StatLogic Sports NCAA College Football Betting Edges Week 2

Even though it will be a few more weeks before we've collected enough current NCAA college football data for us to be confident that our algorithm is providing the best possible recommended betting picks, we still are running the numbers every week, creating our power ratings, sifting through the information and requirements of our determining where there are solid betting edges. We also have excelled at providing money line parlay options over time and are happy to provide those games, too.

This week's betting edges are listed below. Last week our college football edges were 9-9 - not bad for Week 1 with limited data available but also far from where we want to be - and our college football parlay options were 3-1.

Now, on to Week 2!

Following an eventful and memorable Week 1 of the 2025 NCAA college football season, we started to settle into our weekly routine for Week 2, with a pair of Friday night games and a Saturday chock full of mostly non-conference matchups. With each passing week, as we assemble more data, our rankings become more accurate, and by the end of month we will have enough credible data at our disposal to start providing our top recommended picks.

In the meantime, we will continue posting our Power 35 and NFL Power Ratings as well as the games for which the combination of data and available information indicates that there are betting edges on one side that are significant enough to consider wagering on those teams or totals. We also post the best money line parlay options. Sometimes, we may suggest or even recommend a money line parlay, but you are less likely to find those among our recommended picks because we are VERY particular about those selections; they must meet certain specific requirements and generally need to meet at least the minimum threshold of having a 65-percent win probability - in addition to meeting other stringent criteria - for us to recommend them.

Occasionally, a selection that is between 60 and 65 percent will sneak into our recommended selections or might be listed as a Bonus Bet, but generally those would be considered slightly lower-level picks or might be one of our betting edges. Obviously, when you take two teams with 65-percent or greater win probabilities and combine them into a parlay, the win probability drops. Thus, that particular parlay might not meet our requirements to be a recommended pick.

That doesn't mean it's not a solid bet, though, and we know that people love parlays and teasers. Understanding that - and in an attempt to make our customers and followers happy - we try to present the money line parlay options that we feel are the strongest and to allow them to choose which ones they want to use and in which combinations.

It's very easy to take any two football teams that are listed as between five- and nine-point favorites and combine the ones we like best into a parlay that gets the odds closer to even money or maybe even turns them into plus-money bets. But it's not as easy as it seems as there are many traps and red flags out there when it comes to combining bets, so we take a close look at all of them and evaluate our numbers in conjunction with other information so that we can post only the best options for those types of wagers.

At that point, the selections are bet at your own risk, but we have been able to present money line parlay options that have won at an incredibly high rate dating back to last football season.

Our college basketball postseason money line parlay options won nearly 90 percent of the time last spring.

During the college hoops regular season they went 384-138 (73.6%) from Jan. 4 on and 8-2 Jan. 14-15. We closed out college hoops regular season on a 21-3 run with our parlay options. Including the postseason through the national championship game and the regular season, our college and pro hoops parlay options went 440-186 (75 percent). Simply scroll back through our articles and content for all the documentation. We don't hide anything, and it's a good way to learn about our site and get to know us and our philosophy.

Some other stats and facts from last college basketball season:

CBB Postseason Parlay Options: 56-7 (89%)

Postseason Betting Edges: 58-32-1 (65%)

     Final 8 Days: 17-6 (74%)

     Final 65 days: 519-364 (59%)

Bonus Picks: 14-3 (82.4%)

Final Regular-Season Betting Edge Record:

875-662-19 (56.9%)

But that's basketball, what about football?

CLICK HERE for a closer look at our philosophy and how it relates to football.

LAST WEEK, our betting edges went 9-9 and our college football parlay options were 3-1.

Each week as the season progresses and as the sample grows, the data and information will combine to help us produce better results. While our first week was fine, it also provides a good indication as to why it's important to go slow and be disciplined early in the year.

We just started this website a year ago. Go back through the Daily Dirt posts. Everything is listed there in full transparency. But, from a long-term perspective our proprietary algorithm, which we rely upon for our recommended Superstar and All-Star selections, has won at nearly a 65-percent rate for two decades and provides a yearly ROI that surpasses most common longer-term investment strategies.

Those picks are lower volume and generally have shorter odds than what most sports-betting services provide - and are geared toward folks with more of an investor mentality - but in this business, the bottom line is winning, and most sports bettors do not win. So for us, it's all about maximizing our customers' and followers' odds of winning over the long term.

We do realize that some bettors crave more action and more opportunities to place bets than what our algorithm provides, so instead of just ignoring that group of people we also try to provide them with the best possible edges and other pertinent information so they can make informed decisions and also maximize their chances of winning. These picks are not recommended, but obviously they've been profitable, and it's our hope to educate as many people as possible and help novice and experienced bettors develop a disciplined and successful approach to betting that minimizes their risk.

When you win, we win, and that's all this ever has been about for us.

Annual Friendly Reminder

Remember, it's just Week 1 of the NFL season and Week 2 of the college football season. You don't have to bet on a bunch of games. Sometimes, the best bets are the ones we don't make, but we are here to provide whatever information we can to help.

Have fun with it; football is back!

Take advantage of the numerous bonuses and profit boosts available this weekend and place some smaller bets to make the games more entertaining. Just hang in there for a few more weeks. It won't be long before we are helping those who listen to us win for both the short and long term.

GOOD LUCK!

Week 2 StatLogic NCAA Football Parlay Options

Liberty

Tulane

Hawaii

Mississippi

Arizona State

Week 2 StatLogic NCAA Football Betting Edges

Mississippi - 8.5 at Kentucky

Kansas +6.5 at Missouri

Kansas State -17 vs. Army

West Virginia money line -155 at Ohio

Liberty -5.5 (-120) at Jacksonville State (-6 ok)

SMU money line -135 vs. Baylor

Delaware at Colorado OVER 49.5

UAB at Navy UNDER 60

Illinois money line -135 at Duke

Michigan State money line -165 vs. Boston College

UCLA money line -125 at UNLV

Stanford +21 at BYU

Hawaii -6.5 vs. Sam Houston State

Michigan +6.5 -125 at Oklahoma & OVER 43.5

Week 2 StatLogic NCAA Football Contest Picks

Michigan +5.5 (required game)

Iowa +3.5 (required game)

Kansas +6.5

Liberty -5.5

Illinois -2.5

Mississippi -9.5 (best bet)

UCLA -2.5

Hawaii -7.5 (best bet)

Kansas State -17.5 (best bet)

SMU -2.5