Coach Wins Against The Spread: Group of Five, Independent Ranked From Best To Worst
How good are all of the Group of Five and Independent head coaches against the spread? Going from best to worst, here’s who covers and who doesn’t.
How do all of the Group of Five and Independent head coaches do against the spread, and on the road ATS, and going over on the point total?
Here’s our breakdown of the coaches and what they’ve done with their respective teams – at least the ones they’re currently with.
Who covers – and sometimes more importantly – who doesn’t?
Head coaches: Who covers and who doesn’t?
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American Athletic Conference Coach Wins Against The Spread
With the exception of new SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee and Stan Drayton at Temple, these stats reflect how all the coaches have done on their current American Athletic Conference teams.
1. Philip Montgomery, Tulsa
ATS Record (since 2015)
ATS Overall: 48-35-1 (57.7%)
On Extra Rest: 12-4
vs. Ranked: 13-5
After Win: 19-13
After Loss: 23-18-1
Home: 15-23-1
Road: 30-11
Favorite: 18-18-1
Underdog: 30-17
Home Favorite: 9-15-1
Home Dog: 6-8
Road Favorite: 7-3
Road Dog: 23-8
vs. Conference: 33-22
Non-conference: 15-13-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 41-42-1
On Extra Rest: 5-11
vs. Ranked: 8-10
Home: 19-20
Road: 20-20-1
Favorite: 20-17
Underdog: 21-25-1
Home Favorite: 15-10
Home Dog: 4-10
Road Favorite: 5-5
Road Dog: 15-15-1
Conference: 29-26
Non-conference: 12-16-1
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
2. Jeff Scott, USF
ATS Record (since 2020)
ATS Overall: 12-9 (57.1%)
On Extra Rest: 5-0
vs. Ranked: 5-1
After Win: 1-2
After Loss: 8-6
Home: 7-3
Road: 5-6
Favorite: 0-2
Underdog: 10-7
Home Favorite: 2-2
Home Dog: 5-1
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 5-6
vs. Conference: 9-6
Non-conference: 3-3
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 12-8-1
On Extra Rest: 2-2-1
vs. Ranked: 5-1
Home: 8-2
Road: 4-6-1
Favorite: 2-2
Underdog: 10-6-1
Home Favorite: 2-2
Home Dog: 6-0
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 4-6-1
Conference: 8-6-1
Non-conference: 4-2
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
3. Willie Fritz, Tulane
ATS Record (since 2016)
ATS Overall: 41-31-2 (56.8%)
On Extra Rest: 6-6
vs. Ranked: 4-7
After Win: 14-13-1
After Loss: 22-17-1
Home: 23-11-1
Road: 16-19-1
Favorite: 23-13-1
Underdog: 18-18-1
Home Favorite: 15-7
Home Dog: 8-4-1
Road Favorite: 6-5-1
Road Dog: 10-14
vs. Conference: 25-21-2
Non-conference: 16-10
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 36-38
On Extra Rest: 6-6
vs. Ranked: 7-4
Home: 16-19
Road: 18-18
Favorite: 19-18
Underdog: 17-20
Home Favorite: 12-10
Home Dog: 4-9
Road Favorite: 5-7
Road Dog: 13-11
Conference: 21-27
Non-conference: 15-11
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
4. Mike Houston, East Carolina
ATS Record (since 2019)
ATS Overall: 18-14-1 (56.1%)
On Extra Rest: 4-1
vs. Ranked: 3-2
After Win: 7-6
After Loss: 10-6-1
Home: 8-7-1
Road: 10-6
Favorite: 4-5
Underdog: 14-9-1
Home Favorite: 3-2
Home Dog: 5-5-1
Road Favorite: 1-3
Road Dog: 9-3
vs. Conference: 15-9
Non-conference: 3-5-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 15-18
On Extra Rest: 3-2
vs. Ranked: 4-1
Home: 6-10
Road: 9-7
Favorite: 2-7
Underdog: 13-11
Home Favorite: 0-5
Home Dog: 6-5
Road Favorite: 2-2
Road Dog: 7-5
Conference: 13-11
Non-conference: 2-7
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
5. Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
ATS Record (since 2017)
ATS Overall: 34-29 (54.01%)
On Extra Rest: 5-5
vs. Ranked: 9-6
After Win: 24-21
After Loss: 7-6
Home: 18-14
Road: 14-13
Favorite: 23-21
Underdog: 11-8
Home Favorite: 16-12
Home Dog: 2-2
Road Favorite: 6-8
Road Dog: 8-5
vs. Conference: 20-21
Non-conference: 14-8
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 25-38
On Extra Rest: 5-5
vs. Ranked: 3-12
Home: 16-16
Road: 8-19
Favorite: 22-22
Underdog: 3-16
Home Favorite: 14-14
Home Dog: 2-2
Road Favorite: 7-7
Road Dog: 1-12
Conference: 17-24
Non-conference: 8-14
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
6. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy
ATS Record (since 2007)
ATS Overall: 100-87-3 (53.4%)
On Extra Rest: 21-17
vs. Ranked: 12-10-1
After Win: 57-45-2
After Loss: 34-35-1
Home: 42-38-1
Road: 43-36-1
Favorite: 52-51-2
Underdog: 48-36-1
Home Favorite: 29-27-1
Home Dog: 13-11
Road Favorite: 15-17-1
Road Dog: 28-19
vs. Conference: 44-26-2
Non-conference: 56-61-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 87-100-1
On Extra Rest: 17-21
vs. Ranked: 9-14
Home: 39-40
Road: 41-38-1
Favorite: 46-56-1
Underdog: 41-44
Home Favorite: 27-28
Home Dog: 12-12
Road Favorite: 18-14-1
Road Dog: 23-24
Conference: 38-34
Non-conference: 49-66-1
7. Dana Holgorsen, Houston
ATS Record (since 2019)
ATS Overall: 17-17 (50%)
On Extra Rest: 1-5
vs. Ranked: 4-6
After Win: 8-9
After Loss: 7-6
Home: 6-8
Road: 9-7
Favorite: 9-9
Underdog: 8-8
Home Favorite: 4-3
Home Dog: 2-5
Road Favorite: 4-4
Road Dog: 5-3
vs. Conference: 11-12
Non-conference: 6-5
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 19-14-1
On Extra Rest: 3-3
vs. Ranked: 7-2-1
Home: 8-5-1
Road: 11-5
Favorite: 8-10
Underdog: 11-4-1
Home Favorite: 3-4
Home Dog: 5-1-1
Road Favorite: 5-3
Road Dog: 6-2
Conference: 14-8-1
Non-conference: 5-6
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
8. Gus Malzahn, UCF
ATS Record (since 2021)
ATS Overall: 5-8 (38.5%)
On Extra Rest: 1-1
vs. Ranked: 0-1
After Win: 3-5
After Loss: 2-2
Home: 3-4
Road: 1-4
Favorite: 4-6
Underdog: 1-2
Home Favorite: 3-4
Home Dog: 0-0
Road Favorite: 1-2
Road Dog: 0-2
vs. Conference: 2-6
Non-conference: 3-2
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 7-5-1
On Extra Rest: 1-1
vs. Ranked: 1-0
Home: 2-4-1
Road: 5-0
Favorite: 5-4-1
Underdog: 2-1
Home Favorite: 2-4-1
Home Dog: 0-0
Road Favorite: 3-0
Road Dog: 2-0
Conference: 4-4
Non-conference: 3-1-1
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
9. Ryan Silverfield, Memphis
ATS Record (since 2020)
ATS Overall: 8-15 (34.8%)
On Extra Rest: 4-1
vs. Ranked: 1-2
After Win: 2-9
After Loss: 4-5
Home: 7-6
Road: 0-9
Favorite: 4-9
Underdog: 4-6
Home Favorite: 3-6
Home Dog: 4-0
Road Favorite: 0-3
Road Dog: 0-6
vs. Conference: 4-12
Non-conference: 4-3
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 8-13-2
On Extra Rest: 2-3
vs. Ranked: 1-2
Home: 4-7-2
Road: 4-5
Favorite: 5-6-2
Underdog: 3-7
Home Favorite: 3-4-2
Home Dog: 1-3
Road Favorite: 2-1
Road Dog: 2-4
Conference: 6-8-2
Non-conference: 2-5
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
Head coaches: Who covers and who doesn’t?
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NEXT: Conference USA Coach Wins Against The Spread
Conference USA Coach Wins Against The Spread
With the exception of new UAB head coach Bryant Vincent, FIU head man Mike MacIntyre, and Louisiana Tech’s Sonny Cumbie, these stats reflect how all the coaches have done on their current Conference USA teams.
1. Jeff Traylor, UTSA
ATS Record (since 2020)
ATS Overall: 16-10 (61.5%)
On Extra Rest: 4-0
vs. Ranked: 2-1
After Win: 10-9
After Loss: 3-1
Home: 7-6
Road: 8-3
Favorite: 7-7
Underdog: 9-3
Home Favorite: 5-5
Home Dog: 2-1
Road Favorite: 2-2
Road Dog: 6-1
vs. Conference: 10-6
Non-conference: 6-4
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 11-14-1
On Extra Rest: 3-0-1
vs. Ranked: 1-1-1
Home: 4-9
Road: 6-5
Favorite: 6-8
Underdog: 5-6-1
Home Favorite: 3-7
Home Dog: 1-2
Road Favorite: 3-1
Road Dog: 3-4
Conference: 8-8
Non-conference: 3-6-1
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
2. Tyson Helton, WKU
ATS Record (since 2019)
ATS Overall: 21-16-2 (56.4%)
On Extra Rest: 4-3-1
vs. Ranked: 0-2-1
After Win: 13-6-2
After Loss: 7-8
Home: 9-8
Road: 11-6-1
Favorite: 11-9-1
Underdog: 10-7-1
Home Favorite: 6-6
Home Dog: 3-2
Road Favorite: 4-3
Road Dog: 7-3-1
vs. Conference: 15-9
Non-conference: 6-7-2
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 23-16
On Extra Rest: 4-4
vs. Ranked: 2-1
Home: 11-6
Road: 9-9
Favorite: 11-10
Underdog: 12-6
Home Favorite: 8-4
Home Dog: 3-2
Road Favorite: 2-5
Road Dog: 7-4
Conference: 12-12
Non-conference: 11-4
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
3. Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee
ATS Record (since 2006)
ATS Overall: 98-95-4 (50.8%)
On Extra Rest: 14-19
vs. Ranked: 3-6
After Win: 45-47-4
After Loss: 47-36
Home: 46-37-2
