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NCAA Football Picks: 2012 BCS Outlook

2012 BCS Championship Gambling Predictions / NCAAF Handicapping

For those college football betting nuts out there, it’s never too early to start thinking about the 2011/12 BCS picture.

The list of contenders and pretenders for the upcoming season has some familiar faces as well as some long-dormant programs looking to burst back on the national title scene.

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2011 BCS Championship Futures: NCAAF Betting Odds

2010-2011 BCS Championship Gambling Predictions / NCAA Football Handicapping

For those college football betting nuts out there, it’s never too early to start thinking about the 2010/2011 BCS picture.

As always, there will be a hodgepodge of contenders and pretenders; some of them obvious and some emerging from the woodwork.

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NCAA Football Picks: 2011 BCS Outlook

2011 BCS Championship Gambling Predictions / NCAAF Handicapping

For those college football betting nuts out there, it’s never too early to start thinking about the 2010/2011 BCS picture.

As always, there will be a hodgepodge of contenders and pretenders; some of them obvious and some emerging from the woodwork.

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New Years Day Bowl Game Betting

Nurse your hangover with some Bowl Betting

The Rose Bowl, as much a New Year’s Day tradition as a wicked hangover, kicks off two BCS Bowl games on the first day of 2010.

The oldest of all College Football games features the Pac-10 champion Oregon Ducks, ranked 7th, facing the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes, who won the Big 10 title (5 pm ET, ABC).

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2009/10 Sportsbook Bowl Game Betting

It’s time to go Bowling at betED.com

The College Football Bowl matchups have been determined and betED.com has NCAAF Lines for Football Betting fans.

The biggest bowl of them all, the BCS National Championship Game, pits the newly No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide against the newly No. 2 Texas Longhorns on Jan. 7 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (8:10 pm ET, ABC).

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BCS Championship Game – Sportsbook Preview

NCAAF: BETTORS KEEP PILING ON FLORIDA

Sportsbook.com members keep piling their money on the Florida Gators for Thursday’s BCS Championship Game.

The Gators, who opened as three-point favorites for the title game against the Oklahoma Sooners, quickly jumped to four-point favorites before the line jumped to five points on Wednesday.  

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Golden Hurricane vs. Cardinals Preview/Pick: GMAC Bowl

GMAC Bowl Tulsa vs Ball State

Ball State is already shy of personnel. Coach Brady Hoke, an alum, took a better offer from San Diego State, which is a lowly team. That should tell you a little about the state of the Ball State football program. Taking over the team for this ballgame is Stan Parrish, who was formerly a coach at Kansas State and won two out of 33 games.  

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Nittany Lions vs. Trojans Preview/Pick: Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl Odds USC Trojans vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

USC has a defense that has already become the stuff of legend. The Trojans have yielded just 7.8 points per game, and ranks first in total defense, first in pass defense, fifth in rushing defense (allowing 2.6 yards a carry) and has held ten different opponents to ten points or less.  

BetUS NCAA Football Betting Odds: USC -9, Total 45  

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Hokies vs. Bearcats Preview/Pick: Orange Bowl

Orange Bowl Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Virginia Tech is playing in its 16th straight bowl game, though it has lost all three of its appearances in BCS games. On the basis of fundamentals, it looks like clear edges should be going Cincinnati’s way.

BetUS NCAA Football Betting Odds: CINCINNATI -2.5, Total 41.5  

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Tigers vs. Cornhuskers Preview/Pick: Gator Bowl

Gator Bowl Clemson Tigers vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Clemson may be the biggest disappointment in college football this season. The Tigers looked to have so much offensive weaponry at their disposal, and were considered such easy favorites in the ACC, given a great chance to compete for a national title. Instead, they had to get hot at the end just to secure a bowl bid, and head coach Tommy Bowden was given his walking papers.  

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Spartans vs. Bulldogs Preview/Pick: Capital One Bowl

Capital One Bowl Michigan State Spartans vs. Georgia Bulldogs

In retrospect, Georgia was overrated coming into the season, wouldn’t you agree? The Bulldogs were being counted on as the #1 or #2 team by many pundits, on the strength of their resounding win over Hawai’i in last year’s Sugar Bowl and many starters returning. They just couldn’t live up to that hype, however.  

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Hawkeyes vs. Gamecocks Preview/Pick: Outback Bowl

Outback Bowl Iowa Hawkeyes vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

It’s interesting that both of these teams, which have recognizable names in college football, went 6-6 last season, yet did not go to a bowl game. With additional post-season contests this season, that hardly seems like something that is possible.  

BetUS NCAA Football Betting Odds: IOWA -4, Total 43  

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Tigers vs. Yellow Jackets Preview/Pick: Chick-Fil-A Bowl

Chick-Fil-A Bowl LSU vs Georgia Tech

LSU did not fare well in the second half of the season, losing 52-38 to Georgia on 31-13 to Ole Miss, along with more competitive defeats suffered at the hands of Alabama and Arkansas. The Tigers were also rescued from the jaws of defeat with a furious 30-point fourth quarter against Troy, otherwise they would have gone into the bowl season with a 6-6 record.  

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Eagles vs. Commodores Preview/Pick: Music City Bowl

Music City Bowl Boston College vs Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt is in a winter wonderland, going to its first bowl game in 26 years, seeking its first post-season win since 1955, and at home no less. The Commodores had even higher hopes than their own hometown Music City Bowl when they got off to a 5-0 start, but they went just 1-6 beyond that. One of the reasons was that the offensive faucet got completely turned off.    

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Beavers vs. Panthers Preview/Pick: Sun Bowl

Sun Bowl Oregon State Beavers vs. Pittsburgh Panthers

LeSean McCoy rushed for more yards this season than he did in his terrific freshman year. McCoy gained 1403 yards (scoring 21 TD’s) and really got going toward the middle of the season. He did cool down a bit toward the end, with 39 yards against Louisville, 82 against Cincinnati and 95 against Connecticut. He is, nonetheless, the foremost offensive weapon on this field.  

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Ducks vs. Cowboys Preview/Pick: Holiday Bowl

Holiday Bowl Oregon Ducks vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys

Oklahoma State was unbeaten and a top ten team this season until the Cowboys suffered a 28-24 loss to Texas. What followed was a 36-point loss to Texas Tech and a 20-point defeat to Oklahoma, and teams like that wind up in places like San Diego for the Holiday Bowl.

BetUS NCAA Football Betting Odds: OKLAHOMA STATE -2.5, Total 76.5

Here are some of the NCAA college football betting trends as they relate to this matchup: