Record
2019 Regular Season 269-209-13
Bowl Season 16-12
Total 285-221-13 = 56%
2020 Regular Season 123-113-5
Bowl Season 13-5
Total 136-118-5 - .535%
Picked out some win totals last few weeks - juice is awful on some of these.
Illinois O 3.5 Wins (-140)
Western Michigan O 6 (-105)
Florida U 9 (-115)
Wyoming O 7.5 (-125)
Boise State U 9 (-125)
Nevada O 7.5 (-130)
West Virginia O 7 (-115)
Auburn U 7 (-110)
Buffalo U 7.5 (-130)
Miami FL U 9 (-130)
San Diego State O 6.5 (-130)
Toledo O 8.5 (-125)
Kent State O 5.5 (-120)
Colorado State U 5 (-130)
Tulsa O 6.5 (-105)
Utah O 8.5 (-150)
Tennessee U 6 (-150)
Ohio State O 11 (-115)
Kentucky O 7 (-145)
Cal O 6 (-125)
Other preseason odds I see with good value
saw an Illinois +4000 to win the Big West - don't have a bet on it due to access but hoping to make it Vegas before the season will definitely put some on it. 2 reasons - Big Ten West has no goliath. Wisconsin is the favorite and I thought we saw Pittsburgh Paul Chryst last year. This guy is a great fit for Wisconsin but his Pitt offenses sucked and was definition of mediocirty. That said the coach never seems to matter in Madison but I thought Beliema was a great coach there and I could see him rebounding at Illinois. No team was hit harder in covid last year than Illinois I thought. Super senior team, up there with best oline in big ten and a good qb - I expect the offense to be solid question will be their defense but this isn't a duke or vanderbilt team imo as the odds suggest.
Utah to win Pac 12 +450; 4th highest odds to win the pac 12 seems like good value; super young team last year faired real well now a year under belt and a good qb. Think they are the fav, with least amount of holes amongst a weak conference.
Western Michigan +1200 to win the MAC. IMO they should be a favorite with toledo and ball state.
Iowa State +2500 to win national championship - I think there is a top 6 in the country and then a gap. Bama, Georgia, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Iowa State. ....Maybe it's just me but I couldn't notice a discernable gap between Oklahoma and Iowa State last year. Split 2 close games. Iowa State physicality stepped up there game last year on the lines.
Heismans - my 3 picks would be JT Daniels, Stroud, and Breece Hall based on odds/chances. Another sleeper could be Bijan and Texas in general, as that was a team that wasn't far behind either iowa state or oklahoma on the field last year. Kind of an underrated team to end the year. Not far away. Lot of potential there but who knows how the coach transition will go and they always underachieve.
Non Power 5s - I'm going to predict a very good showing from non power 5 in nonconference. And I will root for all of them with the big schools trying to leave everyone else out. Specifically teams like Toledo, Ball State, San Jose, Western, were top 50 , top 30 teams to end last year and going against teams I had rated in the same range to end the year.
Week 1 Picks so far
Illinois +7 vs nebraska
Western Michigan +17 @ Michigan (2)
San Jose State +16 @ USC (3)
West Virginia -3 @ Maryland (1.5)
Kentucky -29 vs ULM (1.5)
UCF - 4 vs Boise State (1.5)
Texas -9.5 vs Louisiana Lafeyette (1.5)
Tennessee - 33.5 vs Bowling Green (1.5)
Arkansas -20 vs Rice
Marshall -2 @ Navy
Northern Illinois +17.5 @ Georgia Tech
Alabama -18.5 vs Miami FL
Ohio State -13.5 @ Minnesota
San Diego State -31 vs New mexico state
pittsburgh -38 vs umass
illinois -5.5 vs utsa
kansas state -2 vs stanford
ole miss -9 vs louisville
rutgers -14 vs temple
duke -6 @ charlotte
nebraska/illinois o 54.5
arkansas/rice o 50.5
baylor/texas state u 57 (2)
sparty/nw u 45
penn state/wisconsin u 53.5
indiana/iowa u 48.5
northern illinois/georgia tech o 56 (2)
missouri/central michigan o 60.5 (1.5)
stanford/kansas state u 52
tulane/oklahoma o 69
Duke/charlotte o 59 (1.5)
Louisville/Ole Miss o 74.5
west virginia/maryland u 57.5
usf/nc state o 58
illinois/utsa u 49
fau/florida u 52
alabama/miami fl u 61.5
arizona/byu u 54
clemson/georgia u 52 (1/2)
cal/nevada u 52 (1/2)
marshall/navy u 47 (1/2)
pitt/umass u 56 (1/2)
sdstu/new mex u 52 (1/2)
sides 12-7; 2.5 units
totals 13-9; 2.5 units
total 25-16; +5 units
leans
clemson -3
sparty 3.5
lsu -3
app state -10
game futures
ohio state -13 @ michigan
ball state +21 vs penn state (2)
georgia -7 vs florida (mgm)
lsu -2.5 vs florida
2019 Regular Season 269-209-13
Bowl Season 16-12
Total 285-221-13 = 56%
2020 Regular Season 123-113-5
Bowl Season 13-5
Total 136-118-5 - .535%
Picked out some win totals last few weeks - juice is awful on some of these.
