College Football Handicapping Articles

Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes Expert Picks with Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 9/20/2017

Danger lurks at night in the Iowa corn fields. Not in the shadows. But in the bright lights of Kimmick Stadium. After their resurrection in 2016, Penn State entered the 2017 season as legitimate National Championship contenders. And through three games they haven't disappointed, winning all three by a combined score of 141-14. But now the Nittany Lions are facing their first true test when they take on Iowa in an evening kickoff that is sure to rouse some rabble in the Hawkeye State.

Free Big Ten Football Picks: Weekly Conference Analysis with Odds and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 9/20/2017

Week 3 of the college football season provided bettors with a ton of points and a few notable upsets that has the AP Top 25 looking fairly different from how it was pre-kickoff. The afternoon started with the No. 25 UCLA Bruins getting beat by Memphis 48-45 and then ended with the No. 17 Stanford Cardinals getting upset by unranked San Diego State 17-10.

NCAA Football Betting Advice: Fading the Top 25 Weekly Free Picks
by Aaron Smith - 9/19/2017

Clemson's domination of Louisville was the story of the week for me. Clemson is now No. 2 in the polls, and they deserve that spot. We knew the defense would be excellent for Clemson, but Bryant has been better than expected right away at quarterback for the Tigers. They are a really dangerous team moving forward. Mississippi State's thrashing of LSU was definitely a stunner as well. LSU was more than a touchdown favorite much of the week. Mississippi State gets a big test this weekend.

NCAA Football Predictions: Week 4 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Alan Matthews - 9/17/2017

If you do follow any of my stuff regularly, then you likely know I love "first to be fired" props regardless of sport. And we have one for this week courtesy of BetOnline: First SEC coach to be fired. Now, this was clearly posted in the wake of Tennessee's gut-wrenching Hail Mary loss to Florida on Saturday. I still have no explanation for why there weren't like six Vols standing about 45 yards from the line of scrimmage just to knock down a pass in front of their end zone.

Free NCAA Football Picks Week 3: Under-the-Radar Matchups Provide Great Betting Profits
by Chris Vasile - 9/14/2017

With all due respect to the NFL game that is scheduled to happen tonight between the Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals, I probably won't watch a single second. Instead, I will focus my attention on the lone college game taking place in Boise, Idaho, where the Broncos play host to the New Mexico Lobos in a battle of 1-1 Mountain West teams. As of writing this, the Broncos are 14.5-point favorites and the total sits at 58.5.

NCAA Football Mid-Major Free Betting Picks: Marshall Thundering Herd Week 3
by Aaron Smith - 9/14/2017

It's time for the Week 3 edition of the college football mid-major betting report. This is the seventh straight season I'm doing the mid-major report for Doc's Sports. How have the selections on the mid-major betting report done? Overall, the record is 40 wins and 29 losses with a gain of $1,500.

Kentucky Wildcats at South Carolina Gamecocks Expert Picks with Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 9/13/2017

All offseason I suggested that people were missing the most interesting part of the SEC race. It wasn't the three teams with the best preseason odds to win the East and subsequently get thrashed by Alabama in the title game. Instead, the more intriguing storylines concerned the four teams pegged for the bottom of the conference: South Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri and Vanderbilt.

Texas Longhorns at USC Trojans Expert Picks with Odds and Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 9/13/2017

We are only two weeks into the college football season, and already it has been an exhausting roller coaster watching both of these teams play. Texas embarrassed themselves in the opener against Maryland, seemingly setting the program back years. And then they came out the next week and won 56-0. It was only against San Jose State, so it doesn't prove too much, but there was certainly more hope emanating from the program after the game than before it.

SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs Expert Picks with Odds and Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 9/13/2017

I try to pick the best games of the week to preview each here at Doc's Sports. At first glance this one wouldn't seem to fit the bill. There are a couple of reasons I like the game, though. First these are neighboring schools, and I'm a sucker for a little long-held, geographical-based hatred. It's what college football is all about. Second, both teams are off to strong starts, so the matchup is better than it could be. It won't be the best game we have ever seen by any means, but in a week that isn't jam-packed with mega-thrilling games this one has more intrigue than most.

NCAA Football Betting Advice: Fading the Top 25 Weekly Free Picks
by Aaron Smith - 9/13/2017

Another good weekend of college football is in the books. Oklahoma's dominating win at Ohio State was the signature win of the weekend, but several teams had key wins. Clemson's defensive performance against Auburn was tremendous. Alabama remains a big favorite to win the title, but behind them there are a lot of teams vying for second through sixth or seventh.

Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals Expert Picks with Odds and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 9/12/2017

It took only two weeks for this game to go from a mildly interesting game you might stop on for a few minutes as you clicked by looking for a better game to absolute must-watch TV. Both teams have significantly exceeded early expectations - and it wasn't like people expected nothing from them coming into the season. Clemson has been just ridiculously good on defense, while Lamar Jackson seems to want to break the consecutive Heisman drought.

Free Big Ten Football Picks: Weekly Conference Analysis with Odds and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 9/12/2017

Week 2 of the College Football season was relatively tame and straightforward, with only three ranked teams suffering defeat at the hands of three other ranked opponents. The No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners were able to extract some revenge by dismantling the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes on their home turf - much like OSU did last year in Norman. The 15th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs went into Notre Dame Stadium and escaped with a 20-19 victory courtesy a Rodrigo Blankenship 30-yard field goal with 3:34 left in the fourth quarter.

NCAA Football Betting Odds: Week 2 Line Movements & Last-Minute News
by Alan Matthews - 9/8/2017

The NCAA football world hasn't been untouched by the monster Hurricane Irma bearing down on Florida this weekend. No. 16 Miami will not play at Arkansas State on Saturday. There are no storm worries in Arkansas, but the University of Miami is closed and school officials weren't going to ask their players to go play some silly game with destruction closing in on their city. Plus, who knows when the UM delegation could fly back into town.

NCAA Football Mid-Major Free Betting Picks: Marshall Thundering Herd Week 2
by Aaron Smith - 9/8/2017

This is the seventh straight season I'm doing the mid-major report for Doc's Sports. How have the selections on the mid-major betting report done? Overall, the record is 40 wins and 29 losses with a gain of $1,500. We are coming off an 8-5 year with a small gain of $40 last season when following the MTSU Blue Raiders. We had some bad luck on the larger plays last year, but finished strong to get into the green for the season.

Free NCAA Football Picks Week 2: Under-the-Radar Matchups Provide Great Betting Profits
by Chris Vasile - 9/8/2017

Week 2 of the college football season officially kicked off yesterday with a game between Idaho State and Utah State, but since this is a weekly piece, let me quickly touch on how crazy Week 1 was. There were upsets (Liberty +33 beat Baylor outright by three points and Howard +45 beat UNLV by three points). There were amazing comebacks - see UCLA's 27-point fourth quarter comeback against Texas A&M. And there was dominating performances like the one we saw from Alabama's defense and special teams. If Week 2 is half as good, we are going to be in for another crazy weekend of football.

Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans Expert Picks with Odds and Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 9/6/2017

The Pac-12 gets off to a very early start to conference play, and they aren't easing into it. This game is one of the three or four biggest games that the conference will feature all year. The teams are in different divisions, so the game won't have a direct impact in the standings - one team won't wind up with a game in hand on the other - but both teams are in tight fights in which every conference win will be absolutely crucial, so one of these teams with conference championship aspirations will be behind the eight ball before we even get to the middle of September.

NCAA Football Betting Advice: Fading the Top 25 Weekly Free Picks
by Aaron Smith - 9/6/2017

The first full weekend of college football is in the books. There was plenty of excitement to go around. It was a great reminder to those who had forgotten (most hadn't) how great college football action can be. Several top teams struggled in the first half, but most kicked it into gear later in the game and won comfortably.

Oklahoma Sooners at Ohio State Buckeyes Predictions and Expert Picks
by Trevor Whenham - 9/5/2017

For the second straight week we have a showdown of Top 10 teams that will seriously define the seasons of both squads and could likely have major playoff implications. The loser won't necessarily be out of playoff contention, but their campaign will have taken a big hit. Hopefully this game is more exciting than the last one - Florida State played Alabama tight for a half, but that second half was so bad and one-sided that it was only barely watchable.

Auburn at Clemson College Football Picks with Odds and Expert Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 9/5/2017

This is the first of Auburn's Absence-Of-Team-Name-Imagination bowl series - the Auburn Tigers also play the Missouri Tigers and LSU Tigers this year. Silly. The only thing that saves this from the depths of absolute stupidity is that this game and the LSU one should both be very good. Both teams absolutely dominated outmatched opponents, but the response of AP voters to the efforts was decidedly different.

Free Big Ten Football Picks: Weekly Conference Analysis with Odds and Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 9/5/2017

After a seven-month absence, the return of college football did not disappoint. There were a few massive upsets: Liberty defeated Baylor 48-45 as 33-point underdogs and then Howard went on to beat UNLV 43-30 as 45-point underdogs. There were some amazing comebacks -- UCLA came back from a 27-point fourth quarter deficit to stun Texas A&M 45-44.