Looking to bet Saturday's Week 13 college football slate but don't know where to begin?
Our college football staff has worked hard to bring you comprehensive analysis for Saturday's games, so we've taken a page from our NFL betting team's handbook to compile a simple cheat sheet to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
Updated Power Ratings, PRO Projections, game betting guides, matchup breakdowns, expert picks, best bets — whatever you're looking for, odds are we've got you covered.
Below, you'll find everything you need to bet Saturday's 37-game college football slate: Wall-to-wall coverage for (nearly) every matchup from noon ET all the way through the island nightcap as Nevada travels to Honolulu to take on Hawaii and the Rainbow Warriors at 11 p.m. ET.
We've also included links for some of the weekend's top college football betting promotions, plus information on how and where to legally bet in your state.
College Football Expert Picks
Collin Wilson
Collin Wilson, The Action Network's resident college football in-house oddsmaker, analyst, writer and renaissance man, reveals his biggest betting edges for Saturday based on his Week 13 projections.
Those projections also inform our brand new NCAAF PRO Projections, which highlights betting market misvaluations and even displays a grade for the current spread, total or moneyline that you're interest in betting.
Check out Collin's two favorite Saturday afternoon betting spots this week:
Also check out Collin's College Football Playoff Rankings column where he breaks down the week's contenders and pretenders based on each team's advanced statistical profile:
Stuckey
Also check out analysis from Stuckey, the Official King of Degenerate Nation, Prime Minister of Team No Sleep, Action Network Colleges Podcast host and master of ceremonies — not to mention our senior college football writer.
Friends of the podcast, check out Stuckey's and Collin Wilson's Week 13 Moneyline Underdogs, linked below:
Our College Football Staff's Best Bets for Week 13
Don't miss our Staff Best Bets column, which we publish every Friday in preparation for the week's Saturday slate action. This week, our staff has offered eight of their favorite picks to jump-start your Saturday betting card — four each for the noon (12 p.m. ET) kickoff window and the afternoon (3 p.m. ET) kickoff window.
Our NCAAF Staff's Best Bets for Saturday's Noon Games
Our NCAAF Staff's Best Bets for Saturday's Afternoon (3 p.m. ET) Games
Our Full Bettor's Suite of Game Guides & Analysis
We've got a huge backlog of game-by-game breakdowns for nearly every matchup on Saturday's Week 13 card:
Game Guides for the Noon (12 p.m. ET) Kickoff Window:
Kentucky vs. #6 Florida, 12 p.m. ET | by Ace DeCardano
Maryland vs. #12 Indiana, 12 p.m. ET | by Mike Calabrese
Texas Tech vs. #23 Oklahoma State, 12 p.m. ET | by BJ Cunningham
Penn State vs. Michigan, 12 p.m. ET | by Matt Wispe
Kent State vs. Buffalo, 12 p.m. ET | by Mike Ianniello
Vanderbilt vs. Missouri, 12 p.m. ET | by Patrick Strollo
[POSTPONED]#4 Ohio State vs. Illinois | by Matt Wispe
Game Guides for the Afternoon (3 p.m. ET) Kickoff Window:
#20 Coastal Carolina vs. Texas State, 3 p.m. ET | by BJ Cunningham
#22 Auburn vs. #1 Alabama, 3:30 p.m. ET | by Collin Wilson
Pittsburgh vs. #3 Clemson, 3:30 p.m. ET | by Darin Gardner
#8 Northwestern vs. Michigan State, 3:30 p.m. ET | by Collin Wilson
Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss, 4 p.m. ET | by Mike Ianniello
San Jose State vs. Boise State, 4 p.m. ET | by BJ Cunningham
Game Guides for the Evening (7 p.m. ET) Kickoff Window
LSU vs. #5 Texas A&M, 7 p.m. ET | by Roberto Arguello
Memphis vs. Navy, 7 p.m. ET | by BJ Cunningham
#9 Georgia vs. South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. ET | by Mike Bainbridge
Utah vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m. ET | by Roberto Arguello
Arizona vs. UCLA, 8 p.m. ET | by Roberto Arguello
And, of course, we can't forget the nightcap in Honolulu:
Nevada vs. Hawaii, 11 p.m. ET | by Patrick Strollo
Betting Resources & Analysis for Week 13
We don't just deliver picks. All of our betting recommendations are powered by data. And, since technical analysis is at the heart of what we do, we pull back the curtain to detail how certain advanced metrics affect our position on college football handicaps.
Updated College Football Power Ratings
We're giving away a free glimpse into our College Football Betting Power Ratings, which power our all new PRO Projections, a tool that automatically highlights the biggest betting edges on our live odds page.
Advanced Stats, Technical Analysis, News & Weather
- Updated Auburn vs. Alabama Odds following Nick Saban's Positive COVID-19 Test
- Pace Report: Using Advanced Metrics to Target Over/Under Value
- College Football Havoc Ratings & Matchup Analysis
- Projected Odds for Every Week 13 College Football Game
- Misleading Box Scores from Week 12
- Updated College Football Playoff National Championship Odds Tracker
- Updated 2020 Heisman Trophy Award Odds Tracker
College Football PRO Report Picks for Week 13
Using our new NCAAF PRO Report, Danny Donahue details three Week 13 games offering betting value, including NC State vs. Syracuse and #22 Auburn vs. #1 Alabama:
Top Offers & Betting Promotions:
General Betting Education
- Using Advanced Stats to Handicap College Football
- CFB Success Rate Leaders, Examples & Methods
- Explosiveness/IsoPPP in College Football: Definition, Examples, More
- Explaining 'The Betting Market' in Sport Betting
- Prop Bet in Sports Betting: Definition, Examples, More
- Round Robin Betting: Definition, Examples, How To
- Arbitrage Definition in Sports Betting
- How to Calculate & Remove Hold on a Futures Bet
How & Where To Bet On College Football
You can find reviews of the best online sportsbooks in your states, their latest promos and more in this hub.
Legal online sports betting is currently available in the following states:
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Michigan (Coming Soon[)
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee(Now Officially Live[)
- West Virginia
Note: It is not currently legal to wager on amateur athletics in the state of New Jersey, which includes the Rutgers college football program, for example.
And here are some of the top online sportsbooks:
