College Football Picks

Mississippi State has done well in SEC play as of late, going 4-1 ATS against SEC foes in its past five league games. Here’s the bad news: Only one of those four wins came outside of Starkville. Mississip-pi State has lost five of its past six against the spread when it’s gone on the road, and that’s a big problem going into the Jungle, where Auburn has been incredibly tough to defeat.

The USC Trojans have overcome adversity to make themselves a formidable opponent. With the Huskies losing at home to Cal earlier this season, it proves that they’re vulnerable. Sharp bettors are licking their chops to take a shot at the +10 underdog point spread here.

The UCLA Bruins come to Tucson for a Pac-12 showdown with the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday at Arizona Stadium. For Arizona, it’s been a strange start to the season, as they are just now opening their conference schedule. They lost in week one to Hawaii, returning two weeks later to beat NAU, followed by a win over Texas Tech. Two weeks later and here they are, at home against the Bruins. Get my take on which team will be the point spread winner.

Northwestern shocked Wisconsin with a 31-17 win last season as a 3.5 point dog out-yarding them 349-329. The difference this season from last season’s club is the offense that has been held to ten or fewer points in two of their three games. Wisconsin’s D is scary holding three teams to a combined 14 points including two shutouts. Will Northwestern be able to score? Can the Badgers score 35 and get the cover? Get Ted’s against the spread pick.

A pair of Big Ten teams coming off bye weeks meet for their conference opener Saturday. Neither team was thrilled with their last showing. Be sure to check the status of PSU RB Journey Brown before betting this one!

Pac-12 college football has some GREAT games this week! With that being said, point spreads can be tough to beat when two good teams go head to head. While it’s always best to pass in these situation, Loot gives his take on who he thinks covers the bet.

The number 17 in college football (not pros) is a key number (common final score margin) and it’s no coincidence that we see the bookmaker taking side a half point under that figure. The Huskers’ are a live dog in Saturday NCAA gridiron action!

Mississippi was crushed 62-7 last season by Alabama and by the point spread (Bama -34.5) this go around the odds maker thinks we may see another blow out. Is there any value in backing Ole Miss with their uncertain QB situation? Read our handicapper’s thoughts and see what side of the line he’s getting down on.

Jay Horne has been on fire in the early weeks crushing the sportsbooks with a 7-1 record versus the line. Get his ATS pick on the Clemson at UNC Week 5 game.

Navy hasn’t played much in terms of quality but they’re 2-0 and are rested coming into this game. The triple-option is tough to defend for most teams and Memphis knows that too well after falling to the Midshipmen 22-21 last season. Get Dan’s full analysis and Week 5 betting prediction.

Bug meets windshield Saturday as Southern Miss will be Bama’s latest victim at Bryant-Denny Stadium. A whopping 70% are backing the Tide here. The problem is that teams laying this many points usually only cover at a 34% clip. Nice value here with the bug!

Both teams are 2-0 on the season and come in rested, but the Badgers have looked a lot better in their two games than the Wolverines shutting out both opponents. The linesmaker apparently feels the same begging for Big Blue money with their Wisc -3.5 line. Get Big Ten expert Ted Walker’s top play on the game.

The Washington State Cougars will be the bail out game of the day for bettors who didn’t fare well in early games as they’ll be hosting the hapless UCLA Bruins in a late game at 10:30PM ET on ESPN. The line in this one opened up at -17.5 and has moved to -18.5. Chip Kelly never should have left Oregon.

Like Bama, the Clemson Tigers host in a bug meets windshield event where one has to wonder what the motivation will be to crush the lesser squad. Often times, players don’t get up for these games and the coach ends up pulling first stringers resulting in the lesser team covering. Underdogs in this spot cover almost 65% of the time.

The best time to invest is when you can buy low. The same can be said for football betting, as point spreads are based on public perception. Everybody is down on the Vols and this is a nice buy low opportunity. See Dan’s take here!