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2014 NC State Wolfpack Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/15/2014

New head coach Dave Doeren bottomed out with the Wolfpack last year, dumping eight straight games after an encouraging 3-1 start and posting the first winless league slate in over 50 years. They were outscored by an average of a touchdown per game and finished in the bottom half of college football on both sides of the ball.

2014 North Carolina Tar Heels Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/15/2014

The Tar Heels program has suffered through a host of on- and off-field problems over the last several seasons. But coach Larry Fedora overcame a slow start to the 2013 to win six of UNC’s final seven games and bring some positive mojo back to Chapel Hill. We will see if the Heels can carry that over into this fall.

2014 Pitt Panthers Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/15/2014

This proud Pittsburgh program has been able to keep its head slightly above water over the last few seasons based almost solely on grit and determination. But the Panthers simply are not very talented and expectations have to be pretty low for Paul Chryst’s third season.

2014 Syracuse Orange Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/15/2014

Once a premier football program in the Northeast, Syracuse has been fighting and clawing its way back to relevance over the past decade. They’re not there yet. But after three of four winning seasons the Orange have at least gotten themselves back to respectability. The 2014 season is all about the Orange avoiding a back slide.

2014 Virginia Cavaliers Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/15/2014

Mike London’s seat is extremely warm after a dreadful 2-10 season that saw the Cavaliers lose their last nine games in 2013. London is just 18-31 in his four years at the helm and may need to pull a bowl bid out of his hat this season.

2014 Virginia Tech Hokies Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/15/2014

Three years ago I predicted that Virginia Tech’s run as a national power was coming to an end. Their extraordinarily easy schedules and the statistical anomalies I found in their statistics from year to year suggested that the Hokies program had been overachieving for several seasons. Sure enough, Tech has struggled in back-to-back years and they are now a second-tier team in a third-tier college football conference.

2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/15/2014

Few head coaches in the country did more with less than Jim Grobe over the past decade. But Grobe has bowed out and new head coach Dave Clawson is looking to parlay his success at Bowling Green into some ACC W’s. I wouldn’t expect it to happen this year.

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons Free NFL Picks & Week 1 Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 7/14/2014

The New Orleans Saints will match up with the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, September 7, 2014. Our matchup report includes analysis on the starting quarterbacks, betting trends, injury reports, and a free pick on who we think is most likely to win.

Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks Free NFL Picks & Week 1 Odds
by Tony Sink - 7/14/2014

The Green Bay Packers will match up with the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, September 4, 2014. Our matchup report includes analysis on the starting quarterbacks, betting trends, injury reports, and a free pick on who we think is most likely to win.

2014 Clemson Tigers Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/12/2014

The Tigers are turning the page after the departure o dynamic duo of Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins. That pair helped the Tigers to a 32-8 mark over the past three seasons and now Dabo Sweeney will try to keep this program among the elite in the nation. It won’t be easy, especially with a brutal schedule, and this could be a tough transition season for the Tigers.

2014 Florida State Seminoles Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/12/2014

It was a dream season for Florida State in 2013, culminating in a thrilling national championship win over Auburn and the school’s first title since 1999. With Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jameis Winston back under center the Seminoles are one of the favorites to repeat as champions in 2014.

2014 Louisville Cardinals Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/12/2014

Bobby Petrino is one of the bigger scumbags in college athletics. But man, that guy can coach. So because he has proven that he can win ball games the Cardinals have welcomed their prodigal son back to Papa John’s Stadium.

2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/12/2014

This is a bit of a do-or-die season for embattled head coach Paul Johnson. Tech fans and boosters have had enough of Johnson’s option attack and stagnate results over the past four seasons (28-25 overall) have him on the hot seat. The transfer of starting quarterback Vad Lee certainly didn’t help.

2014 Duke Blue Devils Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/12/2014

The Blue Devils came out of nowhere to win the ACC Coastal Division and put a scare into SEC darling Texas A&M in a bowl game last season. It took David Cutcliffe five years, but he has built the Blue Devils program from scratch and created a group that should remain competitive in this fluctuating league.

