{"id":4708,"date":"2018-01-03T06:33:04","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T12:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/collegefootballgamepicker.com\/?p=4708"},"modified":"2018-07-11T13:13:28","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T19:13:28","slug":"2017-18-college-football-championship-pick-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegefootballgamepicker.com\/Picker\/2017-18-college-football-championship-pick-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"2017\/18 College Football Championship Pick Against the Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The bowl picks went <strong>26-11-1<\/strong> <strong>against the spread<\/strong> for better than <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>70%.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<style>@media (max-width:480px){#cp_calculatedfieldsf_pform_1{min-height:470px;}}@media (max-width:1024px){#cp_calculatedfieldsf_pform_1{min-height:172px;}}@media (min-width:1024px){#cp_calculatedfieldsf_pform_1{min-height:172px;}}<\/style><form name=\"cp_calculatedfieldsf_pform_1\" id=\"cp_calculatedfieldsf_pform_1\" action=\"https:\/\/collegefootballgamepicker.com\/Picker\/2017-18-college-football-championship-pick-spread\/\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" onsubmit=\"return fbuilderjQuery.fbuilder.doValidate(this);\" class=\"cff-form no-prefetch  cff-form-75 cp_cff_decorative\"  data-nonce=\"2bf9d0c4f9\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cp_calculatedfieldsf_pform_psequence\" value=\"_1\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cp_calculatedfieldsf_id\" value=\"75\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cp_ref_page\" value=\"https:\/\/collegefootballgamepicker.com\/Picker\" \/>\n<pre style=\"display:none !important;\"><script data-category=\"functional\" type=\"text\/javascript\">form_structure_1=[[{\"form_identifier\":\"\",\"name\":\"fieldname11\",\"shortlabel\":\"\",\"index\":0,\"ftype\":\"fdropdown\",\"userhelp\":\"Using the pulldown arrow, select a matchup to analyze.\",\"userhelpTooltip\":true,\"csslayout\":\"class_f\",\"title\":\"Championship Game Matchup:\",\"size\":\"medium\",\"required\":false,\"choiceSelected\":\"Alabama Vs Georgia - http:\\\/\\\/collegefootballgamepicker.com\\\/Picker\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/OhioVsAkron.png\",\"showDep\":false,\"choices\":[\"Alabama Vs Georgia\"],\"choicesVal\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/collegefootballgamepicker.com\\\/Picker\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/AlabamaVsUGA.png\"],\"choicesDep\":[[]],\"fBuild\":{}},{\"form_identifier\":\"\",\"name\":\"fieldname4\",\"shortlabel\":\"\",\"index\":1,\"ftype\":\"fMedia\",\"userhelp\":\"\",\"userhelpTooltip\":false,\"csslayout\":\"class_a\",\"sMediaType\":\"image\",\"data\":{\"image\":{\"sWidth\":\"\",\"sHeight\":\"\",\"sSrc\":\"http:\\\/\\\/collegefootballgamepicker.com\\\/Picker\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/AlabamaVsUGA.png\",\"sAlt\":\"\",\"sLink\":\"\",\"sTarget\":\"\",\"sFigcaption\":\"\"},\"audio\":{\"sWidth\":\"\",\"sSrc\":\"\",\"sSrcAlt\":\"\",\"sControls\":1,\"sLoop\":0,\"sAutoplay\":0,\"sMuted\":0,\"sPreload\":\"auto\",\"sFallback\":\"\",\"sFigcaption\":\"\"},\"video\":{\"sWidth\":\"\",\"sHeight\":\"\",\"sSrc\":\"\",\"sSrcAlt\":\"\",\"sPoster\":\"\",\"sControls\":1,\"sLoop\":0,\"sAutoplay\":0,\"sMuted\":0,\"sPreload\":\"auto\",\"sFallback\":\"\",\"sFigcaption\":\"\"}},\"fBuild\":{}},{\"form_identifier\":\"\",\"name\":\"fieldname10\",\"shortlabel\":\"\",\"index\":2,\"ftype\":\"fCalculated\",\"userhelp\":\"\",\"userhelpTooltip\":false,\"csslayout\":\"\",\"title\":\"Untitled\",\"predefined\":\"\",\"required\":false,\"size\":\"medium\",\"toolbar\":\"default|mathematical\",\"eq\":\"(function(){\\n jQuery('.class_f select').on( 'change', function(){ jQuery( '.class_a img' ).attr('src',this.value); } );\\n })()\",\"suffix\":\"\",\"prefix\":\"\",\"decimalsymbol\":\".\",\"groupingsymbol\":\"\",\"dependencies\":[{\"rule\":\"\",\"complex\":false,\"fields\":[\"\"]}],\"readonly\":false,\"hidefield\":true,\"fBuild\":{}}],{\"0\":{\"title\":\"2017\\\/18 Championship Game Matchup\",\"description\":\"Statistically Generated Predictions for the 2017\\\/18 Championship Game Matchup\",\"formlayout\":\"left_aligned\",\"formtemplate\":\"cp_cff_decorative\",\"evalequations\":1,\"autocomplete\":1},\"formid\":\"cp_calculatedfieldsf_pform_1\"}];<\/script><\/pre>\n<div id=\"fbuilder\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fbuilder_1\">\n\t\t<div id=\"formheader_1\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fieldlist_1\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clearer\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"clearer\"><\/div>\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_cpcff_public_nonce\" name=\"_cpcff_public_nonce\" value=\"4f0b355b89\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/Picker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4708\" \/><\/form>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use the Matchup Selector above to analyze all the bowl games for free by comparing the offensive ratings for each unit versus the opposing defensive unit. <em>Notice the Offensive Run and Pass points to get an idea of potential mismatches showing strong units versus weak units<\/em>. 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