College Football Picks Against the Spread: Expert Betting Predictions for Friday, September 5 (Week 2)

We had a huge weekend of college football to open the 2025 season over Labor Day. Most of the big games were good games. We had a few upsets. We saw a couple of FCS schools collect scalps. Tarleton State knocked off Army in double overtime. Austin Peay beat Middle Tennessee State by 20 points. […]

College Football DFS Rankings for Week 2 - Daily Fantasy Expert Picks (Saturday, 9/6/25)

With one full week in the books, we can now look forward to Week 2 action, where we will hopefully have some clarity on roles and responsibilities. One thing to note, going from Week 1 to this week, be careful to look at the box scores and see who each team played. For example, Texas […]

8 Must-Watch College Football Games: Week 2 Preview and Viewing Guide (2025)

Another week and another set of games. While the slate this week does not look as enticing as Week 1, those are the weeks where surprises usually happen. Let us hope we get some great games. Stories abound this week. Luckily for the likes of Texas, Alabama, and Clemson, they should have an easy time. […]

Best College Football Upset Picks and Underdog Bets - Week 2 CFB Predictions (2025)

If you missed my upset watch column last week, you were probably shocked when Florida State walked over Alabama start-to-finish in Tallahassee last weekend. Then again, if you did read my column last week, you were definitely underwhelmed with Northwestern’s showing in New Orleans. It turns out I was wrong on Preston Stone elevating the […]

College Football Pick'em Pool Picks (Week 2, 2025) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for ESPN Pick'em Contests

We have a good turnout this year with 65 entries in the RotoBaller Reader's Group. All but two entries got at least half of the picks right, which is why we do the confidence version. Three entries (PAPI PEREZ, WeagleweagleWDE, and chrismiller19) led the way this week with 48 points. That's not bad out of […]

Week 1 College Football Overreactions: Arch Manning, Carson Beck, Kalen DeBoer, and more

The opening week of the 2025 college football campaign is in the books, and as always, it's time for fans and talking heads to overreact to the Week 1 action. We saw several big-time matchups in Week 1, so there were going to be strong takeaways from the first slate of games, no matter what […]

DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Late Saturday Slate (8/30/25)

I love these late slates, especially early in the season. We see some very interesting matchups on these slates at this time of year. It makes me nostalgic for the old Pac-12 after dark. It will kind of be back next year, but it will never be the same. Who's burning the midnight oil with […]

DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Saturday Evening Slate (8/30/25)

We're not done yet! There are a lot of good games in prime time as well. LSU and Clemson highlight this slate, but we have some other high-powered offenses in action. Freshman phenom Bryce Underwood is on here, as is former top recruit Malachi Nelson. Are either one of them worth using? We'll get into […]

DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Saturday Main Slate (8/30/25)

We have a dozen games on the Saturday main slate on DraftKings, and boy, do we have some monsters! Ohio State and Texas highlight this slate, but the undercard matchups between Tennessee and Syracuse and Alabama and Florida State aren't bad either. Add in the Misery Bowl between Temple and UMass to go with an […]

10 College Football Bold Predictions for 2025: LSU, Baylor, Georgia Tech, Nebraska, UTSA, UTEP, more

Farmageddon just passed. We waited for that moment through eight long months of baseball (even though it was my first love), flopping, more flopping, the NCAA Tournament, the WNBA season, and two months of NBA playoffs. It's refreshing to get back to the best sport of all.  I do make some bold(ish) predictions from time […]

College Football Picks Against the Spread: Expert Betting Predictions for Week 1

The college football season is only a couple of dozen games old, and we have already seen some crazy things. I'm here for it! With so many marquee matchups going on in Week 1, there promises to be many more good finishes. There are 63 games over the next three days, but only 29 of […]

10 Sneaky College Football Playoff Contenders for 2025

Football is in the air. Week 1 of the college football season is finally here, and we have a loaded slate spanning from Thursday through Monday this week. As fans across the nation gear up to watch their favorite teams take the field, everybody has the same hope: make the College Football Playoff. At this […]

Best College Football Upset Picks and Underdog Bets - Week 1 CFB Predictions (2025)

The long and winding offseason has come to a close. We got a taste over the weekend of college football with Week 0, but the first full slate is going to hit like Christmas morning as a kid. From three top-10 matchups to a plethora of young talent, there is so much to watch for. […]

8 Must-Watch College Football Games: Week 1 Preview and Viewing Guide (2025)

Finally! The long offseason is over, and we are ready to start the college football season. Sure, there were some games last week. But this is the first full week of the 2025-26 season. There is no better way to spend a Saturday than watching the next NFL stars, and some accountants, mechanics, and oil […]

College Football Pick'em Pool Picks (Week 1, 2025) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for ESPN Pick'em Contests

