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During the offseason, Jim Harbaugh landed the quarterback he needed to get the Michigan Wolverines over the mediocre hump. Last week he got the signature victory to put UM in the middle of the Big Ten race. Criticized for not winning a meaningful game in league play, Harbaugh and the Wolverines remained undefeated in the B1G with a big win over Wisconsin. Another mammoth matchup in the East is on top for Saturday when UM pays a visit to the Michigan State Spartans... 

A pair of undefeated teams will square off for the ACC Atlantic lead when the No. 3 Clemson Tigers host the No. 16 North Carolina State Wolfpack on Saturday. Everybody expected Clemson to be in this position and the Tigers haven’t disappointed as they look for a return trip to the college football playoff. NC State has been a pleasant surprise in an otherwise down year for the ACC. And the Pack could certainly throw a wrench in the league standings if they pull off the upset as a 17-point road d... 

Week Eight has a multitude of potentially live home dogs that are more than capable. In fact, this looks like one of the more dangerous weeks to get involved with laying points anywhere, especially on the road. Last week was a clear indication of the dangers of getting involved with overlays. While the betting public will always be chalky the smart m... 

Week eight will include one of the most important matchups in any of the Power Five conferences as the slumping but capable TCU Horned Frogs host the Oklahoma Sooners at high noon on Saturday. Oklahoma has had two weeks to stew over their loss to arch rival Texas in the Red River Shootout while the Horned Frogs are yet to get over their close call loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Oklahoma will have a new defensive coordinator after firing Mike Stoops following the gut-wrenching loss to Texas. Th... 

Week eight offers a longstanding Southeastern Conference traditional rivalry that has lost a bit of its luster in recent years. The Alabama Crimson Tide are being touted as one of the greatest teams of all time. Indeed, Bama is toying with opponents in recent weeks and has not been truly tested. For the Tennessee Volunteers it has been a decade of misery but perhaps there is light at the end of the tunnel after last week’s 30-24 win at the Auburn Tigers. Tennessee faces a rebuild under new head ... 

The Colorado State Rams have been trying to dig out from the very start of their 2018 season that began with head coach Mike Bobo being hospitalized during preseason camp followed by a jaw dropping 43-34 opening day loss to Hawaii. The Rams have won two in a row after starting 1-4 as they have managed to get back into the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division race. The Boise State Broncos are always in the Mountain Division hunt but haven’t brought gamblers much in the way of betting value ... 

College football’s week eight opens with an enticing Pac 12 Conference appetizer between a team fighting to contend for the North Division lead against a South Division program looking to bowl for its first-year head coach. The Stanford Cardinal is always in the Pac 12 title hunt but has been sluggish with the metrics of a middle of the road team. The Arizona State Sun Devils have come back down to earth after an early season sugar rush but can still attain bowl eligibility. However, ASU has no ... 

Week seven of college football was the most impactful and among the best and most revealing so far this season. First, there was a lot of separation between pretenders and contenders. Second, gamblers got a great lesson on value, both real and perceived. Not only did the college football playoff eliminate teams that had no business being in the con... 

We’ve seen a number of lines jump around early in the Week 7 college football betting week, which could just be an overreaction now that we’re roughly half way through the season. The Group of Five conferences have seen significant early movement with the Mountain West having a number of games bounce around. The New Mexico-Colorado State matchup even jumped the fence with the Rams going from a 1-point opening favorite to a 1-point dog.... 

Week seven college football offers the potential for a multitude of upsets. In fact, this could be a week where gamblers really want to consider underdogs first. The board has some big favorites that could prove to be overlays against quality opponents. With that in mind we have an attractive list of two underdog parlays. Our home dog parlay has some potentially very dangerous pups with sharp bite. And our Unwanted and Unloved Parlay consists of teams that we will fade the public with while doin... 

After going 3-1 ATS with my Fade The Public Plays in Week 5, last week’s plays ended up losing money. The week got off to a great start as Utah State hammered BYU on the road despite being a short underdog, but then things took a screeching turn right off a cliff. Virginia Tech was crushed by Notre Dame, Arizona State came up short against Colorado, and Arkansas pushed against Alabama. To be fair, if you grabbed Arkansas at any other time during the week, you won because of that backdoor cover, ... 

If you followed my total plays last week, all I can say is I’m sorry. This might not be baseball, but I still deserve a golden sombrero for going 0-4 and missing the mark wildly on two of my plays. The over in UCF/SMU and the under in Washington/UCLA were at least close and had a decent shot at getting the win throughout. However, the under in UMass/USF and the over in Virginia Tech/Notre Dame never really had a chance. There is no erasing the past and going backward at this point though, so the... 

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish look to be a formidable team fighting for a berth in the College Football Playoff. Playing on the road for just the second time this season, the Irish entered a hostile environment against Virginia Tech and took down the No. 24 Hokies, 45-23, by pulling away in the second half. Notre Dame has been vastly improved offensively since Ian Book took over as the starting quarterback. In his three starts the Irish are averaging 23 points more per game than they scored in t... 

