COLLEGE FOOTBALL BETTING PREVIEW Pt. 1 (8.14.25): Digging into the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC betting previews at THE WINDOW, and how to stake futures
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In part 1 of the college football betting preview podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) discusses the quartet of conference betting previews he’s written.
The SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC betting previews are out, and Matt expands on how he views each league. What is he looking for in a conference championship bet, and why, for many teams, regular season win total bets aren’t necessary?
Also, Matt expands on some of the teams that don’t have a valuable bet attached to them; Like why Oklahoma is a more interesting team than a bet-able one, if Penn State is finally trustworthy, the market’s love for Clemson and how a good Tigers’ season might send ripples into the Big Ten and SEC’s chances for four teams in the College Football Playoff. Plus, the Big 12 is a mess with no clear favorite again, does that make it a 1-bid league ala college basketball?
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Also, Matt answers some common questions around staking futures.
Why staking can be a personal thing relative to how you feel about a bet.
For example, if you like a team to win their division at +250, are you planning on bet on that team in other markets, or repeatedly throughout the season game-to-game?
How to stake based on a winning outcome — like budgeting a total risk on a few entities in an awards market, but splitting that budget in a way to net the same return.
Eg. A $10 budget spread across five players, to win a gross amount of $50 might look like this:
Player A: $1 at 50-1 =$50
Player B: $5 at 10-1=$50
Player C: $2 at 25-1=$50
Player D: $0.5 at 100-1=$50
Player E: $1.50 at 33-1=$50
Finally, Matt suggests that the goal should always be to accumulate a long-term return (ROI) of 5%. If that means 300 bets lined at -110 for a record 165-135 (55%), or going 1-20 on 21 futures bets, with the one winner coming at 21-1.
It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!
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