College Football Handicapping Articles

2016 East Carolina Pirates Football Predictions and Season Win Total Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 7/25/2016

Look, I've had a fun time laughing at Riffin McNeill over the last several years as one of the most clueless head coaches in college football. Seriously; most of the time the guy looked like he was asleep in the passenger seat on his way home from Ruby Tuesday's. But even I was surprised that East Carolina pulled the trigger and fired him this offseason. I can't say that I think it was a poor move by ECU brass. But even I, a staunch detractor, has to admit that the Pirates have been a pretty feisty team the last four seasons under McNeill's guidance.

Leonard Fournette Odds to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy with Expert Picks
by Dave Schwab - 7/25/2016

LSU junior running back Leonard Fournette has been touted as a legitimate Heisman Trophy contender since his freshman year, and heading into the 2016 season MyBookie has him at the top of its Heisman futures list to win it this year at +300 betting odds.

Michigan Odds to win the College Football National Championship with Expert Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 7/25/2016

Now it all matters. We're not playing around anymore. Up until now the Jim Harbaugh era has been all drama and potential. He has never met an opportunity to get attention that he hasn't fully embraced. His first season back with his former team was as good as could have been expected, but now it really matters. If he delivers on his talk, and the massive potential of his team, then he will be cast in gold and will be the king of Michigan forever.

Oklahoma Odds to win the College Football National Championship with Expert Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 7/25/2016

All in all Oklahoma doesn't have too much to complain about concerning last year. They lost in the Orange Bowl to the team that lost in the National Championship Game, Clemson. That seems about right - they were a very good team but a step or two from the best. Well, as long as they can take care of a thing or two this season, they have the chance to be pretty much exactly the same thing again this year.

Tennessee Odds to win the College Football National Championship with Expert Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 7/25/2016

Starting from the top of a roughly-predicted preseason Top 25, this is the seventh team preview I have written so far and the first one in which I feel like the expectations are probably a bit too high for the team. Many people seem to be seeing the Tennessee Volunteers as both the strong favorites in the SEC East and serious playoff contenders. While I have no issues with the former, I just don't believe that they are yet ready to contend with the best of the best.

Michigan State Odds to win the College Football National Championship with Expert Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 7/24/2016

The Spartans have had 11 wins or more five times in the last six seasons, and have been a Top-10 team at the end of each of the last three seasons. For a team that doesn't recruit with the big boys and eternally lives in the shadow of Ohio State and Michigan in their conference, that is a remarkable run of success. That success faces a big threat this year, though. The conference is shaping up to be very tough - or at least very top heavy - and the Spartans face a big job in reloading this year after departures to several key stars.

UCLA Odds to win the College Football National Championship with Expert Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 7/24/2016

Watching the UCLA Bruins is like being Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day". Every year we ask ourselves if this is finally the season in which the Bruins break out and realize the potential they always seem to have. And every year they find a way to sabotage their success and fall short of where they should be. Injuries, bad plays, questionable coaching - they have had it all. It must be just exhausting being a fan of the Bruins.

Clemson Odds to win the College Football National Championship with Expert Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 7/23/2016

Only Alabama has less to complain about regarding their season last year than the Clemson Tigers do. They finished 14-1 and suffered that only loss in the National Championship Game. Now they return many of their most important players, the coaching staff stays almost entirely intact - the only changes were the addition of two high school coaches in analyst roles, and they have a schedule that sets up well for them.

Stanford Odds to win the College Football National Championship with Expert Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 7/23/2016

The Stanford Cardinal are on quite a roll - they won the Pac-12 last year, and have taken three of the last four conference titles. When you think of where this program was not too long ago when Jim Harbaugh took over, that is truly a remarkable accomplishment. Now, though, they are no longer the plucky upstart, but rather the hunted favorites. Add to that a division that isn't getting any easier - Oregon might not be quite as scary as they were at their peak, but Washington is seriously on the rise - and the pressure in Palo Alto is significant.

Ohio State Odds to win the College Football National Championship with Expert Betting Picks
by Trevor Whenham - 7/5/2016

It pains me to say it, but the fact that this Ohio State team is not only viewed as a top 25 team, but as a legitimate playoff contender, is proof of just how incredible what they are doing in Columbus right now is. I mean, this team has just six starters returning - the fewest in major conference football. They lost 12 guys in the draft last year alone. Five of them went in the first round, and the whole dozen were gone by the end of the fourth. That kind of attrition would crush most programs, or at least cause them to need a year to regroup.

