College Football Handicapping Articles
NCAA Football Predictions: Week 2 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Alan Matthews - 9/7/2015
My biggest takeaways from Week 1 of the college football season? Three national title contenders suffered major injuries, and the Big Ten is not very good. Let's start with the injuries. Notre Dame's leading returning rusher, Tarean Folston, was lost for the season with a knee injury in what was otherwise a thoroughly impressive 38-3 win over Texas on Saturday (may want to update your resume, Charlie Strong). Last year, Folston rushed for 889 yards and six touchdowns.
2015 College Football Betting Advice: What we Learned from Week 1
by Trevor Whenham - 9/7/2015
It's only one week. That's what you need to remind yourself. One week in the college football season is nothing. Some teams that look great now will be nowhere to be seen by December. You can also bet that a team that looked less than average right now will be in the playoff. So, while we don't really know anything yet, we do know more than we did a week ago when all we could do is guess about where teams were going to be at.
Free College Football Picks: Purdue Boilermakers at Marshall Thundering Herd
by Alan Matthews - 9/4/2015
I would argue this Sunday is the worst Sunday for a sports betting fan until Feb. 7. Why? We are on the eve of the NFL football season -- so close yet so far! -- but there's no action among the professionals this Sunday. There will be every Sunday afterward until Feb. 7, which is the Sunday after Super Bowl 50. OK, technically we only get the stupid Pro Bowl in the Sunday in between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl, but you have all those Super Bowl props to analyze and tide you over.
Free Expert College Football Picks: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Wisconsin Badgers
by Trevor Whenham - 9/3/2015
How important is a quarterback? That is really what this game comes down to. As I sit writing this just two days before the game is set to kick off, Alabama has not announced who their starting QB will be. This isn't like Michigan, either - Jim Harbaugh isn't announcing his starter because he's Jim Harbaugh, but everyone including his opponents know who it will be. Here we have three guys who could start, and none who have seemingly grabbed the job as their own.
Free NCAA Football Picks: Virginia at UCLA Expert Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 9/3/2015
I'd argue the Bruins have the one of the most talented teams in the nation and the most in the Pac-12 with 18 starters back. There are future NFL players all over the field, coached by Mora, a past and likely future NFL coach. Just one problem: UCLA is starting a true freshman under center, and the only true freshman quarterback to win a National Championship was Oklahoma's Jamelle Holieway in 1985.
College Football Expert Betting Advice: Ranked Teams to be Wary of
by Trevor Whenham - 9/3/2015
No college football games have been played yet, so countless fan bases around the country believe that their team couldn't possibly be better. Many public betters believe the same -- especially when it comes to highly-ranked teams. Every year, though, we see teams start the season near the top of the rankings only to go on and crush the financial hopes and dreams of those who bet on them.
NCAA Football Betting Advice: Under-the-Radar Quarterbacks
by Trevor Whenham - 9/3/2015
Ever since Johnny Manziel won his Heisman we have been reminded that totally off-the-radar quarterbacks can do amazing things if they land in a perfect situation. Beyond the freakishness of that story, though, every year we see players who don't get much attention nationally heading into a season put together some very nice numbers - and win some games for their teams and cover some spreads, too. Here are six guys this year who have a chance to far outperform the amount of buzz they are currently receiving on the national stage:
College Football Handicapping and Betting: Neutral-Site Games
by Trevor Whenham - 9/3/2015
Who doesn't like neutral-site games in college football? The season ticket holders who miss out on a prime game, for one. I could take them or leave them - the novelty of them is long since gone, and seeing games played on a home field is more fun to watch. The schools love, them, though - especially when they pick up their paychecks. Whether you love them, hate them, or don't really care, you can't really ignore them as bettors - the matchups are typically too intriguing, and that goes for this year as well. Neutral-site games are somewhat unique for bettors.
NCAA Football Mid-Major Betting Report: Temple Owls Week 1
by Aaron Smith - 9/3/2015
The college football season is here! The college football mid-major betting report returns for another season here at Doc's Sports. The goal of this weekly article is to attempt to show that specialization is a profitable betting strategy. For the mid-major betting report, we follow one team all year long and make selections on that particular team's games on a weekly basis.
Free College Football Picks: Michigan State at Western Michigan Odds
by Alan Matthews - 9/2/2015
It's one of the biggest games in school history at Western Michigan on Friday night as Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo will host a rare sellout -- it probably will be the biggest crowd in school history; the stadium attendance record is 36,361 set in 2000 -- when No. 5 Michigan State comes down the road to visit the Mid-American Conference Broncos. Obviously, ranked Power 5 conference teams don't visit MAC schools very often. The game kicks at 7 p.m. ET and will be shown on ESPNU.
