NCAAF Consensus Picks & Money Splits

Iowa State Iowa State
Kansas State Kansas State
Iowa State Iowa State
Kansas State Kansas State
Iowa State Iowa State
Kansas State Kansas State
Idaho State Idaho State
UNLV UNLV
Idaho State Idaho State
UNLV UNLV
Idaho State Idaho State
UNLV UNLV
Fresno State Fresno State
Kansas Kansas
Fresno State Fresno State
Kansas Kansas
Fresno State Fresno State
Kansas Kansas
Sam Houston Sam Houston
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
Sam Houston Sam Houston
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
Sam Houston Sam Houston
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
Stanford Stanford
Hawai'i Hawai'i
Stanford Stanford
Hawai'i Hawai'i
Stanford Stanford
Hawai'i Hawai'i
Boise State Boise State
South Florida South Florida
Boise State Boise State
South Florida South Florida
Boise State Boise State
South Florida South Florida
Ohio Ohio
Rutgers Rutgers
Ohio Ohio
Rutgers Rutgers
Ohio Ohio
Rutgers Rutgers
East Carolina East Carolina
North Carolina State North Carolina State
East Carolina East Carolina
North Carolina State North Carolina State
East Carolina East Carolina
North Carolina State North Carolina State
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
UCF UCF
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
UCF UCF
Wyoming Wyoming
Akron Akron
Wyoming Wyoming
Akron Akron
Elon Elon
Duke Duke
Elon Elon
Duke Duke
Tennessee-Martin Tennessee-Martin
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
Tennessee-Martin Tennessee-Martin
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
Buffalo Buffalo
Minnesota Minnesota
Buffalo Buffalo
Minnesota Minnesota
Buffalo Buffalo
Minnesota Minnesota
Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin
Houston Houston
Nebraska Nebraska
Cincinnati Cincinnati
Nebraska Nebraska
Cincinnati Cincinnati
Nebraska Nebraska
Cincinnati Cincinnati
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
Wisconsin Wisconsin
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
Wisconsin Wisconsin
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
Wisconsin Wisconsin
Appalachian State Appalachian State
Charlotte Charlotte
Appalachian State Appalachian State
Charlotte Charlotte
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
Wake Forest Wake Forest
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
Wake Forest Wake Forest
Western Michigan Western Michigan
Michigan State Michigan State
Western Michigan Western Michigan
Michigan State Michigan State
Western Illinois Western Illinois
Illinois Illinois
Auburn Auburn
Baylor Baylor
Auburn Auburn
Baylor Baylor
Auburn Auburn
Baylor Baylor
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
Colorado Colorado
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
Colorado Colorado
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
Colorado Colorado
UNLV UNLV
Sam Houston Sam Houston
UNLV UNLV
Sam Houston Sam Houston
Central Michigan Central Michigan
San Jose State San Jose State
Central Michigan Central Michigan
San Jose State San Jose State
Ball State Ball State
Purdue Purdue
Ball State Ball State
Purdue Purdue
Syracuse Syracuse
Tennessee Tennessee
Syracuse Syracuse
Tennessee Tennessee
Syracuse Syracuse
Tennessee Tennessee
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
Maryland Maryland
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
Maryland Maryland
Texas Texas
Ohio State Ohio State
Texas Texas
Ohio State Ohio State
Texas Texas
Ohio State Ohio State
Northwestern Northwestern
Tulane Tulane
Northwestern Northwestern
Tulane Tulane
Mississippi State Mississippi State
Southern Miss Southern Miss
Mississippi State Mississippi State
Southern Miss Southern Miss
Mississippi State Mississippi State
Southern Miss Southern Miss
Toledo Toledo
Kentucky Kentucky
Toledo Toledo
Kentucky Kentucky
Old Dominion Old Dominion
Indiana Indiana
Old Dominion Old Dominion
Indiana Indiana
Old Dominion Old Dominion
Indiana Indiana
Nevada Nevada
Penn State Penn State
Nevada Nevada
Penn State Penn State
Temple Temple
UMass UMass
Temple Temple
UMass UMass
Marshall Marshall
Georgia Georgia
Marshall Marshall
Georgia Georgia
Alabama Alabama
Florida State Florida State
Alabama Alabama
Florida State Florida State
Alabama Alabama
Florida State Florida State
Montana State Montana State
Oregon Oregon
Montana State Montana State
Oregon Oregon
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
Virginia Virginia
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
Virginia Virginia
Illinois State Illinois State
Oklahoma Oklahoma
UTSA UTSA
Texas A&M Texas A&M
UTSA UTSA
Texas A&M Texas A&M
UTSA UTSA
Texas A&M Texas A&M
Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri State
Arkansas State Arkansas State
North Dakota North Dakota
Kansas State Kansas State
New Mexico New Mexico
Michigan Michigan
New Mexico New Mexico
Michigan Michigan
UTEP UTEP
Utah State Utah State
UTEP UTEP
Utah State Utah State
Missouri State Missouri State
USC USC
Missouri State Missouri State
USC USC
LSU LSU
Clemson Clemson
LSU LSU
Clemson Clemson
LSU LSU
Clemson Clemson
Georgia State Georgia State
Ole Miss Ole Miss
Georgia State Georgia State
Ole Miss Ole Miss
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
Texas State Texas State
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
Texas State Texas State
Rice Rice
Louisiana Louisiana
Rice Rice
Louisiana Louisiana
Portland State Portland State
BYU BYU
Portland State Portland State
BYU BYU
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
Fresno State Fresno State
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
Fresno State Fresno State
Hawai'i Hawai'i
Arizona Arizona
Hawai'i Hawai'i
Arizona Arizona
California California
Oregon State Oregon State
California California
Oregon State Oregon State
Colorado State Colorado State
Washington Washington
Colorado State Colorado State
Washington Washington
Utah Utah
UCLA UCLA
Utah Utah
UCLA UCLA
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
South Carolina South Carolina
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
South Carolina South Carolina
Notre Dame Notre Dame
Miami (FL) Miami (FL)
Notre Dame Notre Dame
Miami (FL) Miami (FL)
TCU TCU
North Carolina North Carolina
TCU TCU
North Carolina North Carolina

College football is the second-most popular sport to bet on in the U.S., and NCAAF consensus picks are a useful handicapping tool for college football bettors who are looking to generate income at the sportsbook.

What Are College Football Consensus Picks?

By aggregating exclusive data from some of the top online sports betting sites, our college football consensus page shows you what kind of action oddsmakers are taking on each and every game. Not only do our consensus picks display the percentage of bets being placed on each team and the over/under but also the percentage of money (or “handle”) that’s behind each side. Check this out:

Here, we see that 58% of bets are on Army, leaving 42% on Navy. However, 84% of the money is on Army. Bigger, and possibly sharper, bets are on Army. By clicking on “Total” we can then see the betting percentages for the Over and Under.

Fading The Public

One way bettors try to use this information to their advantage is by fading the public. Fading the public is a popular strategy for contrarian bettors.

Generally speaking, when it comes to college football betting, the public loves betting on popular teams — Alabama, Notre Dame, Michigan, and Texas, for example. College bettors also tend to bet on the Over, especially with the proliferation of spread offenses across the country.

The truth, though, is that fading the public doesn’t always work. The market is perpetually adjusting and becoming more efficient. Sometimes the public is right, sometimes they aren’t.

It’s best to approach each game on its own. One game’s spread may be a great opportunity to fade the public, another may not. Circumstances vary so you need to stay on top of the news, weather, and injury reports and analyze each situation with its public betting trends and line movement. If it’s a prime-time game or a game with a popular team, it’s more likely to be +EV (positive expected value) to fade the public.