Pac-12 Coaches Against The Spread: Ranked From Best To Worst. Who Covers?

Pac-12 Football Coaches Against The Spread: Who are the best and worst Pac-12 coaches when it comes to covering?

How good are all of the Pac-12 head coaches against the spread? Going from best to worst, here’s who covers and who doesn’t.


How do all of the Pac-12 head coaches do against the spread, and on the road ATS, and going over on the point total?

If you like to invest, here’s the breakdown of ten of the 12 head coaches – Oregon’s Dan Lanning is in his first year as a head man, and we’re technically counting Washington State’s Jake Dickert as a first year coach since he’s going into his first full season.

One other note, with a few exceptions from the first year coaches who switched gigs – Lincoln Riley at USC and Kalen DeBoer at Washington – these stats reflect how all the coaches have done on their current Pac-12 teams.

Who covers – and sometimes more importantly – who doesn’t?

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1. Kalen DeBoer, Washington

*Fresno State ATS record since 2020

ATS Overall: 11-8 (57.9%)
On Extra Rest: 2-3
vs. Ranked: 3-0
After Win: 6-6
After Loss: 4-1
Home: 4-4
Road: 7-2
Favorite: 8-7
Underdog: 3-1
Home Favorite: 3-4
Home Dog: 1-0
Road Favorite: 5-1
Road Dog: 2-1
vs. Conference: 7-7
Non-conference: 4-1

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 9-10
On Extra Rest: 2-3
vs. Ranked: 2-1
Home: 3-5
Road: 4-5
Favorite: 7-8
Underdog: 2-2
Home Favorite: 3-4
Home Dog: 0-1
Road Favorite: 2-4
Road Dog: 2-1
Conference: 6-8
Non-conference: 3-2
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

T2. Karl Dorrell, Colorado

ATS record (since 2020)

ATS Overall: 10-8 (55.6%)
On Extra Rest: 3-1
vs. Ranked: 3-2
After Win: 5-3
After Loss: 4-4
Home: 5-4
Road: 4-3
Favorite: 3-2
Underdog: 7-6
Home Favorite: 2-2
Home Dog: 3-2
Road Favorite: 1-0
Road Dog: 3-3
vs. Conference: 8-5
Non-conference: 2-3

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 9-9
On Extra Rest: 2-2
vs. Ranked: 3-2
Home: 4-5
Road: 4-3
Favorite: 0-5
Underdog: 9-4
Home Favorite: 0-4
Home Dog: 4-1
Road Favorite: 0-1
Road Dog: 4-2
Conference: 8-5
Non-conference: 1-4
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

T2. Justin Wilcox, Cal

ATS record (since 2017)

ATS Overall: 29-23-2 (55.6%)
On Extra Rest: 6-3
vs. Ranked: 8-4
After Win: 14-9
After Loss: 14-11-1
Home: 12-13-2
Road: 16-9
Favorite: 9-14-1
Underdog: 20-9-1
Home Favorite: 4-10-1
Home Dog: 8-3-1
Road Favorite: 4-4
Road Dog: 12-5
vs. Conference: 23-16-1
Non-conference: 6-7-1

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 19-35
On Extra Rest: 5-4
vs. Ranked: 2-10
Home: 9-18
Road: 9-16
Favorite: 8-16
Underdog: 11-19
Home Favorite: 4-11
Home Dog: 5-7
Road Favorite: 3-5
Road Dog: 6-11
Conference: 13-27
Non-conference: 6-8
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

4. Kyle Whittingham, Utah

ATS record (since 2005)

ATS Overall: 114-92-5 (55.2%)
On Extra Rest: 19-11-2
vs. Ranked: 20-15-1
After Win: 70-56-3
After Loss: 35-29-1
Home: 54-43-4
Road: 49-41-1
Favorite: 74-70-3
Underdog: 38-21-2
Home Favorite: 43-37-3
Home Dog: 9-5-1
Road Favorite: 25-28
Road Dog: 24-13-1
vs. Conference: 78-65-3
Non-conference: 36-27-2

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 99-107-4
On Extra Rest: 13-18-1
vs. Ranked: 16-19-1
Home: 46-51-3
Road: 45-45-1
Favorite: 70-74-2
Underdog: 28-31-2
Home Favorite: 39-41-2
Home Dog: 6-8-1
Road Favorite: 28-25
Road Dog: 17-20-1
Conference: 67-76-3
Non-conference: 32-31-1
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5. David Shaw, Stanford

ATS record (since 2011)

ATS Overall: 74-60-4 (55.1%)
On Extra Rest: 9-10-2
vs. Ranked: 28-24-1
After Win: 48-37-2
After Loss: 20-18-2
Home: 34-32
Road: 32-24-4
Favorite: 55-41-4
Underdog: 19-19
Home Favorite: 28-25
Home Dog: 6-7
Road Favorite: 22-13-4
Road Dog: 10-11
vs. Conference: 54-42-4
Non-conference: 20-18

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 64-72-1
On Extra Rest: 7-13-1
vs. Ranked: 29-23-1
Home: 32-33
Road: 24-35-1
Favorite: 42-57
Underdog: 22-15-1
Home Favorite: 26-26
Home Dog: 6-7
Road Favorite: 11-28
Road Dog: 13-7-1
Conference: 48-51-1
Non-conference: 16-21
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

6. Jonathan Smith, Oregon State

ATS record (since 2018)

