How often do you see a team do well one year vs. the sports betting odds and then fall flat the next season? It seems to happen quite a lot. As you get ready for the college football season, which teams could be due for a fall vs. the online sports betting odds after having great seasons a year ago?
Sports betting statistics indicated that the best team vs. the spread last year in college football was Connecticut. The Huskies went 10-2 vs. the point spread. You may want to consider going against Connecticut this year as it is extremely difficult to repeat that type of success. Central Florida, Central Michigan, Ohio State and Middle Tennessee State went 9-3 vs. the number last season and they could be due for a fall. The Buckeyes are going to be highly touted all season so going against them is definitely going to give you some value. The other three teams won’t have the high profile so you may want to be careful about going against them.
Temple was 8-3 last season vs. the sports betting point spread and they could slip back in 2010. Wyoming was another surprise team as they went 8-3 vs. the number. It might be tough for the Cowboys to duplicate that success this year. Ohio was 9-4 and their luck may run out vs. the college football point spread in 2010.
TCU, Georgia Tech, Houston, Troy, Louisiana Tech and Utah State were each 8-4 vs. the number last season. TCU is going to get a lot of publicity so repeating that success might be tough but it should be noted that the Horned Frogs are not a high profile team even though they are a successful one. It will be easier for them to cover the spread than for a team like Ohio State. Georgia Tech and Houston could be a little overvalued this season and they may come back down to earth.
Iowa, Pittsburgh, Fresno State, Oregon State, Arkansas, Iowa State, Kansas State, Indiana and Colorado were all 7-4 vs. the sports betting line last season. Pittsburgh is getting a lot of preseason press so they could be overvalued in 2010 vs. the sports betting point spread.