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College Football AP Preseason Poll: Overrated and Underrated Teams
by Trevor Whenham - 8/22/2019

The first AP poll of the college football season came out on Monday. As is always the case with the AP preseason poll, there are some rankings that make lots of sense and others that really, really don't. The whole idea of a poll coming out now before teams have played any games, and with camps mostly closed, making practical knowledge tough to come by, is of course ridiculous.

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 Big Ten Football Betting Preview: Odds and Expert Wagering Predictions
by Chris Vasile - 8/21/2019

We are less than a week away from the official start of college football, and the anticipation couldn't be higher. On Saturday, Aug. 24, the Miami Hurricanes will take on the Florida Gators, while Arizona will travel to Hawaii for some late-night nonconference action. Those games will serve as the appetizer for the following week when the Big Ten conference (and the rest of col-lege football) gets underway. If this season is anything like last, we are in for many memorable moments such as upsets, instant classic games, suspensions and everything in between.

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.

Arizona vs Hawaii NCAA Football Picks & Predictions 8/24/2019
by Tony Sink - 8/20/2019

The Arizona Wildcats play the Hawaii Warriors at Aloha Stadium (10:30 PM EST). The starting quarterbacks are Khalil Tate for the Wildcats and Cole McDonald for the Warriors. This matchup report includes odds, betting trends and a free pick against the spread.

Miami vs Florida Expert NCAA Football Picks 8/24/2019
by Guy Bruhn - 8/20/2019

The Miami Hurricanes take on the Florida Gators at Camping World Stadium (7:00 PM EST). The starting quarterbacks are Jarren Williams for the Hurricanes and Feleipe Franks for the Gators. This report includes betting odds and our expert college football picks for todays game.

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.

2019 Wisconsin Badgers College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

Wisconsin just continues to plug along as one of the best college football programs in the country. They have averaged 10 wins (to just three losses) over the course of the past 10 years and, once again, enter the fall as an afterthought even in their own backyard despite making it to the Big Ten title game three times in the past 10 years.

2019 Northwestern Wildcats College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

Pat Fitzgerald just continues to produce as one of the best head coaches in the country. Northwestern is coming off a season in which they won the Big Ten West, went to the league title game, and scored a bowl upset over Utah. Northwestern has won 19 games the past two seasons and has rung up four straight winning years.

2019 Iowa Hawkeyes College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

Kirk Ferentz loves the grind, and the Hawkeyes just kind of are what they are. Much like Oklahoma State is the perfect representation of everything - good and bad - about the Big 12, Iowa is kind of the quintessential Big Ten team. They thump. They slog. They fight. They don't care about the aesthetics of a win. They just care about getting a win.

2019 Mississippi Rebels College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

After a two-year bowl ban, the Rebels are finally eligible for the postseason. Matt Luke has done an admirable job with the Rebels while they transition from the Hugh Freeze mess. And now he's trying to rebuild the talent and momentum that they the Rebels enjoyed under Freeze.

2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

For years Dan Mullen had this program playing over its head. Penn State import Joe Moorhead seemed to continue that success for the Bulldogs, getting them to eight regular-season wins and the Outback Bowl, the school's ninth straight year in the postseason.

2019 Purdue Boilermakers College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

Jeff Brohm has justified all the hype he incurred when he took the head job at Purdue. Brohm has guided the Boilermakers to back-to-back bowl games, and this has been a team that no one wants to face late the season. Their upset win over Ohio State last October likely kept the Buckeyes out of the College Football Playoff.

2019 Indiana Hoosiers College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

Tom Allen has kept Indiana completive and been able to build on the foundation that Kevin Wilson built in Bloomington. They have been extremely competitive in league play after decades of insignificance. Going back to 2015, about half of Indiana's last 23 losses (11 of 23) have been by seven points or less. That includes three tight losses last season.

2019 Arkansas Razorbacks College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

Last season's implosion has me naturally wary of this group in Morris' second turn. He had some talent and experience in Lafayette last year. But instead of trying to make something out of team he had, Morris seemed more content to clear the decks, overhaul the systems on both sides of the ball, and lay the foundation for what he hopes will be a long stay with the Hogs.

2019 Kentucky Wildcats College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

Last year the stars aligned for Mark Stoops and this program. Armed with his best roster and an extremely favorable schedule, the Wildcats put together one of the best seasons in school history, winning 10 games and capping the season with a thrilling bowl win over Penn State. Kentucky finished the season in the Top 25 for the first time since 1984.

