College Football Handicapping Articles
2018 Rose Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions Georgia vs. Oklahoma
by Trevor Whenham - 12/22/2017
It's a crime that the Rose Bowl isn't the Big Ten vs. Pac-12 showdown that it is supposed to be, but at least this is a great matchup. In fact, It's the best matchup of this year's bowl calendar, and I don't think that it's particularly close. It's got everything you could want. A ridiculously potent offense from Oklahoma headed by a Heisman winner vs. a Georgia defense that is every bit as elite. A very one-dimensional Georgia offense that is great on the ground, against an Oklahoma defense that often views stopping their opponent as optional.
2018 Citrus Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions: Notre Dame vs. LSU
by Trevor Whenham - 12/22/2017
The Citrus Bowl really should be called the Deja Vu Bowl this year. This is the second year in a row that we have seen LSU in this game. It's also the second time in four years, and the third time in 12 years, that these squads have met in a bowl game. LSU crushed Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl in 2006, and the Irish won by a field goal in the Music City Bowl in 2014, so this is a bit of a rubber match of sorts.
2018 Peach Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions: Central Florida vs. Auburn
by Trevor Whenham - 12/22/2017
There is precisely one unbeaten team in college football, and they would like nothing more than to stay that way. Central Florida has played a schedule that doesn't get a lot of national respect in the AAC, but they could earn real credibility here. Auburn was one win in the SEC Championship Game away from being a playoff team, and they beat two playoff teams in the regular season - Alabama in the finale, and Georgia the first time they met. So, a team that has never lost against one that has lost one too many games. It sets up a very compelling bowl game.
2018 Outback Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions Michigan vs. South Carolina
by Trevor Whenham - 12/22/2017
This is a rematch of the 2012 Outback Bowl. In that game Jadeveon Clowney laid out Michigan running back Vincent Smith with a hit so stunningly vicious and totally perfect that I am certain you have seen it at least a dozen times, and I'm even more certain that you'll see it dozens more before the game starts. South Carolina won that game 33-28, but absolutely everything has changed for both programs since, so that result just isn't relevant here. It was one heck of a hit, though.
2017 Orange Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions: Wisconsin vs. Miami
by Trevor Whenham - 12/22/2017
This is a bowl game all about what could have been. Both of these teams faltered when it mattered most, and they both could have been playoff teams if they had been just a little tougher. Miami was unbeaten through 11 games, but they must have been looking ahead to the ACC Championship Game they had already clinched a spot in because they didn't show up in the regular-season finale against Pitt and suffered a crushing loss.
2017 Fiesta Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions Washington vs. Penn State
by Trevor Whenham - 12/22/2017
This year's Fiesta Bowl is like a traditional Rose Bowl showdown a year late. It features last year's Big Ten and Pac-12 champs in a showdown that never happened last year because of the playoff. Neither team made it back to the championship game this year, but with 10 wins each they have nothing to be ashamed of, and the winner here will wind up comfortably inside the Top 10 in the final rankings. It's a high-stakes game, and it should be a very entertaining one as well.
2017 Liberty Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions: Iowa State vs. Memphis
by Trevor Whenham - 12/22/2017
The big question here for the Iowa State Cyclones is if this is a big enough game for them to care about. This isn't a great team overall - they had five losses on the season. But they were very good at getting fired up for the biggest of games. Most notably, of course, they beat playoff-bound Oklahoma as massive 31-point underdogs. And they beat TCU as 7.5-point underdogs. They had no real business winning either game.
2017 Taxslayer Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions: Louisville vs. Mississippi State
by Trevor Whenham - 12/22/2017
This game could have been so much more than it is, but changes have robbed it of drama. Last year's Heisman winner, Louisville QB Lamar Jackson, is here, and there was the chance for a great showdown with fellow outstanding and entertaining QB Nick Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald's season ended with an injury in the Egg Bowl, though. And then there was the chance for a really interesting defensive coordinator showdown.
2018 Sugar Bowl Expert Picks & predictions Alabama vs. Clemson
by Trevor Whenham - 12/22/2017
Is it just me, or does it feel like we have seen this one before? These teams have, of course, met in the last two National Championship Games, with Clemson avenging their loss in the first with a win in the second. This won't necessarily end things because both teams are always a threat to make it back to the playoff, but the winner of this game will at least have bragging rights for a year. It's a different game for the teams than the last two.
2017 Cotton Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions: USC vs. Ohio State
by Trevor Whenham - 12/21/2017
It's not supposed to happen that the best bowl game of the year is played on Dec. 29. That's just not right. But it could potentially be the case this year. Big Ten champion Ohio State clashes with Pac-12 champion USC in what should really be the Rose Bowl. It should be a very compelling game - as long as both teams are actually focused on being here. Both teams fancied themselves as playoff team, and while USC was dreaming Ohio State had a very legitimate claim and should have been in instead of Alabama in my view.