2014 Central Florida Knights Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/11/2014

The Golden Knights are coming off one of the best seasons in school history, which included a league championship and a Fiesta Bowl upset of Baylor. Central Florida will have a hard time replacing first round NFL draft choice Blake Bortles at quarterback. But if they do then the rest of the pieces seem to be in place for another strong year in Orlando.

2014 Connecticut Huskies Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/11/2014

Randy Edsall’s departure after the 2010 Fiesta Bowl appearance marked the beginning of the end for both Huskies football and Edsall. Edsall has gone just 13-24 and is on his last life in Maryland while Connecticut suffered through a terrible effort by Paul Pasqualoni and a 13-23 mark the past three seasons.

2014 East Carolina Pirates Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/11/2014

East Carolina barnstormed its way through its final season in Conference USA, winning 10 games and hammering Ohio in a bowl game. But now the Pirates are stepping up (slightly) in class as they start their maiden voyage in the American Athletic Conference.

2014 Memphis Tigers Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/11/2014

The Tigers struggled through their first season after moving up from Conference USA to the American Athletic. They are just 12-48 in their last 60 games in the past five years, but if this year’s group can find a way to win on the road they could be a surprise bowl team come December.

2014 Temple Owls Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/11/2014

Temple’s “Golden Age” of football, in which they went 26-12 and played in two bowl games while representing the MAC from 2009 to 2011 look all the more impressive after watching this team the past two years. Since stepping back up into the Big East and now American Athletic conferences the Owls have gone just 6-17 and have proven once again to be one of the worst programs in the country.

2014 Tulane Green Wave Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/11/2014

Tulane lived a charmed life in 2013. They parlayed a miracle 6-2 start to a trip to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to in-state foe Louisiana. But now it is time to pay the piper. And Tulane’s step up from Conference USA to the American Athletic couldn’t have come at a worse time. The Green Wave lost their top quarterback, running back and receiver and the defense is trying to replace six starters from a group that finished a surprise No. 25 in scoring, rushing and total defense.

2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/11/2014

Tulsa’s farewell season in Conference USA, a conference it dominated for the better part of the last decade, did not go as planned. The Golden Hurricane struggled to a 3-9 season, its lowest win total since 2002, and now they are working their way into an even tougher league in the American Athletic Conference.

2014 Cincinnati Bearcats Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/11/2014

Cincinnati has proven itself as one of the most consistent and versatile football programs in the nation despite seemingly constant turnover on the roster and the coaching staff. The Bearcats will again be relying on a newcomer at a critical position as they vie for the AAC’s top slot.

2014 Houston Cougars Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/11/2014

The Cougars were a bit of a surprise in 2013, winning seven of their first eight games and positioning themselves as a player in the AAC. But three tight losses, all by a touchdown or less to Central Florida, Louisville and Cincinnati, put a damper on an otherwise successful season.

2014 SMU Mustangs Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/11/2014

The Mustangs had a streak of four straight bowl games snapped last year as they slogged through a 5-7 rebuilding season. However, things don’t appear to be that rebuilt this season and I think it is going to be another nondescript season for June Jones’ bunch.

2014 South Florida Bulls Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/11/2014

To suggest that South Florida football has fallen on hard times is a massive understatement. This program won eight or more games every season from 2006 to 2010 and had a cup of coffee in the Top 10 in two of those seasons. But the Bulls are just 10-26 the past three years and don’t show many signs of improvement heading into Willie Taggart’s second season.

2014 Boston College Eagles Season Win Total NCAA Football Picks & Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 7/10/2014

The Eagles quietly had a strong 2013 campaign, turning things around after a precipitous drop in 2011 and 2012 that saw them go just 6-18. Boston College went 7-6 and worked its way back to a bowl game, setting some positive momentum in place under coach Steve Addazio.

