Smart college football picks can come from anywhere.
Whether it’s a bigger matchup between Power Five conference teams, like Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, or games between FCS programs, value is value.
Saturday’s college football Week 0 slate is interesting because there are savvy bets to make on the higher-profile games and, according to our Action PRO products and analysis, the two sharpest college football picks may very well be coming from North Alabama vs. Southeast Missouri State and Norfolk State vs. Florida A&M.
In this instance, I’m referring to “sharp” as picks made by professional bettors, which are tracked in real-time by our Action PRO tools.
Recreational bettors may be completely unaware, but the wiseguys have been quietly pounding these two unassuming matchups.
Let me explain in more detail.
Sharps Betting 2 Under-the-Radar College Football Picks Week 0
*Odds as of Saturday morning
North Alabama vs. Southeast Missouri State Pick
7 p.m. ET | FS1
Southeast Missouri State is a 7.5-point favorite against North Alabama according to live college football odds.
But what’s really important for bettors is to determine is how the sharps are influencing this spread.
Because, from a high level, we want to be on the same side as the professional bettors, so how do we do that?
First, as I mentioned above, Southeast Missouri State currently sits at -7.5 in this game.
However, the spread initially opened at North Alabama +10.5, and our Action PRO value signals indicate that the wiseguys are on the Lions, helping to explain why this line has dropped three full points to +7.5.
PRO Pick: North Alabama +7.5
Norfolk State vs. Florida A&M Pick
7:30 p.m. ET | ABC
Week 0 is great because we get to see teams like Norfolk State and Florida A&M play on a major network in primetime, which should draw plenty of attention from casual bettors.
And what bettors with access to Action PRO’s tools will quickly see is that the sharps are on the underdog in this matchup as well.
After opening at +21.5, wiseguys steamed Norfolk State on two separate occasions, leaving oddsmakers little choice to adjust this line down to +14.5.
For those curious, steam refers to sudden, uniform line movement across the market and is often the result of bettors with the resources and respect getting down on the same side of the same game at multiple sportsbooks, all at once.
PRO Pick: Norfolk State +14.5
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