Road: 49-52-2
Favorite: 52-40-3
Underdog: 45-54-1
Home Favorite: 33-26-2
Home Dog: 13-11
Road Favorite: 19-12-1
Road Dog: 29-39-1
vs. Conference: 65-55-4
Non-conference: 33-40
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 98-94-4
On Extra Rest: 18-13-2
vs. Ranked: 4-4-1
Home: 40-44
Road: 51-48-4
Favorite: 53-40-1
Underdog: 44-53-3
Home Favorite: 33-27
Home Dog: 7-17
Road Favorite: 18-13-1
Road Dog: 32-34-3
Conference: 64-57-3
Non-conference: 34-37-1
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
4. Dana Dimel, UTEP
ATS Record (since 2018)
ATS Overall: 21-23-1 (47.8%)
On Extra Rest: 7-2
vs. Ranked: 0-2
After Win: 6-6
After Loss: 13-14-1
Home: 8-12-1
Road: 12-11
Favorite: 6-3-1
Underdog: 15-20
Home Favorite: 3-3-1
Home Dog: 5-9
Road Favorite: 3-0
Road Dog: 9-11
vs. Conference: 15-13
Non-conference: 6-10-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 26-19
On Extra Rest: 6-3
vs. Ranked: 2-0
Home: 11-10
Road: 14-9
Favorite: 5-5
Underdog: 21-14
Home Favorite: 4-3
Home Dog: 7-7
Road Favorite: 1-2
Road Dog: 13-7
Conference: 18-10
Non-conference: 8-9
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
5. Will Healy, Charlotte
ATS Record (since 2019)
ATS Overall: 14-16-1 (46.8%)
On Extra Rest: 3-5
vs. Ranked: 0-1
After Win: 5-8-1
After Loss: 7-7
Home: 8-6
Road: 6-9-1
Favorite: 7-4
Underdog: 7-12-1
Home Favorite: 4-3
Home Dog: 4-3
Road Favorite: 3-1
Road Dog: 3-8-1
vs. Conference: 9-11
Non-conference: 5-5-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 18-13
On Extra Rest: 3-5
vs. Ranked: 1-0
Home: 9-5
Road: 9-7
Favorite: 9-2
Underdog: 9-11
Home Favorite: 6-1
Home Dog: 3-4
Road Favorite: 3-1
Road Dog: 6-6
Conference: 13-7
Non-conference: 5-6
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
6. Mike Bloomgren, Rice
ATS Record (since 2018)
ATS Overall: 19-22-1 (46.4%)
On Extra Rest: 2-5
vs. Ranked: 2-1
After Win: 5-2
After Loss: 13-16-1
Home: 8-11-1
Road: 11-10
Favorite: 3-6
Underdog: 16-16-1
Home Favorite: 1-5
Home Dog: 7-6-1
Road Favorite: 2-1
Road Dog: 9-9
vs. Conference: 14-15
Non-conference: 5-7-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 24-18
On Extra Rest: 4-3
vs. Ranked: 2-1
Home: 9-11
Road: 14-7
Favorite: 5-4
Underdog: 19-14
Home Favorite: 3-3
Home Dog: 6-8
Road Favorite: 2-1
Road Dog: 12-6
Conference: 13-16
Non-conference: 11-2
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
7. Seth Littrell, North Texas
ATS Record (since 2016)
ATS Overall: 34-40-1 (46%)
On Extra Rest: 5-8
vs. Ranked: 2-0
After Win: 16-20-1
After Loss: 14-17
Home: 17-18-1
Road: 16-18
Favorite: 16-17
Underdog: 18-23-1
Home Favorite: 12-10
Home Dog: 5-8-1
Road Favorite: 4-7
Road Dog: 12-11
vs. Conference: 19-28-1
Non-conference: 15-12
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 35-39-1
On Extra Rest: 6-7
vs. Ranked: 1-1
Home: 19-16-1
Road: 13-21
Favorite: 17-16
Underdog: 18-23-1
Home Favorite: 13-9
Home Dog: 6-7-1
Road Favorite: 4-7
Road Dog: 9-14
Conference: 21-27
Non-conference: 14-12-1
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
8. Willie Taggart, Florida Atlantic
ATS Record (since 2020)
ATS Overall: 7-13-1 (35.7%)
On Extra Rest: 2-3
vs. Ranked: 2-0
After Win: 1-7-1
After Loss: 4-5
Home: 3-6-1
Road: 4-6
Favorite: 5-8-1
Underdog: 2-5
Home Favorite: 3-5-1
Home Dog: 0-1
Road Favorite: 2-3
Road Dog: 2-3
vs. Conference: 5-9
Non-conference: 2-4-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 6-15
On Extra Rest: 0-5
vs. Ranked: 0-2
Home: 3-7
Road: 3-7
Favorite: 5-9
Underdog: 1-6
Home Favorite: 3-6
Home Dog: 0-1
Road Favorite: 2-3
Road Dog: 1-4
Conference: 5-9
Non-conference: 1-6
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
Head coaches: Who covers and who doesn’t?
AAC | C-USA | Ind | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt
NEXT: Independent Coach Wins Against The Spread
Independent Coach Wins Against The Spread
No, the Independents aren’t Group of Five, and there aren’t that many coaches who have a body of work to have a good sample size – Jerry Kill is new at New Mexico State, Jim Mora Jr. is taking over UConn, Marcus Freeman only has one game in at Notre Dame, and Don Brown has been gone from UMass for over a decade. For the other three below, the ATS records only count at their current schools.
