This Independent football guide explains how to place a bet on Independent College Football Teams this season. We’ve summarized our college football betting tutorial below, focusing on what’s most relevant for betting on Independent teams. Also below, you’ll find past and present Independent football standings.
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Table of Contents
- How to Bet on Independent Football
- Other College Football Conferences
- Independent Football Teams
- Independent Football Standings
- Independent Betting FAQs
How to Bet on Independent Football
Point Spread Bets
The point spread is one of the best ways to bet on Independent football teams. A team will be the favorite when their point spread line has a minus sign “-” before the number. They’ll be an underdog when the line has a plus sign “+” before the number.
Each side’s odds will be displayed to the right of the line. Standard odds are -110. That means you’ll risk $110 to win $100. Note that odds for many lines may be higher or lower depending on the betting action.
The odds and line itself may also move for or against an Independent team depending on which side gets more wagers. Recall that sportsbooks want to balance their action on both sides of the line. This keeps them financially solvent and profitable.
Total Bets
Decide whether the sum of both teams’ final scores will be over or under the sportsbook’s total line. Don’t bet the total blind without first understanding how it works.
Each side of the line will have its own odds. In most cases, both sides will have -110 standard odds. Over will be abbreviated as “o” and under will be abbreviated as “u”. You’ll see each side’s odds to the right of the letter abbreviation.
Always handicap an Independent team’s matchup in advance before placing a total bet. Try to project the ability of the team and their opponent to amass points throughout the contest.
When sportsbooks anticipate a high-scoring game, you’ll notice higher total lines and more expensive over odds. However, a game that’s anticipated to be lower-scoring will get lower total lines and more expensive under odds.
Moneyline Bets
The moneyline is one of the easiest ways to bet on an Independent football team. Simply pick either the favorite or the underdog to win outright. If you’re confident an Independent team can win the game, taking them on the moneyline when they’re an unlikely underdog is always more profitable than betting them against the spread. That’s because the winning payout for a big moneyline underdog is often 4 to 6 times what you risked.
Moneyline favorites have a minus sign “-” before their number. This number indicates how much you risk to win $100. If an Independent team is a -150 favorite, you would risk $150 to win $100. When an Independent team is an overwhelming favorite, you may see their moneyline value exceed -600.
Moneyline underdogs have a plus sign “+” before their number. This number indicates how much you win if you risk $100. For example, if an Independent team is a +150 underdog, you would risk $100 to win $150. When an Independent team is a big underdog, their moneyline might be +850 or more.
Be cautious when betting on a big moneyline favorite. This isn’t always a smart move. You want to be as efficient with your bankroll as possible. Betting on a big favorite means you’ll tie up a large amount of your bankroll in exchange for a small profit. In this scenario, betting against the spread would be a better alternative.
College Football Conferences
The following is a complete list of college football conferences for this season. The top of the list features those with conference championship futures odds. The rest are all other FCS and small to mid-tier FBS conferences that don’t commonly have championship futures bets.
Conferences with Championship Futures Odds
All Other Conferences
- Big Sky
- Big South-OVC
- CAA
- Independent
- Ivy League
- MEAC
- Missouri Valley
- Northeast
- Patriot League
- Pioneer Football League
- Southern
- Southland
- SWAC
- UAC
Independent Football Teams
The following is a list of every Independent football team as of this season. Select different years from the standings table below to see past conference members.
- Merrimack College Warriors
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Sacred Heart Pioneers
- UConn Huskies
- UMass Minutemen
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Independent Football Standings
Review current and past regular season and preseason standings for each Independent football team.
| Team | Conf | Conf% | W | L | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
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| Merrimack College | 0-0 | 0.000 | 5 | 6 | 253 | 256 | 2-3 | 3-3 | W1 |
| #7 Notre Dame | 0-0 | 0.000 | 12 | 1 | 505 | 180 | 6-1 | 3-0 | W11 |
| Sacred Heart | 0-0 | 0.000 | 5 | 6 | 196 | 235 | 4-2 | 1-4 | W1 |
| UConn | 0-0 | 0.000 | 8 | 4 | 388 | 286 | 6-1 | 2-3 | W1 |
| UMass | 0-0 | 0.000 | 2 | 10 | 270 | 426 | 2-4 | 0-6 | L4 |
Independent Football FAQs
The common bets placed on Independent football teams include the point spread, total, and moneyline bets. More advanced bettors might also consider betting an Independent teaser or parlay.
Minus values indicate how much you risk to win $100. Independent teams with big minus values would be heavy favorites to win their game. Plus values indicate how much you win if you risk $100. An Independent team with a big minus value would be considered a big underdog.
Even though the Independent is a less competitive college football conference, most sportsbooks will post lines and odds for common single-game wagers 5-7 days before the next matchup. Sports betting sites typically release prop betting lines and odds for Independent football teams 2-4 days before kickoff, once the starting lineup has been finalized.
College Football Betting Resources
- College Football Betting Guide – Read up on how to bet your favorite teams this football season, reviewing the most common ways to bet on college football, plus season win totals, standings, and in-depth research.
- College Football Betting Sites – Our top licensed and legal US sports betting sites for college football.
- College Football Odds – Latest point spreads, totals, and moneylines for upcoming college football matchups and more.
- College Football Prop Bets – Prop betting lines and odds for upcoming College football games.
- College Football First Team to Score prop bet – See odds for which team will score first in the next schedule NCAA football games.
- College Football Futures Odds – Learn more about how to bet on college football futures. Review odds to win the National Championship and key D1 college football conferences like the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, and Big 12, plus odds to win the Heisman Trophy.
- College Football Win Total Odds – Our tutorial explains how to bet on college football win totals, plus links to team win totals grouped by conference.
- College Football Game to Overtime Prop Bet – See odds for upcoming games, then review overtime game counts from recent seasons.
- Undefeated College Football Teams – See which teams are still undefeated in the current regular season.
- College Football Betting Tips – Quick tips and essential knowledge for those looking to up their college football betting game.
- College Football Overtime Games – We track multiple overtime college football games from 2002 to the current season. See the longest overtime games in NCAA football history.
- College Football Championship Results – Review recent College Football Championship winners, appearances, results, including from the BCS era.
- Can the AP Preseason Poll Predict a Winner? – Our classic case study looks at the AP preseason college football poll’s potential to predict an eventual national champion.