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College Football Betting Predictions: Teams That Could Improve ATS
by Trevor Whenham - 8/17/2018

Our job here with this article is simple. We want to look at college football teams that were just plain awful to bettors last year, and we want to identify ones that are likely to be a whole lot less awful last year. It could be that you made good money fading these teams last year, and now you have to stop that, or it could be that there will be value in betting on these teams consistently this year. How you deal with them is up to you, but the shared similarity is that all of these squads are very likely not to be nearly as awful against the spread as they were last year:

College Football Expert Handicapping: Teams That Could Decline ATS
by Trevor Whenham - 8/16/2018

The teams on this list have two things in common. They were among the most profitable teams in college football last season, and I don't expect them to be as profitable this year - not nearly as close in some cases. Through different circumstances these teams all achieved well above expectations in one way or another last year, and I am not expecting them to be able to do the same again. They may still be profitable in some cases but just not exceptionally like they were last year.

Hawaii at Colorado State College Football Picks & Predictions 8/25/2018
by Tony Sink - 8/16/2018

The Hawaii Warriors play the Colorado State Rams at Colorado State Stadium (7:30 PM EST). The starting quarterbacks are Cole McDonald for the Warriors and K.J. Carta-Samuels for the Rams. This matchup report includes odds, betting trends and a free pick against the spread.

Wyoming at New Mexico State College Football Picks and Predictions 8/25/2018
by Guy Bruhn - 8/16/2018

The Wyoming Cowboys play the New Mexico State Aggies at Aggie Memorial Stadium (12:00 PM EST). The starting quarterbacks are Tyler Vander Waal for the Cowboys and Nick Jeanty for the Aggies. This report includes betting odds and our expert college football picks for todays game.

2018 Colorado State Rams Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/15/2018

I was a bit skeptical of Mike Bobo when he took over Colorado State. He never impressed me all that much at Georgia as the offensive coordinator. But he has posted three straight winning years in Fort Collins and has kept the Rams solidly in the second tier in the Mountain West.

2018 New Mexico Lobos Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/15/2018

It has been an offseason of turmoil at New Mexico. Coach Bob Davie spent part of the offseason on suspension as the school investigated a host of ugly accusations. Davie managed to keep his job. And then this fall he managed to protect the football program from a range of budget cuts that gutted parts of the athletic department.

2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

Two years ago the Irish took every bad beat imaginable and bumbled their way to a 4-8 season. They responded in force last year, going 10-3 with their victories coming by an average of more than 22 points per game. Brian Kelly's squad has 15 returning starters and a load of experience. So, should we take this team seriously as a potential College Football Playoff participant or are they just an overblown, overrated side show?

2018 Boise State Broncos Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

The Boise State program was already a juggernaut when Bryan Harsin took over in 2014. But Harsin has to be given some credit for continuing the standard of excellence that Chris Petersen set before he left for Washington. The Broncos have increased their win total each of the past two years, and Harsin enters this fall with potentially his best team yet.

2018 South Florida Bulls Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

I'm glad that Charlie Strong landed on his feet in South Florida. Strong is a really solid coach that's been underappreciated at both Louisville and Texas. And now he can start laying the foundation for his program in Tampa while trying to build on last year's 10-win campaign.

2018 San Diego State Aztecs Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

Rocky Long has been getting it done in the Mountain West for nearly 20 years. He had three years off in between a decade at New Mexico and his current gig with San Diego State. And as he enters his eighth season with the Aztecs, this program is as strong as ever and focused on making a third conference title game in four years.

2018 Houston Cougars Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

Major Applewhite struggled in his first year with the reins of the Houston program. But the former Texas and Houston offensive coordinator brought in Kendall Briles to help ramp up an offense that is coming off one of its worst full-season efforts in a decade.

2018 Memphis Tigers Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

Mike Norville has been a steady hand at the rudder for Memphis over the course of the past two seasons. But now he has to move on without sensational quarterback Riley Ferguson (and standout receiver Anthony Miller) while trying to maintain the Tigers' perch atop the AAC West.

2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

I'm wondering if Tulsa wishes it had stayed in Conference USA. The Golden Hurricanes have had a rocky road since joining the AAC, with last year serving as their second 2-10 season in four years. And if you look at the trajectory of the program, coach Phil Montgomery is following the same path as the man he replaced, Bill Blankenship.

2018 SMU Mustangs Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

Chad Morris did a decent job of building up SMU from a laughingstock to a legitimate AAC program. But Morris bolted for Arkansas rather than stick around and continue to grow with the Mustangs. Despite that, SMU scored another touchdown when they landed journeyman Sonny Dykes. Dykes didn't work out at California. But he did an excellent job at Louisiana Tech prior to that and he should pick right up where Morris left off.

2018 UNLV Rebels Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

Slowly but surely. That is how Tony Sanchez has been building up the Rebels. And you have to give the UNLV brass credit for sticking with Sanchez and giving him the time and the tools necessary to turn this comically-bad program into something resembling competitive in the Mountain West.

2018 Wyoming Cowboys Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

The Cowboys are being written off as a contender in the Mountain West this year thanks to the loss of first-round NFL pick Josh Allen. Call me crazy, but I actually think that this year's Wyoming team can be even better despite the loss of their big-armed quarterback.

2018 Temple Owls Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

If you're looking for a potential sleeper in the AAC this year then look no further than Philadelphia. Temple played in back-to-back AAC title games in 2015 and 2016, meaning that the Owls' senior class will be gunning toward a second potential title and third championship game in four years.

2018 Utah State Aggies Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/14/2018

Utah State had its third consecutive losing season in 2017 after enjoying four straight winning years from 2011-2014. On the surface, last year's sub-.500 record should be a disappointment and cause for concern if you're interested in coach Matt Wells' job security. However, if you dig a little deeper it becomes clear that Utah State's effort last fall was more impressive than it seemed and could be the springboard for a fantastic 2018.

2018 Big Ten Football Predictions with Betting Odds and Expert Picks
by Chris Vasile - 8/14/2018

In just two short weeks, college football will drop the curtain on what should be another season filled with many memorable moments such as upsets, instant-classic games, injuries, suspen-sions and everything in between. Based on the title of this article, the Big Ten will by my focus once again this year, and once again it may be one of the most competitive conferences from top-to-bottom. Last season, the Big Ten had as many as three teams in the Top 10 at several points with Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State leading the way.

2018 Central Florida Knights Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/13/2018

No one saw Central Florida's 2017-18 National Championship season coming. But when the dust settled last year, the Knights were the only unbeaten team in college football and (self-proclaimed) champions. Of course, I'm only half-joking when I refer to the Knights as "National Champions". The school and ex-coach Scott Frost made that declaration on their own after beating Auburn - the lone team to beat Alabama - in the Peach Bowl to complete an unblemished season.

2018 Navy Midshipmen Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/13/2018

Navy has been one of the most consistent college football programs in the country in this young century. The Midshipmen have posted a winning record in 14 of the past 15 years, playing in six straight bowl games. But I have a feeling that the bloom is off the rose in regards to Navy's addition to the AAC. And this will be a telling season when it comes to the Middies staying power.

Silver Seven: College Football Teams to Fade or Follow 2018
by Robert Ferringo - 8/13/2018

If I've said it once I've said it 1,000 times: gambling isn't magic, it's mathematics. The mathematics of college football offers gamblers one of their most daunting challenges. Football's scoring structure, unique among all non-football sports, is one example of football's distinct properties. The limited number of betting opportunities, because football has the shortest schedule, is another.

2018 Tulane Green Wave Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/13/2018

Tulane came up one tantalizing inch short of a bowl game last year. The Green Wave haven't made the postseason since 2013 and have played in just one bowl game since 2002. Willie Fritz has this team pointing in the right direction, and last year's close call should serve as the perfect motivator for this year's group.