ATS Overall: 23-20-1 (53.4%)
On Extra Rest: 2-4-1
vs. Ranked: 3-3
After Win: 9-6-1
After Loss: 14-10
Home: 11-11-1
Road: 12-8
Favorite: 6-5
Underdog: 17-15-1
Home Favorite: 6-1
Home Dog: 5-10-1
Road Favorite: 0-3
Road Dog: 12-5
vs. Conference: 17-16-1
Non-conference: 6-4

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 25-19
On Extra Rest: 5-2
vs. Ranked: 4-2
Home: 11-12
Road: 14-6
Favorite: 5-6
Underdog: 20-13
Home Favorite: 3-4
Home Dog: 8-8
Road Favorite: 2-1
Road Dog: 12-5
Conference: 20-14
Non-conference: 5-5
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

7. Lincoln Riley, USC

ATS record *Oklahoma ATS record since 2017

ATS Overall: 33-31-2 (51.5%)
On Extra Rest: 7-6
vs. Ranked: 13-7-2
After Win: 26-26-2
After Loss: 4-3
Home: 18-13
Road: 7-12-2
Favorite: 30-29-1
Underdog: 3-2-1
Home Favorite: 18-13
Home Dog: 0-0
Road Favorite: 5-12-1
Road Dog: 2-0-1
vs. Conference: 22-24-2
Non-conference: 11-7

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 38-26-2
On Extra Rest: 7-6
vs. Ranked: 10-12
Home: 19-10-2
Road: 12-9
Favorite: 34-24-2
Underdog: 4-2
Home Favorite: 19-10-2
Home Dog: 0-0
Road Favorite: 10-8
Road Dog: 2-1
Conference: 27-20-1
Non-conference: 11-6-1
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

8. Chip Kelly, UCLA

ATS record (since 2018)

ATS Overall: 21-20-2 (51.2%)
On Extra Rest: 2-4
vs. Ranked: 6-6
After Win: 8-7-2
After Loss: 12-10
Home: 10-13-1
Road: 11-7-1
Favorite: 8-9
Underdog: 13-11-2
Home Favorite: 5-8
Home Dog: 5-5-1
Road Favorite: 3-1
Road Dog: 8-6-1
vs. Conference: 18-14-2
Non-conference: 3-6

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 23-19-1
On Extra Rest: 4-1-1
vs. Ranked: 9-2-1
Home: 14-10
Road: 9-9-1
Favorite: 9-8
Underdog: 14-11-1
Home Favorite: 7-6
Home Dog: 7-4
Road Favorite: 2-2
Road Dog: 7-7-1
Conference: 19-14-1
Non-conference: 4-5
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

9. Jedd Fisch, Arizona

ATS record (since 2021)

ATS Overall: 6-6 (50%)
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 1-0
After Win: 1-0
After Loss: 4-6
Home: 3-3
Road: 2-3
Favorite: 0-2
Underdog: 6-4
Home Favorite: 0-2
Home Dog: 3-1
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 2-3
vs. Conference: 5-4
Non-conference: 1-2

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 6-6
On Extra Rest: 0-1
vs. Ranked: 1-0
Home: 2-4
Road: 4-1
Favorite: 1-1
Underdog: 5-5
Home Favorite: 1-1
Home Dog: 1-3
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 4-1
Conference: 5-4
Non-conference: 1-2
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

10. Herm Edwards, Arizona State

ATS record (since 2018)

ATS Overall: 21-22 (48.8%)
On Extra Rest: 4-5
vs. Ranked: 8-4
After Win: 10-13
After Loss: 9-7
Home: 10-11
Road: 9-10
Favorite: 9-16
Underdog: 12-6
Home Favorite: 6-9
Home Dog: 4-2
Road Favorite: 2-7
Road Dog: 7-3
vs. Conference: 16-15
Non-conference: 5-7

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 19-24
On Extra Rest: 2-7
vs. Ranked: 3-9
Home: 9-12
Road: 10-9
Favorite: 12-13
Underdog: 7-11
Home Favorite: 5-10
Home Dog: 4-2
Road Favorite: 7-2
Road Dog: 3-7
Conference: 17-14
Non-conference: 2-10
Preview | Top 10 PlayersSchedule Analysis

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Coach Wins Against The Spread: Group of Five, Independent Ranked From Best To Worst

Coach Wins Against The Spread: Who are the best and worst Group of Five coaches when it comes to covering?

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 PlayersSchedule

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 PlayersSchedule

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
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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 PlayersSchedule

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 PlayersSchedule

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 PlayersSchedule

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 PlayersSchedule

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 PlayersSchedule

Head coaches: Who covers and who doesn’t?  
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Is Dan Lanning ranked too low among the head coaches in the Pac-12?

Dan Lanning is yet to get a game under his belt as a head coach. That’s reflected in his ranking according to CBS Sports.

Dan Lanning has yet to coach a game in college football as the top of the organizational chart. He has a little more than half a year as head coach of the Oregon Ducks. While we don’t quite know what his game chops are going to be, he has certainly impressed early with his recruiting prowess and ability to quickly create a culture and bring in past members of the Oregon program into the fold.

Despite all of that, he’s yet to get much respect in the rankings of coaches around the nation or in the Pac-12. Earlier this offseason, CBS Sports ranked all of the head coaches in the Power Five conferences, and Lanning landed at No. 54 on that list. 

Now, CBS Sports took a crack at ranking the head coaches just in the Pac-12 conference — USC and UCLA were included since they will not depart for the Big Ten until 2024 — and weren’t quick to rank Lanning high on the list due in part to his early success in the offseason.

But did they drop him lower than he really should be? You be the judge. Here are the rankings: