Against the Spread: Which College Football Teams Covered the Most (and Least) in 2017?

A few years ago I came up with "The Bama Theory." The concept is pretty simple: The Crimson Tide are covering machines nearly every time they play a big non-conference or SEC tilt. But when they return home to play teams from conferences like the Mountain West, as was the case twice last year, they failed to cover on both occasions.

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That's why looking back at how teams fared against the spread (ATS) last year is so interesting: Just because a team had a great season record-wise doesn't mean they are deserving of your wager.

Conversely, if you had bet against a team like Hawaii, you would have enjoyed their complete inability to cover the line as their 1-10-1 ATS record indicated.

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2017 College Football Against the Spread Results

From Iowa State and Fresno State to the Rainbow Warriors, here's how every college football team fared against the spread in 2017.

Team	ATS
Iowa State	11-2
Fresno State	11-2-1
Buffalo	9-3
Utah	9-3-1
Georgia	11-4
Florida Atlantic	10-4
Georgia Tech	7-3-1
Marshall	9-4
Purdue	9-4
Northwestern	9-4
Ohio	9-4
Texas	9-4
Wake Forest	8-4-1
South Carolina	8-4-1
California	8-4
Boston College	8-4-1
Central Florida	8-4-1
Rutgers	8-4
Penn State	8-4-1
UAB	8-4-1
Eastern Michigan	8-4
Wisconsin	9-5
Akron	9-5
Boise State	9-5
Idaho	7-4-1
Tulane	7-4-1
Michigan State	8-5
Southern Miss	8-5
Texas A&M	8-5
Mississippi State	8-5
Clemson	8-5-1
San Diego State	8-5
Wyoming	8-5
Notre Dame	8-5
LSU	7-5-1
New Mexico State	7-5-1
Duke	7-5-1
Arkansas State	7-5
UNLV	7-5
Memphis	7-5-1
North Texas	8-6
Oklahoma	8-6
Navy	6-5-2
Syracuse	6-5-1
Army	7-6
Missouri	7-6
Washington	7-6
Oklahoma State	7-6
Louisiana Tech	7-6
Texas Tech	7-6
Central Michigan	7-6
Arizona State	7-6
Washington State	7-6
Stanford	7-6-1
Temple	7-6
Toledo	7-7
Houston	6-6
Louisiana Monroe	6-6
Nevada	6-6
Pittsburgh	5-5-2
South Florida	6-6
Ohio State	7-7
UMass	6-6
Iowa	6-6-1
Charlotte	6-6
South Alabama	6-6
Virginia	6-7
Northern Illinois	6-7
Utah State	6-7
Arizona	6-7
FIU	6-7
Appalachian State	6-7
West Virginia	6-7
Auburn	6-7-1
SMU	6-7
Virginia Tech	6-7
Oregon	6-7
Troy	6-7
Middle Tennessee	6-7
Kansas State	6-7
TCU	6-8
Alabama	6-8
Western Michigan	5-7
Maryland	5-7
NC State	5-7-1
Connecticut	5-7
Tulsa	5-7
Air force	5-7
Texas State	5-7
North Carolina	5-7
Georgia Southern	5-7
Baylor	5-7
Coastal Carolina	5-7
Michigan	5-7-1
San Jose State	5-7-1
Illinois	5-7
Georgia State	5-7
Miami (FL)	5-8
Louisville	5-8
Arkansas	4-7-1
Minnesota	4-7-1
Vanderbilt	4-7-1
Florida State	4-7-2
Mississippi	4-7-1
Louisiana Lafayette	4-8
Rice	4-8
Nebraska	4-8
Cincinnati	4-8
Kent State	4-8
Kansas	4-8
New Mexico	4-8
Ball State	4-8
Old Dominion	4-8
UCLA	4-9
BYU	4-9
Colorado State	4-9
Kentucky	4-9
Indiana	3-8-1
Florida	3-8
East Carolina	3-8-1
Colorado	3-8-1
UTSA	3-8
Oregon State	3-9
Bowling Green	3-9
Miami (OH)	3-9
Tennessee	3-9
Western Kentucky	3-10
USC	3-10-1
UTEP	2-9-1
Hawaii	1-10-1

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