2019 Washington Huskies College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/21/2019

Chris Peterson is one of the top tacticians in college football. And his bid to revitalize this Washington program has to be seen as a success after the Huskies won their second Pac-12 Championship in the last three seasons. Still, I can't help but feel like Washington has underachieved in the past two seasons. Yes, they went 20-7 combined over the past two seasons. They've gone just 12-15 against the spread in that time and finished each season ranked outside of the Top 10 after starting the season inside it.

2019 USC Trojans College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/21/2019

Few head coaches in college football are on as hot of a seat as USC coach Clay Helton. And for good reason. Helton, despite opening his tenure with 10-3 and 11-3 seasons (including a Pac-12 title in 2017), has not done much to inspire confidence. And last year the Trojans fell off the map with an ugly, sloppy 5-7 season.

2019 Oregon Ducks College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/21/2019

The pieces are in place for Oregon to be a national factor in college football this year. And the good news is that we don't have to wait very long to find out if the Ducks are going to be a national title contender or even a Pac-12 title contender. Oregon plays a mammoth nonconference game against Auburn to open the season.

2019 Stanford Cardinal College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/21/2019

Stanford has been one of the best and most consistent programs in the entire country over the course of the last decade. They've averaged 10 wins per season during the last 10 years and have played in four Pac-12 Championship Games in the last seven years. David Shaw has won 76 percent of his games in his career, and the Cardinal have covered the spread in 60 percent of their games the past decade.

2019 UCLA Bruins College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/21/2019

Remember when Bobby Petrino was considered an offensive genius? Then he completely and totally flamed out in the NFL, flopped back into college football, and never had anywhere near the level of success that he had originally? I feel like Chip Kelly is wandering down that same path.

2019 Washington State Cougars College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/21/2019

Mike Leach is a stone cold weirdo. That is undisputed. But the guy can coach. Leach and the Cougars have gone 37-15 over the last four seasons. And while at first glance that may not be all that impressive, it becomes eye-popping when you consider that in the prior six years the Cougars were just 19-54 and a total nonfactors in the Pac-12.

2019 Utah Utes College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/21/2019

It took a few years, but Utah has finally ingratiated itself into the Pac-12. Last year the Utes made a surprise trip to the conference championship game. And with two of the best players in the league back at quarterback and running back, the expectations are that now is the time for Utah if it is ever going to take the next step.

2019 Arizona Wildcats College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/21/2019

Kevin Sumlin stepped into a decent situation in Arizona, taking over a program that had pumped out five of six winning seasons prior to his arrival. The Wildcats also had a roster that was full of skill players that had been recruited for a similar up-tempo style to the one that Sumlin employs.

2019 Arizona State Sun Devils College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/21/2019

Last year at this time I was laughing at the thought of Herm Edwards coaching college football. But the wild-eyed old coach had a few tricks up his sleeve and guided Arizona State to a surprising season that featured two Top 20 wins, a win at USC, a cup of coffee in the Top 25, and a bowl game.

2019 Cal Golden Bears College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/21/2019

One of the biggest turnarounds in college football last year involved the California defense. Just two years ago, the Golden Bears were a disaster on that side of the ball, allowing 42.6 points and 518 yards every game. But then, over the course of about 18 months, the Bears defense turned into a salty, Top 15 unit that singlehandedly carried this team to seven wins and a bowl game.

2019 Colorado Buffaloes College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/21/2019

Outspent and overmatched in this conference, Colorado is only going to be able to compete at the top of the Pac-12 once every blue moon. And with new head coach Mel Tucker taking over, I think it is going to be a long time before we see the Buffaloes near the top of the standings.

2019 Ohio State Buckeyes College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/20/2019

Day is taking over a powerhouse Ohio State program that has lost just 19 times in the past decade. He takes over for retired Urban Meyer, the second Hall of Fame coach to be ousted from Ohio State under a swirl of controversy in the last 10 years. The goal for the Buckeyes is nothing short of a National Championship, with their last coming in 2014. And despite the apparent bias against Big Ten teams, the Buckeyes are perennial contenders for the College Football Playoff.

2019 Michigan Wolverines College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/20/2019

I understand all the hate thrown Jim Harbaugh's way. I really do. He's not all that likeable of a guy. But that said, I am still rooting for Michigan to finally break through under their ballyhooed head coach. And this could be the year. Michigan doesn't exactly come into this season with a load of momentum. They won 10 in a row at one point last season.

2019 Penn State Nittany Lions College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/20/2019

James Franklin is an excellent coach. He's one of the best in the country. And he just keeps the Penn State machine humming. The Nittany Lions have gone 31-9 straight up and 26-14 against the spread over the course of the past three seasons. Those numbers are better than Big Ten rivals like Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin and also far better than more highly-touted national programs like Texas, USC and Florida.

2019 Michigan State Spartans College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/20/2019

The Spartans won the Big Ten championship in 2015. Since then they have vacillated between very good and very bad. They got humiliated in the 2015 playoff against Alabama and then threw up on themselves in a 3-9 season in 2016. They rebounded with 10 wins (including two wins over Top 10 squads) in 2017 before slogging through a perfectly mediocre 7-6 season last year.

2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/20/2019

P.J. Fleck is still rowing. The cocksure young coach is now entering his third year at the helm in Minnesota, and it is time to see some dividends. The Gophers won seven games last year, including a regular-season finale upset at Wisconsin and then a bowl blowout of Georgia Tech. They are looking to build off that momentum into this season.

2019 Maryland Terrapins College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/20/2019

It was a bizarre season for Maryland last year. They had to endure the tragic death of lineman Jordan McNair and then the ensuing controversy surrounding former coach D.J. Durkin. Maryland opened the year with a weird upset win over Texas and, at 5-3 in October, looked poised for a surprise bowl bid to cap an emotional campaign.

2019 Florida Gators College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

Dan Mullen is one of the best coaches in the SEC and has made an instant impact in his first season in Gainesville. Mullen was able to steer the Gators to 10 wins, including a dominating bowl performance against Michigan, and Florida finished last season in the Top 10 after starting the season outside of the Top 25.

2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

The Cornhuskers underwent a massive structural change last season, shifting to Frost's up-tempo spread style. Naturally, it took some time for the system to take hold. But Nebraska closed the season with four wins in its final six games and two close losses at Ohio State (by five) and at Iowa (by three). The Huskers covered the spread in seven of their final eight games, with the lone failure coming against Bethune-Cookman as a 47-point favorite (they won by 36).

2019 Auburn Tigers College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

This season feels like The Alamo for Gus Malzahn. The Tigers coach won a National Championship with the Tigers as a coordinator in 2010 and came seconds away from another national title in 2013. However, 2018 was Auburn's fourth middling season in five years, and now Malzahn is on the ropes.