2018 Cincinnati Bearcats Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/13/2018

Prior to Tommy Tuberville's hiring in 2013, Cincinnati had gone 65-26 over a seven-year stretch while serving as a springboard for Mark Dantonio, Brian Kelly and Butch Jones. How badly did Tuberville screw up this program? They have gone 33-31 since he stepped on campus. And now it is up to second-year coach Luke Fickell to continue to pick up the pieces of this program.

2018 East Carolina Pirates Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/13/2018

As recently as three or four years ago, East Carolina was a feisty small-conference program just salivating at a chance to knock off an unsuspecting regional foe from the ACC or SEC. They beat Virginia Tech in back-to-back seasons (2014-2015) and had near-misses against schools like Florida and South Carolina. But right now the Pirates are the shell of the program that they were. And this team has barely showed an ability to be competitive in their own league, much less against teams from power conferences.

2018 Connecticut Huskies Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/13/2018

The Huskies have barely been a D-I college football team over the past five years, going 16-43 against FBS opponents. Randy Edsall was brought back in an attempt to build the Huskies back up to the level of respectability on which they perched before his 2011 departure. But last year didn't give any indication that this team is even close. And a quick scan across the roster heading into fall camp doesn't instill any confidence in the short term.

2018 Clemson Tigers Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/11/2018

The Clemson-Alabama rivalry has developed into one of the defining rivalries in this entire era of college football. These two top-tier programs have met in the College Football Playoff in three consecutive seasons, with Alabama winning twice. And as we enter the 2018 season it looks likely that these two teams are on a collision course once again.

2018 Louisville Cardinals Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/11/2018

Louisville has been somewhat of a fraud over the last three years. They have spent 18 of the past 24 weeks in the Top 25 over the past two seasons, getting all the way up to No. 3 in 2016. However, Louisville is a pathetic 1-9 against other Top 25 teams over the course of the last four years, including back-to-back bowl losses.

2018 Syracuse Orange Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/11/2018

It is just about time for Dino Babers to put up or shut up. Full disclosure, I am a Syracuse graduate. So I know my team. And I like Babers. I feel that if he is given enough time that he will bring back excitement and competitiveness to what has become one of the worst programs in the country. But if he is going to do something, he needs to do it fast.

2018 Florida State Seminoles Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/11/2018

The Seminoles lost their starting quarterback, Deondre Francois, while also losing their game against the Crimson Tide. They went on to lose a slew of other players to injury while dropping five of their first six games. And it took a three-game winning streak to close the season for FSU to barely become bowl eligible for the 36th straight year. They ended the season not in the college playoff, but in the Independence Bowl against Southern Miss.

2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/11/2018

Paul Johnson always does his best work when expectations are lowest. And his teams have exploded for some out-of-nowhere seasons, including an 11-win campaign and ACC title game appearance as recently as 2014. Johnson has a team bursting with experience in the trenches, and after a rare losing year - and with major questions about his job security - I look for the Jackets to bounce back in a big way.

2018 Pitt Panthers Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/11/2018

Pittsburgh had a nine-year bowl streak snapped last season when it struggled through a 5-7 campaign. Pat Narduzzi is entering his fourth year at the controls and has brought some stability to a program that has had seven coaches (including interims) in eight seasons this decade. But he will need to dig deep this season if he wants to avoid another bowl-less winter.

2018 Duke Blue Devils Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/11/2018

When people talk about the best college football coaches in the country, I'm sure a lot of names come up before people get to David Cutcliffe. But this guy might be the most underrated coach in the country, and he has done a phenomenal job building up a Duke program that had been a laughingstock prior to his arrival.

2018 North Carolina Tar Heels Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/11/2018

After winning 19 combined games in 2015 and 2016, including a trip to the ACC Championship in 2015, North Carolina fell off a cliff. The Tar Heels started 1-8 last season and failed to extend a four-year bowl streak. Now coach Larry Fedora will look for a big rebound season as he tries to step back up into the ACC's second tier.

