College Football Betting

College football betting offers seven different types of betting: sides, totals, moneylines, first half wagers, second half wagers, proposition bets, and futures wagering.

College football sides appear as follows:

Ohio State Buckeyes +7
Michigan Wolverines -7

This means that if you take the Michigan Wolverines to cover the spread, the Wolverines would need to win by 7 or more in order for you to cover the bet. If the final margin lands on Michigan winning by 7, the game would be deemed a tie. If you take the Ohio State Buckeyes at +7, this means that Ohio State must either win the game or lose by as many, but not more than, seven points for you to "cover" your bet. If the game were to land on the Buckeyes losing by 7 points, the bet would be a push and all wagers would be refunded. You may also see games with half points added to their spread which makes it impossible for a spread to tie.

College football totals appear like this:

Over 37.5
Under 37.5

College football totals can vary from very low (mid 20's) to very high (70's and sometimes 80+). In the example given above, if you are to place a bet on the OVER, both teams combined scores must exceed 37.5 points meaning you need 38 or more in order to cover your over wager. If you take the under, both teams combined scores added together must add up to less than 37.5 points to cover the wager and be paid as a winning bet.

College football moneyline wagers will appear like this:

Oklahoma Sooners -400
LSU Tigers +320

This type of wager is based on a team winning a game. There is NO point spread involved in moneyline wagers. If you were to bet on the Oklahoma Sooners at -400, your betting that Oklahoma wins the game by 1 point or more. In order to place this bet you will need to lay $400 on the Sooners to win (profit) $100. (or $40 to profit $10). If your to bet the LSU Tigers, you would lay (risk) $100 to profit $320. The Tigers would need to win the game by one point or more (su = straight up) in order for your wager to be paid as a winning bet.

College football first half wagers appear like this:

USC Trojans -3.5
Miami Hurricanes +3.5

A first half wager is the same as a side wager, however the only part of the game that counts in this bet is the first and second quarter of the game. Once the second quarter is over, this bet is finalized and the point spread winner is determined.

College football second half wagers are the same as first half wagers except only the third and fourth quarters are used to determine the winner of the bet. Second half wagers must be placed at half-time of a game. Most online sportsbooks offer this wagering option on televised games at the very least and some online sportsbooks even offer second half wagers on ALL college football games!

College football proposition bets may look something like this:

Quarterback to complete 21.5 passes or more -110
Quarterback to complete 21.5 passes or less -110

This is self explanatory, your either betting on one team's Quarterback to throw more than 21.5 or less than 21.5 completed passes and laying -110 odds ($110 to win $100). Not all online sportsbooks offer college football proposition wagers (prop bets) but they can be found at solid sportsbooks such as Olympic Sportsbook, 5Dimes, and many more.

College football futures wagers may look something like this:

USC Trojans 2-1 to win the Championship
Florida Gators 4-1 to win the Championship
UCLA Bruins 7-1 to win the Championship

If you were to bet on the Trojans to win the championship game you'd be betting $100 to profit $200. If you bet on the Gators you'd be betting $100 to profit or win $400. Lastly, if you bet on the Bruins at 7-1 odds, you'd be betting $100 to win or profit $700. These types of bets should only be placed for fun due to the odds being so poor and your chances of winning being fairly low.

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