There’s a sizable edge when picking college football player props. With so many NCAAF teams to cover, sportsbooks are more likely to offer exploitable numbers compared to popular markets like NFL player props.
Making matters even better, the demand for college football player props is growing. More sportsbooks carry these wagers, and you can also make your NCAAF picks at DFS sites like Underdog, which is legal in 40+ states.
Below, we’ll dive into our favorite college football player props for the week and let you know where these projections are available.
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College Football Player Props: Conference Championship Week
Where should we be looking with our college football props? Let’s tackle the upcoming slate!
Conference Championship Week
Jake Retzlaff > 36.5 rushing yards
He’s gone below this number in 3 straight with -4, 8, and 1 rushing yards in those games. Now we get a line in the high 30s? Vegas obviously believes in him here to get back to that rushing ability he showed earlier this season. Prior to the last 3 games, Retzlaff was over in 7/9 games.
The matchup is fantastic, as North Texas ranks 118th in the country, allowing 5.1 yards per attempt. In North Texas’ one loss this season, USF ran the ball 57 times for 306 yards. Clearly the recipe to success is to keep this EXPLOSIVE North Texas offense on the sideline, and I think Tulane can do that.
With a Vegas total near 70, this game could turn into a shootout, meaning Tulane could turn to the pass game. There is always an opportunity for him to scramble on a dropback. This one has many paths to success. I think Tulane’s gameplan will be to establish the run and try to control the clock in this one. With that said, I expect Retzlaff to have 10+ attempts in this one.
High-stakes game and college football playoff spot probably on the line. I expect Retzlaff to be a bit more aggressive on the ground. I’m siding with Vegas in this one, fully thinking he bounces back in the run game Friday night.
Chase Roberts > 48.5 receiving yards
Roberts returns from injury for the Cougars in a great spot to clear this number. He is over this line in 7/10 games this season (excluding the game he left with injury). Prior to the injury he was producing some of his best games, target-share wise. In the 3 games prior to him getting hurt, he had 9, 10, and 12 targets, and he’s clearly the #1 option in this BYU offense.
With BYU as 13-point underdogs in the rematch, I think they will be trailing again throughout this one. Only difference is, this time the season is on the line… I would like to think BYU’s aggressiveness begins a bit earlier in the game, before they are down 3 scores. In the first matchup, they tried establishing the run for the entire first half and when Texas Tech jumped out to a 20-point lead… they went full dropback mode, which is not the recipe for success against Texas Tech. Texas Tech has the #1 run defense in the country, I can’t expect BYU to have a gameplan around the run.
In this rematch, expect BYU to take some shots earlier in the game here. I think they will be hungry and I trust Sitake to have a gameplan ready. If BYU has a chance to pull off the upset, they will need their senior to step up and play huge. Considering the combination of game script with a more aggressive game plan, I like Roberts to clear this line for us.
Zachariah Branch > 57.5 receiving yards
Branch is under in three straight, so Vegas hanging 57.5 tells you they’re expecting a bounce-back, and I’m rolling with them here. Branch is Georgia’s true #1 option, the guy they trust when they need separation, quick-hit plays, and explosive yards after the catch.
Georgia’s pass game looked abysmal last week against Georgia Tech, Stockton with 70 yards passing. I’m buying the bounceback spot not only for Branch, but this entire passing attack. Alabama’s run defense isn’t great, but there’s no chance Georgia will be able to win with 70 passing yards again.
This is a massive game for Georgia, with that first-round bye on the line in the SEC Championship. When the moment gets big, stars usually get fed, and Branch is the featured piece who should see high-volume opportunities. He is over in 4/6 games this season where Georgia has lost or won by 10 or less, showing that he is the guy in crunch time for the Bulldogs.
Add in the fact that Kirby Smart has been phenomenal in in-season rematches. When Smart gets a second look at a team, the adjustments are sharp, and the game plan is usually spotless. In a matchup where Georgia needs to counter Alabama’s pressure and keep the offense on schedule, Branch becomes even more important, quick reads, designed touches, and schemed space.
If this game tilts into a back-and-forth script, Branch should be heavily involved and have multiple chances to break a chunk play.
Jeremiah Smith > 72.5 receiving yards
Similar spot here for Jeremiah Smith, he is coming off his two worst games of the season, back-to-back, and that’s exactly why this is the perfect bounce-back spot. He’s still the Buckeyes’ most dangerous weapon, and in the biggest game of Ohio State’s season, I’m expecting them to lean on their superstar when it matters.
