College Football Handicapping Articles

College Football Picks: Central Florida at Marshall Betting Odds
by Alan Matthews - 10/12/2010

The side has dropped a point from its opening of 6.5 at most books while the total has dropped a half-point at most books. Approximately 60 percent of the lean is on Central Florida. The Knights are 4-1 ATS this season while Marshall is 1-4, with the lone cover coming against West Virginia.

College Football Picks: San Jose State at Nevada Betting Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 10/9/2010

We’re back this week to preview the last game on the NCAA board on Saturday night, and since Hawaii is on the road it’s San Jose State-Nevada that offers your final betting option for the day. And let’s not kid ourselves: This game shouldn’t be remotely close, although the Wolf Pack (5-0) could be looking a bit ahead to traveling to Hawaii next week.

College Football Picks: Florida State vs. Miami Betting Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 10/9/2010

No. 24 Florida State and No. 14 Miami are set for a showdown for Sunshine State supremacy on Saturday. The Seminoles and Hurricanes will meet at 8 p.m. in South Florida for one of the ACC’s biggest rivalry games. Miami is set as the favorite but Florida State’s seniors will be looking for one last upset in one is one of the top rivalries in college football.

College Football Picks: Connecticut vs. Rutgers Betting Odds and Preview
by Aaron Smith - 10/8/2010

The Connecticut Huskies will head to New Jersey to take on Rutgers in ESPN’s Friday Night college football showdown this week. Rutgers is coming off a shocking home loss to Tulane, while the Huskies have won two straight after starting out the season in disappointing fashion. Greg Schiano’s Rutgers squad was the talk of college football just a few short years ago, but the program has fallen on hard times once again. Can Rutgers use this game as a springboard to get back on the right path?

Week 6 College Football Picks and Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 10/8/2010

It was a rough week last week for these football picks. Stanford looked very good early on, but got worse and worse as the game went on. Nevada won big like I expected them to, but just not quite big enough - a late UNLV score when the game was in hand ended my dreams of a cover. With these week 6 college football picks and odds we’ll look to reverse the trend and go back to what we had before last week - two straight perfect weeks.

College Football Picks: Nebraska at Kansas State Preview Predictions and Betting Odds
by Alan Matthews - 10/7/2010

In last year’s regular-season finale for Kansas State, the Wildcats traveled to Nebraska with the Big 12 North title and a spot in the conference championship game on the line. By now you no doubt know the Huskers won 17-3, which actually knocked a 6-6 KSU team from not only the Big 12 title game but also a bowl because two of those six wins were against FCS schools.

Free College Football Pick – Michigan State vs Michigan with Betting Odds
by Jason Sharpe - 10/7/2010

Two undefeated teams take the field in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. EST when the No. 17-ranked Michigan Wolverines (5-0 overall and 3-2 ATS) play host to the No. 16-ranked Michigan State Spartans (5-0 overall and 3-2 ATS). Michigan comes into the game a 4.5-point spread favorite with the total at 64.5 in the game.

College Football Picks: Troy vs. Middle Tennessee State Betting Odds and Predictions
by Aaron Smith - 10/5/2010

Troy and Middle Tennessee State will square off in the first Tuesday night ESPN2 college football game this season. These Sun Belt rivals have been battling it out for the league title the last few years, and it has been Troy who has been coming out on top each year of late. The Trojans of Troy have won four straight Sun Belt championships and they are now in search of their fifth. Middle Tennessee State has their star quarterback returning to the lineup for this one, and the Blue Raiders realize this game is a must win for them if they want to wrestle away the Sun Belt crown.

College Football Predictions: UAB at Central Florida Odds and Preview
by Alan Matthews - 10/5/2010

This opened at 12 at most books and is at 13 now at most of them. The total has jumped about a point at most books. UAB is 2-2 ATS this season and has covered in its past two games, a 34-33 win over a Troy team that is the four-time reigning Sun Belt Conference champion and then a 32-29 double-overtime loss at Tennessee on Sept. 25. UCF is 3-1 ATS, with the lone loss coming at home to North Carolina State. Last time out UCF lost, 17-13, at Kansas State in a game it deserved to win.

Free College Football Picks: Louisiana Tech at Hawaii Betting Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 10/2/2010

So why are we offering free college football picks for a seemingly meaningless Western Athletic Conference game between Louisiana Tech and Hawaii, two teams who aren’t even WAC contenders, here at Doc’s Sports? Any sportsbook will tell you that Hawaii home games get an inordinate number of bets considering the quality of the team (post-June Junes especially) because it’s the last game of the night on the board. So there you go.

Week 5 College Football Picks and Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 10/2/2010

Last week’s college football picks went well - Stanford beat up on Notre Dame, and Oregon State stuck closer to Boise State than the spread. With our week 5 college football picks and odds let’s hope we can continue the success.

College Football Picks: Florida Vs. Alabama Betting Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 10/2/2010

This Saturday, No. 7 Florida heads to Tuscaloosa to take on No. 1 Alabama in the marquee game in the top college football conference in the country. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. and the winner will become the favorite to take the SEC crown and represent the league in the BCS National Championship Game.

College Football Picks: BYU vs. Utah State Betting Odds and Predictions
by Aaron Smith - 10/1/2010

This Friday night ESPN will be in Utah for the intrastate battle between BYU and Utah State. Both teams head into this game at 1-3, but you can bet that this will be a very spirited battle. BYU has lost three straight games, and they haven’t lost four straight in a season since 17 years ago, when Utah State beat them, 58-56, in Logan. The teams meet once again on the campus of Utah State in what should be considered a chance for both teams to get their seasons turned around.

College Football Picks: Texas Vs. Oklahoma Betting Odds and Predictions
by Robert Ferringo - 9/30/2010

This weekend No. 8 Oklahoma faces off with No. 16 Texas in this critical clash. The Sooners are small favorites in this game, which kicks off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the Cotton Bowl. The winner of this game will establish itself as the Top Dog in the Big 12 and give itself the inside track to the conference championship game. Much like with the SEC, the Big 12 title game has been a virtual playoff game, with the victor rolling into the BCS National Championship.

College Football Picks: Texas A&M at Oklahoma State Betting Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 9/30/2010

There are 25 Division I-A teams remaining with unbeaten records, and ESPN’s Thursday night game this week features two of them in Big 12 South foes Texas A&M and Oklahoma State – yet neither club is ranked in the AP poll (OSU is No. 24 in the USA Today poll).

College Football Predictions: Oregon at Arizona State Odds and Betting Picks
by Alan Matthews - 9/25/2010

The last game of Saturday night that you can bet on – sorry Charleston Southern at Hawaii – is this Pac-10 opener between Oregon and Arizona State. And, frankly, this doesn’t shape up to be much of a game if the Ducks keep up their ridiculous pace.

College Football Predictions and Picks: TCU vs. SMU Betting Odds
by Aaron Smith - 9/24/2010

ESPN will be in Dallas on Friday night for the Battle of the Iron Skillet between the TCU Horned Frogs and the SMU Mustangs. A few years ago this rivalry didn’t mean much to anyone outside of the Lone Star State, but it definitely does now. TCU is ranked No. 5 in the nation, and SMU is improving in a big way under former Hawaii Coach June Jones.

Week 4 College Football Picks and Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 9/24/2010

We have enjoyed three mostly brilliant and often surprising weeks of college football action so far. This is the perfect time, then, to look ahead to some week 4 college football picks and odds. With luck the picks will be brilliant:

College Football Predictions: Miami at Pitt Odds for Betting and Picks
by Alan Matthews - 9/23/2010

An old Big East rivalry is renewed for the first time since Miami left for the ACC when the No. 19 Hurricanes visit Pitt on Thursday night. And really both teams – and both struggling conferences – could use a nice nonconference win such as this one.

College Football Predictions and Picks: Arkansas at Georgia Betting Odds
by Robert Ferringo - 9/17/2010

For the second weekend in a row Georgia is playing a potentially season-defining SEC game. While most of their conference contemporaries are still beating up Division II schools or teams from the Sun Belt, Georgia is neck-deep in league games and is facing a put-up-or-shut-up moment between the hedges.