College Football Handicapping Articles

Doc's Sports Weekly Big Ten Football Betting Report
by T.O. Whenham - 9/20/2011

Michigan’s new coach faces the worst nightmare for coaches this week - facing the team he just left -- when San Diego State travels to Michigan on Saturday. The Aztecs are a very solid team featuring a strong QB in Ryan Lindley and the No. 2 rusher in the country.

College Football Picks: Central Florida at BYU Odds and Betting Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 9/20/2011

This is not how the dream was supposed to play out for either team. The BYU Cougars boldly went independent this season. They have a talented, well-coached team and they thought they could, if everything went perfectly, knock on the BCS door in their newly free state. They set up a schedule that would have people taking notice if they won. Unfortunately, they haven’t.

College Football Odds: Biggest Line Moves from Preseason Spreads
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 9/15/2011

Plenty of attention gets paid to line moves during football season. Opening college football lines are often adjusted from the beginning of the week until kickoff based on public action, among other things. This gives bettors a chance sometimes to get a better line or possibly middle a game.

College Football Picks: Mid-Major Game Day Predictions Week 3
by David Schwab - 9/14/2011

The betting public is often so infatuated with the marquee matchups on the college football schedule they often overlook the tremendous value that can be found in some of the games that may be ‘under the radar’ week after week. Each week we search for these ‘diamonds in the rough’ and after a rocky 1-2 start in Week 1, all three of our football picks last week were right on the money.

College Football Predictions: LSU at Mississippi State Betting Picks and Odds
by Alan Matthews - 9/13/2011

One would think that the quick turnaround for Thursday night’s game between No. 3 LSU and No. 25 Mississippi State would more benefit the Bulldogs considering they are the home team and this is their home opener (and LSU’s first true road game). As Lee Corso would say: “Not so fast my friends.”

College Football Picks: Oklahoma at Florida State Predictions and Betting Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 9/13/2011

This past week Oklahoma became the first ever team to be ranked No. 1 in the country 100 different weeks. That’s an impossibly impressive streak, but one that the Seminoles -- no strangers to the top spot themselves -- would very much like to bring to an end. For the first time in far too long Florida State is actually in a position to be nationally relevant at the highest levels, and everyone associated with the program is desperate to get there. They’ll also be hungry to wash the taste of the humiliating 47-17 loss to Oklahoma in the second game of the season last year from their mouths.

College Football Handicapping: Any Betting Value on Notre Dame?
by T.O. Whenham - 9/13/2011

Many people had the Fighting Irish picked as a BCS team as they looked to shake of years and years of frustration. It’s not even the middle of September, though, and those BCS dreams are — at best — on life support. When a team that is this public and well liked (and hated) by fans it’s especially important to have a sense of what they are capable of and what to expect from them. Here’s a look at six factors that have contributed to where this team is at, and will have a continued impact on where they might go this year.

College Football Odds: Boise State at Toledo Predictions and Betting Picks
by T.O. Whenham - 9/12/2011

Need proof that, despite all of their success and praise, Boise State still isn’t on par with the big boys? You need look no further than Friday’s game. That’s when the Broncos travel to Toledo to play the Rockets. What are the chances that an elite program from a major conference would ever travel to Toledo? Almost none.

Weekly Big Ten Betting Report
by T.O. Whenham - 9/12/2011

The Wolverines are 2-0 and they just won the most exciting game of the season. Fans are giddy. There’s a problem, though -- the team really is pretty terrible. The offense is wildly inconsistent and only Denard Robinson’s magic and some horrible secondary play by Notre Dame got them the win.

College Football Odds: Most Interesting Matchups for Week 3
by T.O. Whenham - 9/12/2011

We are heading into the third week of what has already been a thrilling, surprising, and satisfying college football season. Some things we were sure we knew have been proven false, and some things that seemed impossible have happened. This coming weekend promises to be just as exciting as the ones that have come before it. Here are 10 games that stand out as interesting from a betting perspective, with college football odds included:

College Football Handicapping: Teams Better Than Expected
by T.O. Whenham - 9/12/2011

We are just two weeks into the college football season, but already a whole lot of what we thought we knew has changed. There are teams that we thought were very good that are having trouble living up to those expectations — Georgia, Notre Dame, and Oregon leap to mind. Then there are the teams that are showing even more than we anticipated.

