When surveying the scene for college football this weekend, there are always plenty of numbers and trends to consider. Here are some of the highlights:
After the second week of the college football season, it’s time to get some perspective on some teams. Some teams bounced back after a poor opening, while other teams validated their first week results. Yes, they are that bad or that good. Here is a breakdown of the early line moves. You can get a sense where the confidence lies with each team: If you dont feel like reading why the numbers are moving you can just visit the college football lines page and get up to date and opening point spreads for all of the games.
The Irish defense looked good against Purdue and that bodes well in betting against Michigan. The Wolverines are 0-6 ATS when they score fewer than 21 points over the past three seasons. Michigan is 2-11 ATS when they allow 28 or more points the past three seasons and 1-12 when they allow 10 or more yards per passing attempt since 1992.
It’s easy to have a knee-jerk reaction to the opening weekend of college football. Sit back, take a breath and, look over what happened. When the smoke clears, it will be easy to separate the fact from fiction in Week 1.
Going into the first weekend of the college football season and there are a lot of dogs to consider. Mostly, because there are a lot of unproven talent out there, live dogs are the most prevalent. With some big numbers to cover, a closer look at some of the underdogs would be a wise thing for college football handicappers. Here is a breakdown of some of the games this week: