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Jan10

NCAA Football Betting – Strength Of Schedule Should Be Considered Before Making Your Picks

 

Fans of Toronto FC don’t have to worry about a system such as the Bowl Championship Series in college football, as there are a number of factors that goes into the BCS that has angered many fans, experts and betting players alike to the point that a playoff system is gaining traction. However, until then the BCS’s complicated system is how the national champion will be decided and strength of schedule is a major factor in this.

Strength of schedule is also something that can be used by those that work with bookie software as it is a good indicator of how strong a team is. All you have to do is look at the recent example of Boise State to the importance of strength of schedule in college football. The Broncos annually lose one game a year, but due to playing in what is called a “weak” conference, they usually get the short end of the stick when it comes to BCS bowls, while a team like Alabama from the SEC can lose a game and still make it to the title game (against the team they lost to at home, but that is for another day).

There are various sites that have the strength of schedule rankings done for you, so you can take that into account. You have to look at the opposition of a team before you can truly evaluate their chances at sports betting sites.

 

 
Jan05

College Football Betting – How The College Bowl System Works

While the sports betting players that can’t stand the college bowl system continue to complain that they want a playoff, the fact of the matter is that the BCS has no intentions of changing its current format, so the Betonline players might as well make themselves familiar with how it works. There is no exact science to the format for the system, however there are certain pieces that will always be part of the way in which the bowl games are listed.

 

The one NCAA football bowl game for which there is an exact science is the BCS Championship or national title game, which will always pin the top-two ranked teams in the BCS rankings against one another to allow the chance for the winner to be called the national champion. While the SEC has maintained its dominance in the BCS Championship for six straight years, the conference champions from the SEC would end up in the Sugar Bowl if not in the national title game, where it would play another top opponent according to the BCS rankings. The Rose Bowl features the PAC-12 champion against the Big Ten champion if both are available to play, and if one of the two isn’t they would then again turn to the BCS rankings. The ACC champion plays in the Orange Bowl if ineligible for the BCS Championship, just like the Big 12 champion will play in the Fiesta Bowl if available. The list goes on with possible listings for each bowl game with a certain criteria for all games, and considering that the current bowl system won’t be changing in the near future, it’s a good idea to read it.

 
Jan02

NCAA Football Parlay Betting: Tips on how to Parlay a NCAA Football Bet

 

College football betting can be one of the more difficult parlay bets you can make. Parlay betting is when you group two or more bets together and then place a wager based on the odds of the parlay as opposed to the odds of the individual games. The individual game odds affect the payout of the parlay, but you will get paid based on the overall parlay odds. It is a little confusing, but it is something that many price per head sports bettors use as a side bet to go along with their main college football picks.

 

The reason that people play parlays is because parlays tend to pay out more. Obviously, the odds of winning a parlay are more difficult because you are relying on the outcomes of several games to determine if you have won or not. For example, an 11-game parlay may pay out at a rate of 1,100 to 1. That means that if you bet $5 and you get all 11 games right, then you win $5,500. As you can imagine, this is not a great way to make a living as a gambler. But it can be a lot of fun to try once in a while.

 

The problem with NCAA football parlays is the lines on each individual game. If you pick a game where your team wins the actual game but only scores enough points to make it a tie with the spread, then that game does not count towards your parlay. If your team wins the game but does not cover the spread, then your entire parlay loses. It is a risky gamble that can payoff handsomely if you know what you are doing.

 

 
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