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College Football In-State Rivarly in Week 1: Colorado vs. Colorado State What better way to start a football season than with a little instate rivalry. That is exactly what is going to take place when the Colorado Buffaloes and the Colorado State Rams square off on Saturday. The game will be played at neither school’s home field, as the two teams signed a 10 year deal to play at Invesco Field in Denver. The Rams upset the Buffaloes in 2009, winning 23-17. Colorado ...

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College football handicapping: Bettors return, with 2010's first picks Each Friday through the end of the college football season, the Reno Gazette-Journal offers an inside look at what the best minds in sports betting are playing ahead of the weekend's action.

World Football: 11 Best Currently Active Managers In football, having good players is not enough to create a winning team: you need a skilled manager to turn those players into a strong collective force. Behind every successful team there is a brilliant manager pulling the strings. The following list contains those who are, in my opinion, the 11 best managers in the world. I've based my choice mainly on success, since I believe that, as José ...

Rice Football 2010: Returning junior free safety Travis Bradshaw defines what it takes to find success on the gridiron ... Travis Bradshaw understands adversity and what it takes to overcome the steep odds stacked against Rice on the gridiron. As a former walk-on, the junior free safety worked his way out of serving as only a scout team footnote and into the Owls' starting 11 on defense by the end of the 2008 season.

Football Betting Lines

Betting lines on football games generally use pointspreads with the favorite team giving points to the underdog. Money lines are also available. The oddsmaker takes into account current form, home field advantage, playing surface, injuries, weather conditions, team morale, public opinion and a host of other factors. The first official line is issued Monday morning and is adjusted during the week to reflect how the public is betting, injury news and so forth.

Over / under betting is also offered, requiring bettors to forecast whether the combined number of points scored by the two teams will be over or under a specific number. In football, overtime does count in determining the outcome of bets.

Example:
Buffalo Bills - 3 1/2 ... Miami Dolphins 38
Buffalo, the favorites, must win by 4 points or more to cover the spread. You bet 11 to win 10 on either team. The over/under total is 38 and you, again, bet 11 to win 10. In this example, if the final score were Buffalo 21, Miami 18 then those betting Miami and those betting over 38 would win.

Half-time betting has become increasingly popular as have teasers where the bettor may move the line in favor of either the favorite or underdog. Normally 6 and 7 point teasers are offered with fixed payouts being offered (see chart at right).

Futures betting is also available from the start of the season on who will win the Conferences and the Super Bowl. These odds are adjusted throughout the season; for example, the previous Super Bowl winner might start the season at 3/1 but if it confirms its previous season form and reaches the Conference final, the odds against it winning the Super Bowl might then be as short as 4/5. You get the odds in effect at the time you place the bet.

For playoff games and the Super Bowl, more exotic wagering opportunities are available, such as first team to score; first player to score a touchdown; whether the first score is a touchdown, field goal or other; number of sacks; and which quarterback will throw the most number of passes. Such proposition bets, as they are called, are also available on the Sunday Night and Monday Night games.