2017 Sun Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions: NC State vs. Arizona State
by Trevor Whenham - 12/21/2017
We're going to get to Herm Edwards in a minute. Trust me. It's by far the most interesting storyline around this Arizona State team - or in college football right now, for that matter. But he's not coaching this game, so before we get into that we should look at the matchup we have. Arizona State wound up just 7-5, dragged down by a very underwhelming defense. They were dangerous when least expected, though - they were double-digit underdogs four times this season, and they covered all four games and won three outright.
2017 Alamo Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions: Stanford vs. TCU
by Trevor Whenham - 12/20/2017
The Alamo Bowl this year is really the bowl of coaching stability. Both TCU's Gary Patterson and Stanford's David Shaw could have any job they want in college, and both could find a role in the NFL, too - but they don't even flirt with other possibilities. Patterson has been at TCU since 1998, and if he hasn't left yet then he'll almost certainly retire there. Shaw is only 45, so he'll move elsewhere at some point - likely to the NFL - but he sure doesn't seem to be in any hurry.
2017 Camping World Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions: Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State
by Trevor Whenham - 12/20/2017
These two nine-win teams head to Orlando right after Christmas for what is an intriguing, if not ideal, matchup. Oklahoma State just has to be glad that this isn't a home game. The team's three losses all came at home - against TCU, Oklahoma and, incredibly, Kansas State. Stillwater just wasn't the advantage that it should be, I guess.
2017 Holiday Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions: Washington State vs. Michigan State
by Trevor Whenham - 12/19/2017
Michigan State does not want to be in this game. On the hierarchy, this game technically falls behind the Outback Bowl in the stack of Big Ten games, but organizers can choose whichever team they want, so they took Michigan for the Outback instead of the Spartans because they travel better and draw better in person and on TV. Michigan State beat Michigan, so they feel slighted - like they always seem to feel when it comes to the Wolverines. The challenge for the team, then, will be to get over that and focus on what should be a very interesting challenge here. If they aren't mentally ready for it then things could get ugly.
2017 Independence Bowl Expert Picks & Predictions: Southern Miss vs. Florida State
by Trevor Whenham - 12/19/2017
It's clear which team is better on paper here - the Seminoles have a massive advantage in terms of talent. The big question here, though, is whether Florida State will care about this game enough to make that advantage matter. The whole season has just been a debacle. After starting off ranked third in the nation, they were humiliated by Alabama in the opener, they lost their QB, and they never really recovered.
Expert NCAA Football Bowl Game Betting Advice and Handicapping: Game Location is Big
by Trevor Whenham - 12/14/2017
Bowl games are played in all sorts of locations. From the exotic to the ordinary. From the fanciest of stadiums to the dullest of fields. In front of a crowd of 100,000 screaming fans or in front of 5,000 people who mostly didn't pay for their tickets. Because the location of games can vary so widely, it only makes sense that bettors have to pay close attention to where games are being played and what impact that could have on how the games are played - and how, as a result, we should bet on them.
College Football Bowl Game Betting Advice: Handicapping Coaching Changes
by Trevor Whenham - 12/14/2017
There have been 20 coaching changes so far in FBS football this year - further proof that coaches are better off renting rather than buying. Of those programs going through changes, seven are going to bowl games. It's those seven programs that are the most fascinating right now. Because the college football coaching situation is broken, coaches have to jump to new programs before their current team is done playing, and programs have to fire coaches before they have finished their job for the year. Handicapping teams that have faced a coaching change presents a real challenge during the bowl season.
NCAA Football Mid-Major Free Betting Picks: Marshall Thundering Herd in New Mexico Bowl
by Aaron Smith - 12/12/2017
It's time for the bowl season edition of the mid-major report. This is the seventh straight season I'm doing the mid-major report for Doc's Sports. How have the selections on the mid-major betting report done? Prior to this season's numbers, the record is 40 wins and 29 losses with a gain of $1,500.
Expert College Football Picks: Army vs. Navy Betting Odds and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 12/7/2017
We are into the little bit of downtime during the college football season before the craziness of bowl season. This Saturday features just one game - the last one of the regular season and one of the most historic in existence. Army and Navy have met 117 times since 1890, including every year since 1930. Navy had been dominant in recent years, winning 14 straight meetings to take a 60-49-7 series lead.
NCAA Football Bowl Game Wagering Advice and Betting Help: Tough Matchups
by Trevor Whenham - 12/7/2017
Whenever you look at the lineup of bowl games in a given year there are a variety of types of games from a betting perspective. At the most basic level, there are games that you look at and almost immediately know what side you are on. They seem straightforward. And then there are the games that are just really, really tough. One team is tough to put a finger on, or both have flaws that make things really challenging.
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