College Football Handicapping Articles

This Week in College Football Betting by the Numbers
by Aaron Smith - 11/15/2012

If you hadn’t heard of Johnny Manziel before last weekend, chances are you have heard of him by now. “Johnny Football,” as many now call him, led the Texas A&M Aggies to a huge upset of the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa last weekend. Manziel was born in Tyler, Texas, and he was a high school football legend for Tivy High School. Now, Manziel is being talked about in the conversation for the Heisman Trophy. Some fans might get tired of it, but expect to hear a lot more about Manziel in the coming weeks!

College Football Betting and Handicapping: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 11/12/2012

Your new No.1 team in the human polls and National Championship favorite is Oregon (+120 on Sportsbook.ag) in the wake of Alabama’s stunning home loss on Saturday to “Johnny Football” and Texas A&M – a loss that could leave the SEC out of the national title game altogether.

Looking Back at the Week in College Football Betting
by T.O. Whenham - 11/12/2012

In our weekly look back at the highs and lows of the last weekend in college football betting, we have isolated six games that had a particular ability to either thrill or frustrate depending upon which side you were on. They all turned around in the closing seconds, and they all raised some blood pressure in the process:

This Week in College Football Betting By the Numbers
by Aaron Smith - 11/8/2012

Last weekend was one of the best weekends a college football fan could ever hope for as far as highly-competitive games between top teams. The Alabama vs. LSU contest went right down to the wire, even though many expected the Crimson Tide to walk out of Baton Rouge with an easy win. There are quite a few fans who believe the Tigers should have won that game. No doubt both teams played at a very high level in that contest. Oregon ran through USC, 62-51, in a key win that kept their national title hopes alive.

College Football Predictions: Oregon State at Stanford Odds and Picks
by Alan Matthews - 11/6/2012

It sure looks like Oregon is practically unbeatable in the Pac-12, if not nationally, but if either Oregon State or Stanford has any hope of representing the North Division in the Pac-12 title game it can’t afford a loss in Saturday’s showdown.

Looking Back at the Week in College Football Betting
by T.O. Whenham - 11/6/2012

It was another crazy week in college football betting — just like pretty much every week seems to be in some way or another. What makes betting on the sport both so fun and so frustrating is that it finds different and strange way to be unpredictable each week. Here’s a look back at the highs and lows of the week in college football betting:

College Football Betting and Handicapping: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 11/5/2012

The big injury to keep an eye this week is clearly that of Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, but you’d probably have better luck getting truthful information out of North Korea than you would from KSU coach Bill Snyder. The scuttlebutt is that Klein suffered a concussion in Saturday’s victory over Oklahoma State. All Snyder would say Monday about Klein playing this week was: “Hope so. I hope they all play.”

This Week in College Football Betting by the Numbers
by Aaron Smith - 11/1/2012

As we turn the page from October and into November, only six college football teams remain unbeaten. In last week’s article, I wrote about the fact that there were likely to be several unbeaten teams fall right away. Last Saturday there were five unbeaten teams who tripped up. While the national media will spend most of the time worrying about who will be ranked ahead of who if they all end the season unbeaten, keep in mind that there will be plenty of opportunities for these teams to drop a game before the end of the regular season.

College Football Betting and Handicapping: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 10/29/2012

Does anyone honestly care who wins the Big Ten Championship Game this year? Because Ohio State and Penn State are ineligible to play in the conference title game, the Big Ten’s Leaders Division is a flat-out joke. It was presumed Wisconsin was the class of that eligible group, but then the Badgers went and lost at home to Michigan State on Saturday, 16-13, in overtime.

Looking Back at the Week in College Football Betting
by T.O. Whenham - 10/29/2012

It’s time again for our weekly look at the highs and lows of this past week in college football from a betting perspective. There were some real soul-crushing results for bettors this week. Sadly, most of them worked out nicely for sportsbooks.

