It didn’t take long for warts to appear on some of the better-looking college football programs. Although favorites were 29-8 SU and 23-13-1 ATS after Saturday’s action, check out who lost:

No. 24 Alabama 34, No. 9 Clemson 10
(Alabama +4)

East Carolina 27, No. 17 Virginia Tech 22
(East Carolina +9)

Bowling Green 27, No. 25 Pittsburgh 17
(Bowling Green +14)

Pretty good week for C-USA and the MAC; not so much for the ACC. The college football futures market will reflect this as bettors mull over the final scores from Week 1. Virginia Tech and Clemson are certainly due for a downgrade after starting the season as BCS championship dark horses.

Florida (-36.5), meanwhile, just put away Hawaii 56-10. The Warriors aren’t even close to the team they were last year, but that won’t stop the Gators and Heisman winner Tim Tebow from getting a whole lot of love from the football public.

It’s hard to believe the college basketball season is nearly over already. But that’s what happens when half the games are played out of conference, often against cupcake opposition.

Did you bet those games anyway? Whether it’s UNC-Duke or UNC-Davidson, the money still spends the same when you win. And now that we’re approaching the March Madness portion of the schedule, all that non-con handicapping you did is about to pay off even more.

The first two rounds of the Tournament are loaded with betting opportunities. Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology work has Davidson projected as a No. 9 seed in the first round against Arizona in a battle of the Wildcats. Davidson is 18-10 ATS this year and crept into the last spot on last week’s AP Top 25. Arizona is 15-13-1 ATS on the season, but just 3-7 SU (4-6 ATS) in its last 10. Although this matchup may never happen, others like it will.