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2015 NCAA Football BCS Odds – Gambling Predictions

2015 BCS National Championship Outlook

The next National title game is nearly a year away, and the format with which a championship game will be decided will be drastically different, yet odds are out and that means an opportunity to identify value.

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2014 BCS Bowl Games & National Title Game Betting Preview

BCS Bowl Game Picks

The BCS bowl games were decided after a wild championship weekend on the field in which had teams change their destination for better or worse.

The games won’t commence until the New Year, but it’s not too early to begin looking for value in the lines.

Here’s a quick look at each of the five games with odds from [dfads params=’groups=63740&limit=1&return_javascript=0′] and analysis of which of the sides stands out.

15 Central Florida Knights +16.5 vs. 6 Baylor Bears

The Central Florida Knights are the Rodney Dangerfield of the college football world: they get no respect. The team looked solid in a one-loss regular season, losing to South Carolina by only three points, and picking up a huge comeback win over Louisville, yet the team is giving away better than two touchdowns to Baylor in their bowl game.

Bryce Petty has the Baylor offense functioning at a very high level which led to many blowout wins for Baylor, but Central Florida will bring a top flight quarterback into this battle as well in the form of soon to be first-round NFL Draft pick Blake Bortles, who has led the Knights to the biggest game in the history of the program.

An outright win may be asking a little much, but there’s no question the Knights aren’t getting the respect they deserve from oddsmakers in this one.

The play: Central Florida +16.5

5 Stanford Cardinals -5 vs. 4 Michigan State Spartans 

This game is probably the toughest to handicap on the BCS board. Two stellar defenses will meet in the 100th playing of the Rose Bowl.

The natural inclination is to take the points in a game where scoring will be difficult, but Stanford has proven to be very comfortable playing the Rose Bowl, and it’s hard to get a read on any Big Ten team given the state of the Conference.
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The play: Pass

3 Alabama Crimson Tide -15.5 vs. 11 Oklahoma Sooners

Alabama will be hitting the field for the first time since crashing down to Earth in the Iron Bowl with a loss to Auburn. The team surely had its sight set on a third consecutive national title game, so motivation could be an issue, but don’t expect it to be with future pros like AJ McCarron on the roster, and McCarron in particular will look to put an exclamation point on his career with a statement win.

Oklahoma picked up a big win over Oklahoma State in its last game, but they’ve gotten extremely inconsistent play from their quarterbacks this year, and they could get exposed against Alabama. It hurts to give away this many points at this time of year, but Alabama’s the team to do it with.

The play: Alabama -15.5

12 Clemson Tigers +3 vs. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes

The Ohio State was close to a likely spot in the national title game before stumbling in the Big Ten title game and have now been relegated to the Orange Bowl.

As for Clemson, the team has just two losses on the year and they can hardly be faulted for either, losing to a South Carolina team that they always lose to, and running into a buzzsaw in the form of a rising Florida State team.

Guys like Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins are going to want to go out with a bang. Frankly, it feels like the Buckeyes have been playing above themselves for the better part of two years, and they’re not going to be facing a Big Ten opponent on this night, so expect them to get exposed.

The play: Clemson +3

2014 BCS Title Game Pick

2 Auburn Tigers +8 vs. 1 Florida State Seminoles

This year’s national title game is tougher to predict than it appears to be on the surface. Florida State has run through its opponents with ease, winning all of their games by 14 points or more, leading the nation in scoring defense and finishing second in scoring, but their strength of schedule left a lot to be desired.

Now they get a red hot Auburn team that feels an awful lot like a team of destiny. Gus Malzahn has made all the right decisions since joining the program, and he may have a few more tricks up his sleeve to catch the Seminoles off guard.

This number has already been bet down after opening closer to 10, so getting in on Auburn quickly isn’t a terrible idea, if that’s the side you’re riding with.

The play: Auburn +8

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Navy Midshipmen 2013 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2013-14 Football Previews – (Independant) – Midshipmen

2011’s 5-7 record didn’t feel right, and neither did a rough start to 2012, but Keenan Reynolds had his coming out party midway through the year, and now the Navy Midshipmen appear to be right back on course.

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BYU Cougars 2013 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2013-14 Football Previews – (Independant) – Cougars

The BYU Cougars are poised to make a pretty penny as an Independent, but they’ll need to be close to perfect if they hope to make a BCS bowl game.

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Army Black Knights 2013 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2013-14 Football Previews – (Independant) – Black Knights

For all the talk of an increased focus on the passing game, it’s safe to expect the Army Black Knights to continue to rely heavily on the nation’s most productive running game.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2013 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2013-14 Football Previews – (Independant) – Fighting Irish

A surprise trip to the BCS National Championship Game has all eyes back on one of college football’s most storied programs, but the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face a tall order in replicating last year’s feat.

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2013-14 NCAA Football BCS Odds – Gambling Predictions

2013-2014 BCS National Championship Outlook

In the ever-growing movement of college football – whether you look at TV dollars, conference re-alignment or points on the scoreboard – 2013-14 promises to be another enthralling season in the race for BCS hardware. .

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2012 NCAA Football BCS Conference and Divisional Odds – Gambling Predictions

2012 College Football Lines & Futures Betting

Looking to get down on NCAA football future odds at Bovada sportsbook today? The odds have been posted for all the MAJOR conferences, from the ACC to the Pac 12 you can find BCS lines on your teams.

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2011 Bowls + BCS Championship – Auburn vs. Oregon

Alabama vs. Texas BCS Title Matchup

All I really want to ask though is anything really FAIR when it comes to the BCS? And this folks is why College basketball is better than college football. All I want for starters is the 10 best teams in college football in 2010 and let them play in five BCS bowl games.

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2010 Louisville Cardinals Gambling Odds

Louisville Cardinals 2010 Season Preview/Prediction

The College Football season is 1 hours away and our man James Hayes has been deep in study and will provide his take and 2010 College Football Predictions on as many NCAA teams as he can before the 2010/11 season kicks off.

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2010 Syracuse Orange Gambling Odds

Syracuse Orange 2010 Season Preview/Prediction

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2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Gambling Odds

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2010 Season Preview/Prediction

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2010 USF Bulls Gambling Odds

South Florida Bulls 2010 Season Preview/Prediction

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2010 Florida International Golden Panthers Gambling Odds

Florida International Golden Panthers 2010 Season Preview/Prediction

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2010 Western Michigan Broncos Gambling Odds

Western Michigan Broncos 2010 Season Preview/Prediction

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2010 Duke Blue Devils Gambling Odds

Duke Blue Devils 2010 Season Preview/Prediction

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