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Week 2 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

With Oregon falling to Michigan State, the Ducks have fallen out of our projected playoffs. However, that win did not move the Spartans into the top four. While it was a huge win for MSU, they still need to deal with Ohio State. And the Big Ten, at this point, shouldn’t get so much respect that they get two teams from the same division into the playoffs. That likely leaves the best team out of the Pac-12 ...

Week 1 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

Many of the top teams appeared to be a little vulnerable over the first weekend of the 2015 season. Of course there is a long ways to go and rust to be shaken off, but teams like Ohio State, TCU, Auburn and Oregon all played close games over the weekend. Of course, Ohio State was down 17-14 to Virginia Tech at the half, before pulling away from the Hokies. TCU went to Minneapolis and beat the Golden ...

This Week in the SEC (Week 1)

There is no better feeling in the world then when you wake up this Saturday, grab a cup of coffee, turn on College Gameday and realize…college football is back. And no other conference in the country has better college football than the SEC. However, it has been two years now since the SEC has won a title. They are looking to stop that small drought this year, and so many ...

The Saturday Edge’s 2015 B1G TEN Betting Prospectus

College football is less than a month away. The preview magazines have been written, the pundits have made their predictions and the teams are preparing for the season.

Season win totals have been posted and the opening lines for week one are already out, have you done your research? Are you ready to bet on some college football?

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Big Shoes to Fill for Big Ten Running Backs

The Big Ten lost five running backs who rushed for at least 1,500 yards in 2014. Melvin Gordon, Tevin Coleman, David Cobb, Ameer Abdullah and Jeremy Langford combined to gain 9,382 yards on the ground. The first five rounds of the 2015 NFL Draft saw each of those backs selected with Gordon going in the first, Abdullah in the second, Coleman in third, Langford in the fourth and Cobb in the fifth. There ...

2015 NFL DRAFT POSITION RANKINGS GUIDE

Information packed snapshots of the players

As far back as the 1960's the NFL Draft was referred to as a "crapshoot" and this appears to still be the case today, and this despite all of the advanced scouting methods employed by the NFL teams.  Back then, the ...

Football 2015 Preseason Top 10

Now that the first FBS playoff has come and gone, it’s time to look ahead to next fall.  The odds are out and there are some bargains to be had. It is a good time to place your bets, but first make sure to check GamblingSites.org to find a safe place to bet. And, of course, check out our Top 10 teams as of today ...

Ohio State's Quarterback Quandary

Cardale Jones is a national championship winning quarterback with three career starts and 94 career pass attempts. He is a large human being capable of running over defenders of all shapes and sizes. He has the strongest arm of anyone on the Ohio State Buckeyes and has just come out and said he is not ready for the NFL.

J.T. Barrett just finished his ...

College Football Championship Game Breakdown

Immediately after the dust settled following Ohio State’s upset of mighty Alabama on New Year’s Night, no one could deny that the first FBS college football playoff is unwarranted.  Like any playoff, it provided the underdogs an opportunity to win. The Buckeyes seized the opportunity.  Leaving it up to the players instead of the computers. A new (favorable) era is born.

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College Football Playoff By The Numbers

If exceeding expectations were a mark of a champion, Oregon would be in the top spot heading into the College Football Playoff. Even while being the gambling favorite in every game they played this season, the Ducks finished with a 9-4 record against the spread.

A slow start to the year was overshadowed by eight straight covers heading into the ...