Previously, we looked at FanDuel’s odds for teams to make the 2025-26 College Football (CFB) Playoffs (PO) and whether a team’s strength of schedule (SOS) matched the odds. Several teams favored to make the Playoff had minus odds. For instance, Clemson at -128 means you would have to wager $128 to win $100 plus the return of your bet. All …

Two interesting questions: does a top CFB Playoff contender’s schedule match it’s gaming odds to make the new 12 team Playoff field? Who are the best bets to make the Playoff when comparing odds to their schedules, according to FanDuel? Cool questions, and let’s apply them to the Big-10 conference for fun! Of course our own Mr. FishDuck took a …

In today’s world of College Football (CFB), there are more preseason rankings than there are attempts to solve for Pi. Mathematicians tell us that Pi cannot be solved; similarly, preseason rankings will never be spot on especially when we are referring to SEC teams. Yet, our Mr. FishDuck had to take a break from his gaming study at PA sportsbook …

My Dear Old Dad passed at 98 years of age, and he waited for over eight decades, ‘Until Next Year’, which finally happened in 2004. It took 86 seasons for his Beloved Red Sox to overcome the curses of trading The Bambino (Babe Ruth) to the hated Yankees, and Fenway Park opening on the night the Titanic went down. Mr. …

Even with Saint Nick Saban co-chairing the newly formed Commission on College Athletics, I don’t believe Congress is prepared to ride in and fix what ails college athletics. Even Mr. FishDuck is skeptical, and took a break from his study at FanDuel betting, and Ncaaf latest news to share his doubts with me. College sports need NFL-like Congressional relief from …

I hereby disavow my headline! Not that it isn’t the truth, it is. However, does going LARGE with out-of-conference (OOC) scheduling make sense when we have a Playoff format that’s senseless, coupled with a Playoff Committee that, unlike its college basketball counterpart when ranking teams, prefers whimsey over viable, disclosed to the public, metrics. Yes, the Playoff Committee in 2024-25 …

Once bitten? Twice Stupid. My 2024 Dark Horse Conference picks didn’t get out of the gate, let alone finish in the money. Our own Mr. FishDuck took a break from his fun at GameZone Tablegame Champions Cup to give me solace about my picks for last year. He assured me about the difficulty, but let’s look at my 2024 Dark …

If there is one thing permanent about College Football (CFB,) it is CHANGE. There are rare exceptions, such as Tom Brady, a 6th-round draft pick out of Michigan in 2000, started at QB for the New England Patriots for 18 seasons, from 2001 through 2019. Almost two decades of not having to worry about the most critical position in football for the …

In February of 2024, the B1G Ten and the SEC formed an Advisory Committee to ‘address issues in college athletics.’ A committee made up of the SEC and B1G university presidents, chancellors, commissioners Petitti and Sankey, and the SEC and B1G athletic directors. Many of the Advisory Committee’s thoughts on the format of the 2026-27, and college football playoffs thereafter have …

Recently, we looked at quarterbacks returning who had good starting experience, and what the prospects were for their teams in this article right here. It makes sense to look at the other national programs, and note who has some experience to lead their team or very little. Even Mr. FishDuck took a short break from his fun at PinUp-Casino to …

One thing in the world that is permanent is change. Nothing remains in stasis, including college football (CFB) with certain roster rollover due to extinguished eligibility, exacerbated by wide open, largely unregulated free agency, poaching going unpunished, and players being paid over the table. Quarterback is the most important position in any team sport. Which preseason top teams have returning …