I’ve got some key numbers to share with you today including early College Football Power Ratings which will be key to making a decision who to bet, as the lines move. Be sure to check back weekly as we will update them.
I’ll be doing complementary articles to this one with some of my favorite win total bets on the board, but here is my 1 through 130 for the summer with my College Football Power Ratings:
Rank | Team | Conference | PR | HFA |
1 | Alabama | SEC | 99 | 4 |
2 | Clemson | ACC | 95.5 | 4 |
3 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 95 | 4 |
4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 92.5 | 4 |
5 | Georgia | SEC | 91 | 3.5 |
6 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 88.5 | |
7 | Texas A&M | SEC | 88 | 3.5 |
8 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 87 | |
9 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 87 | 3.5 |
10 | Florida | SEC | 85 | 3.5 |
11 | LSU | SEC | 84.5 | 3.5 |
12 | Utah | Pac-12 | 84.5 | 3.5 |
13 | Penn State | Big Ten | 84 | 3.5 |
14 | Notre Dame | Independent | 83.5 | 3.5 |
15 | North Carolina | ACC | 83.5 | |
16 | Iowa | Big Ten | 83.5 | |
17 | Texas | Big 12 | 83.5 | |
18 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 83.5 | |
19 | USC | Pac-12 | 83 | |
20 | Cincinnati | AAC | 83 | 3.5 |
21 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 82.5 | |
22 | Ole Miss | SEC | 82 | |
23 | Washington | Pac-12 | 81.5 | |
24 | Michigan | Big Ten | 81.5 | 3.5 |
25 | Indiana | Big Ten | 81 | |
26 | Auburn | SEC | 80.5 | |
27 | TCU | Big 12 | 80.5 | |
28 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 77.5 | |
29 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 77.5 | |
30 | UCF | AAC | 77.5 | |
31 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 77 | |
32 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 77 | |
33 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 76.5 | |
34 | NC State | ACC | 76 | |
35 | Pitt | ACC | 75.5 | |
36 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 75 | |
37 | Boston College | ACC | 75 | |
38 | Arkansas | SEC | 75 | |
39 | Wake Forest | ACC | 75 | |
40 | Liberty | Independent | 74.5 | |
41 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 74.5 | |
42 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 74 | |
43 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 74 | |
44 | Boise State | Mountain West | 73.5 | |
45 | Purdue | Big Ten | 73 | |
46 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 73 | |
47 | BYU | Independent | 72.5 | |
48 | Mississippi State | SEC | 72.5 | |
49 | Missouri | SEC | 72 | |
50 | Baylor | Big 12 | 72 | |
51 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 72 | 3.5 |
52 | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 72 | 3.5 |
53 | Florida State | ACC | 71.5 | |
54 | Louisville | ACC | 71.5 | |
55 | Virginia | ACC | 71.5 | |
56 | California | Pac-12 | 71.5 | |
57 | Kentucky | SEC | 71 | |
58 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 70 | |
59 | SMU | AAC | 70 | |
60 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 69.5 | |
61 | Nevada | Mountain West | 69.5 | |
62 | Maryland | Big Ten | 69 | |
63 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 69 | |
64 | Tulane | AAC | 69 | 3.5 |
65 | Houston | AAC | 68.5 | |
66 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 68.5 | |
67 | Tulsa | AAC | 68.5 | |
68 | Memphis | AAC | 68 | |
69 | San Jose State | Mountain West | 68 | |
70 | UAB | Conference USA | 68 | 3.5 |
71 | Toledo | MAC | 68 | |
72 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 67.5 | 2.5 |
73 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 67 | |
74 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 67 | |
75 | Ball State | MAC | 66.5 | |
76 | Illinois | Big Ten | 66.5 | 2.5 |
77 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 66 | |
78 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 66 | |
79 | Tennessee | SEC | 65.5 | |
80 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 65 | 3.5 |
81 | Central Michigan | MAC | 65 | |
82 | Army | Independent | 64.5 | 3.5 |
83 | Troy | Sun Belt | 64 | |
84 | South Carolina | SEC | 63.5 | |
85 | UTSA | Conference USA | 63.5 | |
86 | Western Michigan | MAC | 63 | |
87 | Duke | ACC | 62.5 | |
88 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 62.5 | |
89 | FAU | Conference USA | 62.5 | |
90 | Air Force | Mountain West | 62 | |
91 | Hawaii | Mountain West | 62 | |
92 | Ohio | MAC | 61.5 | |
93 | Marshall | Conference USA | 61 | |
94 | Kent State | MAC | 61 | |
95 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 60.5 | 2.5 |
96 | Buffalo | MAC | 60.5 | |
97 | Syracuse | ACC | 60 | |
98 | East Carolina | AAC | 60 | 2.5 |
99 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 59.5 | 3.5 |
100 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 59 | |
101 | Eastern Michigan | MAC | 59 | |
102 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 58.5 | 2 |
103 | Miami (OH) | MAC | 58 | |
104 | USF | AAC | 57.5 | |
105 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 57 | |
106 | Rice | Conference USA | 56.5 | |
107 | Navy | AAC | 56 | |
108 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 56 | |
109 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 56 | |
110 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 55 | 2.5 |
111 | Middle Tenn | Conference USA | 54.5 | |
112 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 54.5 | |
113 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 54.5 | |
114 | Northern Illinois | MAC | 53.5 | 2.5 |
115 | Kansas | Big 12 | 52 | 2.5 |
116 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 52 | |
117 | Utah State | Mountain West | 51.5 | |
118 | Temple | AAC | 51 | |
119 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 51 | |
120 | North Texas | Conference USA | 51 | |
121 | FIU | Conference USA | 49.5 | |
122 | UNLV | Mountain West | 47 | 2 |
123 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 45 | |
124 | UTEP | Conference USA | 44.5 | 2 |
125 | Akron | MAC | 43.5 | 2 |
126 | Louisiana Monroe | Sun Belt | 43 | 2 |
127 | UConn | Independent | 42.5 | 2.5 |
128 | UMass | Independent | 38 | 2 |
129 | Bowling Green | MAC | 37.5 | 2 |
130 | New Mexico State | Independent | 37 | 2 |
As you can see, Alabama is #1 at 99 and New Mexico State is #130 at 37. The two teams do play this season and I have that game lined at Alabama -66. It is the highest line between two FBS teams.
In order to create a betting line for a game, you compare the difference between the power ratings and add home field to the home team.
For example, here are my Lines for the games on August 28:
Date | Away | Home | My Line |
8/28 | UTEP | New Mexico State | +5.5 |
UConn | Fresno State | -26.5 | |
Nebraska | Illinois | +6 | |
Hawaii | UCLA | -18 |