College Football Handicapping Articles

NCAA Football Betting Line Movers: Miami-FSU Tilt Stable
by CarbonSports - 10/31/2013

If the No.7 Miami Hurricanes really want to shock the NCAA football betting world, they’ll outright defeat the No.3 FSU Seminoles on Sunday when they pay their in-state rivals a visit on Saturday as massive underdogs. Don’t underestimate how heated this game is for everyone involved. Jameis Winston’s Heisman hopes hang in the balance as well as Miami’s hopes of crashing the BCS party. While the upstart Canes may not have a chance of playing for the National Championship, they could absolutely spoil FSU’s title hopes by making this game a challenge.

Weekly CFB Mid-Major Betting Report: UNLV Rebels Week 9
by Aaron Smith - 10/31/2013

It’s time for the ninth edition of the weekly college football mid-major report. This year the team in focus is the UNLV Rebels. UNLV got its biggest win in a long time last weekend when they went to Nevada and took down the Wolfpack to win the Fremont Cannon. A win on the road over an opponent that has dominated them in the recent past was huge for this team.

American Athletic Conference Weekly Betting Report (Plus Free Pick)
by Dave Schwab - 10/28/2013

It has become a three-way race to the first ever American Athletic Conference crown between No. 19 Louisville, No. 23 Central Florida and the surprising Houston Cougars. I had the Cougars as my AAC pick of the week, and they did not disappoint in a 49-14 romp over Rutgers as eight-point road underdogs. This 4-Unit pick raised my year to date total to +12 units with the use of Doc’s Sports Unit Betting System for a current profit of $1,110 on a $100/per unit wager.

NCAA Football Betting and Handicapping: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 10/28/2013

If you like chalk, then Week 9 of the college football season was for you. BCS No. 1 Alabama beat Tennessee by 35. No. 2 Florida State rolled NC State 49-17 in a game that could have been much worse. No. 3 Oregon blew open a tie game with UCLA and won, 42-14. No. 4 Ohio State demolished Penn State, 63-14.

NCAA Football Betting Lines To Watch In Week 9
by CarbonSports - 10/24/2013

What causes any of the NCAA football betting lines in our sportsbook to move? It’s simple – money. If the gambling community starts leaning hard in one direction, the line moves away from them. For underdogs, action generated drags them closer to the middle, while for favorites it inflates their handicap. Below I discuss five NCAA football betting matchups in Week 9 that have notable line movement. In one of the matchups, it’s the lack of movement that’s caught my attention.

Weekly CFB Mid-Major Betting Report: UNLV Rebels Week 9
by Aaron Smith - 10/24/2013

The eighth edition of the college football mid-major betting report is here. This year the team in focus is the UNLV Rebels. After four straight wins, UNLV was humbled last week in Fresno. The Bulldogs controlled the game throughout. Can UNLV respond and get back on track to fight toward a bowl berth? I’ll be keeping a close eye on press conferences from the program, beat writers, as well as Twitter feeds all season long. By becoming an expert on the UNLV Rebels, I hope to show how specialization is one of the most profitable sports betting strategies.

American Athletic Conference Weekly Betting Report (Plus Free Pick)
by Dave Schwab - 10/22/2013

The Central Florida Knights completely upset the apple cart this past Friday night in the chase to the first ever American Athletic Conference title by stunning then-No. 8 Louisville 38-35 on a last-second score as 14-point underdogs on the road. My AAC pick of the week missed the mark with Temple beating Army, but I am still up eight units on the year for a profit of $710 with the use of Doc’s Sports Unit Betting System. My goal is to deliver a $1000 profit on my AAC picks over the course of the entire season.

NCAA Football Betting and Handicapping: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 10/21/2013

The first of the last season of BCS standings were released on Sunday, and of course we have controversy. Oregon has been No. 2 in the polls for weeks, but the Ducks are No. 3 in the BCS behind No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Florida State. I wouldn't get too worried yet, Oregon fans.

Weekly CFB Mid-Major Betting Report: UNLV Rebels Week 8
by Aaron Smith - 10/17/2013

It’s time for seventh edition of the weekly college football mid-major betting report. This year the team in focus is the UNLV Rebels. UNLV won its fourth straight game last weekend. The Rebels did it in dramatic fashion. UNLV had won a total of four games in the past two years, and now they have won four straight! The schedule gets tougher from here, so we’ll see if the Rebels can keep it going. I’ll be keeping a close eye on press conferences from the program, beat writers, as well as Twitter feeds all season long.

