College Football Win Totals: Brad Powers' Best Bets for 2026

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here . If you saw my column last week, you now know how to build a college football power rating .

This week, I'll show you how to use those power ratings and attack the 2026 college football win totals . Keep reading to see why I like the Georgia Bulldogs to produce another solid season. Brad Powers' college football win total betting system Many novice bettors simply look at a schedule and start counting, "win, win, loss, win, toss-up, loss, etc.

" While that method can lead to a very basic win total projections, it can sometimes be inaccurate, especially for teams that have a bunch of games with single-digit projected point spreads. I use a little more complicated method where I get a projected point spread for each game, and then assign a win percentage chance for each game coinciding with how small or large the point spread is. I then add up those 12 win percentages (decimals) and get a projected win total.

To get a projected point spread, simply subtract the two power ratings for a neutral field point spread, or subtract the two numbers while adding homefield advantage (generally around three points) for a normal game. For example, my final power ratings for last year had Indiana No. 1 at 96.