Illinois O 3.5 Wins (-140)
Western Michigan O 6 (-105)
Florida U 9 (-115)
Wyoming O 7.5 (-125)
Boise State U 9 (-125)
Nevada O 7.5 (-130)
West Virginia O 7 (-115)
Auburn U 7 (-110)
Buffalo U 7.5 (-130)
Miami FL U 9 (-130)
San Diego State O 6.5 (-130)
Toledo O 8.5 (-125)
Kent State O 5.5 (-120)
Colorado State U 5 (-130)
Tulsa O 6.5 (-105)
Utah O 8.5 (-150)
Tennessee U 6 (-150)
Ohio State O 11 (-115)
Kentucky O 7 (-145)
Cal O 6 (-125)
Other preseason odds I see with good value
saw an Illinois +4000 to win the Big West - don't have a bet on it due to access but hoping to make it Vegas before the season will definitely put some on it. 2 reasons - Big Ten West has no goliath. Wisconsin is the favorite and I thought we saw Pittsburgh Paul Chryst last year. This guy is a great fit for Wisconsin but his Pitt offenses sucked and was definition of mediocirty. That said the coach never seems to matter in Madison but I thought Beliema was a great coach there and I could see him rebounding at Illinois. No team was hit harder in covid last year than Illinois I thought. Super senior team, up there with best oline in big ten and a good qb - I expect the offense to be solid question will be their defense but this isn't a duke or vanderbilt team imo as the odds suggest.
Utah to win Pac 12 +450; 4th highest odds to win the pac 12 seems like good value; super young team last year faired real well now a year under belt and a good qb. Think they are the fav, with least amount of holes amongst a weak conference.
Western Michigan +1200 to win the MAC. IMO they should be a favorite with toledo and ball state.
Iowa State +2500 to win national championship - I think there is a top 6 in the country and then a gap. Bama, Georgia, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Iowa State. ....Maybe it's just me but I couldn't notice a discernable gap between Oklahoma and Iowa State last year. Split 2 close games. Iowa State physicality stepped up there game last year on the lines.
Heismans - my 3 picks would be JT Daniels, Stroud, and Breece Hall based on odds/chances. Another sleeper could be Bijan and Texas in general, as that was a team that wasn't far behind either iowa state or oklahoma on the field last year. Kind of an underrated team to end the year. Not far away. Lot of potential there but who knows how the coach transition will go and they always underachieve.
Non Power 5s - I'm going to predict a very good showing from non power 5 in nonconference. And I will root for all of them with the big schools trying to leave everyone else out. Specifically teams like Toledo, Ball State, San Jose, Western, were top 50 , top 30 teams to end last year and going against teams I had rated in the same range to end the year.
Week 1 Picks so far
Illinois +7 vs nebraska
Western Michigan +17 @ Michigan (2)
San Jose State +16 @ USC (3)
West Virginia -3 @ Maryland (1.5)
Kentucky -29 vs ULM (1.5)
UCF - 4 vs Boise State (1.5)
Texas -9.5 vs Louisiana Lafeyette (1.5)
Tennessee - 33.5 vs Bowling Green (1.5)
Arkansas -20 vs Rice
Marshall -2 @ Navy
Northern Illinois +17.5 @ Georgia Tech
Alabama -18.5 vs Miami FL
Ohio State -13.5 @ Minnesota
San Diego State -31 vs New mexico state
pittsburgh -38 vs umass
illinois -5.5 vs utsa
kansas state -2 vs stanford
ole miss -9 vs louisville
rutgers -14 vs temple
duke -6 @ charlotte
nebraska/illinois o 54.5
arkansas/rice o 50.5
baylor/texas state u 57 (2)
sparty/nw u 45
penn state/wisconsin u 53.5
indiana/iowa u 48.5
northern illinois/georgia tech o 56 (2)
missouri/central michigan o 60.5 (1.5)
stanford/kansas state u 52
tulane/oklahoma o 69
Duke/charlotte o 59 (1.5)
Louisville/Ole Miss o 74.5
west virginia/maryland u 57.5
usf/nc state o 58
illinois/utsa u 49
fau/florida u 52
alabama/miami fl u 61.5
arizona/byu u 54
clemson/georgia u 52 (1/2)
cal/nevada u 52 (1/2)
marshall/navy u 47 (1/2)
pitt/umass u 56 (1/2)
sdstu/new mex u 52 (1/2)
sides 12-7; 2.5 units
totals 13-9; 2.5 units
total 25-16; +5 units
leans
clemson -3
sparty 3.5
lsu -3
app state -10
game futures
ohio state -13 @ michigan
ball state +21 vs penn state (2)
georgia -7 vs florida (mgm)
lsu -2.5 vs florida
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