothing more than the SEC’s half-witted cousin. There is a load of top-flight individual talent in this conference, as indicated by their NFL Draft picks and preseason awards finalists, but on the whole the ACC is one of the least predictable and least stable leagues in the country.

College Football Handicapping: Teams Poised for Breakout
by Trevor Whenham - 8/15/2013

There are teams in college football that are just plain bad. They have been that way for a long time, and public bettors just expect them to lose against good teams without even considering what they have to offer. If those perennial losers can start to show notable and lasting improvement, though, then they can provide some solid value for astute bettors before the public is willing or able to adjust their expectations for the team.

College Football Handicapping: the SEC is Overrated
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2013

Failing educational systems. Rotting infrastructure. High rates of obesity and infant mortality. Yes, the South has a lot to be proud of. But as we head toward the fall the conversations between the Secesh focuses on their one true love: Southeastern Conference football.

2013 American Athletic Predictions and College Football Futures Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2013

The Big East is no more. The generically-sounding American Athletic Conference has picked up the pieces of the shattered B-East, added in rejects from Conference USA, and thrown them together to create this Franken-fiasco of a college football conference. The league will not have a title game but was able to inherit the Big East’s automatic BCS bowl berth. Despite that, I expect this conference to be completely ignored on the national level for most of the season.

College Football Handicapping: Teams That Could Fall Short of Expectations
by Trevor Whenham - 8/14/2013

One of the many things that makes college football so interesting is the legacy of programs and how that can last well after the stars are gone — or disappear in a heartbeat if mismanaged. Alabama is historically great right now, so it would be easy to forget that it wasn’t that long ago that this program was the disaster that hired Mike Price and then panicked and picked Mike Shula after Price fell from grace with a thud.

Could We See Another Unknown Win the Heisman Trophy?
by Trevor Whenham - 8/13/2013

For all the time that Johnny Manziel has spent in the news lately — and all the uncertainty about his future — it is important to remember one almost unbelievable fact about him. At this time last year only the most hardcore of fans had any idea who he was. He was a three-star recruit out of high school who was coming off a redshirt year and was fighting to replace Ryan Tannehill.

College Football Handicapping: 2013 Rule Changes
by Trevor Whenham - 8/13/2013

Every year in college football we see some rules tweaked and changed. It’s not often that we see a monumental change, but even a seemingly innocent change can have a big impact for bettors and can create an opportunity for value for those who understand what has changed and what it means.

College Football Handicapping: Crucial Early Games
by Trevor Whenham - 7/31/2013

Teams that head into a college football season highly-ranked are subject to almost endless hype and impossible expectations. For bettors, the key is to be able to quickly cut through the hype and get an early sense of what the team is really going to be capable of. Only by doing that can you have any chance of finding real value on heavily-bet teams.

NCAA Football Handicapping: Who Will Be The ATS Kings?
by George Monroy - 7/26/2013

The college football season will be here in a few short weeks. And even though we expect Alabama, Georgia, and a few other teams to be in contention for a BCS title, the question on every gambler’s mind should be which teams will rule the ATS rankings? Watching the Crimson Tide steamroll through their schedule with a 12-1 record on the way to another National Championship may be entertaining, but it’s also meaningless if bettors can’t win some money along the way.

NCAA Football Handicapping: Betting the New ACC Teams
by Trevor Whenham - 7/26/2013

The ACC is about to undergo a significant change as we head into this college football season as Syracuse and Pittsburgh join the league as full members. It’s just the beginning of the changes as next year Louisville joins and Maryland leaves. Also, Notre Dame starts to play more of an ACC schedule without fully joining the league.

College Football Handicapping: Deceptive Nonconference Schedules
by Trevor Whenham - 7/25/2013

The nonconference schedule in college football can be very deceptive for bettors who are aren’t paying enough attention. After the long absence of football we get so excited for the new season. If a team starts out with strong wins and impressive stats we can get excited — even if those wins don’t ultimately mean much because of the weak competition.

2013-14 Ohio State Buckeyes Predictions and College Football Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 7/23/2013

The Buckeyes are coming off an impressive unbeaten season. Thanks to a few too many free tattoos, though, that didn’t mean a thing. Now they have a chance to play games that actually matter, and the pressure is on to see if they can repeat their feats of last year.

2013-14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Predictions and College Football Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 7/23/2013

It was a dream season. Brian Kelly had finally gotten Notre Dame back on track. They were undefeated against a strong schedule. They were looking forward to a truly epic National Championship matchup with Alabama. What could go wrong?

2013-14 USC Trojans Predictions and College Football Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 7/23/2013

Lane Kiffin is a bad coach. That was a pretty easy conclusion to come to at Oakland. Or Tennessee. And it is especially easy after last year’s 7-6 debacle at USC, which included a 1-5 finish. Now Kiffin has what could be his last chance to prove that the conclusion is wrong.

2013-14 Penn State Nittany Lions Predictions and College Football Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 7/23/2013

It’s a strange, strange world for Penn State. Thanks to sanctions that seem like they will never end, nothing that this team does will matter this year or for years to come. That means that motivation has to come from different places than for other teams. Pride. Playing for personal futures. Looking to mess up other teams.

College Football Betting System for Handicapping Picks: The Ferringo KING System
by Doc's Sports - 7/23/2013

Robert Ferringo is one of the top professional handicappers in the nation. His insightful research and analysis has helped him become one of the most sought-after football writers in the country, and his unique and innovative approach to sports investing – The Ferringo Method – has taken the industry by storm while helping his clients reach eye-popping profit levels.