August 25, 2018 – Cole's Gameday Blog

2018-19 #CollegeFootball Preseason totals from Chris Fallica & Stanford Steve!

Posted on August 25, 2018 by gamedaycole

Sorry for not posting this sooner, but here are the official picks from the Bear and Stanford Steve on their August 2nd edition of the Behind the Bets podcast. Lines have moved but this is still useful information if you are looking to invest long term this season.

Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica:
Auburn under 9.5 (-140)
Buffalo over 6.5
Central Michigan under 4.5
Georgia Southern over 5.5 (-140)
Missouri under 7.5
Old Dominion over 5.5
Rutgers under 4 (+110)
UL Monroe over 5.5
Wyoming over 6.5 (-130)
Vanderbilt under 4.5

Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Boston College over 6.5 (-120)
Cal over 6 (-135)
Duke over 6 (-105)
Georgia Southern over 5.5 (-140)
Maryland over 5 or 5.5 (he didn’t specify but said they get to 6 wins)
Louisville over 7 (+120)

What you have been waiting all off season for.
Behind The Bets Podcast with @chrisfallica and myself
Our favorite season win totals for this seasonhttps://t.co/tOP7Zx0hyF

Enjoy!

— Stanford Steve (@StanfordSteve82) August 2, 2018

2018-19 Season: #CollegeFootball Futures and season totals with Rufus Peabody!

Posted on August 25, 2018 by gamedaycole

Welcome back everyone. Here are a few quick futures and totals for your informational purposes from Rufus Peabody via the Bet the Process podcast. These numbers have changed a little since the podcast dropped Thursday night so consult your local bookie for the latest odds. Listen to the podcast yourself if you want the full details.

Rufus Peabody futures:
He likes Oklahoma at 24:1 (his numbers say 17:1)
He likes Georgia+765 (his numbers say 5.5:1)
He likes Auburn at 30:1 (his numbers say 22:1)

He doesn’t like USC at 45:1 (his numbers say 62:1)
He doesn’t like FSU at 53:1 (his numbers say 122:1)
He doesn’t like Washington at 15:1 (his numbers say 19:1)

Rufus Peabody season totals:
He is loaded up against Alabama going undefeated
He likes Alabama under 11 (-111), he thinks it should be under 11 (-152)
His numbers say Alabama at 10.6 wins this season
He loves Akron under 4.5 wins (his numbers say 2.3 wins)

Latest episode of ⁦@BetTheProcess⁩ w/⁦@RufusPeabody⁩ featuring some Ncaa futures with value, a team predicted to have fewer than 2.5 wins and an in depth conversation about affiliate fees. https://t.co/lMMEbwObOy

— Jeff Ma (@jeffma) August 24, 2018

2018-19 Season: College Gameday Season Preview!

Posted on August 25, 2018 by gamedaycole

Welcome back everyone. We are officially kicking opening the 2018-19 season around here with the College Gameday Season Preview! You’ll find the preseason predictions from Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, and Desmond Howard below. We’ll be bringing you a little more preseason coverage today and tomorrow, but starting this week we will be posting the regular weekly picks until we crown a champion in January.

Lee Corso:
Trace McSorley for early Heisman favorite
Clemson over Miami (FL) in ACC Championship
Wisconsin over Penn State in Big 10 Championship
Texas over Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship
Washington over USC in Pac 12 Championship
Georgia over Alabama in SEC Championship
UCF as best G5 team
CFB Playoff: Clemson vs Washington, Wisconsin vs Georgia
Clemson vs Wisconin in CFB Championship
Wisconsin to win CFB Championship

Kirk Herbstreit:
Trace McSorley for early Heisman favorite
Clemson over Miami (FL) in ACC Championship
Penn State over Wisconsin in Big 10 Championship
Oklahoma over TCU in Big 12 Championship
Washington over Utah in Pac 12 Championship
Alabama over Georgia in SEC Championship
Boise State as best G5 team
CFB Playoff: Alabama vs Washington, Clemson vs Penn State
Clemson vs Alabama in CFB Championship
Alabama to win CFB Championship

Desmond Howard:
Bryce love for early Heisman favorite
Clemson over Miami (FL) in ACC Championship
Michigan over Wisconsin in Big 10 Championship
WVU over Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship
Washington over USC in Pac 12 Championship
Alabama over South Carolina in SEC Championship
UCF as best G5 team
CFB Playoff: Michigan vs WVU, Alabama vs Clemson
Michigan vs Alabama in CFB Championship
Michigan to win CFB Championship

@GamedayJen:
Clemson to win ACC
Penn State to win Big 10
TCU to win Big 12
Washington to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
Alabama vs Penn State, Clemson vs Washington in CFB Playoff (potentially TCU instead of Penn State)
Alabama vs Clemson in CFB Championship
Clemson to win CFB Championship