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College Football Betting: Off-season Update May 9

May is great time of the year to start your  college football scouting and handicapping reports, using the wealth of information gathered from each team’s recent spring practice. It's also a good time to keep your ears open for stories that might a major impact on a particular team’s odds to win its conference and perhaps even its chances in the national title race.

 
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College Bowls: Keep The Tradition Alive

Every year in college football, the topic of abandoning the bowl system in favor of a playoff tournament begins. This year is no different, but we say keep the tradition alive.

 
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Oregon’s Spring Scrimmage Analysis

On Saturday, April 28th, The Oregon Ducks removed their shroud of spring practice secrecy and revealed themselves to the world- sort of. This spring scrimmage game was covered by ESPN, played before a Pac-12 record-setting spring game crowd of more than 44,000, and undoubtedly had the air of a “real” football game.

 
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West Virginia: 2012 College Football Odds

No longer in the Big East, the West Virginia Mountaineers join the very tough Big 12 this season.  How will they fare with the likes of Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. We take a look at WV, its explosive offensive and suspect defense.

 
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Oregon’s 2012 Spring Scrimmage Preview

For college football, spring scrimmage games are the prelude to the upcoming season. While a lot can and does happen between a final spring football practice and a fall season kickoff, for college football futures bettors, truly knowing the spring team can be invaluable.

 
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College Football Betting: Spring Games Takeaway

With the month of April, come offseason workouts and the annual spring games for college football. Although it’s hard to see how a team will perform ATS - and even on the field in some cases - we can see what the talent pool is like for certain teams and how new coaches and players look in game style situations.

 
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NCAA Football News & Notes- April 18

The following is a look at a couple of pressing issues in this week’s news and notes that could have a major impact on futures odds. Even though it is the off season spring games are underway and coaching changes are ever present.

 
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College Football Betting: What's In Store For The Razorbacks?

Having finished their 2012 spring practices, most major Division I teams are now preparing for the start of training camp in August. In this week’s news and notes, we take a look at issues affecting a couple of high-profile programs.

 
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Green Bay Packers: 2012 Odds

Green Bay thought another championship was in their future, but the Giants derailed those plans.  How will Aaron and company stack up this upcoming season against the likes of the defending champs and the 49ers?

 
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Penn State College Football Odds 2012

It’s been a rough year for the Nittany Lion faithful and all the people surrounding Penn State University. A scandal, the death of a legend and trying to fight their way back into public favor will all be crucial steps for Penn State this summer.

 
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College Football Picks: Fade Big 12, take ACC dogs in bowls

There have been some obvious conference trends in bowl games that have turned up since the 2000 season, and many of those angles should continue to succeed over the 2011-12 bowl matchups.

 
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2011-2012 College Football Bowl Game Matchups

The announcements of the bowl games are in and now we can start to make our NCAA college football bowl picks. For now, let's take a look at some of the top matchups and see if it's what we expected.

 
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College Football recap: Success and Failure

As the 2011-2012 college football regular season is completed, (except for Army-Navy), let's take an in depth look at some teams in the top 25 that exceeded expectations and other team's that either didn't live up to the hype or underperformed.

 
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College football betting week 13 and 14

Week 13 in college football was mainly comprised of intrastate rivalries, inter-conference matchups and other key games that had a bearing on awards, titles, and possible championships matchups. Let's take an in depth look at this past week.

 
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College Football Odds: Tennessee underrated, Clemson overrated

We are now five weeks into the college football season, so here is our first look at teams we feel are underrated and overrated at the present time. You will notice that all four overrated teams are ranked.

 
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Basic teasers in college football games with lower totals

It is no secret that basic-strategy teasers have been profitable in the NFL, but what you may not know is that quite a few subsets have turned a profit in college football games with lower totals.

 
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College Football Week 1 Totals: Seven plays to begin the year

Week 1 of the 2011 college football season is here, and while many experts and novices alike are looking for edges on the sides this week, we have taken a different route and are giving you seven totals, as that may be where the value lies early. Six plays go Saturday, but the seventh is in Sunday’s afternoon's contest between Marshall and West Virginia, televised on ESPN at 3:30pm ET.

