College Football Handicapping Articles
NFL/NCAA Football Combo Odds: Arizona State vs. Arizona Cardinals
by Alan Matthews - 8/24/2015
I continue my wins comparison of select NCAA and NFL teams here with a 5Dimes betting matchup between the Arizona State Sun Devils, who should be a contender again in the Pac-12 South this season, and Arizona Cardinals. I can't say I have high expectations for them. Both teams are -115 on this prop.
College Football Betting: 2015 Games of the Year Odds Released
by George Monroy - 8/20/2015
Each year before the beginning of the college football season many sportsbooks release lines for the major "Games of the Year". Sports fans love to devour any information they can get during a slow betting season before college football starts. Many of the games are still weeks away, and the lines could change if certain teams get hot and others fail to meet expectations. However, let's take a closer look at a few of the biggest games of the upcoming season and go over a few stats and expectations for the teams.
College Football Week 1 Odds: Taking a Look at the 30-Point Spreads
by George Monroy - 8/18/2015
The 2015 college football season is set to begin in early September with Year 2 of the playoff system, and it promises to be one of the most exciting seasons in recent memory. Ohio State currently sits atop the futures rankings with a roster stocked with talent at nearly every position. During the offseason Urban Meyer was faced with the problem of balancing three starting quarterbacks, but with Braxton Miller moving to a wide receiver spot the choice is now easier with JT Barrett and Cardale Jones batting for the spot.
LSU Tigers Odds to Win the 2016 College Football National Championship
by George Monroy - 7/31/2015
The LSU Tigers have been out of the national title picture for quite some time now as Les Miles and his program haven't really been in contention since 2011. Yes, the SEC powerhouse typically begins the year receiving title talk and odds, but a series of three-loss seasons and 2014's horrendous five-loss campaign (including a bowl game), has left the team slipping in stature during the College Football Playoff era. The Tigers continue to receive Top 13 odds at many sportsbooks, yet they seem to be an afterthought in a loaded field of contenders.
Michigan State Spartans Odds to Win the 2016 College Football National Championship
by George Monroy - 7/30/2015
Michigan State has quietly become a monster in the Big Ten over the past few seasons. The program hasn't necessarily received national title attention over that span because they always seem to suffer a loss early in the year. But the Spartans dropped only three games over the last two seasons and ended 2014 with the No. 5 ranking in the AP Top 25 Poll.
Clemson Tigers Odds to Win the 2016 College Football National Championship
by George Monroy - 7/24/2015
On paper the Clemson Tigers had a solid 2014 season with only three losses. And while that assessment is somewhat true, the squad could not beat any of the ranked teams they faced during the year. We may, however, see an entirely different outcome this season as the Tigers are being considered the early-season ACC favorite by a 158-ballot media poll where they received 81 first-place votes to Florida State's 41 votes.
2015 Colorado State Rams Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/23/2015
Colorado State enjoyed a breakout season in 2014, going 10-3 and serving as a major factor in the Mountain West for the first time since the 1990s. The Rams had a cup of coffee in the Top 25, and last season marked the third straight season in which they improved their win total.
2015 Fresno State Bulldogs Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/23/2015
The Bulldogs will have a full-blown quarterback battle this fall as they attempt to find their next leader. Right now there are four players, including two transfers from major college programs, who are jockeying for position. And whom coach Tim DeRuyter goes with will be a major factor in how this season plays out for the Dogs.
Oregon Ducks Odds to Win the 2016 College Football National Championship
by George Monroy - 7/22/2015
The Oregon Ducks needed only three minutes to score the first touchdown of the 2015 National Championship Game and looked to be on their way toward redeeming the team's disappointing loss to Auburn back in 2010. History, however, had other ideas as the Ducks were never able to produce any meaningful offense and ended up on the wrong side of a blowout loss to the eventual-champion Ohio State Buckeyes.
Florida State Seminoles Odds to Win the 2016 College Football National Championship
by George Monroy - 7/21/2015
The Florida State Seminoles are coming off a magnificent three-year run where the team won a National Championship, made the first-ever College Football Playoff, while also winning 39 games over that span. Florida State, however, lost its star quarterback Jameis Winston, its top receiver and tight end, to go along with multiple linemen and a running back to the NFL Draft. The obvious challenge for the Seminoles is retooling a roster that lost most of its championship experience while remaining competitive in a tough ACC.
2015 San Jose State Spartans Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/21/2015
San Jose State football has ridden the roller coaster over the last five years, watching its win total round out from one to five to a peak of 11 to six and down to three last year. SJSU was fodder last season, taking all but one of its nine losses by less than 10 points, but they look like an improved team in 2015 and should be an improved team at the window (3-9 ATS last year) if not on their overall record.
Baylor Bears Odds to Win the 2016 College Football National Championship
by George Monroy - 7/20/2015
The preseason prognosis from most college football experts is that the Baylor Bears improved on last season's near-playoff team and added multiple pieces that could land the Bears a Top 4 playoff spot this year. ESPN currently has the squad ranked third in its college football power index, right behind Ohio State and Alabama. The oddsmakers, however, do not as much faith in the Bears as they are receiving the seventh-best national title odds in the nation.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Odds to Win the 2016 College Football National Championship
by George Monroy - 7/20/2015
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish may no longer be in a major conference-they left the Big East and went independent two seasons ago-but the program loaded their 2015 schedule with marquee matchups against the ACC's and Pac-12's elite schools in order to stay relevant and make a national title push come late November. The Fighting Irish started off 2014 with a 7-1 record and were in contention for a playoff spot but lost four of their last five games of the year to finish with a disappointing 8-5 mark.
USC Trojans Odds to Win the 2016 College Football National Championship
by George Monroy - 7/16/2015
It has already been a decade since the USC Trojans last made a national title game appearance and six or seven seasons since the last time the team was considered a legitimate contender. Every year USC sits near the top of the national title rankings and futures odds. However, that respect is more a product of the program's history and huge expectations. The truth is, the Trojans have not been very good since Coach Pete Carroll left for the NFL and started the revolving door of coaches.
2015 Temple Owls Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/16/2015
The ink is barely dry on coach Matt Rhule's four-year extension, and now the up-and-coming coach can focus solely on vaulting the Owls to the top of the AAC this year. Temple has 17 starters back - including 10 returning starters from the nation's No. 4 scoring defense - and the Owls enter this season brimming with confidence.
2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/16/2015
Former Baylor offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery will try to rebuild what was once of the top mid-major programs in the country as the new Golden Hurricane coach. The offensive guru inherits a team with a bevy of playmakers on that side of the ball, and Tulsa should fit right in with the defense-optional AAC squads.
2015 Tulane Green Wave Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/16/2015
I predicted a 2-10 flop for the Green Wave last year and was pretty close as Tulane went just 3-9 and were one of the best teams to bet against in college football (4-8 against the spread). The Green Wavy have the potential to be better this year, but I'm still not buying into this group of overachievers.
2015 UConn Huskies Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/16/2015
Huskies fans have to be wondering just where the bottom is for this program. Their 2011 Fiesta Bowl appearance must seem like a lifetime ago, and the Huskies have seen their win total drop or stay the same for seven straight years. Bob Diaco inherited a 3-9 nightmare heading into last season…and turned in an even worse 2-10 showing despite playing in a watered-down conference.
2015 SMU Mustangs Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/16/2015
There's nowhere to go but up for the Mustangs after the 2014 season went completely off the rails. Their coach quit during the season, and the Mustangs were so overmatched they were outscored by an average of 30 points per game. Of course, that season average was lower than their comical opening month in which they were outscored 202-12 in their first four games.
2015 Navy Midshipmen Season Win Total Picks and NCAA Football Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/16/2015
Ken Niumatalolo continues to do yeoman's work in Annapolis, and Navy remains a solid and viable college football program. But after more than a century as an independent, the Middies have finally joined a conference and they will be fighting for a league title. Unfortunately, this is one of Niumatalolo's more undermanned squads. He does have one major weapon: quarterback Keenan Reynolds, one of the top signal callers in Navy history.
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