college football predictions Articles
By Mitch Light
Friday
No. 67 Ohio vs. No. 57 Northern Illinois (MAC Championship Game)
Northern Illinois, winner of seven straight, brings an explosive offense to Ford Field in Detroit. NIU ranks ninth in the nation in total offense and has...
Mitch Light
5 years ago
-by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter)
The college football season is basically over. With the possible exception of The Bedlam Series, there is very little on the line this weekend. Six of the eleven conferences have concluded play and...
Braden Gall
5 years ago
-by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter)
Like most of us around the college football world, the state of Oklahoma completely shocked me last week. Two of the worst defensive performances of the season cost both the Sooners and the...
Braden Gall
5 years ago
By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch)
Here's a look at every game of the Week 12 college football schedule.
FRIDAY
No. 2 Oklahoma State at No. 50 Iowa State
Oklahoma State has done a very good job remaining focused on the task at hand each week....
Mitch Light
5 years ago
-by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter)
College football has a way of surprising you each and every week. It's what makes it the greatest sport on the planet. Despite hitting on four of my top five picks, THE Ohio State University decided to...
Braden Gall
5 years ago
By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)
Consider Saturday’s matchup between Nebraska and Michigan an elimination game. With both teams sporting a 4-2 record in conference play, the loser will be two games behind Michigan State (5-1) in...
Steven Lassan
5 years ago
-by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter)
After two poor weeks of college football picks, I am back in the winning column with a slightly better than mediocre performance. I did go 5-0-1 in my top six picks but then limped to the finish with...
Braden Gall
5 years ago
By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)
10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 11
1. It has been a difficult week in Happy Valley. Joe Paterno is out as Penn State’s coach, and the program has been rocked by a scandal involving former...
Steven Lassan
5 years ago
By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch)
Here's a look at every game of the Week 11 college football schedule.
Friday
No. 59 South Florida at No. 73 Syracuse
These two teams are a combined 1–7 in Big East play, with the only win, by Syracuse, coming...
Mitch Light
5 years ago
By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)
If you were disappointed by the lack of scoring in last week’s No. 1 versus No. 2 showdown (LSU-Alabama), then Saturday’s Oregon-Stanford matchup should make up for that.
For the Cardinal, the...
Steven Lassan
5 years ago
By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch)
Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend.
Oregon (+3.5) at Stanford
It’s the game of the year in the Pac-12, featuring two of the most statistically dominant teams in...
Mitch Light
5 years ago
By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)
No. 1 vs. No. 2. Let that sink in for a second. It’s not too often the top two teams in college football meet for a regular season game in November. But that’s exactly what will take place in...
Steven Lassan
5 years ago
-by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter)
The last two weeks of college football have not been kind to me — either as a fan or as a points spread prognosticator. For the second straight week, I "lost" money and finished below .500 despite...
Braden Gall
5 years ago
By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)
10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 10
1. The much-anticipated Alabama-LSU matchup is finally here. These two teams have been college football’s best teams through the first nine weeks and now...
Steven Lassan
5 years ago
By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch)
Here's a look at every game of the Week 10 college football schedule.
Friday
No. 20 USC at No. 94 Colorado
There are no moral victories at USC, but the Trojans played extremely well in last Saturday’s...
Mitch Light
5 years ago
By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch)
Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend.
LSU (+5) at Alabama
It’s the most anticipated regular-season game of the BCS era. It’s LSU and Alabama — the top two...
Mitch Light
5 years ago
By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch)
Here's a look at every game of the Week 9 college football schedule.
Friday
No. 60 BYU at No. 39 TCU
BYU will be playing on Friday night for the third time this season. The Cougars were lucky to win their...
Mitch Light
5 years ago
-by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter)
Everyone has a bad week every now and then — just like Oklahoma and Wisconsin. It took eight weeks of college football but I finally had a sub-.500 weekend of action. The Razor-pigs rolled around in...
Braden Gall
5 years ago
By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)
10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 9
1. Week 9 could go a long ways in determining the SEC East champ. South Carolina shares a 4-1 record with Georgia, but defeated the Bulldogs in the second...
Steven Lassan
5 years ago
By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch)
Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend.
Stanford (-8) at USC
Stanford owns the nation’s longest active winning streak at 15 games, and each of the last 10 wins have...
Mitch Light
5 years ago
By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch)
Here's a look at every game of the Week 8 college football schedule.
Friday
No. 13 West Virginia at No. 71 Syracuse
The Mountaineers have scored 34 points or more against every team not named LSU.
West...
Mitch Light
5 years ago
-by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter)
The road favorites did me well last week as I went 9-3 for a second straight weekend. I missed two of my top three, however, as South Florida laid a complete egg in Storrs and Georgia Tech was upset at...
Braden Gall
5 years ago
By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch)
Here's a look at every game of the Week 7 college football schedule.
Braden Gall's Week 7 Picks Against The Spread
Friday
No. 72 Hawaii at No. 92 San Jose State
San Jose State’s two-game winning streak was...
Mitch Light
5 years ago
By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)
The annual Michigan-Michigan State matchup always has plenty of intrigue, but the stakes are even higher this season. Both teams are ranked inside of the top 25 and are in the mix to win the...
Steven Lassan
5 years ago
-by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter)
Week 7 officially marks the half-way mark of the 2011 college football season. For those counting at home, only Rutgers and Stanford remain unbeaten against the spread (5-0). I will be going...
Braden Gall
5 years ago