NCAAF Consensus Picks & Money Splits

Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky
Temple
Tulsa
Temple
Tulsa
Temple
Tulsa
Jacksonville State
Sam Houston
Jacksonville State
Sam Houston
Louisville
NC State
Louisville
NC State
Louisville
NC State
Louisiana Tech
UTEP
Louisiana Tech
UTEP
Louisiana Tech
UTEP
Utah
Oregon State
Utah
Oregon State
Utah
Oregon State
Cincinnati
BYU
Cincinnati
BYU
Cincinnati
BYU
Penn State
Northwestern
Penn State
Northwestern
Clemson
Syracuse
Clemson
Syracuse
Clemson
Syracuse
Utah State
UConn
Utah State
UConn
Florida
Kentucky
Florida
Kentucky
Florida
Kentucky
South Alabama
James Madison
South Alabama
James Madison
Buffalo
Akron
Buffalo
Akron
Buffalo
Akron
Louisiana
Minnesota
Louisiana
Minnesota
USC
Colorado
USC
Colorado
USC
Colorado
UAB
Tulane
UAB
Tulane
UAB
Tulane
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Virginia
Boston College
Virginia
Boston College
Virginia
Boston College
Miami (OH)
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Kent State
Arizona State
California
Arizona State
California
Bowling Green
Georgia Tech
Bowling Green
Georgia Tech
Indiana
Maryland
Indiana
Maryland
Baylor
UCF
Baylor
UCF
Baylor
UCF
Old Dominion
Marshall
Ball State
Western Michigan
Ball State
Western Michigan
Ball State
Western Michigan
Arkansas State
UMass
Arkansas State
UMass
Michigan
Nebraska
Michigan
Nebraska
South Florida
Navy
South Florida
Navy
Illinois
Purdue
Illinois
Purdue
Illinois
Purdue
Houston
Texas Tech
Houston
Texas Tech
Georgia
Auburn
Georgia
Auburn
Kansas
Texas
Kansas
Texas
Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming
New Mexico
Wyoming
Hawaii
UNLV
Boise State
Memphis
Boise State
Memphis
Missouri
Vanderbilt
Missouri
Vanderbilt
LSU
Ole Miss
LSU
Ole Miss
LSU
Ole Miss
Oregon
Stanford
Oregon
Stanford
Troy
Georgia State
Troy
Georgia State
Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Texas State
Southern Miss
Texas State
Southern Miss
East Carolina
Rice
East Carolina
Rice
South Carolina
Tennessee
South Carolina
Tennessee
South Carolina
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Duke
Notre Dame
Duke
Notre Dame
Duke
Michigan State
Iowa
Michigan State
Iowa
Charlotte
SMU
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
Appalachian State
UL Monroe
West Virginia
TCU
San Diego State
Air Force
San Diego State
Air Force
Alabama
Mississippi State
Alabama
Mississippi State
Washington
Arizona
Washington
Arizona
Washington
Arizona
Nevada
Fresno State

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 make money 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.