1. Hugh Freeze, Liberty
ATS Record (since 2019)
ATS Overall: 24-13 (64.9%)
On Extra Rest: 6-2
vs. Ranked: 1-3
After Win: 16-7
After Loss: 6-5
Home: 12-6
Road: 9-7
Favorite: 16-9
Underdog: 8-4
Home Favorite: 11-5
Home Dog: 1-1
Road Favorite: 4-4
Road Dog: 5-3
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 18-18-1
On Extra Rest: 7-1
vs. Ranked: 2-2
Home: 9-9
Road: 7-8-1
Favorite: 14-10-1
Underdog: 4-8
Home Favorite: 9-7
Home Dog: 0-2
Road Favorite: 4-3-1
Road Dog: 3-5
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
2. Jeff Monken, Army
ATS Record (since 2014)
ATS Overall: 50-49-2 (50.5%)
On Extra Rest: 10-7-1
vs. Ranked: 5-5
After Win: 26-24-2
After Loss: 19-20
Home: 21-26-1
Road: 19-18
Favorite: 25-29-2
Underdog: 25-20
Home Favorite: 17-19-1
Home Dog: 4-7
Road Favorite: 6-7
Road Dog: 13-11
vs. Conference: 0-0
Non-conference: 50-49-2
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 45-55-1
On Extra Rest: 5-13
vs. Ranked: 1-9
Home: 25-23
Road: 14-22-1
Favorite: 30-25-1
Underdog: 15-30
Home Favorite: 21-16
Home Dog: 4-7
Road Favorite: 6-6-1
Road Dog: 8-16
Conference: 0-0
Non-conference: 45-55-1
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
3. Kalani Sitake, BYU
ATS Record (since 2016)
ATS Overall: 39-36-2 (52.01%)
On Extra Rest: 6-8
vs. Ranked: 8-6
After Win: 22-19-2
After Loss: 13-14
Home: 17-18-2
Road: 18-13
Favorite: 21-26-2
Underdog: 16-9
Home Favorite: 12-12-2
Home Dog: 5-5
Road Favorite: 7-10
Road Dog: 10-3
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 29-47-1
On Extra Rest: 6-7-1
vs. Ranked: 5-9
Home: 13-24
Road: 12-18-1
Favorite: 19-29-1
Underdog: 8-17
Home Favorite: 9-17
Home Dog: 3-7
Road Favorite: 7-9-1
Road Dog: 4-9
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
Head coaches: Who covers and who doesn’t?
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
AAC | C-USA | Ind | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt
NEXT: MAC Coach Wins Against The Spread
MAC Coach Wins Against The Spread
With the exception of new Akron head coach Joe Moorhead, these stats reflect how all the coaches have done on their current MAC teams.
1. Jim McElwain, Central Michigan
ATS Record (since 2019)
ATS Overall: 21-12 (60.6%)
On Extra Rest: 5-1
vs. Ranked: 0-1
After Win: 11-8
After Loss: 7-4
Home: 11-4
Road: 9-6
Favorite: 11-5
Underdog: 10-7
Home Favorite: 7-2
Home Dog: 4-2
Road Favorite: 4-2
Road Dog: 5-4
vs. Conference: 15-8
Non-conference: 6-4
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 18-15
On Extra Rest: 4-2
vs. Ranked: 1-0
Home: 11-4
Road: 6-9
Favorite: 7-9
Underdog: 11-6
Home Favorite: 6-3
Home Dog: 5-1
Road Favorite: 1-5
Road Dog: 5-4
Conference: 12-11
Non-conference: 6-4
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
2. Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois
ATS Record (since 2019)
ATS Overall: 18-13-1 (57.8%)
On Extra Rest: 2-2
vs. Ranked: 1-1
After Win: 6-6-1
After Loss: 10-6
Home: 6-7-1
Road: 10-6
Favorite: 4-5
Underdog: 13-8-1
Home Favorite: 3-3
Home Dog: 2-4-1
Road Favorite: 1-2
Road Dog: 9-4
vs. Conference: 12-11
Non-conference: 6-2-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 18-14
On Extra Rest: 3-1
vs. Ranked: 2-0
Home: 7-7
Road: 10-6
Favorite: 6-3
Underdog: 12-10
Home Favorite: 3-3
Home Dog: 4-3
Road Favorite: 3-0
Road Dog: 7-6
Conference: 14-9
Non-conference: 4-5
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
3. Sean Lewis, Kent State
ATS Record (since 2018)
ATS Overall: 24-19 (55.8%)
On Extra Rest: 4-2
vs. Ranked: 0-5
After Win: 9-9
After Loss: 13-8
Home: 12-5
Road: 11-12
Favorite: 10-5
Underdog: 12-14
Home Favorite: 6-4
Home Dog: 6-1
Road Favorite: 4-0
Road Dog: 6-12
vs. Conference: 18-11
Non-conference: 6-8
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 21-22
On Extra Rest: 3-3
vs. Ranked: 2-3
Home: 9-8
Road: 10-13
Favorite: 6-9
Underdog: 14-12
Home Favorite: 5-5
Home Dog: 3-3
Road Favorite: 1-3
Road Dog: 9-9
Conference: 16-13
Non-conference: 5-9
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
4. Chuck Martin, Miami University
ATS Record (since 2014)
ATS Overall: 50-40-1 (55.5%)
On Extra Rest: 7-5-1
vs. Ranked: 2-4
After Win: 17-17
After Loss: 28-20-1
Home: 21-19-1
Road: 25-21
Favorite: 15-19
Underdog: 35-20-1
Home Favorite: 10-15
Home Dog: 11-4-1
Road Favorite: 4-4
Road Dog: 21-16
vs. Conference: 36-23-1
Non-conference: 14-17
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 39-51-1
On Extra Rest: 5-8
vs. Ranked: 6-0
Home: 17-23-1
Road: 22-24
Favorite: 12-21-1
Underdog: 26-30
Home Favorite: 8-16-1
Home Dog: 9-7
Road Favorite: 4-4
Road Dog: 17-20
Conference: 25-34-1
Non-conference: 14-17
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
5. Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan
ATS Record (since 2019)
ATS Overall: 50-43-1 (53.7%)