2019 Illinois Fighting Illini College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

When Lovie Smith took over the Illinois program, he didn't try any quick-fix schemes to fix this broken program. Smith has been playing the long game, trying to painstakingly grind while building up the overall roster strength and depth. Smith has gone just 9-27 straight up and 14-22 against the spread in his first three seasons. That is pretty much par for the course, though, for a program that is 43-80 SU over the last 10 years and 39-59 ATS the past eight years.

2019 Vanderbilt Commodores College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

I have nothing but respect for this Vanderbilt football program. Vanderbilt is one of the best academic schools in the southeast. And with an enrollment of just under 7,000, this is one of the smallest schools (No. 122) in the FBS. Derek Mason is doing a hell of job, and the Commodores are coming of their fifth bowl appearance in eight years despite playing in the nation's premier football conference.

2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

Chris Ash, a former hot assistant coach coming out of Ohio State, is entering his fourth season at Rutgers. It is time to put up or shut up. The Scarlet Knights are a complete pushover in the Big Ten, and they have been one of the worst programs in the country. Ash has gone just 7-29 straight up in three years and enters this fall on an 11-game losing streak.

2019 Georgia Bulldogs College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/19/2019

There are a lot of hurdles a team must overcome to win a National Championship. They have to handle their nonconference portion of the schedule. They have to take care of their road slate in league play. They have to win their rivalry game. Then they have to take care of business in the conference title game.

2019 Clemson Tigers College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/17/2019

The reigning National Champions have reached Alabama status. That is to say that you only bet on the Tigers, you don't ever waste your time betting against them. And Clemson earned this level of betting respect the hard way. Namely, by demolishing Notre Dame and Alabama last January to improve their record to 4-1 against the spread the last three seasons in College Football Playoff games.

2019 Alabama Crimson Tide College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/16/2019

The most impressive thing about Nick Saban's dynasty is that Alabama has actually been better than expected. (Or you could argue, like I would, that the rest of the SEC has actually been much, much worse than expected.) The Crimson Tide have had only one losing season against the spread over the last four years. Think about that. Despite the fact that every sportsbook in the country jacks up the numbers on this team, they still cover the spread 58 percent of the time (34-25 ATS).

2019 LSU Tigers College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/16/2019

I will admit that I may have underestimated Ed Orgeron. The marble-mouthed, Bayou-bred head coach of the LSU Tigers exceeded expectations last year. LSU opened the year on the fringe of the Top 25 and closed out the year in the Top 10, winning 10 games and the Fiesta Bowl in the process.

2019 Virginia Tech Hokies College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/16/2019

Last year Virginia Tech had its first losing season since 1992. They were able to keep their bowl streak alive at 26 years - thanks to a bunch of ugly wins over bad teams - but the below .500 season started to raise some red flags over coach Justin Fuente and this program.

2019 Missouri Tigers College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/16/2019

Right now the biggest storyline surrounding the Missouri football program is the potential for a bowl ban at the end of this season. I'm not going to go too far into the weeds on this one, but pretty much everyone and anyone that has anything to do with college football thinks it is an absolute joke that the Tigers would get hit with a postseason penalty for their minor infractions.

2019 Florida State Seminoles College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/16/2019

Florida State's 2013 national title and 2014 national semifinal appearances seem like a long time ago. The Seminoles have seen their record stay the same or worsen each of the last five years. And over the last two seasons, they have been massive underachievers, going from No. 2 in the preseason to unranked in 2017 and then seeing their 37-year bowl streak snapped thanks to last season's 5-7 debacle.

2019 Texas A&M Aggies College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/16/2019

Texas A&M is a sexy sleeper pick heading into the 2019 season. That's what happens when you have a national title-winning coach like Jimbo Fisher at the helm leading a roster full of highly-touted recruits. The Aggies enter the 2019 season No. 11 in the country, and the expectation is that they will compete with Alabama and LSU in the SEC.

2019 South Carolina Gamecocks College Football Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Robert Ferringo - 8/16/2019

It is tough to find a sleeper in the SEC. All of the programs in this league are massively overrated - even the good ones - and they all enter each season with inflated expectations. However, if you are looking for an underrated squad that could wreak some havoc for the top teams in the conference, I would look no further than the Gamecocks.