College Football Top Performers Last Week

Top Performers

Sam Howell (UNC vs. GAST): 21/29, 352 yds, 3 TD; 104 rush yds, 2 TD

The Northern Colorado Bears opted out of the 2020 season, but they should come up with a far stronger offense despite losing a few key parts from 2019. Michigan QB transfer Dylan McCaffrey comes in to try cranking up the passing game even more.

Truly amazing. Unbelievable. When you stop to think about it, the amount of money wagered annually during football season would boggle your mind. Millions of dollars laid down by tens of thousands of bettors, excited to distraction by the irresistible attraction of that ever-elusive quarry, the point spread winner.

Teams like the Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, and Oklahoma Sooners are yearly College Football Playoff contenders. In most seasons, those four teams post records with a single, maybe two, losses. But just because a team is fantastic straight up, it doesn’t mean it’s good at covering spreads. Check out this season’s top ranked teams most likely to disappoint sports bettors in the 2021 College Football Season. Let’s jump right into action so you can continue planning your bets against the NCAAF odds.

NFL Betting Guide On How to Handicap the 1st Half of the Season

With training camps now almost upon us, we can start to seriously think about how we are going to bet in the opening week of the NFL season. Of course, most bettors are going to wait until much closer to the start of the season to place bets, as there are the inevitable injuries and line changes to come before we get to the start of Week 1, lets take a look

Cincinnati is a solid football team and the Bearcats have been solid defensively. Cincinnati bullied little Austin Peay, but Army’s suffocated their opponents, allowing just 7 points in two games (including a Louisiana-Monroe team can sure score points in bunches. I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw another tight game. The line opened at 11 and jumped up 14 as of this writing. After all, I'm an Army vet and my high school had the same knickname LOL. Cadets infantry kills clock and keeps this one under the generous number. Note that the underdog is 4-0 ATS last four meetings. I’ll take the points and the Black Knights in this one.

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The Titans are 7-1 ATS in their last eight Monday games and 5-1 ATS in their last six road games. Tennessee is 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 versus the AFC and 5-2 ATS in their last seven games in September.

Meanwhile, the Broncos are 6-2 ATS in their last eight games as a favorite and 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games as a home favorite. Denver is 1-6-1 ATS in their last eight games in September and 0-4-1 ATS in their last five Monday games.

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Oddsmakers expect a close game when the Minnesota Vikings (0-0) host the Green Bay Packers (0-0) on Sunday, September 13, 2020 in a matchup between NFC North opponents at U.S. Bank Stadium. Minnesota is favored by 2.5 points. An over/under of 45.5 is set for the game.
Game Info

Game Day: Sunday, September 13, 2020
Game Time: 1:00 PM
TV Channel: FOX
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Stadium: U.S. Bank Stadium

Betting Information
Vikings vs Packers Betting Information Favorite Spread Favorite Spread Odds Underdog Spread Odds Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Vikings -2.5 -110 -110 45.5 -110 -110 -140 120
Vikings Betting Insights

Minnesota went 8-6 against the spread last year.
The Vikings had an ATS record of 5-4 when playing as at least 2.5-point favorites last season.
Minnesota’s games went over the point total in nine out of 14 opportunities last season (64.3%).
The Vikings averaged 5.8 more points last season (25.4) than the Packers allowed (19.6).
When they met or exceeded their scoring average last season, Minnesota was 8-1 and 6-2 against the spread.
When the Green Bay defense allowed 19.6 points or fewer last year, the Packers accumulated an 8-0 overall record and a 5-1 record against the spread.

Packers Betting Insights

Green Bay games went under the point total eight times in 14 opportunities last season.
Green Bay found success against the spread last season, covering in eight out of 14 games.
The Packers record as at least a 2.5-point underdog was a solid 6-5 last season.
The Packers averaged 4.6 more points last season (23.5) than the Vikings allowed (18.9).
In games where Green Bay scored at least 23.5 points last season, they were 6-1 overall and 6-1 against the spread.
Minnesota was 6-1 overall and 4-2 against the spread last season in games where they allowed fewer than 18.9 points.

Total Facts

The Vikings and their opponents combined for 45.5 points — this matchup’s over/under — in eight of 16 outings (50%) last season.
Green Bay played in four games in 2019 (out of 16 total matchups — 25% of chances) where they combined with their opponents to score at least 45.5 points.
The Vikings and the Packers combined to average 3.4 more points per game a season ago than the over/under of 45.5 set for this game.
Opponents of these two teams averaged a combined 38.5 points per game last season, 7.0 less than the point total for this game.
The average over/under the Vikings had set in games last year was 1.1 fewer points than this outing’s point total.
The average over/under in Packers games in 2019 was 2.4 less points than the point total of 45.5 in this outing.

Vikings vs Packers: Last 5 Meetings

Minnesota holds an edge against Green Bay over the past five matchups between these two teams, collecting a 3-2 record in those games. The Packers are 2-0 against the spread in those games against the Vikings. Minnesota outscored Green Bay 95-90 in those five head-to-head matchups.
Vikings vs Packers: Last Five Meetings Date Favorite Home Team Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Yards Result
12/23/2019 Vikings Vikings -4 47 -195 +170 383-139 GB 23-10 GB
9/15/2019 Packers Packers -3 43.5 -167 +148 421-335 MIN 21-16 GB
11/25/2018 N/A Vikings N/A N/A N/A N/A 416-254 MIN 24-17 MIN
9/16/2018 N/A Packers N/A N/A N/A N/A 480-351 MIN 29-29 tie
12/23/2017 N/A Packers N/A N/A N/A N/A 239-236 GB 16-0 MIN
Injury Report

Vikings: No Injuries Listed

Packers: No Injuries Listed

The FALCONS are the play as slight home dogs in the season opener. Both teams made several key changes on the defensive side of the ball to improve on last year’s poorly-ranked units.
The Seahawks are still led by the strong quartet of QB Russell Wilson, RB Chris Carson, and WRs Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf, but look for Atlanta’s improved defensive line to make life more difficult for Wilson than it was in this matchup last year. We're going to back