| Some teams have never met a spread that they | | | | 0-4 ATS) - The Cardinal are just terrible this year. |
| can't cover, while others seemingly won't cover a | | | | They were one-point dogs against Navy and the |
| spread no matter how low it is set. Whether a | | | | lost by 28. They were favored by 10.5 against |
| team consistently covers or consistently doesn't, | | | | San Jose State and they lost. They are just plain |
| you have to like them, because it is their | | | | bad. Unfortunately, they aren't bad enough to be |
| consistency that can put money into your pocket. | | | | consistent on the O/U - they are 2-2. They have |
| Here, then, are five of the ATS (against the | | | | their biggest spread yet this week, at +23 against |
| spread) studs and five of the ATS duds of this | | | | UCLA. UCLA doesn't look great, but you can't |
| college football season thus far:ATS StudsOhio | | | | love Stanford's chances.Florida Atlantic (0-4, 0-4 |
| State (4-0, 4-0 ATS) - Not only are the | | | | ATS) - This is a team that is so monumentally |
| Buckeyes the best team in the country, but they | | | | bad that there is probably not a spread big |
| are the best ATS as well. The consistency | | | | enough to give them a chance. The smallest |
| doesn't stop there, either - the Buckeyes have | | | | spread they have faced all season is 21.5, yet |
| also gone under in all four of their games. This | | | | they haven't come within a touchdown of |
| week they are seven-point favorites against Iowa | | | | covering. The low point was Kansas State. They |
| with an O/U of 43.5. The lazy bettor could just | | | | were 21.5-point dogs, but they lost 45-0. The |
| follow history and take Ohio State and under and | | | | Owls are so bad that they are 14.5-point |
| be done with it.Louisville (4-0, 4-0 ATS) - The | | | | underdogs this week to Louisiana Monroe, a team |
| Cardinals have covered comfortably all four | | | | that lost to Alabama by 34 last time out.Virginia |
| games, including margins of 19 and 22 points over | | | | (1-3, 0-4 ATS) - They have been favorites twice |
| the spread. They are less impressive in the O/U. | | | | and underdogs twice, so it doesn't matter what |
| They went well over in their first two games, and | | | | the bookmakers do, it doesn't help. They've also |
| then were under by a fair bit in their last two. If | | | | missed the cover in different ways - Georgia |
| their offense hasn't been scoring quite as much, | | | | Tech covered by just half a point, while Virginia |
| then their next game against Middle Tennessee | | | | lost to Western Michigan by a touchdown as a |
| State -- after a week off -- should solve that | | | | 10-point favorite. Next up is Duke. Virginia is a |
| problem.Central Michigan (2-2, 4-0 ATS) - The | | | | 5.5-point favorite, and Duke isn't very good, so an |
| Chippewas have managed to beat bad teams and | | | | impressive ATS streak could end.Mississippi (1-3, |
| stay reasonably close to good teams. They're | | | | 0-4 ATS) - Ole Miss was a two-point chalk last |
| 7.5-point dogs against Kentucky this week, so | | | | time out against Wake Forest. They lost by 24. |
| history would indicate that we are due for a | | | | That pretty much sums up the season for Ole |
| Kentucky win by seven.Syracuse (2-2, 4-0 ATS) | | | | Miss bettors. This week they are 18.5-point |
| - Syracuse has a couple of impressive covers on | | | | underdogs against Georgia. That's the same |
| the books this season - a near win against Iowa | | | | Georgia team that was almost incredibly |
| and a 10-point win as 3.5 point dogs against Illinois. | | | | embarrassed by Colorado last game and should |
| They've covered as favorites and underdogs, at | | | | be out for blood this time. It could get ugly for |
| home and on the road. They aren't overwhelming | | | | Ole Miss, and it could keep the ATS streak |
| and they aren't exciting to watch, but it's working | | | | intact.Arkansas (3-1, 0-4 ATS) - Here's a fairly |
| on the betting side. This week they are five-point | | | | decent team that just can't cover. They were |
| favorites when they host Wyoming.East Carolina | | | | blown out by USC in the opening week. Since |
| (1-3, 4-0 ATS) - The Pirates aren't exactly lighting | | | | then they have been favored all three weeks and |
| the Big East up, but they are doing enough to | | | | they have won each game, but they just haven't |
| stay close and enough to cover. Essentially, they | | | | been able to win by enough to pay off bettors. |
| are bad enough to get fairly large spreads, but | | | | They have a week off, then they should be a |
| good enough to lose by less than expected. After | | | | pretty large underdog against Auburn. Auburn is |
| a week off they will try to pull it off again against | | | | 3-1 ATS, so it would seem easy to predict what |
| a vulnerable Virginia team.ATS DudsStanford (0-4, | | | | will happen here. |