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