College Football Betting Tips: Beat the Odds in the early Season

Hard as it may seem to believe, we are now very close to the start of the 2024 college football season.

The off season always feels ridiculously long, so it’s always exciting once we get to that final countdown to Week 1. By this point, I’m sure some of you already have wagers in play.

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It might be future bets such as the National Championship winner or the individual conference winners.

You guys may also have some wagers going on the win totals for specific teams. There are sure to be other bettors who are holding off and deciding how to spend their money this coming season.

Here are some tips that might help you safely navigate the opening few weeks of the college football season.

Start Off Slow

We are all itching for football to return, with our bankrolls burning a hole in our pockets.

While we are all keen to return to wagering on college football, we all want that bankroll to last the entire season.

With that in mind, it’s wise to put some limits on what you wager each week.

This is especially true in the early going, as we don’t really know what to expect from any team, which leads us nicely into the next early season college football betting tip.

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Don’t Believe the Hype

Every single pundit will already have made posts about who they believe will make the playoffs and win the National Championship.

If you look at those picks, you will clearly see that no one is in full agreement about how things will go this season.

The reality is that we can all guess about how things might play out, but until we get to see teams actually play football, it really is all just guesswork.

Don’t go all in on any one team based on what the pundits say.

Be Careful with the Spread Bet

There are going to be some serious mismatches coming our way in the opening few weeks of the college football season, which means some large spreads will be in play.

I am always wary of those big spreads, as you are never really sure at which point the favorites will take their foot off the gas and start putting in some of the bench guys in blowout games.

Sure, some will go all out to rack up the points in hopes of impressing the Playoff Committee, but it’s always risky to go with those massive spreads, especially in the early going.

Be Aware of Conference Realignment

This was a huge off season in terms of teams moving to new conferences, which is something you need to be aware of.

Not every team is going to head to a new conference and settle in immediately, while others will hit the ground running.

You also need to be keeping an eye on injuries, as those too will be a factor. For example, take a look at Texas right now. Not only are they playing in a new conference, but they are also picking up injuries at the running back position.

How is all of that going to impact their season?

Texas suffered its second season-ending injury at running back Monday when true freshman Christian Clark tore an Achilles tendon in practice, the school announced Tuesday. https://t.co/AcLqnXkAXt
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) August 14, 2024