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  • Rutgers vs. Michigan State Prediction, Odds, Pick, How to Watch College Football Saturday

    Rutgers vs. Michigan State Prediction, Odds, Pick, How to Watch College Football Saturday

    The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-5) travel to East Lansing, Michigan, on Saturday, Nov. 30, to play the Michigan State Spartans (5-6) for NCAAF Week 14 action. The Scarlet Knights are bowl-eligible, while the Spartans could get there with one more victory. Michigan State is a 1.5-point favorite on the spread with a 47.5-point over/under. Read…

  • Air Force vs San Diego State Prediction, Pick, Odds for Saturday, November 30

    Air Force vs San Diego State Prediction, Pick, Odds for Saturday, November 30

    We’ve got some late-night Mountain West football on deck for Saturday as the Air Force Falcons (4-7) travel to San Diego, California, to play the San Diego State Aztecs (3-8). The Falcons have revived their season with tremendous performances lately and have a chance to earn a bid into bowl season by earning their fifth…

  • Louisiana vs ULM Prediction, Picks, Odds for Saturday, Nov. 30

    Louisiana vs ULM Prediction, Picks, Odds for Saturday, Nov. 30

    The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (9-2) travel to play the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (5-6) for their NCAAF Week 14 rivalry week matchup on Saturday, Nov. 30. Louisiana is hunting for a 10-win season, while ULM wants to become bowl-eligible. Louisiana is a 10-point favorite on the spread with a 49.5-point over/under. The Cajuns are -345 on the…

  • North Carolina vs Virginia Predictions, Picks, Odds, How to Watch for College Football Saturday

    North Carolina vs Virginia Predictions, Picks, Odds, How to Watch for College Football Saturday

    North Carolina (3-4) travels to take on Virginia (4-3) on Saturday, October 26. The game kicks off at 12:00 PM ET and can be seen live on The CW Network. Virginia is pegged as a 4-point favorite in the contest with an over/under set at 59.5. While of lesser magnitude than many of the other…

  • Herman could be smart money this year at Texas

    LAS VEGAS – There isn’t a hotter head coach in college football in 2017 than the Texas Longhorns’ new leader, Tom Herman. The first-year Longhorns head coach takes over a program that went 5-7 last year and once again failed to be a player on the national scene. Herman replaces Charlie Strong after an impressive…

  • 2017 Pac-12 South Betting Preview: One-Horse Race

    South Division Can a team from the South division finally win the Pac-12? It seems hard to believe, but a team from the South has not won the Conference since 2008 (USC). Oregon or Stanford won the Pac-12 for seven straight years before Washington took home the title last season. USC appears to be the…

  • 2017 College Football Preseason Betting: Futures Recap

    SEC West Alabama: N/A Auburn: Title 30/1, SEC West +460 LSU: N/A Arkansas: N/A Texas A&M: Win Total U 7 Ole Miss: N/A Miss State: N/A East Georgia: Win Total U 8.5 Florida: SEC East +150, SEC +1000 Tennessee: Win Total U 7.5 South Carolina: N/A Missouri: N/A Kentucky: N/A Vanderbilt: N/A ACC Atlantic FSU…

  • Betting on Chaos: The Case for USF and BYU National Title Futures

    Whether you look at sportsbooks offshore or in Vegas, you won’t find much difference in opinion on the top four teams listed to win the national title. These four teams come from four different Power Five conferences, and each has at least one significant hurdle in their path to the College Football Playoff. Alabama +245…

  • Oklahoma State Cowboys 2017 Betting Preview: Pieces are in Place for the Pokes

    Offseason Notes It’s hard to imagine any team had a better offseason than Oklahoma State. Yes, offseason. After the Cowboys dominated Colorado 38-8 in last season’s Alamo Bowl, projections and predictions for 2017 have soared. It’s not like folks thought OSU was some sort of world-beater after going 10-3 overall and 7-2 in the Big…

  • 2017 Oklahoma Sooners Betting Preview: What About Life After Bob?

    We received great feedback on the local perspective included within the Ohio State Team Preview. As a result, we reached out to Oklahoma Insider, Andrew Gilman (@andrewgilmanok), for his take on the 2017 Sooners, which you will find in the italicized text below. Offseason Notes Out are running backs Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon, both…

  • Week 1 Returning Production Mismatches: Defensive Advantages

    This is part 2 of the Week 1 Returning Production matchup analysis; you can find part 1 here For this piece, I simply compiled a list of the week 1 matchups with the largest S&P+ Returning Production discrepancies from a defensive vs offensive perspective. Below you will find a list of the 10 largest gaps,…

  • Week 1 NCAAF Returning Production Mismatches: Offensive Advantages

    As you may have noticed while reading the Conference and Team Previews, Returning Production is one of numerous angles that I consider when capping College Football during the preseason. As the season progresses, these production charts diminish in value as players acquire experience. Additionally, Returning Production is much less critical when evaluating teams with elite…