College Football Handicapping: The Experience Factor
by Darin Zank - 9/9/2011

We all know, or at least we should know, that three key factors go into handicapping college football games: talent, coaching and experience. Talent and coaching can go a long way toward a team's success, both in winning games and covering pointspreads. But there's also something to be said about experience, and handicappers should take this intangible into account. Phil Steele certainly does.

Weekly CFB Mid-Major Betting Report: Rice Owls Week 2
by Aaron Smith - 9/8/2011

The weekly mid-major betting report is all about helping the average bettor realize that specialization can be profitable. The Rice Owls were picked at random as a team I’ll be following on a weekly basis from the beginning of the year right through their final contest of the season. I’ll be getting my hands on every bit of information I can about this team.

College Football Picks: Mid-Major Game Day Predictions
by David Schwab - 9/7/2011

As the college football season progresses, the oddsmakers will only get better and better at sharpening their pencils to tighten up the spreads on the games. Despite this, there is always value to be found in the lines, especially when it comes to the mid-major conferences.The following is a look at a couple of games that fall into that very category, and have been deemed our ‘best bets’ for Week 2 for college football picks.

College Football Predictions: Arizona at Oklahoma State Odds and Betting Picks
by Alan Matthews - 9/6/2011

Not a great first week of predictions in college football unfortunately, as the Oregon Ducks laid an egg against LSU and Miami (Fla.) looked like a team missing seven starters in losing to a Maryland squad that featured uniforms I can’t even begin to explain (but the word ‘vomit’ would be used in some form). We’ll do better this week.

Notre Dame at Michigan Predictions with Betting Odds and College Football Picks
by T.O. Whenham - 9/5/2011

There have been a whole lot of games played in the Big House over the years, but this Notre Dame vs. Michigan one will be the first one that has been played at night. That will create some extra buzz around a rivalry that certainly doesn’t need anything to fuel it up. These two programs really don’t like each other, and for very different reasons the stakes couldn’t be higher for either team.

Doc’s Weekly Big Ten Betting Report
by Doc - 9/5/2011

The Big Ten got off to a rousing start last week with all 12 teams in action. Most were against weak mid-majors in an obvious effort to fatten the record and make sure that the conference can get as many bowl bids as humanly possible. In all, the teams did what they were expected to do as 10 of the 12 Big Ten squads won.

College Football Picks: Miami at Maryland Betting Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 9/2/2011

College football’s opening week concludes on Labor Day night with, as far as I can tell, the only conference game involving BCS teams when ACC foes Miami (Fla.) and Maryland meet in College Park. It’s also the rare game to involve new head coaches on both sidelines. Former Temple Coach Al Golden takes over for Randy Shannon at Miami after the Hurricanes went a vastly disappointing 7-6 last year when they were preseason ACC favorites.

Weekly CFB Mid-Major Betting Report: Rice Owls Week 1
by Aaron Smith - 9/2/2011

Doc’s Sports is all about helping the average bettor find new ways to get ahead of the books. Wagering your hard earned money is not something to take lightly, and every possible way to get an edge should always be fully utilized. We firmly believe that specialization is a great way to earn a profit in the world of sports betting. This season I’m going to be following the Rice Owls, a team we basically picked at random.

NCAA Football Odds and Predictions: Pac-12 Player Props
by Alan Matthews - 9/2/2011

What a novel concept: To have a name and logo that accurately represent how many schools you have in your conference. With a swipe at the Big 12 and Big Ten, I give you the new Pac-12 Conference, which welcomes Utah from the Mountain West and Colorado from the Big 12 this season (the Utes opened on Thursday night against Montana State).