On Extra Rest: 9-5
vs. Ranked: 2-3
After Win: 14-21
After Loss: 30-20-1
Home: 17-25
Road: 30-17-1
Favorite: 12-15
Underdog: 37-27-1
Home Favorite: 7-11
Home Dog: 9-14
Road Favorite: 5-4
Road Dog: 25-12-1
vs. Conference: 30-31-1
Non-conference: 20-12
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 47-44-2
On Extra Rest: 8-6
vs. Ranked: 4-1
Home: 17-23-1
Road: 28-19-1
Favorite: 12-13-1
Underdog: 35-29-1
Home Favorite: 6-10-1
Home Dog: 11-12
Road Favorite: 6-3
Road Dog: 22-15-1
Conference: 30-31-1
Non-conference: 17-13-1
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
6. Jason Candle, Toledo
ATS Record (since 2016)
ATS Overall: 35-36 (49.3%)
On Extra Rest: 3-7
vs. Ranked: 1-3
After Win: 19-24
After Loss: 12-10
Home: 18-16
Road: 16-15
Favorite: 29-25
Underdog: 6-11
Home Favorite: 16-15
Home Dog: 2-1
Road Favorite: 12-6
Road Dog: 4-9
vs. Conference: 23-24
Non-conference: 12-12
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 38-32-1
On Extra Rest: 6-4
vs. Ranked: 4-0
Home: 17-16-1
Road: 18-13
Favorite: 27-26-1
Underdog: 11-6
Home Favorite: 16-14-1
Home Dog: 1-2
Road Favorite: 8-10
Road Dog: 10-3
Conference: 22-24-1
Non-conference: 16-8
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
7. Mike Neu, Ball State
ATS Record (since 2016)
ATS Overall: 32-37 (46.4%)
On Extra Rest: 4-5
vs. Ranked: 3-2
After Win: 13-13
After Loss: 15-22
Home: 11-21
Road: 18-15
Favorite: 10-17
Underdog: 22-20
Home Favorite: 7-12
Home Dog: 4-9
Road Favorite: 3-5
Road Dog: 15-10
vs. Conference: 19-28
Non-conference: 13-9
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 31-37-1
On Extra Rest: 6-3
vs. Ranked: 1-4
Home: 16-16
Road: 14-18-1
Favorite: 14-12-1
Underdog: 17-25
Home Favorite: 9-10
Home Dog: 7-6
Road Favorite: 5-2-1
Road Dog: 9-16
Conference: 23-23-1
Non-conference: 8-14
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
8. Tim Lester, Western Michigan
ATS Record (since 2017)
ATS Overall: 24-31-2 (43.9%)
On Extra Rest: 2-6-1
vs. Ranked: 1-2
After Win: 10-20-1
After Loss: 11-9-1
Home: 13-14
Road: 10-16-1
Favorite: 19-21-1
Underdog: 5-10-1
Home Favorite: 12-12
Home Dog: 1-2
Road Favorite: 6-9-1
Road Dog: 4-7
vs. Conference: 15-22-1
Non-conference: 9-9-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 32-25
On Extra Rest: 7-2
vs. Ranked: 2-1
Home: 16-11
Road: 14-13
Favorite: 22-19
Underdog: 10-6
Home Favorite: 13-11
Home Dog: 3-0
Road Favorite: 8-8
Road Dog: 6-5
Conference: 23-15
Non-conference: 9-10
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
9. Tim Albin, Ohio
ATS Record (since 2021)
ATS Overall: 5-7 (41.7%)
On Extra Rest: 1-0
vs. Ranked: 0-0
After Win: 2-1
After Loss: 3-5
Home: 2-4
Road: 3-3
Favorite: 1-3
Underdog: 4-4
Home Favorite: 0-2
Home Dog: 2-2
Road Favorite: 1-1
Road Dog: 2-2
vs. Conference: 5-3
Non-conference: 0-4
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 4-8
On Extra Rest: 1-0
vs. Ranked: 0-0
Home: 3-3
Road: 1-5
Favorite: 1-3
Underdog: 3-5
Home Favorite: 1-1
Home Dog: 2-2
Road Favorite: 0-2
Road Dog: 1-3
Conference: 2-6
Non-conference: 2-2
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
10. Scot Loeffler, Bowling Green
ATS Record (since 2019)
ATS Overall: 12-17 (41.4%)
On Extra Rest: 0-4
vs. Ranked: 0-1
After Win: 2-4
After Loss: 8-12
Home: 7-7
Road: 5-10
Favorite: 2-1
Underdog: 10-16
Home Favorite: 2-1
Home Dog: 5-6
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 5-10
vs. Conference: 7-14
Non-conference: 5-3
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 12-17
On Extra Rest: 1-3
vs. Ranked: 0-1
Home: 7-7
Road: 5-10
Favorite: 1-2
Underdog: 11-15
Home Favorite: 1-2
Home Dog: 6-5
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 5-10
Conference: 12-9
Non-conference: 0-8
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
11. Maurice Linguist, Buffalo
ATS Record (since 2021)
ATS Overall: 3-8-1 (29.2%)
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 1-0
After Win: 1-2-1
After Loss: 1-6
Home: 2-3-1
Road: 1-5
Favorite: 2-3
Underdog: 1-5-1
Home Favorite: 1-2
Home Dog: 1-1-1
Road Favorite: 1-1
Road Dog: 0-4
vs. Conference: 1-6-1
Non-conference: 2-2
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 6-6
On Extra Rest: 1-0
vs. Ranked: 0-1
Home: 3-3
Road: 3-3
Favorite: 3-2
Underdog: 3-4
Home Favorite: 2-1
Home Dog: 1-2
Road Favorite: 1-1
Road Dog: 2-2
Conference: 4-4
Non-conference: 2-2
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
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Mountain West Coach Wins Against The Spread
Other than the first year head coaches who have never been the main man – Timmy Chang at Hawaii and Ken Wilson at Nevada, and including Jeff Tedford at Fresno State after his time off – these stats reflect how all the coaches have done on their current Mountain West teams.