We know that college football is really back once the ESPN College Pick'em pools are opened. Now, we can finally make some picks! As those of you who have been around for a while know, we run a Pick'em pool for RotoBaller readers. We encourage you to join because RotoBaller is giving away some prizes […]

College Football DFS Rankings for Week 1 - Daily Fantasy Expert Picks (Saturday, 8/30/25)

Well, folks, we did it, the long offseason is over, and we have reached the first full week of college football! Last weekend was a nice appetizer, but our first true slate should be a fun one as we have some big-time schools and names, while also mixing in some less well-known teams. As is […]

DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Friday Slate (8/29/25)

The greatest weekend in college football rolls on with another packed Friday slate. There are some intriguing matchups in these seven games, but there aren't as many good defenses as on last night's slate. We should see some higher scores out there. Unlike last night's slate, all seven games are included in the main slate. […]

DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Thursday Slate (8/28/25)

We have waited over eight months for this! We have a total of 91 games over the next five days. I do wish there were more on Sunday and Monday, but I will take what I can get. That means a whole lot of teams making DFS tournaments who usually aren't in these. Sometimes you have […]

College Football Picks Against the Spread: Expert Betting Predictions for Thursday, Friday Slates (Week 1)

Last weekend was the appetizer. Thursday and Friday are the soup and salad leading up to Saturday's 25-plate main course. We finish with dessert on Sunday and coffee on Monday. Labor Day weekend is such a blast without the NFL getting in the way! There are 28 games over the next two days, but only […]

DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football (8/23/25)

We have waited over eight months for this! College football is finally back! I'll be with you every step of the way this season with DFS picks for every slate, ESPN College Pick 'Em picks, Top 25 rankings every week, and every game picked against the spread. That's right...every single one! Our opening salvo of […]

College Football Betting Picks: Futures Predictions Include Win Totals, Conference Champions, and CFP Odds (2025)

I don't usually get too involved with college football futures bets, but the massive realignment that happened just over a year ago offers a chance to make some serious coin if you know where to look. With unbalanced conference schedules come chances to catch people sleeping on certain teams. For example, Virginia doesn't play a […]

College Football SEC Power Rankings: Preseason Projections for All 16 Teams

We are now so close to football that I can almost smell it in the air. Tomorrow, the kickoff will be underway in Ireland, marking the start of the 2025 college football season. In the meantime, speculation season continues. From top to bottom, the SEC is college football's strongest conference. Every game, even Mississippi State, […]

2025 College Football Viewing Guide: Top 130 Games of 2025

The long and dreary eight months without college football are almost over! Farmageddon in Dublin is less than 48 hours away! We will have plenty of college football games worth watching every week of the 2025 season. Week 0 isn't much, but it's still college football. Some college football is better than no college football, […]

10 Key Storylines and Questions for the 2025 College Football Season

At last, college football is upon us. On Saturday, Week 0 kicks off with an appetizer of games. We even get an immediate ranked vs. ranked matchup featuring two Big 12 contenders, Kansas State and Iowa State. While even the most casual college football fans will tune in to that one, the die-hards will be […]

Power Ranking College Football Conferences for 2025: All 9 Conferences

Realignment was the buzzword heading into the 2024 college football season. Tweak may be the word as 2025 approaches. With essentially four power conferences, the College Football Playoff Committee made a change in its format. The top four seeds just get a straight bye with no special preferences in this year's playoff. With a little […]

Top 25 College Football Rivalry Trophies of All Time

Since the college football rivalry names were a hit, we'll go for another one with the best college football trophies. There are so many trophy games in college football that it can be hard to remember all of them. We are just doing the best with another top 25. First, we need to establish a […]

RotoBaller's College Football 2025 Pick'em Pool Challenge - CFB Pick'em Contest on ESPN

We are happy to announce the fifth annual RotoBaller ESPN College Football Pick'em contest! I brought this over here when I joined RotoBaller, and it's a great way to match wits with fellow RotoBaller writers and readers! ESPN College Pick'em highlights 10 games per week. All you have to do is pick the winner of […]

Top 25 College Football Rivalry Names of All Time

Some rivalries have good names. Some rivalries have great names. We're going to sort through those here for my first top-25 list for the 2025 college football season. This isn't about the top rivalries. Just the name. "The Game" and "The Big Game," while great rivalries, aren't going to cut it here. We want those […]

College Football Big Ten Power Rankings: Preseason Projections for All 18 Teams

It is now August, which means it is football month. The college football season kicks off soon, meaning we can move from speculation season to full-blown on-the-field analysis. In the meantime, speculation season continues. The Big Ten was a fun conference last season. From one of the top games of the season as Oregon beat […]