Rested vs. Unrested Prior to last week's (9/20) games, we reported the ATS results of teams playing off a bye week against an opponent that is not. For this little "system" to work, note that it must be a weekend game, no weekday affairs allowed. On September 20th, taking rested vs. unrested foes yielded a 6-3 (67%) pointspread record. Here are the results from last Saturday. Kentucky (-19) over Western Kentucky 41-3... Read more

College LSU at Auburn, 7:45 (ESPN): The home team has won eight straight in this series by an average of 9 PPG. Winner has not needed more than 10 points in the last two meetings at Jordan-Hare Stadium. In fact 29 total points were scored in those two games. Huge revenge spot for Auburn, who lost with :01 left when LSU coach Les Miles elected to go for the TD on 4th down rather than go for a game-tying FG. Auburn is... Read more

Last year, College Football bettors made a lot of money betting on teams playing with rest against unrested foes. Let's take a look at last week's results to see if the trend continues in 2008. The most noteworthy team "off a bye" was top-ranked USC, who crushed then #5 Ohio State, 35-3, as 10.5-point favorites. However, the same fortune did not hold true for the Trojans' rival, UCLA, who was completely embarrassed by... Read more

Each week, former linesmaker Lenny Del Genio will provide a tip sheet on the weekend's best NFL and College Football matchups. College #5 Ohio State at #1 USC (-11.5), 8:00 ABC: This game has lost a bit of its intial sizzle due to the Wells injury. With no one disagreeing on what the SU result is going to be (Pete Carroll is 39-3 all-time at home), the only question now remaining is whether or not the Buckeyes can... Read more

Weekend That Was By Lenny Del Genio We begin on the college gridiron and what better place to start than on top? Top-ranked USC was off, but a lot is being said about the team they will face this Saturday night in primetime, the Ohio State Buckeyes, who were hit with a classic lookahead spot last Saturday against Ohio University. The Buckeyes played uninspired football for the better part of three quarters en route... Read more

2007 was a breakthrough year for the Big 12 Conference as four teams finished the season in the top 10, including Missouri and Kansas out of the North Division, two teams that came out of nowhere. This season, the conference has clearly emerged as the second best league in America as for the 2nd straight year, it will have as many as five teams finish in the Top 25, all of which will probably be in the Top 15. Oklahoma... Read more

Pac 10 Preview by Lenny Del Genio Our previous conference preview was on the ACC and focused in on a potential sleeper team in North Carolina largely because other than Clemson (who always lets everyone down) there was no clear cut choice on who would be crowned champion at the end of the regular season. That is not the case in the Pac 10. Like the Big 10, which we will be covering next, the Pac 10 has one team... Read more

To understand where the ACC is right now on the college football landscape, you must first understand where this league was supposed to be. When league officials raided the Big East several years ago, taking Miami (FL), Virginia Tech and Boston College, the ACC was supposed to become the nations next superpower conference, right along the same lines of the SEC and Big 12. Quite simply, that hasnt happened. Miami has... Read more

2008 Big Ten Preview by Lenny Del Genio Our last conference preview focused on the Big East, a conference that has yet to send a team to the BCS Title game but boasts one, possibly two, threats this year. Our next conference of focus, the Big Ten, could probably tell the Big East to be careful what you wish for considering the previous two BCS Title Game results. Ohio State, once again the prohibitive favorite to... Read more

College Football's "Fave Five" by Lenny Del Genio With my claim that I would not be surprised at all to see the West Virginia Mountaineers go 12-0 during this regular season, it got me to thinking who else might join them in the race for the BCS Title Game. Currently, five teams are pegged as national title contenders, with all holding 6/1 or less odds at most online and Vegas sportsbooks. Personally, I believe... Read more