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I say it every week because it’s true: winning a parlay is hard to do. If you bet the opposite of my college football picks last week at a crypto sportsbook you’d be rolling in virtual dough right now. That’s because my three picks all came up with a big L. Yep, a sloppy ohfer on my picks, which isn’t the worst thing since it only takes one loss to spoil a multi-wager parlay. The good news is that Week 5 of the college football season has a full slate and a winning ticket with a handsome payout gets us in the black for the season. The disaster struck early when Clemson gifted Florida State a victory. Backing the Tigers at +112 on the moneyline, we saw them fumble away the lead, miss a potential game-winning field goal and fall in overtime. The rest of the day was misery as well. Auburn at +8 failed to stay within the spread in a 27-10 setback to Texas AM and the Hawai’i/New Mexico State contest came nowhere near the total of 58. If you’re gonna lose you might as well lose big, and that’s what happened. ... 

My parlay bet on college football using bitcoin came so close to paying off I could almost taste it. It feels like on a matter of time before I hit a winner and Week 4 of the season is as good a time as any to get started. I missed a three-team winner by three points, which only makes the loss more painful. But we know the risks when betting a parlay with one loss on the ticket making it a loser. Still, one stinking field goal. The loss came in the matchup between Kansas and Nevada when I backed the OVER against the total of 58. Playing as a 28-point favorite, the Jayhawks sputtered on offense in the first half before pulling away for a 31-24 victory. Given the circumstances surrounding the program it was a good idea to fade Michigan State. Washington cruised to a 41-7 victory laying 16-points. And South Carolina paid off staying within the 27-point spread in a closer than expected 24-14 loss to No. 1 Georgia. After hitting two on a three-team parlay it’s time to hit them all in Week 4 of the college football season. ... 

As the old saying goes being close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades. It certainly doesn’t apply when betting a college football parlay. I came close on last week’s picks missing out on a three-team winner when Air Force and Sam Houston State failed to go over the closing total of 36.5, which was lower than the 38 points I bought the game at Crypto Sportsbook. And they weren’t even close with the Falcons eking out a 13-3 victory. I hit two winners backing favorites. Oklahoma State was laying 3-points to Arizona State and after a brief scare the Pokes covered the line. OSU fell behind 15-7 early in the second quarter before closing on a 20-0 spurt to win 27-15. I also backed Oregon -7 for their matchup with Texas Tech. The line came down to 4.5, but the Ducks cleared the spread in their 38-30 triumph. As you know every wager in a parlay has to hit in order to win so I’ll give it a go again in Week 3. ... 

The first attempt at our weekly college football parlay picks didn’t go exactly like I hoped with a pair of losers on my three-bet ticket. Without having a lot of information heading into Week 1, there were some unknowns and I certainly felt it. I didn’t expect the offenses to erupt for 61 points in Stanford’s win at Hawai’i setting me up with a loss since I backed the UNDER at 59.5. Oh well, it’s still early in the season and there is plenty of time to recover. And with the bigger payout on a multi-bet parlay when sports betting with bitcoin we can get back in the black in a hurry. ... 

We got a sampling of the college football season with a limited Week 0 schedule. That changes with a full slate of Week 1 games on tap starting on Thursday and extending through the Clemson/Duke ACC matchup on Labor Day. And with more games there is a helluva lot more wagering options. So if you have some spare cash lying around and want to increase the entertainment value of your football weekend, Bitcoin Betting on college football parlays is a fun method. It’s hard enough hitting a single wager so think about the odds when making multiple bets on the same ticket. Betting a 12-team parlay in Week 1 probably isn’t the wisest decision with so many unknowns, but it is an option at most sportsbooks. And you can have different types of bets on the same ticket, but they all must win in order to pay out. A straight moneyline bet is one option, but you can also bet the spread and total of a game. Most shops also take player prop bets as well as margin of victory. ... 

The Wisconsin Badgers have enjoyed a lot of success playing a brand of football that was dominant in the Big Ten decades ago. Through 21 consecutive winning seasons and several different head coaches, the recipe has been remarkably similar: run the football, play great defense, and don’t hurt yourself. Despite all the wins the Badgers haven’t played in the Rose Bow... 

There’s a feeling in Seattle that the Washington Huskies blew a chance at something really special last season. Boasting one of the best offenses in the country, the Huskies won 10 regular season games and finished off the campaign with an Alamo Bowl victory over Texas matching the program record for second-most wins in a season. And it was quite a turnaround sin... 

Two straight Pac-12 championships, three seasons with 10 or more wins in the last three full campaigns and yet the Utah Utes still don’t get the respect they deserve. You can call them the Rodney Dangerfield of college football. Most of the attention within the conference is being directed elsewhere, both on and off the field, but until further notice the league title runs through... 

With reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams orchestrating a potent offense and some upgrades on defense through the transfer portal, the USC Trojans are a legitimate threat to reach the College Football Playoff for the first time. It’s hard to imagine a fabled program like Southern Cal’s not being a part of the national title picture in the decade since the CFP was inst... 

The UCLA Bruins are coming off their best season under Chip Kelly going 9-4 with the most program wins in a decade. After a sputtering start to his tenure in Westwood, Kelly and the Bruins averaged 8.5 wins the last two seasons with that number the target point for their 2023 campaign. Winning nine games won’t be easy with the Bruins replacing a number of key starters on offen... 