College Football Predictions: Mississippi State at Alabama Odds
by Alan Matthews - 10/25/2012

It seems one of the Oregon schools has played in the final kickoff game every week so far this season, and I was tired of previewing them – plus, no doubt I will have to do the Ducks again next week at. USC -- so this week it’s Mississippi State-Alabama as the “late” Saturday preview. It’s technically only the third-latest starting game of the day, so forgive me.

Teams with a Real Shot at Winning BCS National Championship
by T.O. Whenham - 10/25/2012

With five more weeks of regular season contests and conference championship games left to play, a whole lot can change between now and the BCS Championship Game. Right now, though, there are five elite unbeaten teams remaining, and those teams have the best shot at making the big game.

This Week in College Football Betting by the Numbers
by Aaron Smith - 10/25/2012

This is the time of the year where the leaves start turning color and falling to the ground. It is also the time of the year where the real BCS National Championship contenders step up and separate themselves from the rest of the pack. Alabama and Florida are still atop the BCS rankings, but those rankings will likely change numerous times in the coming weeks. Taking care of business on the field should be all any team is worried about at this point in the season.

College Football Betting and Handicapping: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 10/23/2012

Could this Saturday’s Duke at Florida State matchup be a preview of the ACC Championship Game? Yes, I can’t believe I just wrote that. Could Duke – Duke!! – win the ACC’s Coastal Division? A great stat: since 2000 Duke has produced one player who has been selected in the NFL Draft, and that was a seventh-rounder.

Looking Back at the Week in College Football Betting
by T.O. Whenham - 10/22/2012

The Rebels are almost impossibly bad at football. They are pretty much hopeless and almost always have been. Saturday was no exception — the offense passed 31 times and managed 71 yards for their effort. Despite the struggles, though, they still found a way to mess with bettors. Down 32-0 in the fourth quarter they picked up a Boise State fumble, managed not to trip on their own feet, and scored the touchdown that covered the 28-point spread. Despite being horrible, UNLV is now a nicely profitable 4-2-2 ATS on the year.

College Football Handicapping: Big East Exceeding Expectations
by T.O. Whenham - 10/18/2012

Heading into the season it was easy to make fun of the Big East. The conference had lost its best team, it was on the verge of a geographically ridiculous expansion, and it seemed quite possible that no team — including the champion — would come even close to the Top 25. About halfway through the college football season, though, the conference is far exceeding expectations. There are three undefeated teams, and all three are ranked among the Top 21 teams in the country.

This Week in College Football Betting By the Numbers
by Aaron Smith - 10/18/2012

The college football season is now slightly past the halfway mark. It seems like just yesterday that the season was kicking off. Time flies when you are having a good time! The first BCS Rankings were released this past Sunday. The biggest surprise was that the Florida Gators are ranked second in the initial BCS standings. While many people are going to get all worked up about which team would finish highest if they all remain unbeaten, history tells us the best thing to do is sit back and let things sort themselves out for several weeks. There are still plenty of land mines in the path for all the unbeaten teams.

College Football Handicapping: West Virginia
by T.O. Whenham - 10/17/2012

West Virginia has been one of the most unbalanced teams in the country — an elite offense paired with an incompetent defense. Up until this past week it didn’t seem to matter. Texas Tech had a program-defining day, though, and the Mountaineers proved no match for them. It was a massacre. Now bettors are left with a big puzzle when it comes to how to deal with this West Virginia team.

College Football Betting and Handicapping: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 10/16/2012

West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith almost certainly lost his chance at a National Championship with Saturday’s 49-14 blowout loss at Texas Tech, the school’s worst defeat in 11 years. But did Smith also cost himself the Heisman Trophy?

College Football Handicapping: Huge Game for South Carolina
by T.O. Whenham - 10/12/2012

The South Carolina Gamecocks are playing the most important game in the history of their football program on Saturday at LSU. Given that they have been around since 1892, that’s quite the statement. However, it is unquestionably true.