2018 Miami Hurricanes Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/10/2018

Mark Richt has had two successful seasons in Coral Gables. That includes guiding the Hurricanes to their first double-digit win total since 2003. But I've been hearing about how the Miami dynasty is coming back for nearly 20 years, with none of the results to back it up. So excuse me if I'm still a little skeptical after one good season in South Beach.

2018 Virginia Tech Hokies Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/10/2018

After a brief lull towards the end of the Frank Beamer Era, Virginia Tech is trying desperately to cling to its spot among the ACC's elite programs. The Hokies won nine games again last season and were a loss at Miami away from making back-to-back ACC title games. However, in Justin Fuente's third season this Hokies team seems to be at a bit of a crossroads.

2018 Virginia Cavaliers Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/10/2018

Bronco Mendenhall was given nearly 18 million reasons to leave BYU and take over the Virginia program. But that doesn't mean that it was the right decision. Mendenhall was 99-43 in his career at BYU before being lured to Charlottesville. He is just 8-17 in his two years at UVA. And as I look at this year's team, I don't see a lot of reason for optimism.

2018 USC Trojans Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/9/2018

I know that people continue to wait for USC to be "back" and to once again contend for national championships. But as I look at this Trojans squad I see one of the more overrated programs in the country. So when I see a season win total posted this low, when the books just KNOW that the public is going to pound the 'over' for the Trojans, it starts setting off alarm bells and I start to hear Admiral Ackbar's voice in my ear yelling, "It's a trap!"

2018 Stanford Cardinal Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/9/2018

Stanford had a roller coaster season in 2017. They started by getting crushed at USC in Week 2 and then losing a stunner at San Diego State the following week to open 1-2. But David Shaw righted the ship, and Utah won eight of its next nine, including a crucial home upset over Washington in November. Stanford capped the regular season with another Top 10 upset by thrashing Notre Dame 38-20.

2018 Utah Utes Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/9/2018

If you are looking for an X-factor in the Pac-12 this season then you should cast your gaze to Salt Lake City. Kyle Whittingham has a squad full of 23-year-olds that are lurking as a potential spoiler for a lot of the big-name players in the conference. And anyone that's not careful will get smacked by this rugged, veteran squad.

2018 NC State Wolfpack Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/9/2018

I know that N.C. State won't ever be anything better than a second-tier football program. But that's been good enough over the last four years as the Wolfpack have posted four straight winning seasons and gone four straight bowl games (winning three). So maybe Dave Doeren does know what he's doing?

2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/9/2018

After slogging through back-to-back three-win seasons during a rebuild, Dave Clawson has gotten this Wake Forest program going. The Demon Deacons won seven games in 2016 and eight last year. And with 14 starters back and a favorable home schedule, the Deacons are hoping to do more than take up space in this year's ACC race.

2018 Boston College Eagles Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/9/2018

Despite being overmatched from a talent standpoint, year-in and year-out, Boston College has remained competitive in the ACC under Steve Addazio. His old-school, punch-them-in-the-mouth brand of football is a breath of fresh air in this pass-wacky, scoring-crazed sport. And this year's Eagles team should be ready to lay some more lumber on unsuspecting foes.

2018 Washington Huskies Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/8/2018

A stunning upset loss at Arizona State last year, losing 13-7 as an 18-point favorite, kept Washington out of the Pac-12 title game and may have cost the Huskies a shot at a second straight trip to the College Football Playoff. But Chris Petersen has proven himself as one of the best college coaches in the country (129-29 career record), and he has the Huskies on the short list of national title contenders entering the 2017 season.

2018 UCLA Bruins Season Win Total Picks and Predictions for NCAA Football
by Robert Ferringo - 8/8/2018

Chip Kelly is back in college football. In a major surprise, Kelly was hired last November to take over for career loser Jim Mora. The irony of this is that if Kelly had simply waited a couple months he could have slid back in at Oregon, the school at which he built his career.