  • 2017 Big 12 Betting Preview

    Big 12 Preview The Big 12 Championship Game is back! For the first time since 2010, the Big 12 will play a conference championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington during the first weekend of December. The Big 12, which, naturally, consists of 10 teams and is void of divisions, will feature a regular season…

  • 2017 ACC Atlantic Betting Preview: Chop Chop, Get in Here

    ACC Atlantic Preview The 2017 ACC Atlantic Division sports 3 teams (Clemson, Florida State, Louisville) capable of playing in a New Years Six Bowl, and another that could finally have a breakthrough season (NC State). I took a stab at Florida State to win the ACC at +135 when first released; that number has subsequently…

  • 2017 ACC Coastal Betting Preview: Do the Hokie Pokie and Get Your Money Down

    ACC Coastal Preview The ACC Coastal Division is a total crapshoot in 2017. The media pundits have proclaimed the Miami Hurricanes as the favorite to win this division at +163, but Virginia Tech is not far behind at +178. Further inspection reveals that Bud Foster may have his best defense in years in Blacksburg, so…

  • Michigan State Spartans Betting Preview: The Leftovers

    Offseason Notes Sparty ranks way down on the S&P+ Returning Production chart at 124th in the nation. The Michigan State offseason was characterized by attrition and turmoil, something Sparty fans didn’t want to see after a 3-9 season in 2016. The losses that will hurt the most occurred in the spring after a number of…

  • Maryland Terrapins Betting Preview: Scheduling Brutality

    Offseason Notes Maryland returns 14 Starters (7 on each side of the ball) from a 6-7 2016 team that started off 4-0 before losing 7 of its final 9 games, including a 36-30 defeat to Boston College in the Quick Lane Bowl. Their 6 wins in 2016 were against teams that had a combined 20…

  • Penn State Betting Preview: Playoff Bound?

    Offseason Notes Penn State, ranked 27th overall in S&P+ Returning Production, brings back 16 starters in 2017, including over 90% of their skill players snaps. The Nittany Lions will attempt to defend their B1G Title with one of the most talented rosters in the country. The offense should be absolutely electric once again as Penn…

  • Indiana Hoosiers 2017 Football Betting Preview: Start Popping Your Popcorn

    Offseason Notes The big news out of Bloomington this offseason was that Indiana Defensive Coordinator Tom Allen would replace Kevin Wilson as Head Coach. Wilson, who allegedly was let go due to player treatment issues, was subsequently hired by Ohio State, Indiana’s week 1 opponent. The first Indiana season opener against a conference opponent in…

  • Northwestern Wildcats Betting Preview: 2017 B1G Champs?

    Offseason Notes Northwestern ranks 30th in S&P+ Returning Production as they bring back 16 starters, 8 on each side of the ball. The Wildcats will have an extremely experienced roster playing for one of the most stable coaching staffs in FBS, as Pat Fitzgerald enters his 12th year in Evanston with both an Offensive and…

  • 2017 Purdue Boilermakers Betting Preview: It’s a True Brohmance

    Offseason Notes Purdue, ranked 62nd in S&P+ Returning Production, brings back 13 starters from a team that lost 7 in a row to finish the 2016 season after a 3-2 start. This offseason, Purdue hired a new Head Coach, Jeff Brohm, who experienced tremendous success while at Western Kentucky especially on the offensive side of…

  • 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes Betting Preview

    Offseason Notes Iowa will be dealing with plenty of turnover in the experience department in 2017 as they come in at 118th in the S&P+ Returning Production rankings. Kirk Ferentz became the longest tenured coach in FBS after Bob Stoops announced his retirement. Coach Ferentz’s son, Brian, will move from OL Coach to Offensive Coordinator…

  • 2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers Betting Preview: Going Low

    Offseason Notes Huskers only return 10 starters from their 2016 squad and rank 126th in S&P Offensive Returning Production. They must replace a number of key starters on the offensive side of the ball including QB Tommy Armstrong, who will be replaced by Tulane transfer, Tanner Lee. The Blackshirts will also need to replace their…

  • Minnesota Golden Gophers Betting Preview: Fleck Can Row Through This Schedule

    Offseason Notes Minnesota has plenty of turnover to deal with this offseason on both the coaching staff and roster. PJ Fleck enters as the new Head Coach after getting Western Michigan to a New Years Six Bowl game. Fleck brought over his Offensive Coordinator at Western Michigan, Kirk Ciarrocca, to take the same position for…

  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights Betting Preview

    Offseason Notes Rutgers brings back 13 starters from an abysmal 2016 season. Chris Ash returns for his second year as Head Coach still searching for his first Conference win after Rutgers finished 0-9 in the B1G in 2016. Ash brought in former Minnesota Head Coach, Jerry Kill, as the new Offensive Coordinator. Kill, Rutgers’ 8th…