2026 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BETTING OVERVIEW (8.21.26): Looking back at THE WINDOW’s College Football betting preview series, and National Championship betting

In this week’s episode of THE WINDOW: Sports betting podcast, Matt Russell (@mrussauthentic) reflects on THE WINDOW’s College Football betting previews with a week to go before the first games of the 2026 season. Here’s the list of pieces, both free and paywall’d, that contain a total of 58 bets in the form of championship futures (Conference and College Football Playoff), regular-season win totals, “Game of the Year” bets, and the start of the Heisman Trophy portfolio:CFB BETTING MARKET PREVIEWSEC BETTING PREVIEWBIG TEN BETTING PREVIEWACC BETTING PREVIEWBIG 12 BETTING PREVIEWGROUP OF SIX BETTING PREVIEWCFB GOTY BETTINGCOLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FUTURESHEISMAN TROPHY BETTINGMatt goes down the list talking about his outlook on the Power-4 conferences, how the big change in the Group of Six effects the betting market, his own shot at guess the final College Football Playoff picture, and what the point is of betting “Game of the Year” point spreads. Finally, in a podcast-only feature — the National Championship.Why Matt’s not crazy about betting on a champion in August, BUT… the THREE teams he thinks you can get value with come December. It’s time to head to THE WINDOW, let’s go!