Indiana #1?! CFP Positions, Power Rankings, Betting Chaos, plus college basketball w/Mike Montesano

Friend of the show and elite college sports handicapper Mike Montesano is back, and we’re covering everything from the College Football Playoff to college hoops—and how bettors can actually stay ahead of the market.

We start with a long-overdue confession: We were dead wrong about Indiana, and Mike explains how his power rankings sniffed out the Hoosiers long before the rest of the market caught up. From there, we break down whether Indiana is a true title contender or an overvalued #1, how Mike’s CFB season went from a betting perspective, and what CFP futures positions he’s holding right now.

We also dig deep into betting process:

• Who Mike thinks is the best team in college football (odds aside)
• Where the real value still exists on the CFP board
• Whether bowl season is still bettable in the era of portals and opt-outs
• How Mike actually uses power rankings—and when they don’t tell the full story

Then we shift to the Mucho Dinero Answer Key, discussing line movement leakage, parent lines vs. derivatives, and whether directional clues from power rankings can help bettors avoid getting steamrolled by the market.

Finally, we hit college basketball:

• Teams Mike likes to make a real March run
• Highly rated squads he wants no part of
• Why betting CBB is fundamentally different from CFB
• How to deal with head fakes and nonstop line movement

Be sure to check out Mike’s work at betsandreps.substack.com and follow him on X @betsandreps.

Good JuJu to your bets, and we’ll talk again sooooon. 🎲