Week seven has seen the Alabama Crimson Tide remain the overwhelming favorite to win college football’s national championship but from there the remaining choices have seen some noticeable price changes based on last week’s results. Indeed, the Clemson Tigers destruction of the Demon Deacons at Wake Forest has garnered justifiable attention and restoration of faith. The Ohio State Buckeyes and Georgia Bulldogs continue to plod in workmanlike fashion. But the two teams that made huge strides with... 

It was another week of surprises and revelations for gamblers in week six of college football. Perhaps no conference has shown top values and teams to oppose than the American Athletic Conference. There were College Football Playoffs confirmed contenders (Notre Dame) and pretenders (Oklahoma). Overlays on sure things once again blew up and there wer... 

Week seven live betting gets off to a great start thanks to a Big 12 Thursday night game between two teams that are capable but struggling when the TCU Horned Frogs host the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Inconsistency has plagued both teams and they have little margin for error. Additionally, there has been a good share of criticism for both teams as more was expected from them. Once again Texas Tech has a great offense but no defense. For TCU they again have a good but not great defense and an offens... 

Week seven will include a Friday night appetizer on ESPN when the struggling Tulsa Golden Hurricane hosts the undefeated University of South Florida Bulls in American Athletic Conference action. There are a multitude of live betting angles and possibilities to consider. The overall weakness of Tulsa could leave betting opportunities on South Florida. But you may also find plenty of opportunities on fading the public by taking potentially enhanced betting value on the Golden Hurricane. In fact, S... 

Week seven includes what will be one of the most important Pac 12 Conference games all season as the Oregon Ducks will be a potentially live home dog when they host a Washington Huskies team that is considered the favorite to win the league. Washington features one of the top defenses in the country but has suffered from an inconsistent offense that has been a source of perpetual frustration. Oregon has a good offense but has been quite vulnerable on defense. As a result, the live betting matchu... 

Week seven includes an important Big Ten Conference matchup between the Michigan State Spartans and Penn State Nittany Lions as both teams are coming off painful home losses. For the Spartans their loss last week at home to Northwestern was a stark reminder about their offensive limitations. For Penn State their home loss two weeks ago in their white out game against Ohio State has been seen by many as a give away that fans will need a long time to get over. With both teams looking to get back o... 

The Utah Utes finally won a conference game last week, and they are looking to make it two in a row this Friday night when they take on the Arizona Wildcats. Utah narrowly lost to Washington State two weeks ago, but the Utes got out a lot of frustration in a 40-21 rout of Stanford in Palo Alto on Saturday. Meanwhile, Arizona is feeling much better after bad losses to BYU and Houston to start the season, and the Wildcats have won three of their last four. The loser of this game is essentially eli... 

The Michigan Wolverines have yet to finish higher than third in the Big Ten East under Jim Harbaugh, and that has the locals a little grumpy. Harbaugh is in no danger of losing his job anytime in the near future after posting a 28-11 record in his previous three seasons and turning around a rudderless program. However, there are whispers that while Harbaugh is great at turning teams around, he isn’t the right person to lead them over the hump. He is looking to silence the remaining doubters this... 

The Georgia Bulldogs are on a collision course to meet Alabama once again near the end of the college football season. However, this time it may be in the SEC Championship game with a berth in the CFP at stake. With a gauntlet of games upcoming for the Bulldogs, they better not look ahead to what could be. The next four opponents on Georgia’s schedule are all currently ranked beginning with Saturday’s trip to Death Valley to take on the LSU Tigers, who saw their chances of winning the SEC West t... 

Opening line shifts for Week 6 of the College Football season have been plentiful, but they haven’t been significant. We’ve seen movement in a number of games, however just few by more than a field goal. That’s an indication that oddsmakers are for the most part in line with how the betting public sees this week’s games.... 

Week six has seen the Alabama Crimson Tide continue to grow in esteem with gamblers betting on the college football national championship for 2018. The Tide was even money last week but has been pounded all the way to 4/7 for week six. Sure, Alabama has looked unbeatable but they have yet to play a serious opponent. Eventually the Tide is going to be tested. And one of the most dangerous items on any wagering board is a foregone conclusion. As of now the Crimson Tide may indeed be the best team. It is not at all certain that they are also the best value. With that in mind we’ll analyze Alabama and some other choices that may bring more for the dollar. ... 

Week Six offers a tremendous lineup of games that will start in the morning and carry on past midnight. There are a multitude of matchups that could very well have implications for the college football playoff picture. Along those same lines in preparing for this week’s parlays there are a couple of promising angles that come to mind. First, there are a host of abandoned dogs that the public will avoid at all costs. Which is why these dogs could offer enhanced wagering value for those willing to...