NCAA Football Betting: Road Teams with Week 8 Value
by CarbonSports - 10/16/2013

A hailstorm fell upon the NCAA football betting world last weekend, and there’s more to come. I have five road teams worth backing listed below, including the showdown between Clemson and FSU, which tees off Saturday night in prime time. Are you ready for the big lights of the big stage? Then let’s make some money with these picks.

College Football Handicapping: Another Week for Underdogs?
by Trevor Whenham - 10/15/2013

After a straightforward start to the college football season, things went a little crazy last weekend, and the big upsets rained down on adoring college football fans. Most shocking, perhaps, was Utah shutting down Stanford. Missouri’s convincing win over Georgia — even after QB James Franklin was injured — was also impressive. Very few guessed that the implosion would be halted in Texas and they would beat up on their rivals from Oklahoma. Northwestern was the ranked team, but they were humiliated by Wisconsin.

NCAA Football Betting and Handicapping: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 10/14/2013

The ACC hasn't had a team play for the National Championship since the 2000 season when Florida State was beaten 13-2 by Oklahoma in a totally crappy game. Shoot, Miami, Boston College and Virginia Tech were still in the Big East back then. That's why it's pretty fair to say that this week's matchup between No. 3 Clemson and No. 5 FSU may be the biggest game in ACC football history. It certainly is this century.

American Athletic Conference Weekly Betting Report (Plus Free Pick)
by Dave Schwab - 10/14/2013

The No. 8 Louisville Cardinals passed their first real test in AAC play after knocking off Rutgers 24-10 last Thursday, but they could not cover the 19.5-point spread. Things get dialed up from here for clearly the best team in the conference with a tilt against 4-1 UCF this Friday night.

College Football Handicapping: Major Conferences Highlights and Lowlights
by Trevor Whenham - 10/14/2013

We are more or less halfway through the college football season. That means it is a good time to check in on the six BCS conferences. Which team has established themselves as the best of the conference? Which team is overrated and poised to disappoint bettors? And which team is quietly dangerous and ready to reward bettors in the second half?

Weekly CFB Mid-Major Betting Report: UNLV Rebels Week 7
by Aaron Smith - 10/10/2013

It’s time for sixth edition of the weekly college football mid-major betting report. This year the team in focus is the UNLV Rebels. UNLV broke their brutal 23-game road losing streak in their last game with a 56-42 win at New Mexico. The Rebels have now won three consecutive games. They had a bye week last week. I’ll be keeping a close eye on press conferences from the program, beat writers, as well as Twitter feeds all season long.

2014 BCS National Championship Predictions and Futures Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 10/9/2013

It has been an interesting college football season already for so many reasons. One of the biggest, though, is that through six weeks of the season we don’t really have a lot more clarity in terms of National Championship contenders than we did when we started. Things are as wide-open right now as they have been in years.

College Football Handicapping: Good Teams with Tough Schedules
by Trevor Whenham - 10/9/2013

The Washington Huskies must have really done something to piss off Pac-12 schedulemakers. Last weekend they had a very tough, impressive outing in losing at Stanford by just a field goal as nine-point underdogs. Their reward for the effort? A home game against the Oregon this week then a trip to play a very good Arizona State team to cap off three weeks of hell.

American Athletic Conference Weekly Betting Report (Plus Free Pick)
by Dave Schwab - 10/8/2013

Conference play in the newly-formed AAC was in full swing last week. The favorites prevailed with the exception of Cincinnati’s stunning loss to South Florida as a double-digit favorite. I had UCF minus 10.5 points over Memphis as my AAC pick of the week, and while the Knights got the win, they did not cover against the spread. This dropped me to 4-2 on the year on my weekly picks, but I am still up eight units ($740) with the use of Doc’s Sports Unit Betting System.

NCAA Football Betting and Handicapping: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 10/7/2013

I think you can go ahead and pencil in the Ohio State Buckeyes for the National Championship Game. Do I think OSU is one of the nation's two best teams? I do not. However, after winning 40-30 at Northwestern on Saturday night, the schedule sets up quite easily the rest of the way. Yes, I know the Buckeyes have to play at Michigan in the regular-season finale, but have you seen the Wolverines?

NCAA Football: Who are the Best and Worst ATS Teams?
by George Monroy - 10/3/2013

Football handicapping can be a tedious undertaking because there are so many stats and elements of the game to think about. Some gamblers might just flip a coin and pray, while others pour over very stat possible before deciding on the best bets to make. Either way, no matter what type of handicapper you are, the one stat that every bettor should look at before placing a wager on any game is a team’s ATS record.