In College Football, there is typically a slight bias towards underdogs. According to our BetLabs software, since 2005 dogs have a winning record of 2810-2774 (50.3%) although betting every game would results in a loss of 97.84 units and a -1.8% return on investment (ROI). However, our research indicates that underdogs have vastly more value…
Welcome to the 2012-13 edition of NCAA Football Marketwatch, where the team at Sports Insights gives sports fans unprecedented insight into the NCAA Football point-spread market. Every week we analyze the sports betting marketplace to pinpoint which games the public is chasing and which the sharps are pounding. Overall Record: 0-3 The goal of this weekly column…
To say that Geno Smith put up videogame numbers in last weekend’s game against Baylor would be an injustice. After all, how often do you pick up the sticks for a game of Madden and throw for more touchdowns than incompletions? That’s right. In Saturday’s 70-63 victory over Baylor, the West Virginia quarterback completed 45…
Welcome to the 2012-13 edition of NCAA Football Marketwatch, where the team at Sports Insights gives sports fans unprecedented insight into the NCAA Football point-spread market. Every week we analyze the sports betting marketplace to pinpoint which games the public is chasing and which the sharps are pounding. Overall Record: 0-2 The goal of this weekly column…
According to our Number of Bets statistic, Saturday’s Clemson/Florida State game is the most popular college football bet of the weekend among sports bettors. CRIS opened this game at Florida State -12, and we’ve seen the line climb to -14.5 at most sportsbooks and even up to -15 at a handful. This movement indicates that the…
Following last week’s loss to Stanford, USC dropped to #13 in the AP Top 25 and Matt Barkley’s Heisman hopes disappeared faster than a leftover drumstick in the Red Sox locker room. The loss marked the fourth straight time the Barkley Era Trojans have fallen to the Cardinal and, coupled with the fact that USC…
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