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Week 1 2018: #CFB Picks from Lou Holtz & Mark May!

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I am very excited to report that Lou Holtz and Mark May have once again joined forces on something called “The Crowd’s Line” to bring you premium-level bickering and more importantly college football picks.  Here are the week 1 picks via their latest video on Youtube.

Lou Holtz:

Northwestern  over  Purdue
Alabama  over  Louisville
Auburn  over  Washington
Troy  over  Boise State
Oklahoma  over  Florida Atlantic
Texas  over  Maryland
Notre Dame  over  Michigan
Ohio State  over  Oregon State
West Virginia  over  Tennessee
Centre  over  Hanover
LSU  over  Miami (FL)
Florida State  over  Virginia Tech

Mark May:

Purdue  over  Northwestern
Alabama  over  Louisville
Washington  over  Auburn
Boise State  over  Troy
Oklahoma  over  Florida Atlantic
Texas  over  Maryland
Michigan  over  Notre Dame
Ohio State  over  Oregon State
Tennessee  over  West Virginia
Miami (FL)  over  LSU
Virginia Tech  over  Florida State
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2018-19 #CollegeFootball Preseason totals from Chris Fallica & Stanford Steve!

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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)

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

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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)

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