Big Bets On Campus

Few acronyms inspired as much passionate disagreement among college football fans than "BCS." In that spirit, this season we're rolling out a new Tuesday episode featuring our very own B-C-S trio of Brett, Collin and Stuckey, as our Big Bets On Campus co-hosts dive into the biggest stories in college football betting. With the insights from the sport's most cherished insider Brett McMurphy, our gu...

Chaos reigned supreme from start to finish on Saturday. Starting with a early slate led by Alabama at Texas, and continuing to the late night with Oregon State at Fresno State, the entire day featured absolutely bonkers finishes that left fans and gamblers exhausted for days to come.  Action Network college football experts Stuckey and Collin Wilson return to break it all down, plus listen to a tr...

It's our 150th episode of Big Bets On Campus, and to celebrate college football dumped its famously terribly Week 2 slate on Action Network hosts Stuckey and Collin Wilson. But they are undeterred, previewing all the biggest games this weekend including an Alabama vs Texas game that has everyone buzzing. Plus we hear about Texas A&M, the Duke defense, and so much more. We even learn a little s...

Programs from the Group of 5 conferences have lost 22 of 23 matchups straight up against Power 5 opponents so far this year. But for Action Network college football experts Michael Calabrese and Mike Ianniello, that's right where they want them to be! Value plays lurk in the shadows this week as the guys dive into their MAC teams to target, a cagey Houston Cougars team, their G5 Hi-5 Round Robin a...

LSU left millions of viewers coast-to-coast clutching at their hearts on Sunday night, as gamblers endured an incredible "missed extra point heard 'round" as regulation ended. Action Network experts Stuckey and Collin Wilson return to recap an absolutely thrilling holiday weekend of betting, which also included a Texas State flop, the emergence of a new lightning delay underdog theory, and Bo Nix...

College football puts away the appetizers this week, as gamblers feast on a main course slate of games generously served from Thursday to Monday night. Action Network college football experts dive into a full two dozen matchups to select their favorite sides and totals, including everything from the marquee LSU vs Florida State game to an under in the dreadful Temple vs Duke matchup. Plus, we get...

After a 4-0 performance in Week Zero featuring covers by the likes of Vanderbilt and UConn, Action Network G5 experts Michael Calabrese and Mike Ianniello return to preview a loaded Week 1 slate. Together they discuss the New Mexico State Aggies, the fiesty Georgia State Panthers, the USF Bulls and so many more, building their G5 Hi Five round robin, and underdog parlay, and their best bets. Learn...

Nebraska backers called into our Bad Beat Hotline (959-BAD-BEAT) in droves on Saturday to voice their displeasure with the Cornhuskers Dublin debut, leaving us with a trove of angry voicemails to share with you today. Action Network hosts Stuckey and Collin Wilson recap their performance across a weird and wacky Week Zero slate, respond to your fury, and highlight Week 1 lines they're already bett...

The ears of a weary gambling nation turn to Big Bets On Campus this week as we finally and mercifully enter the final hours of the college football offseason. Games will kick off all day on Saturday from Dublin to Hawaii and all 7,000 miles in between. Action Network college football experts break down all the action, including Northwestern vs Nebraska, Nevada vs New Mexico State, Vanderbilt at Ha...

College football is back! Real, live games to wager on return this weekend for Week Zero, historically a slate only gamblers could love. This season is no different, with an underwhelmingly delicious array of options from sea to shining sea, plus a late game on the island between Vanderbilt and Hawaii. Together our G5 conference betting experts Michael Calabrese and Mike Ianniello team up to give...

Real college football games are tantalizingly close, so Action hosts Stuckey and Collin Wilson return with a fast-paced recap of our eleven episode conference preview series. From the SEC to the Sun Belt, we hear their favorite picks, including conference odds and win totals, along with quick breakdowns for each one. We also get Brett McMurphy's selections, including a Stetson Bennett bet literall...

Selecting the best college football players in America wasn't easy, but Stuckey, Collin Wilson and Brett McMurphy came to an accord and the first annual Action Network Preseason All-America teams have been finalized! Today Stuckey and Collin Wilson provide our First Team selections, but if you're interested in learning more, including about our All-America Second Team and Group of Five team, check...

Bruised and humiliated this offseason, the Pac-12 will battle on nonetheless this season with frontrunners and College Football Playoff hopefuls Utah, Oregon and USC. Bo Nix Season also enters full effect in the Pacific Northwest this year, after the Auburn quarterback made his way to Eugene to join the Quack Attack. Together Action college football betting experts Stuckey and Collin Wilson every...

The Alabama Crimson Tide enter the season as the favorite to win another national championship. And although Bo Nix Season will be entering full effect on the west coast this season, could a new challenger emerge in the SEC West?  Action Network college football betting experts Stuckey and Collin Wilson dive into Texas A&M, Mississippi State and every other team in arguably the toughest divisi...

Here... it just means more. And by "it," we mean "gambling."  Our Action experts Stuckey and Collin Wilson return to talk SEC football with a two-part episode covering both divisions of the most fearsome conference in college football. Together they go through Georgia's descent back to reality following a magical national title run, Tennessee's value across the board, Vanderbilt's bid to become th...

The Big Ten is done playing around. Their aggressive commissioner is on a mission to raid powerhouse programs far and wide, accelerating an ever-accelerating conference arms race for college football domination. Action Network experts Stuckey and Collin Wilson breakdown the Big Ten from top to bottom, with Ohio State head and shoulders above the competition, with only mighty Alabama in their weigh...

No longer just "the Conference of Clemson," the ACC is full of possibilities this season. With the Pitt Panthers losing their star quarterback, can a motivated NC State or a renewed Miami win the conference? Action Network experts Stuckey and Collin Wilson dive deep into every team (except dreadful Duke) to talk season win totals, conference odds and more. Plus, they bring on ACC experts Bud Ellio...

This offseason has been endlessly tumultuous for the Big XII, which leaves lots of betting intrigue for the college football faithful. Here to break it all down are Action Network experts Stuckey and Collin Wilson, joined by Big XII alum Brett McMurphy. Together they discuss whether Texas is finally back, whether Oklahoma will take a step back, and so much more. Plus, is it time for gamblers to st...

The pride and joy of inveterate college football gamblers everywhere, the MAC enters yet another season full of intrigue and betting possibilities. Action Network college football experts Michael Calabrese and Mike Ianniello are joined by Stuckey, the creator of the MAC Manifesto himself, to dive deep into this Rust Belt treasure. Are the Ohio Bobcats live to win the conference? Is this the Akron...

This Group of 5 conference produced a College Football Playoff contender last season in the Cincinnati Bearcats. This season two challengers, Houston and UCF, will attempt to steal the conference throne. Action Network experts Michael Calabrese and Mike Ianniello are joined by our favorite analyst Stuckey to discuss the entire conference top to bottom. How good could Tulane be this season? Are the...

We climb the FBS football ladder down a few rungs to break down Conference USA, the runt of college football's conference litter. Both cursed and beloved by gamblers for its tumultuous annual turnover and opaque weekly player news, C-USA is also full of futures betting opportunities for those who like to bet boldly. Today our Group of Five Deep Dive duo of Michael Calabrese and Mike Ianniello do j...

Today we head west, as our Group of Five Deep Dive duo of Michael Calabrese and Mike Ianniello welcome back Action Network colleague Collin Wilson to discuss the Mountain West. Just how terrible will New Mexico and Nevada be? And could Hawaii be worse? Plus, is it a three-man race between Boise State, Fresno State and Air Force for the conference title? We get quarterback updates, coaching carouse...

Our preseason conference previews kick off with the darling of the Group of Five: the Sun Belt! Our G5 Deep Dive tandem of Michael Calabrese and Mike Ianniello welcome their Action Network colleague Collin Wilson as they discuss the conference better known to gamblers as "the Fun Belt."  After a topsy-turvy offseason full of realignment impacts now and in the years ahead, the guys preview football...

Like the famed swallows returning to Capistrano, another glorious season of college football is returning to our lives where it belongs. Together Action experts Stuckey and Collin Wilson bring on their colleague and college football's top insider Brett McMurpy to conclude their recap of the college football offseason.  In Part II, the trio discusses takeaways from the major conference Media Days,...

WE'RE BACK BABY! After a tumultuous college football offseason full of headline-grabbing news from coast-to-coast, beloved podcast duo Stuckey and Collin Wilson are back in the saddle for our 5th season talking college football betting for Action Network.  For today's special two-part kickoff episode the guys also welcome their colleague Brett McMurphy, America's favorite college football insider...