1. Blake Anderson, Utah State
ATS Record (since 2021)
ATS Overall: 10-4 (71.4%)
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 1-1
After Win: 8-2
After Loss: 1-2
Home: 3-3
Road: 6-1
Favorite: 4-2
Underdog: 6-2
Home Favorite: 2-1
Home Dog: 1-2
Road Favorite: 2-1
Road Dog: 4-0
vs. Conference: 6-3
Non-conference: 4-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 6-8
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 1-1
Home: 3-3
Road: 3-4
Favorite: 3-3
Underdog: 3-5
Home Favorite: 3-0
Home Dog: 0-3
Road Favorite: 0-3
Road Dog: 3-1
Conference: 5-4
Non-conference: 1-4
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
2. Andy Avalos, Boise State
ATS Record (since 2021)
ATS Overall: 7-5 (58.3%)
On Extra Rest: 1-0
vs. Ranked: 2-1
After Win: 2-5
After Loss: 4-0
Home: 2-4
Road: 5-1
Favorite: 4-5
Underdog: 3-0
Home Favorite: 2-4
Home Dog: 0-0
Road Favorite: 2-1
Road Dog: 3-0
vs. Conference: 4-4
Non-conference: 3-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 2-9-1
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 0-3
Home: 2-4
Road: 0-5-1
Favorite: 2-7
Underdog: 0-2-1
Home Favorite: 2-4
Home Dog: 0-0
Road Favorite: 0-3
Road Dog: 0-2-1
Conference: 1-7
Non-conference: 1-2-1
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
3. Brady Hoke, San Diego State
ATS Record (since 2020)
ATS Overall: 12-9-1 (56.8%)
On Extra Rest: 2-0
vs. Ranked: 2-0
After Win: 8-7
After Loss: 3-1-1
Home: 7-5
Road: 4-4-1
Favorite: 7-7-1
Underdog: 5-2
Home Favorite: 5-4
Home Dog: 2-1
Road Favorite: 1-3-1
Road Dog: 3-1
vs. Conference: 7-7-1
Non-conference: 5-2
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 10-12
On Extra Rest: 0-2
vs. Ranked: 1-1
Home: 5-7
Road: 4-5
Favorite: 7-8
Underdog: 3-4
Home Favorite: 3-6
Home Dog: 2-1
Road Favorite: 3-2
Road Dog: 1-3
Conference: 6-9
Non-conference: 4-3
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
4. Jay Norvell, Colorado State
*Nevada ATS Record since 2017
ATS Overall: 33-25-2 (56.7%)
On Extra Rest: 7-2-1
vs. Ranked: 1-3
After Win: 13-17
After Loss: 15-8-2
Home: 17-9-2
Road: 13-13
Favorite: 14-13-1
Underdog: 19-12-1
Home Favorite: 10-7-1
Home Dog: 7-2-1
Road Favorite: 3-4
Road Dog: 10-9
vs. Conference: 24-14-2
Non-conference: 9-11
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 29-31
On Extra Rest: 6-4
vs. Ranked: 2-2
Home: 15-13
Road: 12-14
Favorite: 13-15
Underdog: 16-16
Home Favorite: 9-9
Home Dog: 6-4
Road Favorite: 4-3
Road Dog: 8-11
Conference: 18-22
Non-conference: 11-9
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
Brent Brennan, San Jose State
ATS Record (since 2017)
ATS Overall: 29-25-3 (53.5%)
On Extra Rest: 4-4
vs. Ranked: 4-2
After Win: 10-6-2
After Loss: 16-17-1
Home: 13-11-2
Road: 14-12-1
Favorite: 8-8-1
Underdog: 21-17-2
Home Favorite: 6-5-1
Home Dog: 7-6-1
Road Favorite: 2-2
Road Dog: 12-10-1
vs. Conference: 23-13-3
Non-conference: 6-12
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 25-32
On Extra Rest: 3-5
vs. Ranked: 2-4
Home: 12-14
Road: 12-15
Favorite: 9-8
Underdog: 16-24
Home Favorite: 7-5
Home Dog: 5-9
Road Favorite: 2-2
Road Dog: 10-13
Conference: 18-21
Non-conference: 7-11
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
Marcus Arroyo, UNLV
ATS Record (since 2020)
ATS Overall: 9-8-1 (52.8%)
On Extra Rest: 2-2
vs. Ranked: 3-1
After Win: 2-0
After Loss: 6-7-1
Home: 4-5
Road: 5-3-1
Favorite: 0-0
Underdog: 9-8-1
Home Favorite: 0-0
Home Dog: 4-5
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 5-3-1
vs. Conference: 6-7
Non-conference: 3-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 9-9
On Extra Rest: 1-3
vs. Ranked: 2-2
Home: 5-4
Road: 4-5
Favorite: 0-0
Underdog: 9-9
Home Favorite: 0-0
Home Dog: 5-4
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 4-5
Conference: 8-6
Non-conference: 1-3
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
Craig Bohl, Wyoming
ATS Record (since 2014)
ATS Overall: 49-45-1 (52.1%)
On Extra Rest: 9-6
vs. Ranked: 4-2
After Win: 20-19-1
After Loss: 25-22
Home: 24-22
Road: 21-23-1
Favorite: 21-21-1
Underdog: 27-24
Home Favorite: 11-12
Home Dog: 12-10
Road Favorite: 7-9-1
Road Dog: 14-14
vs. Conference: 34-29
Non-conference: 15-16-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 40-53-2
On Extra Rest: 13-2
vs. Ranked: 3-3
Home: 17-28-1
Road: 20-24-1
Favorite: 20-23
Underdog: 20-29-2
Home Favorite: 8-15
Home Dog: 9-12-1
Road Favorite: 9-8
Road Dog: 11-16-1
Conference: 28-34-1
Non-conference: 12-19-1
