The College Football Season Starts in 10 Days!

Let me introduce myself. I have been developing computer software for 25 years. I recently sent my last kid off to college and have found myself with some free time, so I decided to write a software program/algorithm to predict college football games based on statistics and trends. As a lifelong college football fan, I have been fascinated watching the way computers and immediately available statistics have changed the sports betting line accuracy. Even with the inundation of statistics, it still takes a great deal of time each week to gather all of the statistics and compare them to make educated picks. My computer program pulls in all of the statics for two given teams and shows the matchup with all stats included within seconds. I’ve pulled the stats for all 128 Division 1 teams and populated them in a database. The stats I use include rank, power rankings, returning starters, QB ranking, RB ranking, receiver ranking, OL ranking, DL ranking, LB ranking, DB ranking, special teams ranking, recruiting factor, coaching factor, new coaches, and home team advantage. The ranking of each team’s specific strengths and weaknesses can be used to zero in on how the game should play out. I will post my three best picks each week and will hopefully show that the program can be used to beat the lines. I plan on releasing the Thursday game pick Thursday morning and three weekend picks on Friday morning each week. My goal is to outpick the best handicappers by updating my data each week and taking into account intangibles such as injuries, suspensions, weather, etc.

Lets roll!