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Welcome to one of our favorite pages on the site; college football consensus picks! (Which we should call anti-consensus picks as we're fading the public's opinion here.)
Each week, we wait for the public to give us their opinions and then we take those games in which they've one sided, match them up with line moves and sharp action and find us some winners! We do have more parameters than just betting vs. the public and siding with the sharps. Unfortunately it's too lengthy to explain here.
This is our favorite way to handicap football games, based on public perception. It has won for us every year since we've employed this style of handicapping.
Be sure to bookmark this page and check back often as these consensus picks should provide some great value! These aren't second rate free picks either. These are premium plays as we here at Predictem.com do not sell our selections. (Plays are posted beach Friday afternoon or sooner.
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CURRENT WEEK'S PLAYS:
Week 15: (12/06/08) TBA
Our Picks: TBA
PREVIOUS WEEKS PLAYS:
Week 14: (11/29/08) Not a much that we like this week. In fact, we've found ourselves on the square (public) end of a few plays this week which is very rare and probably bad news for us. We've only got one this week: The Washington State/Hawaii total.
Our Picks: Washington State/Hawaii UNDER 54 (29%). (winner)
Week 13: (11/22/08) Mississippi (40%) visits LSU and they're the recipient of a 2 point line move in their direction as well. Texas Tech visits Oklahoma and is a 7 point dog. Okie is getting no respect at home (40%).
Our Picks: Mississippi +3.5 (win) and Oklahoma -7 (win).
Week 12: (11/15/08) Huge revenge game for K-State as they were blown out last year by the Huskers. We love them getting 6 at home and only getting 35% of the public's respect.
Our Picks: Kansas State +6 (loss).
Week 11: (11/8/08) Passed.
Our Picks: Passed.
Week 10: (11/1/08) Hawaii at Utah State (42.4%).
Our Picks: Utah State +6. (Winner)
Week 9: (10/25/08) Wake Forest 40% vs. Miami (loss), Fresno State vs. Utah State 30% (win), Kent 29% vs. Miami-Ohio (win), Michigan State vs. Michigan 36% (loss), New Mexico State vs. Idaho 30% (win), South Florida vs. Louisville 37% (win), Texas Tech vs. Kansas 43% (loss), Penn State vs. Ohio State 41.7% (loss), Nevada vs. Hawaii 39% (win).Our Picks: Wake Forest +2.5, Utah State +14.5, Kent +5, Michigan +4, Idaho +13, Louisville +3.5, Kansas -1.5, Ohio State +2, Hawaii +3.5.
Week 8: (10/18/08) As usual, we like a handful of games this week. In what is surely the fishiest line we've seen in quite some time, the Canes line has been hammered down from -5.5 to -3 while nobody is apparently betting the Duke Blue Devils (32%) (except sports betting syndicates who must know something). Wisconsin rolls into Iowa, nobody is giving the Hawkeyes respect at 38%. Western Michigan has been the recipient of a 5.5 point line move while only getting 38% of the action as well. Southern Miss is a safe bet at +1.5 as they've come down off of +3 while only getting 35% of the action. As much as we hate to lay points, the public things Washington State can over +42.5. We like USC who is only getting 37% of the action. Heck, USC is likely to be up by 35 at half. Bet on it. Virginia is getting +4, down a point from +5 and only 37% of the bets. Sharps are liking them to beat UNC straight up. Arkansas was the recipient of a 4 point move, down to +7, from +11 all the while only getting 41% of the action. A game we really like, LSU/South Carolina has the Cocks down from +3 to +2.5 while only getting a measley 33% and folks lemme tell ya, the books don't like to move on and off of 3. The Gamecocks are lookin' tasty Saturday. Air Force visits UNLV in which the Rebs are getting some attention from the sharps this week, being bet down to +4 from +5.5 which is not a huge deal, but a good sign. Their action at 32.8% warrants a play. Lastly, while not a huge anti public play, Stanford at 45% was the recipient of a 5 point line move. They opened at +2.5 and are now -2.5 and don't be surprised if you see a -3 on the board prior to game time. Good day and good luck!
Our Picks: Duke +3 (loss), Iowa -4 (win), Western Michigan -2 (loss), Southern Miss +1.5 (loss), USC -42.5 (win), Virginia +4 (win), Arkansas +7 (win), South Carolina +2.5 (loss), UNLV +4 (win), Stanford -2.5.(loss)
Week 7: (10/11/08) Tennessee vs. Georgia: The Bulldogs are getting one sided to the tune of 64.2%. Tennessee actually has a shot of winning this game straight up. We love the +12.5 with the Vols!
Our Picks: Tennessee +12.5 (winner).
Week 6: (10/4/08) There's plenty of one sided action going on this week and we weren't shy on pulling the trigger on a ton of these "out of favor" teams! Purdue is getting 32% of the vote at home vs. a tough PSU team, but +13.5 provides some great value so we're on it! Iowa takes on MSU in which the Hawkeyes are only getting 32% of the vote. We like them to cover a close, low scoring game. Something fishy is going on at Iowa State. Kansas who is far superior visits as a -13 fav. that has been bet down to -11.5 and it ain't the public. We're blindly following sharp action here with Iowa State at +11.5. Stanford, who is every bit as good as Notre Dame is getting +6.5 and only 36.4% of the action. We love'em this week! Illinois visits a much disrespected Wolverine team who is only getting 46.2% of the action at the Big House, we'll take Mich to win a close one. Northern Illinois (28%) visits Tennesse and is a tasty +16. Lastly, Florida International visits North Texas vs. a horrid squad, but their lay of -6.5 leaves the value with underdog North Texas who is only seeing 37.5% of the betting volume.
Our Picks: Purdue +13.5 (loss), Iowa +6.5 (win), Iowa State +11.5 (win), Stanford +6.5 (loss), Michigan -2 (loss), Northern Illinois +16 (win), North Texas +6.5 (loss).
Week 5: (9/26/08) As usual, it was very easy to find one sided action in where the uneducated bettin public is throwing their hard earned cash down on many teams that are destined to lose..
Same old same old as the public are one siding a ton of games in which we feel there's some good value. Oklahoma (62%) is a heck of a team but TCU has some decent value getting 18 points. Stanford (37%) who is a better team than their opponent (Wash) is +3 and we like that a bunch. V. Tech, who is also probably a better team than their opponent (Nebraska) is only seeing 42% of the action and the line has sat at 7 since the openers came out. We'll take a poke at them as well in what should be a great defensive game.
Notre Dame is getting zero respect at 41% (-2) and neither is UCLA (40%) (+7 at home) of which we'll be on both of those as well. We're hoping to get well this week after a dismal early showing. Good luck!
Our Picks: TCU +18 (loss), Stanford +3 (win), Virginia Tech +7 (win), ND -2 (win), UCLA +7 (win).
Week 4: (9/19/08) As usual, it was very easy to find one sided action in where the uneducated bettin public is throwing their hard earned cash down on many teams that are destined to lose..
As usual, we'll fade them until the cows come home and will likely have a profitable season in doing so using the following plays for this week:
Miami-Ohio is only getting 33% of the action vs. Cinci. The public is one siding big name LSU to the tune of 63% when Auburn getting +2 at home is likely to win straight up. Marshall is at S. Miss getting +7.5 and only 31.6% of the vote ATS. Central Michigan plays a good, but not worthy of laying -10.5 Purdue team in which Purdue is getting a whopping 68% of the action.
Buffalo is going to get destroyed by Missouri this weekend, but +33 and them only gettin 33% of the action (including sharps) is too tasty to pass up. Lastly, Iowa State who is likely to win straight up at UNLV is only seeing 40% of the bets vs. the Runnin' Rebs.
Our Picks: Miami-Ohio +11.5 (loss), Auburn +2 (loss), Marshall +7.5 (win), Central Michigan +10.5 (win), Buffalo +33 (win) and Iowa State +2 (loss).
Week 3: PASSED.
Week 2: (9/19/08) Lotsa one sided action this week. We've gone through with a fine tooth comb to dig up the value. These plays are based on what CAN happen. Northwestern is getting banged to the tune of 71% on the road at Duke. Duke may very well win this game straight up if they can halfway contain the run. SJ State visits Nebraska and the squares are in love with the Huskers who are getting hit at 73.4%. Take SJ State here who SHOULD cover. Fans are remembering last week's Oklahoma blowout a bit too much and not factoring in that Cinci isn't half bad. With the Sooners getting one sided to the tune of 68.7%, this makes Cinci a play.
Oregon State looked bad at Stanford last week, but hey! Stanford is much improved and OSU always starts off slow! Their not a bad team and no way should they be getting more than 2 TD's. Penn State is getting too much respect here (62.4%). Take OSU. Cal goes to Washington State to take on a not so good Cougar team but who can resist getting 13.5 at home? Cal is getting hammered at 68% and this line ain't going anywhere. The bookies like the Cougs and so do we.
Our Picks: Navy +7 (loss), Duke +6 (win), San Jose State +26.5 (win), Cincinnati +21.5 (loss), Oregon State +15.5 (loss) and Washington State +13.5 (loss).
Week 1: (8/30/08) The public is currently one siding the following games. Clemons 63%, S. Miss 73.9%, Michigan 66%, Miss. State 65%, N. Illinois/Minnesota UNDER 58.5 and Virginia Tech 61.3.
Our Picks: Alabama +4.5 (Winner), UL Lafayette +10.5 (loss), Utah +3 (Winner), Louisiana Tech +7.5 (Winner), N. Illinois/Minnesota OVER 58.5 (loss) and East Carolina +9.5 (Winner).
Week 1: (8/28/08) The public is one siding the Oregon State Beavers to the tune of 63% while laying points on the road.
Our Picks: Stanford +2.5. (Winner)
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