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
Troy Calhoun, Air Force
ATS Record (since 2007)
ATS Overall: 94-87-2 (51.9%)
On Extra Rest: 16-13
vs. Ranked: 11-7
After Win: 58-42-2
After Loss: 27-40
Home: 45-40-1
Road: 40-40-1
Favorite: 55-54-1
Underdog: 39-31-1
Home Favorite: 32-32
Home Dog: 13-8-1
Road Favorite: 19-20-1
Road Dog: 21-19
vs. Conference: 55-59-2
Non-conference: 39-28
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 93-87-1
On Extra Rest: 11-18
vs. Ranked: 6-12
Home: 40-44
Road: 43-37-1
Favorite: 56-52
Underdog: 37-33-1
Home Favorite: 29-33
Home Dog: 11-11
Road Favorite: 24-16
Road Dog: 19-20-1
Conference: 68-47-1
Non-conference: 25-40
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
Danny Gonzales, New Mexico
ATS Record (since 2020)
ATS Overall: 5-14 (26.3%)
On Extra Rest: 0-2
vs. Ranked: 0-2
After Win: 1-3
After Loss: 4-9
Home: 1-6
Road: 2-8
Favorite: 0-5
Underdog: 5-9
Home Favorite: 0-3
Home Dog: 1-3
Road Favorite: 0-2
Road Dog: 2-6
vs. Conference: 5-10
Non-conference: 0-4
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 7-12
On Extra Rest: 2-0
vs. Ranked: 0-2
Home: 3-4
Road: 3-7
Favorite: 3-2
Underdog: 4-10
Home Favorite: 2-1
Home Dog: 1-3
Road Favorite: 1-1
Road Dog: 2-6
Conference: 6-9
Non-conference: 1-3
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
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Sun Belt Coach Wins Against The Spread
With the exception of new head coaches – like Clay Helton at Georgia Southern – the ATS records only count the coach’s time in the Sun Belt with his current team. This year, the new schools count the time in Conference USA. Also, new first time head coaches – Michael Desormeaux at Louisiana, Jon Sumrall at Troy, and in his first year in the FBS, Curt Cignetti at James Madison.
1. Ricky Rahne, Old Dominion
ATS Record (since 2020)
ATS Overall: 9-4 (69.2%)
On Extra Rest: 1-1
vs. Ranked: 0-0
After Win: 4-2
After Loss: 4-2
Home: 5-1
Road: 4-2
Favorite: 3-0
Underdog: 6-4
Home Favorite: 2-0
Home Dog: 3-1
Road Favorite: 1-0
Road Dog: 3-2
vs. Conference: 6-2
Non-conference: 3-2
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 5-8
On Extra Rest: 0-2
vs. Ranked: 0-0
Home: 2-4
Road: 3-3
Favorite: 2-1
Underdog: 3-7
Home Favorite: 1-1
Home Dog: 1-3
Road Favorite: 1-0
Road Dog: 2-3
Conference: 3-5
Non-conference: 2-3
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
2. Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina
ATS Record (since 2019)
ATS Overall: 21-15-1 (58.1%)
On Extra Rest: 5-4
vs. Ranked: 2-1
After Win: 13-10-1
After Loss: 5-4
Home: 10-8-1
Road: 11-5
Favorite: 12-12-1
Underdog: 9-3
Home Favorite: 7-6-1
Home Dog: 3-2
Road Favorite: 5-4
Road Dog: 6-1
vs. Conference: 13-10-1
Non-conference: 8-5
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 19-18
On Extra Rest: 6-3
vs. Ranked: 1-2
Home: 10-9
Road: 7-9
Favorite: 13-12
Underdog: 6-6
Home Favorite: 8-6
Home Dog: 2-3
Road Favorite: 3-6
Road Dog: 4-3
Conference: 11-13
Non-conference: 8-5
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
3. Shawn Elliott, Georgia State
ATS Record (since 2017)
ATS Overall: 29-26-5 (52.5%)
On Extra Rest: 7-6
vs. Ranked: 3-3
After Win: 14-11-2
After Loss: 12-13-3
Home: 13-14-1
Road: 13-11-4
Favorite: 13-9-1
Underdog: 15-17-4
Home Favorite: 8-6-1
Home Dog: 5-8
Road Favorite: 3-3
Road Dog: 9-8-4
vs. Conference: 19-17-4
Non-conference: 10-9-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 31-29
On Extra Rest: 9-4
vs. Ranked: 4-2
Home: 13-15
Road: 15-13
Favorite: 11-12
Underdog: 20-16
Home Favorite: 7-8
Home Dog: 6-7
Road Favorite: 2-4
Road Dog: 13-8
Conference: 19-21
Non-conference: 12-8
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
4. Butch Jones, Arkansas State
ATS Record (since 2021)
ATS Overall: 6-6 (50%)
On Extra Rest: 1-0
vs. Ranked: 0-1
After Win: 2-0
After Loss: 3-6
Home: 3-3
Road: 3-3
Favorite: 1-1
Underdog: 5-5
Home Favorite: 1-1
Home Dog: 2-2
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 3-3
vs. Conference: 3-5
Non-conference: 3-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 3-9
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 0-1
Home: 1-5
Road: 2-4
Favorite: 0-2
Underdog: 3-7
Home Favorite: 0-2
Home Dog: 1-3
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 2-4
Conference: 1-7
Non-conference: 2-2
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
5. Jake Spavital, Texas State
ATS Record (since 2019)
ATS Overall: 17-18-1 (48.6%)
On Extra Rest: 1-3
vs. Ranked: 1-3