 
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Boise State 'under' heads College Football win projections

Boise State seems like a good ‘under’ play given that it has a great chance of losing the opening game of the season vs. Georgia in the Bulldogs home state, while a couple of Big 12 teams, Texas A&M and Missouri, merit long ‘over’ looks.

 
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College Football Week 1 preview: Georgia and Maryland to upset

The opening week of the college football season is six weeks away, but lines are up right now, so there are nice opportunities to lock in nice numbers and beat some line moves. We like mostly favorites in Week 1, but there are some notable exceptions, as we look for Boise State to get knocked off by Georgia and we are not convinced Maryland should be a dog vs. Miami-FL.

 
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Pick Alabama Crimson Tide to win SEC

The powerhouse teams in the Western Division, LSU, Alabama and Auburn have won national championships in the past four years while Arkansas has improved by leaps and bounds under Bobby Petrino. The West had the four best teams in the league last year and nothing will change this season.

 
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College Football Betting Guide: Attacking 2011 in stages

A new college football season is almost here, and in this sport, not all schedule segments are created equal. Underdogs are still mostly the way to go, though the method for selecting them differs depending on if it is a conference or non-conference game we are capping, but big favorites have ruled the roost in the early weeks in recent seasons. Also learn to read dead scheduling spots.

 
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College Football Hall of Fame Class overview

Two former members of the Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys, Deion Sanders and Russell Maryland, are among 14 players and coaches making up the 2011 NCAA Football Hall of Fame class.

 
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Alabama Crimson Tide to lead the SEC: College Football Betting Preview

During the 2011-2012 NCAAF season, the SEC will try to win its sixth consecutive BCS Championship. The winner of the SEC has to navigate an extremely difficult schedule, avoid key injuries, and have a bit of Lady Luck on its shoulder.

 
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Ohio State Buckeyes suffer another blow after having last seasons wins vacated

With the departure of former head coach Jim Tressel and star quarterback Terrelle Pryor, the Ohio State Buckeyes 2011-2012 season would be a difficult one. Suspensions and new staff will make the first half of this season hell for OSU.

 
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Nebraska Cornhuskers, BYU, and Boise State reshape College Football

How are the Pac 12, Big 10, and Mountain West Conferences looking after the big switch?

 
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Troy Trojans to conquer the Sun Belt Conference in 2011

The Sun Belt Conference may be the weakest of the FBS football conferences, but it has made nice strides in recent seasons, even posting a winning 4-3 bowl record the last three years with both conference co-champions, Troy and FIU, winning their bowl games last year. Look for Troy to win the conference handily in 2011, Arkansas State to sneak in second and FIU to slide a bit.

 
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Nebraska Cornhuskers and college football's best defenses

Defense is pivotal to be a contender for a BCS Bowl Game and to possibly win the National Championship.  

 
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Cincinnati Bearcats: 2011-2012 College Football Betting Preview

The Cincinnati Bearcats took a step back during the 2010-2011 NCAAF season, posting a 4-8 record SU and ATS following back-to-back BCS bowls. Coach Butch Jones has guaranteed his fan base that the Bearcats will return to a bowl game in 2011-2012.

 
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Big 12 Conference: College Football Betting Preview

All eyes are on the Oklahoma Sooners as the Big 12 begins life minus Nebraska and Colorado.  But a conference crown isn't really what's on the mind of Bob Stoops.

 
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USC Trojans 2011 - 2012: How will being bowl ineligible hurt their future?

The USC Trojans are coming off of a disappointing 8-5 record in 2010 and are looking to bounce back and reclaim their elite status as one of the best teams in college football.

 
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Nebraska Cornhuskers in a new home: Big Ten college football betting preview

Welcome to College Football Betting 101, students.  Your one and only assignment this term will be to solve the following problem.

 
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N.C. State Wolfpack: 2011-2012 College Football Betting Preview

The N.C. State Wolfpack will go bowling again in 2011-2012, but it won’t be the special season that a lot of their fans are wishing for right now. How will the Pack fare in the ACC and National standings this season?

 
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Big East Conference: College Football Betting Preview

Welcome to Morgantown, West Virginia, where it's already 2012 and the Big East Conference battle in 2011 didn't even take place!

