CFB Week 1 Predictions
The wonderful world of sports betting; after a week of practicing, I can say that I see why the market is growing. After placing a fun parlay on the NFL opener this Thursday, I got to see that having something invested in the game makes it a lot more fun. This gave me practice on placing different kinds of bets. See, in the sports betting world, you can place bets on the winner/loser, as well as over/under game score totals, win/loss margin, and much more. This week to start my blog on my parlay predictions, I have created a six leg parlay. For this to win money, all six parts of the bet must hit.
The first leg is a Friday game between Louisville and UCF. I took the under 61.5 half line. Meaning if the combined final score is less than 62, this leg hits. UCF is a good team, their offense had an impressive performance last week and put up 56 points. Meanwhile, Louisville struggled against an average team in Syracuse and scored only 7 points. UCF will struggle to put up a big score 2 weeks in a row, and for that reason I see the under being a good choice.
The second leg is the start of the Saturday slate of games with Arkansas State and Ohio State. Once again, I took the under, this line being under 68.5. Ohio State is going to absolutely dominate this game. After having a tough matchup against Notre Dame last week, the offense is going to look to take flight. They will probably lay off the gas come fourth quarter. I wouldn’t be surprised if Arkansas State didn’t score at all. This game will hit the under because Ohio State will show mercy.
The third leg is our first home game vs Ohio. This was a no brainer, because We Are, am I right? I took the moneyline, so when Penn State wins, this leg covers. No other explanation needed.
The fourth leg is where it starts to get a little bit tricky. I took Pitt plus 6 against Tennessee. This means, if Pitt loses by less than 6, the leg will cover. This was a tricky bet to judge. Pitt is coming off a roller coaster emotional game that they won, and they will bring the energy again this week. Pitt is 3-0 all time against Tennessee including last year’s 41-34 victory, so the plus 6 margin should do its part in the parlay.
The fifth leg is my favorite bet. It’s Florida vs Kentucky, with me taking Florida minus 6. If Florida wins by a touchdown or more, we win. Florida has a balanced offense that can win on the ground or in the air. Under their new head coach Billy Napier, I think Florida takes on the challenges presented by Kentucky’s defense.
The last leg was the hardest to read. Taking the “underdog” here, in the Baylor BYU matchup, I’m taking Baylor moneyline. Baylor beat BYU last year 38-24: this year is gonna be the same thing. The Baylor Bears are strong, and they are going to roll through the competition.
Stay tuned for next week’s blog when I go over the results from this week, and establish a new parlay for the following week.
Signing out for now,
-Hanley Predicts