Indiana brings a top-15 run defense, so this isn’t the matchup where OSU can just turn around and hand it off 25+ times. They’re going to have to throw, and they might even find themselves behind the sticks or playing from behind, something this team really hasn’t had to deal with much this year. That’s where the adversity angle comes in, and when the moment tightens, when the game script isn’t clean, elite quarterbacks go back to their best playmaker.
And for Julian Sayin, that’s Jeremiah Smith, the All-American wideout who can be the safety blanket. Volume, talent, situation usually equals production, and this number feels extremely beatable if Ohio State is forced to open things up. Buying the bounce-back and trusting the superstar.
Where Can I Place College Football Player Props?
As mentioned earlier, college football player props are growing in popularity. However, NCAAF props are still limited to only a few operators.
Here are the best places to find college football prop bets and DFS projections:
Top CFB DFS Pick’Em Apps
We love the CFB DFS pick’em projections available at top-flight daily fantasy sites like Underdog, PrizePicks, DraftKings Pick6 and Sleeper. They offer a very similar experience to player props.
You’ll often find a lot of value and strong payouts available at legal DFS sites. These apps are also available in many states that don’t yet have legal online sports betting.
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- DraftKings Pick6
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The sportsbooks and daily fantasy sites featured in this article offer more than enough options to satisfy your CFB player props needs.
You can’t go wrong with BetMGM, Caesars, and FanDuel Sportsbook when it comes to any kind of sports bet. Take a look at the following guides to see if these sportsbooks are legal in your state:
Types Of College Football Props
Let’s take a closer look at the different NCAAF prop bets that you can make. You might find some additional options at different sportsbooks, but these are pretty common.
College Football Player Prop Bet
A player prop bet is one of the most common college football betting options that you will see for each game throughout the season. The bigger games will have more markets available, while some of the smaller games might not have any at all.
NCAAF player prop bets focus on one specific player in a college football game and also on one statistical category. College football bettors will usually be betting on whether a certain player will reach a statistical milestone, or by how much.
Here are some examples:
- Will Player X record at least 100 receiving yards in the game?
- First player to score a touchdown: (List of all players)
- Will Player X throw more than 2 passing touchdowns?
NCAA Football Team Prop Bet
A team college football prop bet is another option that you will commonly see offered in most college football games. This is a bet that is similar to a player prop bet, but it will involve looking at one specific team in a game.
There are times with a team prop bet that sportsbooks will put each team up against one another. Again, the bigger the game, the more team prop betting options you will see listed.
Here are some examples:
- Will any team score at least 35 points in this college football game?
- Team with more rushing yards: Alabama or LSU?
- Will Ohio State record at least five sacks in the game at Michigan?
Season Long Prop Bets
A season-long prop bet is not like the first two options at all, as you won’t be focusing on just one individual college football game. Instead, you will be making a wager at the beginning of the season, and that result won’t be known until the year wraps up.
If you are a bettor that is familiar with making a “futures” bet, then this is a good NCAA football prop bet to focus on.
Some examples of a season-long prop bet might include:
- Will any team from the “Group of Five” make it to the College Football Playoff?
- Will two teams from the same conference reach the College Football Playoff?
- Will a running back win the Heisman Trophy Award?
NCAA Football Prop Betting Tips
Even though betting on NCAA football props isn’t extremely difficult to do, it still isn’t one of the easiest betting types to cash in. There are some NCAA football prop betting tips that can help you be more successful, and three of those are outlined and discussed below.
Check For Injuries
One of the first things you will want to look at is the injury report. You want to look for players that might be sidelined by an injury, as that could affect how the prop bet plays out. Betting sites will be looking for this information as well, and this is where you could see some movement in the NCAA football prop betting odds.
Find The Value
As discussed above, sportsbooks continue to find and offer new college football prop betting markets. Betting sites want your action, and they will entice you to make a play by adding new props to the site.
While you should always be looking for prop bets that you can win, you also need to be looking for NCAA football prop bets that have some value. This means that you should be trying to identify a prop bet that has a good chance to cash, not necessarily just browsing for the “big games” or your favorite team.
You might have to dig deep and look really hard to find the most valuable NCAA football prop bet to make, but there will be some that are available to you. If you don’t think that a bet is valuable enough to make, then you simply need to wait for the next weekend and make a wager at that time.
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