College Football Betting Advice: Games to Watch
by Trevor Whenham - 9/2/2015
It is finally almost here! Football season. Summer is great and all -- really great, mostly -- but by August I'm always in internal turmoil. I want it to last forever, but I also want it to end so we can get to watching some football. Well, starting Thursday the wait ends. We have a very strong selection of college football games to get us rolling this year. Here are nine games which stand out not only because they could be great but because they should teach us something about at least one team that will be useful for bettors (odds are from BetOnline):
NCAA Football Betting: Fading the Top 25 Weekly Free Picks Week 1
by Aaron Smith - 9/2/2015
It's time for the second edition of the Fading the Top 25 Weekly Free Picks report. This is something we started last year. Thanks to solid interest and some interesting findings, we wanted to keep this one going again this season. In last week's article, we took a broad look at the season and some teams that might be a good fade throughout the course of the year. With this week's article, we'll start things off with some individual game selections.
Free NCAA Football Picks: UTSA Roadrunners at Arizona Wildcats
by Alan Matthews - 9/1/2015
The final ranked team in action on Thursday, the opening night of college football season, is No. 22 Arizona, the reigning Pac-12 South champion and one of the NCAA's pleasant surprises last season. It's the first time the Wildcats have been ranked in the preseason since 1999.
NCAA Football Predictions: Week 1 Opening Line Report and Picks
by Alan Matthews - 8/28/2015
Eight long months since Ohio State upset Oregon and 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota in the first College Football Playoff National Championship Game, the 2015 NCAA season kicks off on Thursday night. Sweet! The first playoff was a huge success, both from a TV ratings and betting action perspective. I still say it will grow to eight teams by 2020, maybe sooner if a one-loss Big 12 champion gets left out for a second straight year because that conference doesn't have a title game.
NCAA Football Mid-Major Betting Report: Temple Owls Season Predictions
by Aaron Smith - 8/28/2015
The mid-major betting report returns for another season here at Doc's Sports. The goal of this weekly article is to attempt to show that specialization is a profitable betting strategy. For the mid-major betting report, we follow one team all year long and make selections on that particular team's games on a weekly basis. For this season, the Temple Owls have been selected as the team to follow.
NFL/NCAA Football Combo Odds: Ohio State vs. Seattle Seahawks
by Alan Matthews - 8/27/2015
Of the eight NCAA & NFL most wins props on 5Dimes, this one between Ohio State and Seattle is easily the most interesting in my mind since they are the two dominant teams in their sport right now. The Seahawks are -120 favorites to have more wins than the Buckeyes (-110) this season. Remember, only regular-season games for OSU.
NCAA Football Betting: Fading the Top 25 Weekly Free Picks
by Aaron Smith - 8/27/2015
It's time for the first edition of the Fading the Top 25 Weekly Free Picks report. This is something we started last year. Thanks to solid interest and some interesting findings, we wanted to keep this one going again this season. This will be a season preview article with some ideas of what we are trying to get out of this report as well as some thoughts on what teams in the preseason Top 25 might be good to fade throughout the course of the season.
NFL/NCAA Football Combo Odds: Georgia Bulldogs vs. Indianapolis Colts
by Alan Matthews - 8/26/2015
I am curious how 5Dimes decides which college and NFL teams to match in these most win props. Arizona State and the Arizona Cardinals, and Florida State and Miami I can obviously understand. But Georgia and Indianapolis? What ties do those teams have? The Colts are just behind New England (+390) to win the AFC title this season at +400, while Georgia is the +475 second-favorite behind Alabama (+305) to win the SEC Championship Game. The Colts are -125 on the wins prop with the Bulldogs at -105.
NFL/NCAA Football Combo Odds: Florida State vs. Miami Dolphins
by Alan Matthews - 8/25/2015
I have written Florida State-Miami previews for years, but this will be a first time comparing college football's Seminoles and the NFL's Dolphins instead of the Hurricanes. On 5Dimes' wins prop, FSU is a -140 favorite to finish with more regular-season victories than the Fins, who are +110.
10 College Football Handicapping Tips from 10 Different Expert Handicappers
by Doc's Sports - 8/25/2015
Doc's Sports Services is the most trusted and well-respected sports information company in the United States. Below you will find a list of 10 tips from our group of handicappers. Doc's Sports provides the best team of college football handicappers doing some of the best college football handicapping in the country, and our service is second-to-none in terms of both results and customer relations. In our fifth decade of existence, Doc's Sports is the gold standard in the sports information industry.
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