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CFB · 2026 betting profile

Bowling Green Falcons

2-4 straight up · 3-3 ATS · 4-2 over-under · #106 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 17, 12 PMESPN+
vsBall State Cardinals
SpreadBowling Green -6.5
Total47.5
Moneyline-235
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Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games3-350%Small sample-1.7
Home2-167%Small sample+6.5
Road1-233%Small sample-9.8
Favorite1-150%Small sample+5
Underdog2-250%Small sample-5
Conference2-0100%Small sample+16.5
Non-conference1-325%Small sample-10.8
Last 53-260%Small sample-0.3

6 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games4-267%Small sample-0.8
Home1-233%Small sample-13.5
Road3-0100%Small sample+11.8
Conference2-0100%Small sample+3.5
Non-conference2-250%Small sample-3
Last 54-180%Small sample+2.3

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10vs Sacramento StateW 38-10-9.5W +18.543.5O +4.5
Oct 3at Miami (OH)W 24-20+10.5W +14.541.5O +2.5
Sep 26vs South FloridaL 6-14+17.5W +9.548.5U -28.5
Sep 19at Iowa StateL 7-55+22.5L -25.543.5O +18.5
Sep 12at NebraskaL 7-56+30.5L -18.548.5O +14.5
Sep 5vs Tarleton State TexansL 13-20-1.5L -8.549.5U -16.5

Close is Bowling Green's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20262-43-350%Small sample4-267%-1.7
20254-85-742%Small sample5-742%-1.8
20247-65-742%Small sample5-742%-0.5
20237-68-562%Small sample8-562%+6.8
20226-74-8-133%Small sample7-654%-2.4
20214-88-467%Small sample5-742%+3.1
20200-51-420%Small sample3-260%-13.4
20193-93-925%Small sample4-833%-6.1

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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