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Ohio State Buckeyes 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Big 10) – Buckeyes

Ohio State started last year 12-0 before losing their last two games of the season to Michigan State and Clemson. For a team with such lofty expectations, even a 12 win season felt like a bit of a disappointment.

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Michigan Wolverines 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Big 10) – Wolverines

Michigan fans are never going to be satisfied with a 7-6 season. Brady Hoke came in and turned the program around right away, but now Michigan is struggling to keep their success going under Hoke. In his first year, the team went 11-2. In the past two years, they have gone 8-5 and then 7-6.

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Iowa Hawkeyes 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Big 10) – Hawkeyes

Iowa went 11-2 in 2009, but they haven’t won more than eight games since that season. The Hawkeyes had a quality 8-5 season last year. Their first three losses came against teams that lost a combined one game in the regular season (Northern Illinois, Ohio State, and Michigan State).

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Minnesota Golden Gophers 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Big 10) – Gophers

It would be tough to find a coach who has gotten more out of less than Jerry Kill. Well Bill Snyder would fit the bill, but outside of Snyder I can’t think of anyone who fits any more than Jerry Kill.

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Penn State Nittany Lions 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Big 10) – Nittany Lions

Bill O’Brien did a tremendous job holding together the Penn State football program through an extremely difficult period. There were many who thought it was the impossible job, but O’Brien did a great job getting his players to believe. O’Brien has moved on to be a head coach in the NFL.

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Northwestern Wildcats 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Big 10) – Wildcats

Northwestern was unbeaten and ranked 16th in the nation heading into their home contest against Ohio State last year. They ended up losing in heartbreaking fashion despite playing very well, and after that loss Northwestern’s season would never be the same.

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Wisconsin Badgers 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Big 10) – Badgers

Gary Andersen’s first year in the Big Ten went pretty well, though expectations in Madison have been awfully high so not everyone was happy with a 9-4 season. Wisconsin lost in heartbreaking (and frankly just downright disgustingly cruel) fashion to Arizona State thanks to a referee screw up.

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Michigan State Spartans 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Big 10) – Spartans

If you ever doubted Mark Dantonio before, you definitely shouldn’t anymore. Dantonio has done an amazing job at Michigan State. Keep in mind this was a program in disarray when he arrived. John L. Smith had driven them in the ground with back to back ugly seasons before Dantonio totally righted the ship.

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Oregon Ducks 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Pac-12) – Ducks

Mark Helfrich’s first year as the head coach of the Oregon Ducks was excellent in many respects. He won 11 games, made it to a bowl game and competed for a Pac-12 title the entire season.

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USC Trojans 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Pac-12) – Trojans

The USC Trojans spent many years dominating the Pac-12, but it’s been Stanford and Oregon who have taken control over the past few seasons. The question now is whether or not new leader Steve Sarkisian can bring this program back to prominence, and if he can, will it happen in his first season roaming the sidelines as head coach?

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Arizona Wildcats 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Pac-12) – Wildcats

The Arizona Wildcats are entering their third season under head coach Rich Rodriguez, and they’re making strides toward improvement, having gone 8-5 overall and 4-5 in the Pac-12 both years.

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Cal Golden Bears 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Pac-12) – Golden Bears

The California Golden Bears are not a good football team. Sorry to be so blunt with fans of Berkeley, but there’s no nice way of saying that this group was not a contender in 2013, and it’s going to be one in 2014.

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Colorado Buffaloes 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Pac-12) – Buffaloes

The Colorado Buffaloes are a ways a way from being competitive in the Pac-12. That was evidenced when they went 4-8 overall last season, and it’s even clearer when you look at their 1-8 record in conference play – a record bad enough for a last-place standing in the Pac-12 South Division.

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Oregon St. Beavers 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (Pac-12) – Beavers

The Oregon State Beavers are coming off of a 2013 college football season that saw them go 4-5 in conference play, while posting a 7-6 record overall. Recapping the year that was, simply put: It was a roller coaster.

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Alabama Crimson Tide 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (SEC) – Crimson Tide

Alabama was its usual powerhouse self in 2013, except for a damning collapse at the end of the season – a loss to in-state nemesis Auburn and a Sugar Bowl loss to Oklahoma.

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Arkansas Razorbacks 2014 NCAA Football Gambling Odds & Predictions

2014-15 Football Previews – (SEC) – Razorbacks

It kind of sucks to be Arkansas starting QB Brandon Allen. His gradual ascendance to the starting job in Fayetteville coincided with the receiver talent evaporating at the program and the run-first philosophy of coach Bret Bielema. Allen also battled a shoulder ailment for a good chunk of the 2013 season.