Playing in the toughest conference and division in college football limits what the Mississippi Rebels program can and has achieved over the years. There is hope that the team can do something remarkable in 2023 with Lane Kiffin running the show. In three seasons since taking the gig in Oxford, Kiffin and his Rebels have the third-most wins in the SEC behind Alab... 

There were probably some fans who didn’t even know where Tulane University was located. That is until last season when coach Will Fritz and the Green Wave executed a remarkable turnaround putting the program on the map with 10 regular season wins, an American Athletic Conference title and Cotton Bowl victory over USC. After winning just two games in 2021, bitcoin betting on the Green Wave last season was profitable since they exceeded their win total of 5.5 by mid-October en route to a program record-tying 12 victories. With the AAC losing three prominent programs Tulane has a chance to be the class of the league. ... 

Forgive the fans in Lubbock if they’re all giddy about the prospects of their 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders. Under first-year head coach Joey McGuire Tech closed last season with four straight wins, eclipsed its projected win total of 5.5 and won eight games overall for the first time in nearly a decade. All that brings hope to a program that’s been good a ... 

I think the Texas A&M Aggies are the only program in the country that expects so much yet delivers so little. The hiring of Jimbo Fisher in 2018 was supposed to turn the program into an annual contender, but the Aggies haven’t won more than nine games under his guidance and last season posted their first losing campaign since 2009. There is reason to believe t... 

Entering a season with lofty expectations is nothing new for the Texas Longhorns. Living up to the hype, though, has been a problem. As the Horns enter their final season in the Big 12, they are positioned as the betting favorite to win their first conference championship since 2009, but they’ve found ways to stumble in previous years. The team did improve in Steve Sar... 

Prior to going 10-2 during the 2022 regular season and finishing off the campaign with an impressive Orange Bowl victory over Clemson for their first double-digit win season since 2007, the Tennessee Volunteers hadn’t won more than eight regular season games since Phillip Fulmer went 9-3 in 2007. Are the Vols back or was last season a one-off? Hard to say, bu... 

The chances of the TCU Horned Frogs duplicating their impressive run to the College Football Playoff in 2023 are slim. So slim in fact that oddsmakers set their win total at just 7.5. Nobody expected TCU to have an undefeated regular season and play for the Big 12 title in 2022; they did. Nobody had the Frogs getting an invite to the playoff party; they did that as w... 

You’ll have to forgive fans of the South Carolina Gamecocks if they were a little overzealous over last year’s 8-5 record. You see, winning eight games or more in season isn’t a regular occurrence. Prior to 2022 it happened just once in eight years. There is reason to be excited about the 2023 edition following massive wins over Tennessee and Clemson ... 

If the Penn State Nittany Lions weren’t in the same division as two other college football heavyweights, they would get more recognition as being an elite program. For the fourth time in seven years the Nittany Lions won 11 games and both setbacks last year were to the teams ahead of them in the Big Ten East. There’s no shame in losing to Michigan and... 

After seeing nearly all their Pac-12 brethren abandon ship for other leagues during the latest round of realignment and getting overlooked themselves, the Oregon State Beavers might just have that added incentive to do something special in 2023. Last year the Beavs had one of the most successful seasons in school history winning nine regular season games to easily ec... 

Before the Oregon Ducks begin their journey in the Big Ten they have one more chance to extend their legacy as a member of the Pac-12. And it might be a good idea to stay focused on football in 2023 instead of beyond since the Ducks are loaded for another run. Last season had its ups and downs with nine regular season wins and a Holiday Bowl victory over North Carolina. We a... 

The Oklahoma State Cowboys have long played second fiddle to their nemesis OU in the Panhandle State. But as far as success on the gridiron goes the Pokes have strung together 17 straight winning seasons under Mike Gundy while being a competitive force in the Big 12. There are some questions surrounding the program ahead of the 2023 campaign, though, afte... 

Maybe Lincoln Riley read the tea leaves leaving Norman just before the Oklahoma Sooners posted their first losing season since John Blake was running the outfit in 1998. There was some bad luck in the first year of the Brent Venables era with injuries and the inability to win close games leading to a 6-7 record. Oddsmakers, and I’m sure fans of the program, expect a ... 

If the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are going to get back to the College Football Playoff they certainly will have earned it. There are some positives to being an independent in the chaotic landscape these days. Several conferences were bolstered by the latest round of realignment yet the Irish pick and choose who they play. And they have a few dandies in 2023 with matchups against Ohio State, USC and Clemson. The first full season under Marcus Freeman didn’t start so well with losses to OSU and Marshall. There was also a head-scratching setback to Stanford. The club picked it up over the second half winning six of their final seven games, including a Gator Bowl win over South Carolina to finish 9-4. The schedule is tough but the Irish should be better with their projected win total of 8.5 definitely within reach. ... 

It seems like all the Ohio State Buckeyes have to do is step on the field and they’ll win 10 games. Over the last 10 full seasons they’ve won at least 11 games hitting that mark last season before dropping their final two contests. OSU’s perfect season ended with a loss to arch rival Michigan in the regular season finale yet the Buckeyes still earned a College ...