NCAAF Consensus Picks & Money Splits

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Toledo Toledo
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Toledo Toledo
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Toledo Toledo
Rutgers Rutgers
Kansas State Kansas State
Rutgers Rutgers
Kansas State Kansas State
Rutgers Rutgers
Kansas State Kansas State
Arkansas State Arkansas State
Bowling Green Bowling Green
Arkansas State Arkansas State
Bowling Green Bowling Green
Oklahoma Oklahoma
Navy Navy
Oklahoma Oklahoma
Navy Navy
Oklahoma Oklahoma
Navy Navy
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
Texas Tech Texas Tech
Arkansas Arkansas
Texas Tech Texas Tech
Arkansas Arkansas
Texas Tech Texas Tech
Arkansas Arkansas
Syracuse Syracuse
Washington State Washington State
Syracuse Syracuse
Washington State Washington State
Syracuse Syracuse
Washington State Washington State
Texas A&M Texas A&M
USC USC
Texas A&M Texas A&M
USC USC
Texas A&M Texas A&M
USC USC
UConn UConn
North Carolina North Carolina
UConn UConn
North Carolina North Carolina
UConn UConn
North Carolina North Carolina
Boston College Boston College
Nebraska Nebraska
Boston College Boston College
Nebraska Nebraska
Louisiana Louisiana
TCU TCU
Louisiana Louisiana
TCU TCU
Iowa State Iowa State
Miami Miami
Iowa State Iowa State
Miami Miami
Iowa State Iowa State
Miami Miami
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
Colorado State Colorado State
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
Colorado State Colorado State
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
Colorado State Colorado State
East Carolina East Carolina
NC State NC State
East Carolina East Carolina
NC State NC State
East Carolina East Carolina
NC State NC State
BYU BYU
Colorado Colorado
BYU BYU
Colorado Colorado
BYU BYU
Colorado Colorado
Iowa Iowa
Missouri Missouri
Iowa Iowa
Missouri Missouri
Iowa Iowa
Missouri Missouri
Alabama Alabama
Michigan Michigan
Alabama Alabama
Michigan Michigan
Alabama Alabama
Michigan Michigan
Louisville Louisville
Washington Washington
Louisville Louisville
Washington Washington
South Carolina South Carolina
Illinois Illinois
South Carolina South Carolina
Illinois Illinois
South Carolina South Carolina
Illinois Illinois
Baylor Baylor
LSU LSU
Baylor Baylor
LSU LSU
Baylor Baylor
LSU LSU
Penn State Penn State
Boise State Boise State
Penn State Penn State
Boise State Boise State
Texas Texas
Arizona State Arizona State
Texas Texas
Arizona State Arizona State
Texas Texas
Arizona State Arizona State
Ohio State Ohio State
Oregon Oregon
Ohio State Ohio State
Oregon Oregon
Notre Dame Notre Dame
Georgia Georgia
Notre Dame Notre Dame
Georgia Georgia
Duke Duke
Ole Miss Ole Miss
Duke Duke
Ole Miss Ole Miss
North Texas North Texas
Texas State Texas State
North Texas North Texas
Texas State Texas State
Minnesota Minnesota
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
Minnesota Minnesota
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
Minnesota Minnesota
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
Buffalo Buffalo
Liberty Liberty
Buffalo Buffalo
Liberty Liberty
Buffalo Buffalo
Liberty Liberty
South Alabama South Alabama
Western Michigan Western Michigan
South Alabama South Alabama
Western Michigan Western Michigan
South Alabama South Alabama
Western Michigan Western Michigan
Memphis Memphis
West Virginia West Virginia
Memphis Memphis
West Virginia West Virginia
Memphis Memphis
West Virginia West Virginia
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
James Madison James Madison
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
James Madison James Madison
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
James Madison James Madison
California California
UNLV UNLV
California California
UNLV UNLV
California California
UNLV UNLV
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
Sam Houston Sam Houston
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
Sam Houston Sam Houston
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
Sam Houston Sam Houston
Ohio Ohio
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
Ohio Ohio
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
Ohio Ohio
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
Tulane Tulane
Florida Florida
Tulane Tulane
Florida Florida
Tulane Tulane
Florida Florida
Indiana Indiana
Notre Dame Notre Dame
Indiana Indiana
Notre Dame Notre Dame
Indiana Indiana
Notre Dame Notre Dame
SMU SMU
Penn State Penn State
SMU SMU
Penn State Penn State
SMU SMU
Penn State Penn State
Clemson Clemson
Texas Texas
Clemson Clemson
Texas Texas
Clemson Clemson
Texas Texas
Tennessee Tennessee
Ohio State Ohio State
Tennessee Tennessee
Ohio State Ohio State
Tennessee Tennessee
Ohio State Ohio State
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
UTSA UTSA
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
UTSA UTSA
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
UTSA UTSA
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
Fresno State Fresno State
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
Fresno State Fresno State
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
Fresno State Fresno State
South Florida South Florida
San Jose State San Jose State
South Florida South Florida
San Jose State San Jose State
South Florida South Florida
San Jose State San Jose 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 generate income 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.