Written By Billy Attridge
As we embark on Week 3 College Football, bettors now have 100% more data than last week. That fact does not stop lines from flying all over the place upon release to the masses Sunday night. Below are several interesting games this upcoming week, with the opening spreads in bold, and the current number to the right of it.
Notable College Football Opening Spreads (BetOnline.ag):
Oklahoma @ Iowa State (+13,+18)
Boise State @ Oklahoma State (-4.5, -3.5)
BYU @ Wisconsin (-24, -23)
West Virginia @ NC State (-3, +4)
LSU @ Auburn (-8.5, -10)
Duke @ Baylor (+4, -2)
Alabama @ Mississippi (+22.5, +19.5)
USC @ Texas (N/A)
Ohio State @ TCU (+8.5, +13.5)
Washington @ Utah (+6.5, +5.5)
Arizona State @ San Diego State (+1.5, +3)
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*Oklahoma opened -13 for their road match-up with the Iowa State Cyclones, but quickly moved out to -17. Oklahoma has cruised to victories over FAU and UCLA, impressing with an offense that’s averaging 11.0 yards per pass attempt.
*BYU (opened +24) has been bet down swiftly to 21.5, where it currently remains. After a win at Arizona, BYU fell at home to California. Can they go on the road and stop Wisconsin’s rushing attack that is averaging 6.6 yards per carry behind Heisman hopeful Jonathan Taylor?
*Auburn opened 8.5-point home favorites, but that number ballooned to -11 before we saw resistance; settling in at -10. LSU attracted professional money on their season-long wins under 7.5, but will this number close under double digits?
*Also of note, the Baylor move from +4 to -2 coincides with the announcement of star QB Daniel Jones of Duke being out indefinitely with a fractured collarbone.
Here’s the remaining Week 3 College Football slate:
Boston College -4.5 @ Wake Forrest
Tennessee Tech @ Utah State (N/A)
Memphis -26 vs. Georgia State
Tennessee -29.5 vs. UTEP
Indiana -14 vs. Ball State
Maryland -14 vs. Temple
Florida International -4 vs. Massachusetts
Miami -10 @ Toledo
Army -6.5 vs. Hawaii
Penn State -35 vs. Kent State
Central Florida -13.5 @ North Carolina
Old Dominion -2.5 @ Charlotte
Florida State -2.5 @ Syracuse
Oklahoma -18 @ Iowa State
Nebraska -8.5 vs. Troy
Kansas -3 vs. Rutgers
Virginia Tech -29 vs. East Carolina
Georgia Tech -3 @ Pittsburgh
Notre Dame -15 vs. Vanderbilt
Virginia -7 vs. Ohio
Michigan -35 vs. SMU
Appalachian State -16 vs. Southern Mississippi
Minnesota -14 vs. Miami Ohio
South Florida -9.5 vs. Illinois
Northern Illinois -14 vs. Central Michigan
Clemson -34.5 vs. Georgia Southern
New Mexico -6.5 vs. New Mexico State
Tulane -3.5 @ UAB
Florida -19.5 vs. Colorado State
Houston @ Texas Tech (N/A)
Kansas State -21 vs. Texas San Antonio
Arkansas -7.5 vs. North Texas
Oregon -41 vs. San Jose State
Buffalo -4 vs. Eastern Michigan
Nevada -4.5 vs. Oregon State
Arkansas State -1 vs. Tulsa
South Alabama -11 vs. Texas State
Georgia -31 vs. Middle Tennessee State
South Carolina -12.5 vs. Marshall
Missouri -7.5 @ Purdue
Northwestern -21 vs. Akron
Mississippi State -31.5 vs. UL Lafayette
Texas A&M -26 vs. UL Monroe
Louisville -20.5 vs. Western Kentucky
Fresno State @ UCLA (N/A)
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Week 2 NFL Opening Spreads:
Baltimore (-1.5) @ Cincinnati
Indianapolis @ Washington (-5)
Carolina @ Atlanta (-4.5)
Minnesota @ Green Bay (-1.5)
Los Angeles Chargers (-7.5) @ Buffalo
Houston @ Tennessee (N/A – Marcus Mariota)
Kansas City @ Pittsburgh (-5)
Miami (-1.5) @ New York Jets
Philadelphia (-3.5) @ Tampa Bay
Cleveland @ New Orleans (-8)
Arizona @ Los Angeles Rams (-10)
Detroit @ San Francisco (-3)
New England (-1.5) @ Jacksonville
Oakland @ Denver (-4.5)
New York Giants @ Dallas (-3)
Seattle @ Chicago (-3)
*The Bills open up getting just over a TD at home versus the Chargers, as they looked dreadful in nearly every aspect of their first game. The offensive line was overwhelmed throughout, and they had no answer for Baltimore’s offense.
*After Tampa Bay’s impressive offensive output on the road versus New Orleans (48-40), the Buccaneers host defending champion Philadelphia as a 3.5-point underdog. The Eagles will look to put forth a better effort offensively, as they have to feel fortunate to have won and covered against Atlanta after averaging just 3.6 yards per play.