After Win: 3-5
After Loss: 12-12-1
Home: 9-8-1
Road: 8-10
Favorite: 3-4-1
Underdog: 14-14
Home Favorite: 2-4-1
Home Dog: 7-4
Road Favorite: 1-0
Road Dog: 7-10
vs. Conference: 12-11-1
Non-conference: 5-7
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 15-21
On Extra Rest: 1-3
vs. Ranked: 2-2
Home: 11-7
Road: 4-14
Favorite: 5-3
Underdog: 10-18
Home Favorite: 5-2
Home Dog: 6-5
Road Favorite: 0-1
Road Dog: 4-13
Conference: 10-14
Non-conference: 5-7
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
6. Charles Huff, Marshall
ATS Record (since 2021)
ATS Overall: 6-7 (46.2%)
On Extra Rest: 1-1
vs. Ranked: 0-1
After Win: 3-4
After Loss: 2-3
Home: 1-5
Road: 5-1
Favorite: 5-5
Underdog: 1-2
Home Favorite: 1-4
Home Dog: 0-1
Road Favorite: 4-1
Road Dog: 1-0
vs. Conference: 4-4
Non-conference: 2-3
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 7-6
On Extra Rest: 1-1
vs. Ranked: 1-0
Home: 2-4
Road: 4-2
Favorite: 5-5
Underdog: 2-1
Home Favorite: 2-3
Home Dog: 0-1
Road Favorite: 3-2
Road Dog: 1-0
Conference: 2-6
Non-conference: 5-0
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
7. Terry Bowden, ULM
ATS Record (since 2021)
ATS Overall: 5-6-1 (45.8%)
On Extra Rest: 0-0-1
vs. Ranked: 1-1
After Win: 2-2
After Loss: 3-3-1
Home: 3-2-1
Road: 2-4
Favorite: 0-1-1
Underdog: 5-5
Home Favorite: 0-1-1
Home Dog: 3-1
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 2-4
vs. Conference: 3-5
Non-conference: 2-1-1
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 6-6
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 1-1
Home: 3-3
Road: 3-3
Favorite: 0-2
Underdog: 6-4
Home Favorite: 0-2
Home Dog: 3-1
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 3-3
Conference: 4-4
Non-conference: 2-2
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
T8. Shawn Clark, Appalachian State
ATS Record (since 2020)
ATS Overall: 11-15 (42.3%)
On Extra Rest: 2-2
vs. Ranked: 2-3
After Win: 8-10
After Loss: 2-4
Home: 5-7
Road: 4-7
Favorite: 9-13
Underdog: 2-2
Home Favorite: 4-7
Home Dog: 1-0
Road Favorite: 3-6
Road Dog: 1-1
vs. Conference: 8-9
Non-conference: 3-6
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 11-15
On Extra Rest: 1-3
vs. Ranked: 1-4
Home: 5-7
Road: 4-7
Favorite: 9-13
Underdog: 2-2
Home Favorite: 5-6
Home Dog: 0-1
Road Favorite: 3-6
Road Dog: 1-1
Conference: 6-11
Non-conference: 5-4
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
T8. Clay Helton, Georgia Southern
*USC ATS Record since 2015
ATS Overall: 35-48-1 (42.3%)
On Extra Rest: 4-7
vs. Ranked: 11-19
After Win: 18-31-1
After Loss: 15-12
Home: 20-22
Road: 15-19-1
Favorite: 29-31-1
Underdog: 6-17
Home Favorite: 17-20
Home Dog: 3-2
Road Favorite: 12-7-1
Road Dog: 3-12
vs. Conference: 27-34-1
Non-conference: 8-14
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 39-43-2
On Extra Rest: 4-7
vs. Ranked: 16-13-1
Home: 21-20-1
Road: 13-21-1
Favorite: 28-31-2
Underdog: 11-12
Home Favorite: 18-18-1
Home Dog: 3-2
Road Favorite: 7-12-1
Road Dog: 6-9
Conference: 27-33-2
Non-conference: 12-10
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
10. Kane Wommack, South Alabama
ATS Record (since 2021)
ATS Overall: 5-7 (41.7%)
On Extra Rest: 1-0
vs. Ranked: 0-0
After Win: 1-4
After Loss: 3-3
Home: 5-1
Road: 0-6
Favorite: 3-4
Underdog: 2-3
Home Favorite: 3-1
Home Dog: 2-0
Road Favorite: 0-3
Road Dog: 0-3
vs. Conference: 4-4
Non-conference: 1-3
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 6-6
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 0-0
Home: 2-4
Road: 4-2
Favorite: 4-3
Underdog: 2-3
Home Favorite: 2-2
Home Dog: 0-2
Road Favorite: 2-1
Road Dog: 2-1
Conference: 4-4
Non-conference: 2-2
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
11. Will Hall, Southern Miss
ATS Record (since 2021)
ATS Overall: 4-8 (33.3%)
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 1-1
After Win: 1-1
After Loss: 3-6
Home: 2-4
Road: 2-4
Favorite: 2-0
Underdog: 2-8
Home Favorite: 2-0
Home Dog: 0-4
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 2-4
vs. Conference: 3-5
Non-conference: 1-3
Over/Under (to the over)
Overall: 4-8
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 1-1
Home: 2-4
Road: 2-4
Favorite: 1-1
Underdog: 3-7
Home Favorite: 1-1
Home Dog: 1-3
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 2-4
Conference: 3-5
Non-conference: 1-3
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule
Head coaches: Who covers and who doesn’t?
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