 
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Oregon Ducks and LaMichael James 13/1 to win the National Championship

The quest for the National Championship and the BCS bowl matchups will be very competitive this year.

 
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Florida State & Virginia Tech to lead the ACC: College Football Preview

If all goes according to the college football betting lines, Jimbo Fisher is going to enjoy his second season in Tallahassee.

 
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane: College football futures

Tulsa had a fantastic 2010, posting a 10-3 SU mark while going 9-4 ATS. The Golden Hurricane concluded its season with a memorable beatdown of Hawaii by a score of 62-35 in a game in which Tulsa was a 10-point ‘dog.

 
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2011-2012 college football contenders and potential weaknesses

As we head into the 2011-2012 NCAA football season it is clear that the top 25 College Football teams have a lot of strength with returning players and recruits but some teams have lost key players in certain positions, either due to the NFL Draft or graduation. Let's take a look at some of the best and what they might be missing.

 
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College Football Betting: Biggest grudge matches

The quest to be the 2011-2012 NCAA Football National Champion will be a long road and here is a look at a few key matchups that teams, who are not exactly on each other’s Christmas card lists, will have to play.                                                                                               

 
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Central Florida Knights are the top A.T.S. betting College Football team

Betting against the spread is a very profitable approach when betting on college football. The Central Florida Knights led the league in ATS wins last year, and they give us a clear profile of what to look for in a team when betting against the spread.

 
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UCF Knights to repeat in 2011 as Conference-USA Football Champs

Before the UCF Knights upset the Georgia Bulldogs in the Liberty Bowl last year, they knocked off the SMU Mustangs in the Conference USA Championship Game in a battle between the two best defenses in the conference. Well, it looks like those two teams have the two best defenses again, so even with the Houston Cougars being improved with Case Keenum back, look for a rematch.

 
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LSU Tigers to rule SEC in college football betting 2011

The Tigers of LSU were just a decent quarterback away from being legitimate national title contenders last year and with former Georgia quarterback Zach Mettenberger possibly winning the starting job this year, LSU may get the upgrade at the position that they desperately need. They seem to offer the best value at 12/1 odds to win the BCS Championship, as the rest of the SEC looks underpriced.

 
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Oklahoma State Cowboys 2011-2012 College Football Futures

Mike Gundy prepares to lead his Oklahoma State Cowboys through another college football season.

 
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Georgia Bulldogs 2011-2012 College Football Futures

The Georgia Bulldogs (6-7 in 2010-11) enter the 2011 NCAA football season off a losing record for the first time in coach Mark Richt’s tenure. Can they make the right adjustments in the offseason?

 
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Nevada Wolfpack 2011-2012 college football betting

Nevada made a huge impact on the 2011 BCS hunt by defeating Boise State. The win vaulted the Wolfpack and the pistol offense onto the national stage. What will the future hold for this developing team?

 
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College Football futures with Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame fared better than many expected in Brian Kelly’s first year at the helm. The Irish reeled off four consecutive wins, including a 33-17 thrashing of Miami (FL) in the Sun Bowl.

 
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Arkansas Razorbacks College Football Futures

With QB Ryan Mallett in the NFL Draft, Junior Tyler Wilson will step up to lead the Arkansas Razorbacks this season, as they attempt to defy the 50-1 odds, and win the BCS Championship.

 
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Texas Longhorns College Football Futures

Following a trip to the 2010 BCS National Championship Game and a loss to Alabama, many Texas Longhorns fans had high hopes for the 2010-2011 season. 

 
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What Does 2011/2012 Hold For Auburn Tigers?

During their successful run to the 2010-2011 BCS Championship, the Auburn Tigers used the phrase “all-in” as their mantra. With the changes they are going through, how will they do this season?

 
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Oregon Ducks College Football Futures Betting

As spring practice approaches, the Ducks should be focusing on improvement.

 
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2011 Penn State Nittany Lions - College Football Betting Preview

Who cares if College Football is still months away? It is never to early to start breaking down teams to see who will profit for you later in the year. Today we break down the Penn State Nittany Lions.

 
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