Free College Football Picks: Army vs. Navy Odds and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 12/12/2013

The last game of the regular season in college football doesn’t top the charts in terms of significance or, most often, quality of play. When it comes to pageantry and tradition, though, it’s hard to beat the Army-Navy game. The game was first played in 1890, has been played continuously since 1930, and this year will be the 114th meeting. Navy has a 57-49-7 edge in the series, but they have gained their long-term advantage thanks to a current 11-game winning streak — the longest in the history of the series.

Big Ten Championship Picks: Michigan State vs. Ohio State Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 12/4/2013

When the Spartans and the Buckeyes meet on the field in Indianapolis, it will be a study in contrasts. The Buckeyes are where they are thanks largely to an impressive offense. Michigan State has a world-class defense. Ohio State is loaded with highly-touted recruits at every position. The Spartans have exactly one starter, Max Bullough, who was a four-star recruit, and they have no five-stars.

SEC Championship Picks: Auburn vs. Missouri Odds and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 12/4/2013

This game — the battle of the Tigers — is a perfect example of why college football is so great. Last year Auburn was 3-9 and a perfect 0-8 in SEC play. Missouri was only 5-7 in their first year in SEC play and only earned conference wins over lousy Kentucky and Tennessee squads. Missouri looked like they didn’t belong in their new conference, and Auburn barely looked like they belonged in FBS.

Free College Football Picks: Texas A&M at Missouri Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 11/29/2013

At the start of the year you might have looked at this game and imagined that it could have implications for a berth in the SEC Championship Game. Only the most imaginative would have guessed, though, that it would be the Tigers that were playing for their shot at immortality, while the Aggies are all but irrelevant. For Missouri it’s simple — win and they claim the SEC East and play the winner of the Iron Bowl in the SEC Championship next weekend. Lose and South Carolina earns the berth.

Free College Football Picks: Baylor at Oklahoma State Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 11/21/2013

For the second straight week, Baylor is playing in one of the two games we are previewing. That’s because for the second straight week their game is one of the two biggest being played when they face off at Oklahoma State. This week’s mega-showdown in the Big 12 makes last week’s game against Texas Tech look like an exhibition game.

Free College Football Picks: Baylor vs. Texas Tech Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 11/13/2013

Baylor certainly made a statement last time out. Despite their impressive 7-0 start, their critics were quick to point out that the teams they had dismantled were far from an impressive group — when West Virginia is the best team you have beaten, you haven’t really beaten anyone. Oklahoma was their first chance to prove that they were legitimate, and their 29-point win made it harder to be disrespectful of this team.

Free College Football Picks: LSU at Alabama Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 11/6/2013

The Tide are in a position that is not that familiar to them — they are facing what is essentially a must-win game. The last two years they have been able to lose a game in November and still bounce back to play in — and win — the National Championship Game. This year, though, the SEC isn’t as dominant as it has been, and one loss would be tough for Alabama to overcome unless Oregon, Florida State, Ohio State and Baylor all falter. Win and they are all but certain to get another title shot, though, so what they need to do is obvious.

Free College Football Picks: Michigan at Michigan State Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 10/30/2013

Michigan and Michigan State really don’t like each other. There has never been any love lost between the two, but in recent years the rivalry has intensified. They are playing for more than a win here. That is what makes college football so great.

Free College Football Picks: Texas Tech at Oklahoma Odds and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 10/24/2013

Before the season started the likely storyline for this game seemed clear. It seemed like we would quite likely see an undefeated team trying to stay that way against a feisty-but-flawed opponent. What few could possibly have imagined, though, is that the unbeaten squad would be Texas Tech or that Oklahoma would be reeling after a sound beating by the mess that is masquerading as Texas these days.

Free College Football Picks: Florida State at Clemson Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 10/17/2013

A lot of people are calling this the biggest game in ACC history. While that may be going a bit far, there is little doubt that when the Seminoles and the Tigers clash it will be the biggest game in the conference since 2005 when No. 5 Miami beat No. 3 Virginia Tech. Both teams faltered down the stretch after that game, so these two squads will have to be careful to avoid the same fate regardless of how this game turns out.

Free College Football Picks: Texas vs. Oklahoma Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 10/10/2013

Before the season started, I would have suggested that this game was important for Mack Brown’s future. Now things have changed. We all know how things are going to turn out there — it would require a major miracle for Brown to still be coaching this team next year. What this game will likely determine, though, is how he gets to leave. With a win here he stands a much better chance of being able to retire on his own terms and leave with his pride at least partly intact.

Free College Football Picks: Maryland at Florida State Odds and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 10/3/2013

The storyline for the Seminoles was supposed to be simple heading into the season. They had a laughable schedule, so all they had to do was take care of relatively straightforward slate of games until their Oct. 19 meeting with Clemson that seems all but certain to decide the ACC Atlantic Champion and for the winner to become the strong favorite to win the ACC. While the Seminoles have certainly done their part so far, there is a slightly larger hurdle than they expected leading into the bye week before that Clemson game — for the first time in recent memory Maryland is actually a decent team.

Free College Football Picks: Wisconsin at Ohio State Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 9/25/2013

The conference season is very young in the Big Ten, yet there is a very good chance that the winner of the Leaders Division of the conference will be decided in Columbus on Saturday night. These are by far the best teams in the weak division — especially with Penn State not eligible for the postseason. That adds an extra layer of intrigue to what has already become a competitive rivalry in recent years.

College Football Picks: Michigan State at Notre Dame Odds
by Trevor Whenham - 9/19/2013

This is a showdown between ranked teams, but it is hardly a high-powered showdown at this point. Notre Dame was beaten up by Michigan under the lights and then suffered through a hangover last week that saw them struggle against Purdue, of all teams. Michigan State has elite defensive statistics, but the Spartans have shown nothing remotely resembling a legitimate offense, and they are taking a big step up in class here.

College Football Picks: A Big Ten Betting Rundown
by Darin Zank - 9/19/2013

The Big Ten took some lumps last week, and the public took notice. Penn State lost at home to Central Florida, Nebraska got toasted at home by UCLA, Wisconsin botched a chance to win at Arizona State, and Michigan barely beat mighty Akron. But was the Big Ten's performance really all that bad? There were some successes.

College Football Picks: Louisville at Kentucky Odds and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 9/12/2013

I’m not particularly interested in this one in terms of outcome — Louisville is very well-positioned to win it, and I don’t anticipate an upset. Despite that, though, there is plenty of intrigue here. For starters, after beating up on Eastern Kentucky and Ohio, this is the biggest test yet for a Louisville team that has the look of a potential unbeaten squad. They have been wildly-impressive so far, but with this game we’ll get a better sense of whether they are built to go all the way.

College Football Picks: Notre Dame at Michigan Odds and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 9/6/2013

Notre Dame hasn’t won in Ann Arbor since 2005. That streak could extend indefinitely if they don’t pull off a win here. Thanks to the pseudo-move of the Irish to the ACC, this is the last time these teams will play in the Big House for the foreseeable future. It’s the end of a great rivalry, and it makes the stakes in this one even higher than normal.

NCAA Football Betting and Handicapping: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 8/27/2013

I don't know about you, but I couldn't be more excited that the 2013 college football season kicks off on Thursday night. I will provide you a weekly preview early each week to try and point out potential trap games, do a Heisman update and give perspective on any big news or results from the previous weekend.

College Football Picks: LSU vs. TCU Week 1 Predictions
by Dave Schwab - 8/21/2013

This season’s Cowboys Classic in Arlington, Texas, features a showdown between the No. 12 LSU Tigers and the No. 20 TCU Horned Frogs in what should be a solid opening day test for both programs. Next Saturday’s SEC/Big 12 clash is scheduled for a 9 p.m. (ET) start, and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.