NCAAF Consensus Picks & Money Splits

Kent State
Buffalo
Kent State
Buffalo
Kent State
Buffalo
Toledo
Akron
Toledo
Akron
Toledo
Akron
Memphis
Tulane
Memphis
Tulane
Memphis
Tulane
Ball State
Ohio
Ball State
Ohio
Ball State
Ohio
Miami (OH)
Bowling Green
Miami (OH)
Bowling Green
Oklahoma State
Colorado
Oklahoma State
Colorado
Oklahoma State
Colorado
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oregon State
Boise State
Oregon State
Boise State
Navy
East Carolina
Navy
East Carolina
Navy
East Carolina
Texas State
South Alabama
Texas State
South Alabama
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Liberty
Sam Houston
Liberty
Sam Houston
Utah State
Colorado State
Utah State
Colorado State
Stanford
San Jose State
Stanford
San Jose State
Nebraska
Iowa
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Utah
UCF
UTSA
Army
South Carolina
Clemson
South Carolina
Clemson
North Texas
Temple
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
UConn
UMass
Duke
Wake Forest
Duke
Wake Forest
Michigan
Ohio State
Michigan
Ohio State
Michigan
Ohio State
Illinois
Northwestern
Illinois
Northwestern
West Virginia
Texas Tech
Kansas
Baylor
Kansas
Baylor
Louisville
Kentucky
Louisiana
UL Monroe
Louisiana
UL Monroe
Eastern Michigan
Western Michigan
Southern Miss
Troy
NC State
North Carolina
NC State
North Carolina
Central Michigan
Northern Illinois
Miami
Syracuse
Arizona State
Arizona
Arkansas
Missouri
Auburn
Alabama
Auburn
Alabama
Maryland
Penn State
Notre Dame
USC
Notre Dame
USC
TCU
Cincinnati
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
Florida
Florida State
Oklahoma
LSU
Purdue
Indiana
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas
Texas A&M
Washington
Oregon
Houston
BYU
New Mexico
Hawaii

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.