College football returns Saturday with eight FBS games spread across roughly 13 hours, beginning with North Carolina and TCU in Dublin and ending with Memphis at UNLV in Las Vegas. The official NCAA schedule confirms the eight-game FBS slate for Saturday, August 29. For bettors, however, eight games do not equal eight equally attractive betting […]
College Football Returning Production: A Hidden Edge in Week 0 Betting
College football bettors love looking backward. Last season’s record. Last season’s offense. Last season’s defense. Last season’s quarterback statistics. The problem is simple: The team wearing the same uniform in 2026 may be completely different from the team that produced those numbers in 2025. That is why college football returning production is one of the […]
College Football Week 0 Betting Guide: What Bettors Need to Know Before the 2026 Season Starts
College football is back, and with it comes one of the most difficult betting periods of the entire season. The first FBS games of the 2026 season arrive Saturday, August 29, with an eight-game Week 0 slate beginning with North Carolina vs. TCU in Dublin, Ireland, and finishing with Memphis at UNLV late Saturday night. […]
NFL Preseason Week 3 Betting Guide: What Bettors Need to Know Before Final Cuts
NFL preseason betting is not regular-season betting with smaller stakes. And NFL Preseason Week 3 may be the clearest example of why. The final preseason weekend runs from August 27 through August 29, and NFL teams must reduce their rosters to a maximum of 53 players by 6:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 30. That […]
How Pappy’s PlayBook Handicaps NFL and College Football Games
How to Handicap Football Games: NFL & College Betting Guide Football betting is easy to participate in. Handicapping football correctly is much harder. Every week, bettors are presented with point spreads, moneylines, totals, team totals and player props across dozens of NFL and college football games. The temptation is to look at a team’s record, […]