Odds to Win the 2011-12 NCAA Football BCS National Championship

We took a look at the early odds for Super Bowl XLI (46), and considering the college football season actually begins prior to the NFL, we thought we would take a look at the odds to win the 2011-12 BCS National Championship.

Oklahoma... 9/2
Alabama... 11/2
Florida State... 10/1
Oregon... 12/1
Boise State... 14/1
LSU... 14/1
Florida... 16/1
Stanford... 16/1
Wisconsin... 20/1
Nebraska... 25/1
Ohio State... 25/1
Texas... 25/1
West Virginia... 25/1
Notre Dame... 28/1
South Carolina... 28/1
Arkansas... 30/1
Oklahoma State... 30/1
Penn State... 30/1
TCU... 30/1
Virginia Tech... 35/1
Texas A&M... 40/1
Georgia... 50/1
Michigan State... 50/1
Miami ... 60/1
Mississippi State... 60/1
Iowa... 65/1
Arizona State... 75/1
Michigan... 75/1
Mississippi... 75/1
Missouri... 80/1
North Carolina... 80/1
Tennessee... 80/1
Auburn... 100/1
California... 100/1
Cincinnati... 100/1
Clemson... 100/1
Kansas State... 125/1
Oregon State... 125/1
Arizona... 150/1
BYU... 150/1
Georgia Tech... 150/1
Pittsburgh... 150/1
South Florida... 150/1
Texas Tech... 150/1
UCLA... 150/1
Utah... 150/1
Washington... 150/1
Boston College... 175/1

Our thoughts: While we like Oklahoma (9/2) and Alabama (11/2) as much as anyone, the return on investment just isn't all that enticing for those two powerhouses. You're better off re-distributing that money in other bets for the Sooners or Tide throughout the year rather than having to sit on it all season, if you truly believe one of the favorites will come out on top in 2012.

We think, however, a wild card will emerge to win this year's National Championship. Our favorite odds on the board in terms of value are Stanford (16/1), Wisconsin (20/1), South Carolina (28/1), and if you really want a darkhorse, Texas A&M (40/1).

Either way, here are the odds, but as a public service announcement we are not huge on betting on these futures to win it all. It's hard enough for most folks to pick winners week-in and week-out, but it really is a crapshoot to pick the champion before the season begins--and if you bet a heavy favorite it rarely is even worth it if it pans out.

You might even say, it takes a lot of Luck. See if you geniuses can decipher our 2012 championship pick based on the previous sentence (and the above picture; and the fact that we already listed them above; Ok, we'll tell you, it's Andrew Luck and Stanford).

Stock Orange: 83% Free NCAA Football Bowl Picks Hit the Orange Bowl

Our 83% Free NCAA Football Bowl Picks look to continue with the postseason success with a pick in our favorite bowl of the year: the Lemon Bowl.

Or, the Orange Bowl, close enough. A citrus fruit is a citrus fruit.

Stanford -3 1/2 over Virginia Tech

Andrew Luck and the Cardinal should prove the better team, with the better pro prospect at the helm. The best, actually. Early reports have Luck as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft to the hapless Carolina Panthers, so this might be his last game with a winning team in five years. Look for him to take advantage.

Week 4 Free NCAA Football Picks

Week 3 is behind us and it's time to get back 15-8-1 start we had going. Unfortunately, our bad week extended into Friday, with TCU missing the cover by a point. Those are the kinds of things that happen when you are in a downturn.

Fortunately, we can trust our system and know that better days are on the horizon. Like Saturday. Sweet, sweet Saturday. The good news is that there is some pretty decent value on the board, so let's get right to it. More picks could follow before kickoff so keep an eye out, and of course we'll have our 11-2 (85%) NFL Picks before Week 3. But first things first, here are our initial Saturday plays:

Stanford -5 over Notre Dame

Oklahoma -14 over Cincinnati

West Virginia +10 over LSU

N.C. State +8 over Georgia Tech

Penn State -14 over Temple

Air Force -14 over Wyoming

Central Michigan +7 over Northwestern

Best of luck and let's get back on track!

Wake Forest Saves Our Saturday

After a great start to the NCAA Football season, our Free NCAA Football Picks looked sluggish on Saturday, with only one cover in three games.

The win in our disappointing 1-2 day came via the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, who covered a -3 spread in a 24-17 victory over the Stanford Cardinal(s).

The losing Saturday evens our record to 3-3 on the year, back to 50%.

Back by popular demand, here is our week-by-week breadown.

Week 1: 2-1

Week 2: 1-2

Total: 3-3... 50%

The best thing we can do is forget about the week and hope to get back on track next week. We hope to see you back!

Ride Our 67% Free NCAA Football Picks!

If there's one thing we love about the beginning of a new season, it's that if we have a good first week, we can advertise our bloated percentage like the capping Gods that we are. Last week's 2-1 performance qualified as a good first week.

While 67% isn't too far fetched for some of our systems, our Free NCAA Football Picks were just 53% last season. Regardless, we're hoping for an even better week this time around to further inflate our winning percentage. Here are our Free NCAA Football Picks that we believe will help us do just that.

North Carolina -5 over Connecticut

Wake Forest -3 over Stanford

Army PICK over Duke

If you recall, we lost last Thursday before going 2-0 on Saturday, so we should be advertising our Free NCAA Football Picks as 100% on Saturdays. Hopefully we'll be able to next week.

Good luck!

USC and Two Big Ten Favorites Today

Our Free NCAA Football Picks have been hot lately, hitting 70% with a 14-6 record over the last five weeks. They are hitting 56% on the year, but we hope to improve upon that today with USC and a couple of Big Ten favorites.

USC -23 over Stanford

Wisconsin -13 over Minnesota

Ohio State -9 over Illinois

Lots of chalk on today's card, but we we'll play whatever shows value in our system at this point.

Good luck!

Two More Sweet 16 Wagers

We're sticking with the favorites today. Our system sees a lot of value in these lines.

Texas -2 over Stanford

Memphis -4.5 over Michigan State

Good luck and enjoy the Madness!

Last Two Saturday Picks

Finally, our last two picks for Saturday's Tourney.

Pittsburgh -2 over Michigan State

Stanford -2.5 over Marquette

Good luck and enjoy another day of the tourney!

Tourney Picks Are on Fire

Our Free NCAA Picks for the NCAA Tournament are now 6-2-1, which is 75%, to start the tourney.

Stanford covered the fourteen point spread over Cornell, giving us our latest victory.

Kent State and UNLV gave us our first push of the tourney, finishing at exactly 129.

Enjoy the night games!

Two Favorites to Round out the Thursday Action

The last two picks for Thursday's games:

Marquette -6 over Kentucky

Stanford -14 over Cornell

Good luck today!