College Football Bettors

[Shakenbake]

I noticed something interesting last night that I was unaware of that may influence my College bets this year.

 

There were a variety of rule changes in the offseason for 2006, with most of them designed to shorten the game. This can have a major effect on betting the underdogs.

 

Obviously I am sure Vegas has this in mind as well, but I really think it starts to make the underdog even more attractive in most games.

 

This rule in particuliar which I noticed while watching a game on ESPN last night:

 

"Rule 3-2-5-e, When Clock Starts

Change: When Team B is awarded a first down, the clock will be stopped and will start on the ready for play signal.

 

Rationale: By starting the clock, the committee estimates it will shorten the game by about five minutes, according to studies by several Division I-A conferences. "

 

5 minutes is a ton of time to cut a game down by, and as I said I am sure Vegas has thought of this, but they may not see the effects on this for a few weeks, so it maybe worth taking a shot on a few dogs early this season.

 

Happy Gambling and good luck this year!

 

For a list of all the rule changes go HERE

Edited September 1, 2006 by Shakenbake

[crispirons]

interesting. to me, it would seem to help the cause of the under. the overtime rule which went into effect a few yrs ago has translated into more games going over. like last night on the iowa st./toledo game. the over was 56, which i played and would have never got, if it didn't have the crazy ot rule. i think this offsets that a bit. good info bake.

[wildcat2334]

Yes- very interesting. I watched the end of the Fresno/Nevada game to see how it may spped the clock. Didn't notice a hugh difference, will be watching today to see if more unders are hitting.