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It’s just one game. That’s what coaches will say, and while players might buy that cliché, casual bettors do not. The public will overreact to the first week in college football. 9 Takeaways from College Football Week 1: Notre Dame Quiets the Big Ten HypeRead now The higher the profile of the game, and the…

Oddsmakers released betting odds for college football’s Week 2, slightly later than normal. Stanford-USC, Georgia-South Carolina and Penn State-Pitt headline the slate, which still features a long list of FBS teams playing FCS schools. Those lines won’t be released until later in the week. Our Collin Wilson keeps his own set of power ratings and…

College football’s first week is nearly in the books, meaning 8% of the season is already over. There are plenty of lessons to be learned from Week 1, though it’s important not to overreact. Examine box scores and don’t make rash judgments, but remember that the season moves quickly and you might get left in…

Welcome to Sunday Morning Coffee. Let this column serve as a your first look at the projected point spreads for Week 2’s college football matchups. When the real lines come out later on Sunday, I’ll compare my power-rated spreads to what oddsmakers posted to find betting value. Be sure to follow me in The Action…

I don’t know about you, but after re-watching last year’s national championship game for the ninth time, I’ve finally started to get a little bored by it. Thankfully, this weekend we actually have live college football on our TVs (yes, I know it started last week but let’s be honest, Week 0 was an absolute…

I get it. You probably don’t want to hear about Week 2 before the first full Saturday slate of 2018 has even kicked off. But there’s always value in looking ahead in the schedule. It can help you identify not only potential situational angles, but also potential second-half wagers. Let me explain. My colleague Dan…

Each week, we will provide the three moneyline underdogs we feel hold the most value on the Saturday betting card. You can play them straight, throw them in a long shot parlay or just read for some additional insight. Two will come from the ones provided by Stuckey and Collin on the Action Network Colleges…

Holy hell, it’s Week 1. Wait, before that, I won’t drag this out, but I’m new here. My name is Dan Rubenstein, I’ve covered college football for a good amount of time at places like SI.com, SB Nation and my award-eligible college football podcast, The Solid Verbal. And with that, pumped to be here to…

Ah, the smell of fresh-cut grass. The sound of those huge Class-A motorhomes setting up shop in the parking lot. Thousands of crazed college football fans piling into town. Yup, college football is finally back. When I was a player, this was one of my favorite weeks of the year. And to this day, not…

Cue music: “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” It’s the first full week of college football, which means it’s time to…BRING ON THE DOGS! Every team is starting off fresh. Freshmen want to make their mark, seniors want to make their last year memorable. There are new schemes, new coaches and everything is…

Week 0 was a sham, but it’s still fun to have football back. Thursday was a little more entertaining and I’m sure Friday will have its moments, but college football betting won’t be truly BACK until tomorrow when we have our first massive card of the season. From the first Saturday morning scramble to the…

By comparing my college football numbers to those on the market, I can tell which teams I am higher and lower on than oddsmakers are early on in the season. Now, this could all change after getting to see a few weeks of action, but here are the top five teams on my “fade” and…

Tennessee knows what it needs to do to try to upset West Virginia, which enters Saturday’s matchup as a 9-point favorite against the Vols. The Mountaineers are led by quarterback Will Grier and wide receivers Gary Jennings and David Sills V. Their presence, along with a solid group of linemen and running backs, could create…

1. Alabama has been favored in every game it’s played since 2010, other than a 31-10 win at Georgia as 1.5-point underdogs in 2015. The Tide will be favored in every regular-season game this year. 2. Nevada sportsbooks have never had a losing September since gaming control began tracking it in 1988 (H/T ESPN’s David…

The countdown is over, the college football season is upon us. The first game is an opportunity for teams to set the tone for the remainder of the season. Everyone wants to win, but some coaches are better than others at preparing their players to hit the field in midseason form. Most Overrated, Underrated College…

Football is (finally) back, and the Action Network staff is here to make college football picks — straight up — for 10 games each week through the end of the season. Here’s our panel of 10 for Week 1: Ken Barkley, Brandon Justice, Lauren Joffe, Matt Moscona, Steve Petrella, Brad Senkiw, Stuckey, Josh Ward, Brad Kellner…

Over the eight years from 2002-2009, the Texas Longhorns went 90-14, won a national-championship game, played in another, won two more BCS Bowls and tallied eight 10-win seasons. During that stretch, the Horns averaged 11.25 wins a season. Back then, setting Texas’ season win total at 8.5 would have been laughable. Over the past eight…

One of the simplest contrarian philosophies in sports betting is “buying low and selling high,” and there’s no better time to profit from that strategy than during a game. Bettors can capitalize on this approach by betting on NCAA football second-half lines in blowouts. I considered a blowout to be a margin of least 42…

The talk around Tiger Town isn’t about whether Clemson is a national title contender. It’s more about whether the Tigers will become the first 15-0 team in the history of college football. The Tigers’ talent is at the very least on par with Ohio State and Alabama, but when you add in a favorable schedule,…

LAS VEGAS — Most of the college football bets for Week 1 haven’t been placed yet, with one very notable exception. News is beginning to spread around town about a bettor with some very deep pockets making some hefty wagers on Ohio State and Wisconsin this weekend. First, this big-time punter put $30,000 on the…

College football’s first week is upon us, and bettors have taken notice (duh). Since lines came out in May, bets have been steadily pouring in on the opening games of the 2018 season, and over the past week, ticket counts have really started to climb. College Football Week 1 Cheat Sheet: Everything Bettors Need to…

There’s nothing like college football fans. They’re passionate. They’re dedicated. They’re loyal. They’re also really stupid. Too far? Maybe. But, man, they can make some bad bets sometimes. Betting college football isn’t easy, I get it. There are 129 FBS teams to keep up with every week — 130 if you count Kansas — and…

Hopefully the first week of college football has treated you well. Either way, you’re probably back for more on Friday. There are six FBS-FBS games on the schedule, starting with Syracuse and Western Michigan at 6 p.m. ET. Stanford-San Diego State highlights the slate as the Cardinal look to avenge a straight-up loss from last…

If you are like most college football fans, your Saturday morning routine includes watching College GameDay. The best part of the ESPN pregame show is Lee Corso and his headgear predictions. 3 Profitable College Football Systems Bettors Need to KnowRead now Corso ends each broadcast by donning the mascot’s headgear of the team he thinks…

Ah, college football. My favorite sport. Much like baseball, college football can be affected by the weather, especially when it’s windy or the temperature is toward one of the poles. With that said, I’ve gone ahead and documented each of the games that are forecasted to have average winds of at least 10 mph or…

Week 1 of the college football season is exciting for fans not only because of the return of meaningful football, but it’s also unique for bettors because lines are available months in advance. For example, the line for Saturday’s marquee matchup between Michigan and Notre Dame opened on May 30, meaning bettors have had three…

We get it. You’re an avid college football fan, and you like spreading bets across a variety of games. But then you plop down on your couch with a beer at noon to start your all-day binge, and you have remote anxiety. Should you watch Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech or Washington vs. Auburn? Or…

Northwestern at Purdue Betting Odds Spread: Purdue -1 Over/Under: 52.5 Time: 8 p.m. ET TV: ESPN >> All odds as of 6:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. Download The Action Network App or go to our CFB live odds page to get real-time odds and track your bets. We’re ready. Are you? College football is nearly…

There are so many ways to define overrated or underrated in the world of college football. The preseason AP Top 25 was released last week, giving a glimpse into how the most respected journalists rank the nation’s best teams. Offshore and Las Vegas oddsmakers, on the other hand, have a different top 25 based on a mathematical…

My apologies to Collin Wilson and essentially all of my other coworkers who most likely enjoy college football to some degree. I let you down. I let you all down. Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 … Salem, Mass: ‘Twas hours after the Sports Insights crew had been visited by Chad Millman, my new boss, at our…