NCAAF Consensus Picks & Money Splits

Rice Rice
Charlotte Charlotte
Rice Rice
Charlotte Charlotte
Tulsa Tulsa
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
Tulsa Tulsa
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
Iowa Iowa
Rutgers Rutgers
Iowa Iowa
Rutgers Rutgers
North Texas North Texas
Army Army
North Texas North Texas
Army Army
SMU SMU
TCU TCU
SMU SMU
TCU TCU
UNLV UNLV
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
UNLV UNLV
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
Bowling Green Bowling Green
Louisville Louisville
Bowling Green Bowling Green
Louisville Louisville
Syracuse Syracuse
Clemson Clemson
Syracuse Syracuse
Clemson Clemson
Maryland Maryland
Wisconsin Wisconsin
Maryland Maryland
Wisconsin Wisconsin
Texas Tech Texas Tech
Utah Utah
Texas Tech Texas Tech
Utah Utah
Arkansas Arkansas
Memphis Memphis
Arkansas Arkansas
Memphis Memphis
UAB UAB
Tennessee Tennessee
Oregon State Oregon State
Oregon Oregon
Louisiana Louisiana
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
Louisiana Louisiana
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
North Carolina North Carolina
UCF UCF
North Carolina North Carolina
UCF UCF
Kent State Kent State
Florida State Florida State
Toledo Toledo
Western Michigan Western Michigan
Toledo Toledo
Western Michigan Western Michigan
Troy Troy
Buffalo Buffalo
Troy Troy
Buffalo Buffalo
Auburn Auburn
Oklahoma Oklahoma
Auburn Auburn
Oklahoma Oklahoma
Tulane Tulane
Ole Miss Ole Miss
Tulane Tulane
Ole Miss Ole Miss
Ball State Ball State
UConn UConn
Ball State Ball State
UConn UConn
Michigan Michigan
Nebraska Nebraska
Michigan Michigan
Nebraska Nebraska
Purdue Purdue
Notre Dame Notre Dame
James Madison James Madison
Liberty Liberty
James Madison James Madison
Liberty Liberty
North Carolina State North Carolina State
Duke Duke
North Carolina State North Carolina State
Duke Duke
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
Mississippi State Mississippi State
Temple Temple
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
West Virginia West Virginia
Kansas Kansas
West Virginia West Virginia
Kansas Kansas
Arkansas State Arkansas State
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
Arkansas State Arkansas State
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
Delaware Delaware
Florida International Florida International
Delaware Delaware
Florida International Florida International
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
South Alabama South Alabama
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
South Alabama South Alabama
South Carolina South Carolina
Missouri Missouri
South Carolina South Carolina
Missouri Missouri
Nevada Nevada
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
Nevada Nevada
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
Boise State Boise State
Air Force Air Force
Boise State Boise State
Air Force Air Force
Marshall Marshall
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
Marshall Marshall
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
BYU BYU
East Carolina East Carolina
BYU BYU
East Carolina East Carolina
Florida Florida
Miami (FL) Miami (FL)
Florida Florida
Miami (FL) Miami (FL)
Illinois Illinois
Indiana Indiana
Illinois Illinois
Indiana Indiana
Arizona State Arizona State
Baylor Baylor
Arizona State Arizona State
Baylor Baylor
Stanford Stanford
Virginia Virginia
Stanford Stanford
Virginia Virginia
Southern Miss Southern Miss
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
Southern Miss Southern Miss
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
Washington Washington
Washington State Washington State
Washington Washington
Washington State Washington State
Georgia State Georgia State
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
Sam Houston Sam Houston
Texas Texas
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
UTEP UTEP
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
UTEP UTEP
UTSA UTSA
Colorado State Colorado State
Wyoming Wyoming
Colorado Colorado
Wyoming Wyoming
Colorado Colorado
California California
San Diego State San Diego State
Michigan State Michigan State
USC USC
Michigan State Michigan State
USC USC
Fresno State Fresno State
Hawai'i Hawai'i

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. 

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