TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — O.J. Howard has seen a lot during his career with the University of Alabama football team, and not just during the 44 games he's played with the Crimson Tide. Every day, he has worked against the defense that's regularly in the running to be called college football's best. Whether this year's version will be—it's a distinction that has to be earned over the next few months—Howard doesn't hesitate when saying that it's the fastest ...

Auburn and Texas A&M have split four meetings since the Aggies joined the SEC, but home-field advantage hasn't meant a thing in this series, considering the visiting team is 4-0 both straight up and against the spread during this span. That trend seems to bode well for A&M heading into the SEC opener for both teams at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday night.             Point spread: The Tigers opened as four-point favorites, according to ...

The Stanford Cardinal own the upper hand in the recent rivalry with USC, winning six of the last eight meetings straight up, going 5-3 against the spread, including a victory/cover in last year's Pac-12 Championship Game. In a meeting with big implications for the Pac-12 races, the Trojans pay a visit to the Cardinal on Saturday. Point spread: The Cardinal opened as 6.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report) College ...

Four matchups between ranked teams highlight the Week 3 slate of the 2016 college football season, and several Top 25 programs face tough road opponents or begin conference play. Bleacher Report is once again picking every game involving a ranked squad against the spread. After a strong opening to the season, Week 2 included a handful of close losses to take our overall record to 18-15. The results will be tracked and shared throughout the year. Please remember ...

With less than six months until national signing day, programs around the nation are gearing up for the stretch run in adding top targets to their 2017 recruiting classes.  A glance at the 247Sports team rankings shows powers such as Alabama, Ohio State and LSU in familiar territory ranked among the nation’s Top 5 overall classes. However, a handful of programs not known as recruiting powers are enjoying strong classes in the current cycle.  Which teams have surprised ...

Week 2 didn't exactly provide a ton of intrigue involving the race for each division title in the SEC, but Week 3 is loaded with big-time matchups that could resonate for the rest of the season. With Georgia traveling to Missouri, Alabama visiting Ole Miss, Texas A&M playing Auburn on the Plains and LSU hosting Mississippi State, rubber will hit the road. Which SEC team is on upset alert this week? That question and more are answered ...

It's two weeks down and 10 to go in the college football regular season, and in the Big Ten, some of the conference's biggest non-league games will be played in the coming week. So before the Buckeyes head to Norman to take on the Sooners and Michigan State clashes with Notre Dame, let's get to this week's Big Ten Q&A. This week, we'll tackle the league's most disappointing team, Ohio State's plan for overcoming Oklahoma, Michigan ...

From the ACC all the way down to the MEAC, we've ranked the 32 men's college basketball conferences based on projected representation in the 2017 NCAA tournament. After we power through a few slides filled with conferences unlikely to produce multiple bids, you'll find the following designations for the top 13 conferences: "Locks," "Should Dance," "Might Dance" and "Outside Shot"; the definitions of which should be self-explanatory. Locks will definitely make the tournament, while the Outside ...

The Baylor Bears are often big favorites, and incredibly they've made some great money over recent seasons as such. In 17 spots favored by four touchdowns or more over the last three years, Baylor is 13-3-1 against the spread. The Bears face another huge number when they visit former rival Rice on Friday night in Houston.           Point spread: The Bears opened as 27.5-point favorites. Odds Shark computer pick: Baylor 51.2, Rice 11.4 (picks for every ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes quietly own one of the more impressive winning streaks in college football, with 18 straight victories on the road, going 12-6 against the spread in the process. They'll try to make it 19 in a row when they visit Norman, Oklahoma, for just the second time in program history to take on the Sooners on Saturday night.     Point spread: The Buckeyes opened as 2.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds ...