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College Bowl Season 2012-13 Recap: Our Bowl Pick'em Advice Hits Again
We review in detail our prediction and contest advice performance from the 2012-2013 college football bowl season, including our picks for bowl pick'em contests and our algorithmic bowl game betting picks. Overall, it was another very strong year for our pick'em contest strategies, while bowl betting pick results were mixed. Read more

2012-13 College Football Preseason Projection Recap: No Sophomore Slump
Our win total picks and our BCS conference and division winner value picks were both profitable, our biggest disagreements with the public consensus were more often right than wrong, and 7 of the 10 BCS bowl teams were in the top 20 of our preseason college football rankings, compared to only four from the AP Top 20. Nice. Read more

2012-2013 College Football Bowls Predictions & Pick'em Advice
We've rolled out extensive coverage of the 2012-2013 college football bowl games, including game winner predictions, betting picks, stats, and rankings for all 35 games. It also features our picks and advice for college bowl pick'em contests, which have dominated the public over the past two years. Read more

Week 14 College Football Pick'em Strategy: The Final Countdown!
This week marks the end of the college football season. If you've stuck with our Conservative pick sets there's a good chance you're entering the final week at least in striking distance. Whether you're protecting a lead or needing to go for broke, Week 14 presents several opportunities for a strong finish. Read more

Week 13 College Football Pick'em Strategy: It's Crunch Time
The college football season is down to its final two weeks, and thankfully there are multiple opportunities in Week 13 to gain ground on opponents. With three odds-on contrarian picks and a solid upset selection, it's time to assess your goals for the last leg of your pool and either play it safe or pull out all the stops. Read more

Week 12 College Football Pick'em Strategy: Take Notice of Utah State
Our game winner picks generally performed well last week, with all three strategies moving up in the ESPN standings. Week 12 looks downright fantastic. There are a bunch of chances to pick against the public with the odds on your side, highlighted by the exceptional value that the Utah State Aggies provide against Louisiana Tech. Read more

Week 11 College Football Pick'em Strategy: Can Syracuse Be A Cinderella?
Our conservative college football pick'em strategies continue to excel for both game winner and against the spread pools. This week we see at least three significant opportunities to take advantage of your irrational opponents and continue that success, as well as a risky but very tempting upset pick that could end a team's undefeated season. Read more

Week 10 College Football Pick'em Strategy: Time To Ride Michigan State?
Week 10 provides ample opportunities to pick against the crowd with confidence in college football pick'ems. With three contrarian favorites and one solid upset play on the board, teams like Michigan State, UCLA, and California will help differentiate your office pool picks from the pack with little to no incremental risk. Read more

How To Find Undervalued Offenses In College Football
Ed Feng from The Power Rank argues that since offensive turnovers are highly unpredictable in college football, using schedule-adjusted yards per play is the best approach for evaluating a team's offense. Here are Ed's current Top 20 offenses in college football, along with three teams that may be poised for breakout scoring. Read more

Mailbag: Do Underdogs Have An Edge In College Football Rivalry Games?
We got an email asking us about ATS histories in college football rivalry games, and specifically whether underdogs tend to outperform the Vegas spread more often than not. We don't have precise definitions of rivalry games in our database, but we made some generalizations and pulled some relevant data to find out. Read more