NCAAF Update – Ducks, Buckeyes and Tide Continue to Roll

The Oregon Ducks, Ohio State Buckeyes and Alabama Crimson Tide continue to roll through the NCAAF beating with ease both straight-up and against the spread.

Out of the three teams, the Ducks are easily the most impressive.  They manhandled the Tennessee Volunteers in Tennessee, never an easy task, 48 to 13 as less than 2 touchdown favorites.  The Ducks’ offense is one of the best I’ve ever seen in college football (so far!) and I’m curious to see how it will fair against some decent defensive teams in the Pac-10 like Stanford and Arizona.

Speaking of Arizona, has there been a more impressive “under the radar team” NCAAF team betting-wise so far this season?  The ‘Cats have been incredible in two victories over Toledo and the Citadel.  Granted, those aren’t the two toughest teams opponents imaginable, but, hey, the ‘Cats are winning impressively, very impressively, and are easily one of the Top 3 teams in the Pac-10 along with Stanford and Oregon.

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Let’s get to my NCAAAF Top ATS.

NCAAF Top 10 ATS

1. Oregon Ducks 2-0 (2-0 ATS) – - They walked into a hostile environment and blitzed, absolutely blitzed, the Tennessee Volunteers 48 to 13 as 10 ½ point favorites.  This team is not only the best team against the spread in the nation so far, but they’re the best team in the country.  They’re the NCAAF version of the New Orleans Saints.

2. Ohio State Buckeyes 2-0 (2-0 ATS) – - Some might argue that I should put Alabama in this spot but Ohio State beat a supposedly better team in the Miami Hurricanes that started a way more experienced quarterback than the Crimson Tide played against this past Saturday.  The Buckeyes have been impressive so far this season.  Covering an 8-point spread against Miami by +4 in the 36 to 24 speaks to their overall ability.

3. Alabama Crimson Tide 2-0 (2-0 ATS) – - The 24 to 3 victory over Penn State was nice, but most NCAAF betting fans felt that the Nittany Lions were overrated going into the game.  Still, the defense looks solid and the offense is very good.  We’ll see how well the Tide does in SEC play after they beat the living snot out of Duke this coming Saturday.

4. South Carolina Gamecocks 2-0 (2-0 ATS) – - I wasn’t a believer but I am now.  Their defense is super solid and that could carry them a long way in the SEC this season.  The Gamecocks turned what is usually a high-scoring affair against Georgia into a defensive struggle in their 17 to 6 victory.  For that, they get into the Top 5.

5. Arizona Wildcats 2-0 (2-0 ATS) – - Cal in the Pac-10 is undefeated straight-up and ATS as well, but the ‘Cats are ranked in both the AP Poll and the Coaches’ Poll.  They get my nod after obliterating the Citadel 52 to 6 as 43-point favorites.  They took care of Toledo 41 to 2 as 14 ½ point favorites meaning that ‘Zona has outscored their opponents 93 to 8 so far in 2 games.

6. Boise State Broncos 1-0 (1-0 ATS) – - The Broncos didn’t fall in the polls during their bye week but VA Tech’s stunning loss to James Madison certainly doesn’t help Boise State in their quest to go to the BCS Championship Game.  The Broncos will need to be very, very impressive against Wyoming this weekend, covering the 23 point spread by more than 10 in my mind, in order to impress the pollsters and keep their Top 5 rankings.

7. Utah Utes 2-0 (1-0-1 ATS) – - They followed up their 3-point push versus Pittsburgh with a +8 cover as -20 favorites against UNLV in a 38 to 10 victory.  Utah could turn into a sneaky good team to watch in NCAAF betting this season because odds makers might not be paying enough attention to them yet.

8. Oklahoma Sooners 2-0 (1-1-0 ATS) – - As 34-point favorites versus Utah State in their first game, the Sooners failed to cover by 27 points.  Man, what a week makes!  As only 7-point faves over the supposedly much improved Florida State Seminoles, Oklahoma destroyed FSU 47 to 17.  Wow.  

9. Iowa Hawkeyes 2-0 (1-1-0 ATS) - – What’s funny is how the betting line in their game against the Iowa State Cyclones this past Saturday went from Hawkeyes -13 ½ to Hawkeyes -12 by kick-off.  The money kept flowing in on Iowa State even though there wasn’t any reason for it.  I suppose “following the money” isn’t necessarily always the best strategy when betting on college football games.  The Hawkeyes beat their inter-state rivals 35 to 7.

10.  LSU Tigers 2-0 (1-1-0 ATS) – - Before anybody starts getting upset about LSU making the Top 10, let’s think about this for a moment.  They were favored by only 7 ½ to beat North Carolina in their first game and won by 6 points.  That’s only a 1 ½ point margin.  Then, this past Saturday, they waxed Vanderbilt 27 to 3 as 10 ½ point favorites.  So, I’d say they’re doing okay.  This week they play a decent Mississippi State squad at home as 8 ½ point faves.  We shall see how they do in NCAAF betting in their first SEC matchup.

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Sources:  espn.com, covers.com