Alabama Odds to win the College Football National Championship with Expert Betting Picks
by Trevor Whenham - 7/5/2016

Is it just me, or is this getting a little boring? Alabama just claimed their fourth National Championship of the decade-long Nick Saban era, and they have been close to one every year they haven't won. They are like a robot program, sent from space to drain the world of national titles. The storyline here is very familiar by this point - they have lost seven guys to the NFL Draft, including all-World running back Derrick Henry, and they need to find a starting QB again, yet on the strength of yet another top-ranked recruiting class they have the parts in place to reload without missing a beat.

Florida State Odds to win the College Football National Championship with Expert Betting Picks
by Trevor Whenham - 7/5/2016

How do you know an organization is in a good place? When, like Florida State last year, they can clearly be in a rebuilding year and still win 10 games. Now, any number of wins has to have an asterisk beside it when a team plays in the ACC right now. They lost at Clemson, were stunned at Georgia Tech, and lost their bowl game badly to Houston, so it was far from a great season. But 10 wins is still 10 wins.

2016 ACC Football Season Win Totals Predictions and Expert Betting Advice
by Victor Ryan - 6/29/2016

This season the ACC will feature a pair of national title contenders in Clemson and Florida State as well as two teams fully capable of reaching 10 wins in Louisville and North Carolina. The lower tier of the conference should also be improved after some key coaching changes.

2016 Big 12 Football Season Win Totals Predictions and Expert Betting Advice
by Victor Ryan - 6/29/2016

The Big 12 was represented for the first time in the College Football Playoff last year by conference champion Oklahoma. It was an ignominious introduction for the Big 12 as the Sooners were promptly smashed 37-17 in the semifinals by Clemson.

2016 Pac-12 Football Season Win Totals Predictions and Expert Betting Advice
by Victor Ryan - 6/27/2016

The four-team College Football Playoff format dictates that at least one champion of a Power 5 conference is left out of the lucrative tournament. Like last year, it could once again be the Pac-12 in 2016. The Pac-12 could be the deepest and most balanced conference in the nation. But it remains to be seen if the teams at the top are truly elite. The recently-released college football win totals from South Point would seem to reflect this idea.

2016 Big Ten Football Season Win Totals Predictions and Expert Betting Advice
by Victor Ryan - 6/23/2016

The battle for the Big Ten has morphed into all-out war with the arrival of Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh to the conference. Ohio State has gone 50-4 with a National Championship in four seasons under Meyer, while Michigan took a major leap forward in its first season with Harbaugh.

2016 SEC Football Season Win Totals Predictions and Expert Betting Advice
by Victor Ryan - 6/14/2016

The SEC captured another National Championship in mid-January when Alabama outlasted Clemson in the title game of the College Football Playoff. It was the eighth time in the past 10 years an SEC school has won college football's National Championship.

College Football Season Win Totals Predictions
by Victor Ryan - 5/27/2016

The Golden Nugget has posted its season win totals for 24 of the top college football programs. Four teams have their totals set at 10 wins: Clemson, Florida State, Tennessee and Oklahoma. The "over/under" for defending National Champion Alabama is 9.5 wins. Below is the full list of college football win totals from Golden Nugget, as well as selected analysis and predictions. We will go down the list and highlight the teams we think are worth a bet.

Alabama vs. Clemson National Championship Game Expert Picks & Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 1/8/2016

There is a real contrast in experience as we get ready for the National Championship Game. Alabama is going for their fourth national title since 2009. They are the most dominant program of our era - and it's not even close. It's not like Clemson is totally coming out of nowhere - they have won a national title, and their first undefeated season came in 1900 - 115 years before they attempt to finish off this one.

NCAA Football Championship Game Betting: Keys for Alabama Win
by Trevor Whenham - 1/7/2016

Alabama is looking to win their fourth national title since 2009. The last came in 2012, and they have had some frustrating bowl losses since then. However, they are renewed and ready - and despite being lower-ranked than Clemson they come into this one favored by as much as a touchdown. Obviously, then, Alabama is capable of winning the National Championship Game. In order to win it all, though, they have to maximize the advantage they have. Here are three keys to their success: