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Week 6 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

The Big 12 continues to be one of the most interesting conferences to watch this season. Texas, coming off of an awful loss to TCU, beat Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry by a score of 24-17. That knocked Oklahoma from the ranks of the unbeaten. TCU and Baylor are still the teams to beat in the conference, but TCU barely escaped Manhattan with a win. It is not necessarily because TCU and Baylor are ...

Week 5 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

Not surprisingly, the ACC is headed for a Clemson and Florida State showdown. That contest is not until November 7th, but it looks probable that both will be undefeated. The ACC is not all that tough, but with the way everything else is going, a one-loss Clemson or FSU squad has a good shot at the playoffs. With the Tigers holding on to beat Notre Dame, Clemson’s toughest game may be behind them. And ...

Week 4 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

The Pac-12 keeps making news when it comes to the playoff picture. With two losses, Oregon is almost certainly out. It does not help that they were completely blown out at home against Utah. Like the Utes, who have certainly made a case for being in the playoff hunt, UCLA looked good on the road. The Bruins knocked off Arizona 56-30 and quarterback Josh Rosen is getting better every week. UCLA has a lot ...

Week 3 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

Last week we talked about how vulnerable some of the tops teams have looked. That caught up to teams like USC and Alabama. That moves Oregon back into the playoff picture, assuming they can run the table and win the Pac-12 title. Of course that is a big assumption, but they won’t have many challenges in the Pac-12 North. The SEC is a bit of a mess right now, but Ole Miss deserves a ton of credit for what ...

This Week in the SEC (Week 3)

The SEC was absolutely upside down this past weekend. Auburn barely escaped what would have been one of the biggest upsets in sports history. Missouri had to fight to beat Arkansas State. Tennessee choked BADLY. South Carolina lost to Kentucky. Yes, Kentucky. Florida slipped past East Carolina. LSU almost blew it in Starkville. And Toledo beat Arkansas. Got all of that? I ...

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 ...