Bowl season is upon us — 40 extra college football games in December and January make for festive holiday betting opportunities, particularly for parlay card players. The first bowl games kick off on Friday, in Frisco, Texas, and Nassau, Bahamas. Then on Saturday are seven more. While successful sports bettors […]
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Rejected College Bowls – Baby Yoda Bowl, Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food Bowl, White Claw Bowl
Welcome to Bowl Season! Can you keep up with all those college football bowls with random and bizarre sponsors? It’s difficult to sift out the legitimate bowls from the made-up bowls on social media meme accounts. After thorough research at OG headquarters, we came across 13 rejected college football bowl […]
College Betting Recap: Big Action on Smaller Conference Championships
There were only nine college football games on Saturday, but there was plenty of betting on the conference championships. While there were large wagers on the Big 10 and SEC conference matchups, the smaller conference championship games also saw significant action. Caesars Palace Director of Trading, Jeff Davis, told Covers.com […]
Rivalry Week: Georgia/Georgia Tech, ULM/ULL, Oregon/Oregon State, UNLV/Nevada
Rivalry week continues in college football with Georgia at Georgia Tech, UNLV at Nevada, Arizona at Arizona State, Oregon State at Oregon, and Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette. Athens is only 70 miles away from Atlanta, and the Georgia and Georgia Tech rivalry dates to 1893. The two schools have shed a […]
Air Raid Comes to Seattle, Washington State/Washington in Apple Cup
Friday features the Apple Cup, which is the annual rivalry between Washington State (6-5) and Washington (6-5) that began in 1900. UW comes into this year’s Apple Cup as a -7 favorite against Wazzu. The Pac-12 has already been decided, but the Washington State and Washington game will be the […]
College Football Betting Recap: Alabama, Auburn Big Blowout Winners
College Football Week 13 saw 18 teams, including LSU, Alabama, and Auburn score 50 or more points in their respective games, while Miami reached a new low. The over on Saturday was definitely a bettor’s best friend. Of the 12 games that offered an over/under, the over was 9-3, including […]
Lehigh/Lafayette Rivalry Game, Montana/Montana State in Brawl of the Wild
Rivalry games are in the spotlight this weekend with Montana and Montana State squaring off in the “Brawl of the Wild,” which began in 1897. Meanwhile, Lehigh and Lafayette meet for the 155th time since 1884 in “The Rivalry,” which is the longest-standing rivalry in college football. The Ivy League […]
Harvard/Yale Big Game Preview, Outside Shot at Ivy League Title
Harvard (4-5) and Yale (8-1) square off in the second-oldest rivalry in college football Saturday, when they meet for the 136th time since 1875. This year’s “Big Game” has Ivy League title implications for Yale, which needs a victory over Harvard, and a Dartmouth loss to claim the Ivy championship. […]
Tua Tagovailoa Season Over, Dislocated and Fractured Hip Similar to Bo Jackson
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered another bad beat when he prematurely exited the Mississippi State game with a dislocated hip injury. X-rays revealed a posterior wall fracture, which will end the season for Tagovailoa. Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy winner and dual-sport superstar, suffered a similar career-ending injury with the Oakland […]
Weekend Warrior Betting: Last Gasp for Ivy League Title, Notre Dame Faces Mighty Navy Rushing Attack
Dartmouth has a conference title within its grasp and only a Cornell team that’s a 28-point underdog stand in their way of a potential perfect season and an Ivy League crown. Meanwhile, all three service academies square off with Notre Dame going up against Navy’s unstoppable running game. Princeton lost […]
Northwestern Opens as 40-Point Favorite Over 1-9 UMass
Even though the Northwestern Wildcats are 1-8 and stuck in last place in the Big Ten West basement, bookmakers released a big point spread when Northwestern opened as a 40-point favorite over the hapless, one-win, University of Massachusetts Minutemen (1-9). UMass is in the discussion for the worst team in […]
Princeton and Dartmouth Preview: Two Unbeaten Teams Fighting for the Ivy League Crown
A pair of unbeaten college football teams face off when the Dartmouth Big Green (7-0) visit the Princeton Tigers (7-0) in a game with Ivy League title implications on the line. Princeton is riding high on a 17-game winning streak, dating back to the start of the 2018 season. The […]
American Conference Battle: Undefeated No. 15 SMU (8-0) at No. 24 Memphis
Two nationally ranked college football teams in the American Conference square off on Saturday, with the #15 SMU Mustangs (8-0) visiting the #24 Memphis Tigers (7-1) who are set on spoiling the Mustangs’ march toward a perfect record. SMU is having its best season since the infamous Pony Express days […]
Sun Belt Football Studs, 6-0 Appalachian State Now Ranked No. 21
The #21 Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-0) are the darlings of the Sun Belt football conference, and one of 10 remaining undefeated FBS schools. Appalachian State is fighting for a potential Group-of-Five berth in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day, but they might only achieve that spot if they can […]
Mountain West After Dark: Air Force Battles the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
In this week’s installment of the Mountain West After Dark, Air Force (4-2) flies down to Hawaii to battle the Rainbow Warriors (4-2) with an 8 p.m. Pacific kickoff time. Air Force, the second-best running team in college football, will take the triple option to Hawaii and face QB Cole […]
Jocks vs. Nerds: Friday Night Football with No. 4 Ohio State at Northwestern
It’s 1980s flashback night in Evanston with the Ohio State jocks taking on the Northwestern nerds in this week’s version of Friday Night Football. Northwestern comes into this Big Ten matchup as the biggest home dog that the Wildcats have been in 24 years, with Ohio State favored by 28 […]
Pac-12 After Dark: Khalil Tate and Arizona Are Home Dogs Against UW
It’s the ultimate battle of cats and dogs when the UW Huskies head down to Tucson to take on quarterback Khalil Tate and the Arizona Wildcats in the last game on the college football schedule for this week’s installment of the Pac-12 After Dark. Sometimes when you need action, you’ll […]
Friday Night Football: Buffs and Ducks Tango with Colorado at No. 13 Oregon
This week’s late game on the Friday Night Football slate also doubles as an installment of the Pac-12 After Dark, with the Colorado Buffaloes (3-2) clashing against the #13 Oregon Ducks (4-1) in Eugene, Oregon. Oregon flew out of the gate with a 2-0 record in Pac-12 conference play, but […]
Pac-12 After Dark: Stanford 15-Point Home Dog vs. No. 15 Washington
Last on the schedule in the Pac-12 After Dark game on Saturday evening, Washington (4-1) and star RB Salvon Ahmed take on Stanford, who will be a 15.5-point home dog against the visiting Huskies. UW is aiming to move into the Top 10, while Stanford (2-3) is trying to not […]
Air Force and Navy Battle in 52nd Meeting Between Military Academies
Air Force (3-1) flies out to the Naval Academy to take on Navy (2-1) in a college football battle. Air Force won their meeting last season in Colorado Springs, 35-7. Navy will be a +3.5 home dog in this year’s rematch. Air Force lost their only football game of the […]