SWAC Football Betting – Southwestern Athletic Conference

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This SWAC football guide explains how to place a bet on Southwestern Athletic Conference football teams this season. We’ve summarized our college football betting tutorial below, focusing on what’s most relevant for betting on SWAC teams. Also below, you’ll find past and present SWAC football standings.

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Table of Contents

  1. How to Bet on SWAC Football
  2. Other College Football Conferences
  3. SWAC Football Teams
  4. SWAC Football Standings
  5. SWAC Betting FAQs

How to Bet on SWAC Football

Point Spread Bets

The point spread is one of the best ways to bet on SWAC 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 a SWAC 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 a SWAC 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 a SWAC football team. Simply pick either the favorite or the underdog to win outright. If you’re confident a SWAC 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 a SWAC team is a -150 favorite, you would risk $150 to win $100. When a SWAC 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 a SWAC team is a +150 underdog, you would risk $100 to win $150. When a SWAC 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

SWAC Football Teams

The following is a list of every SWAC football team as of this season. Select different years from the standings table below to see past conference members.

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SWAC Football Standings

Review current and past regular season and preseason standings for each SWAC football team.



2024-2025 College Football Regular Season SWAC Conference East Division Standings
Team Conf Conf% W L PF PA Home Away Strk
Jackson State7-01.000923932105-03-2W7
Alabama State4-30.571552291882-21-2L2
Alabama A&M3-30.500552993054-11-2W2
Florida A&M3-30.500552252683-11-4L2
Bethune-Cookman2-50.286292043681-41-5L2
Miss Valley State1-60.1431101664340-31-7W1

SWAC Football FAQs

What are the most common bets placed on SWAC football teams?

The common bets placed on SWAC football teams include the point spread, total, and moneyline bets. More advanced bettors might also consider betting a SWAC teaser or parlay.

What do SWAC football moneyline odds mean?

Minus values indicate how much you risk to win $100. SWAC teams with big minus values would be heavy favorites to win their game. Plus values indicate how much you win if you risk $100. A SWAC team with a big minus value would be considered a big underdog.

When do odds for SWAC football matchups come out?

Even though the SWAC 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 SWAC football teams 2-4 days before kickoff, once the starting lineup has been finalized.

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