Opening Betting Lines College Football
Nov 22, 2020 Without looking, I take a guess on what the initial college football lines are going to be for Week 13. The real lines are added after to see if there might be anything that appears to be way off. Get all lines this week at and bet on all the games at BetMGM. College Football Week 1 Opening Betting Lines at 5Dimes (Posted As Available) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 7:00pm ET - Abilene Christian at Georgia State (-5.5) THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 6:00pm ET - Texas A&M at South Carolina (-10.5) 7:00pm ET - Wake Forest at Louisiana-Monroe (+2.5) 7:00pm ET - Eastern Illinois at Minnesota 7:00pm ET - Howard at Akron. Nov 08, 2020 Opening spread and lines for Week 11 of the College Football season have been released Clemson, coming off a double-OT loss to Notre Dame in Week 10 is idle, but numerous other matchups highlight the slate See all the opening odds and spreads for Week 11’s games below. Who sets the college football opening lines? Oddsmakers launch their opening lines as an educated guess at where they think the line will attract action on both sides. Early line movements usually indicate sharp action. Even though limits are small, sharps are the first ones thinking about opening lines. The Cardinals are the best road bet in college football over the last six seasons, going a remarkable 31-10 against the spread including a 3-1 ATS road record this season. However, oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as 2.5-point favorites at Army.
© Provided by College Football NewsThe early college football lines and odds are out for the College Football Playoff and bowl games. Where are the values?
Pete Fiutak@PeteFiutak
We’re finally here. It’s the 2020-2021 bowl season and College Football Playoff, the stripped down version.
A slew of bowls aren’t happening, a bunch of teams decided to opt out, and now it all starts up Monday with a crazy sprint over the next 11 days before getting the New Year’s Day.
As always, I make a call on what I think early line is – without looking – and then add them in after. Why? Where are the possible discrepancies to see how far off the original thoughts really are.
(BTW, usually I’m relatively close to the pin, but after going through and doing this, either I’m WAY off – totally possible – or there are some incredible early values.)
Myrtle Beach Bowl
North Texas vs. Appalachian State
Fiu Early Guess: Appalachian State -17.5Actual BetMGM Line: Appalachian State -21
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Tulane vs. Nevada
Fiu Early Guess: Tulane -3Actual BetMGM Line: Tulane -3
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
BYU vs. UCF
Fiu Early Guess: BYU -5.5Actual BetMGM Line: BYU -6
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. Louisiana Tech
Fiu Early Guess: Georgia Southern -7Actual BetMGM Line: Georgia Southern -6
Montgomery Bowl
Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis
Fiu Early Guess: Memphis -9Actual BetMGM Line: Memphis -9.5
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New Mexico Bowl
Hawaii vs. Houston
Fiu Early Guess: Houston -8.5Actual BetMGM Line: Houston -11.5
Camellia Bowl
Buffalo vs. Marshall
Fiu Early Guess: Marshall -4.5Opening Betting Lines College Football Rankings
Actual BetMGM Line: Marshall -3
Cure Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. Liberty
Fiu Early Guess: Coastal Carolina -5Actual BetMGM Line: Coastal Carolina -6
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
UAB vs. South Carolina
Fiu Early Guess: UAB -1.5Actual BetMGM Line: UAB -5
LendingTree Bowl
WKU vs. Georgia State
Fiu Early Guess: Georgia State -7Actual BetMGM Line: Georgia State -4.5
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
UTSA vs. Louisiana
Fiu Early Guess: Louisiana -11.5Actual BetMGM Line: Louisiana -13
Cheez-It Bowl
Miami vs. Oklahoma State
Fiu Early Guess: Oklahoma State -2.5Actual BetMGM Line: Oklahoma State -1.5
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Valero Alamo Bowl
Texas vs. Colorado
Fiu Early Guess: Texas -10Actual BetMGM Line: Texas -12
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin
Fiu Early Guess: Wisconsin -4.5Actual BetMGM Line: Wisconsin -6.5
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Missouri vs. Iowa
Fiu Early Guess: Iowa -7.5Actual BetMGM Line: Iowa -14
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Fiu Early Guess: Florida -4.5Actual BetMGM Line: Oklahoma -3
Lockheed Martin Armed Force Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Tulsa
Fiu Early Guess: Tulsa -2.5Actual BetMGM Line: Tulsa -2.5
Arizona Bowl
San Jose State vs. Ball State
Fiu Early Guess: San Jose State -11Actual BetMGM Line: San Jose State -7
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
West Virginia vs. Tennessee
Fiu Early Guess: Tennessee -3.5Actual BetMGM Line: West Virginia -4
Mercari Texas Bowl
TCU vs. Arkansas
Fiu Early Guess: Arkansas -6Actual BetMGM Line: TCU -5
Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Northwestern vs. Auburn
Fiu Early Guess: Northwestern -4.5Actual BetMGM Line: Northwestern -3.5
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
NC State vs. Kentucky
Fiu Early Guess: NC State -4Actual BetMGM Line: NC State -3
Outback Bowl
Indiana vs. Ole Miss
Fiu Early Guess: Indiana -6.5Actual BetMGM Line: Indiana -8
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Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Georgia vs. Cincinnati
Fiu Early Guess: Georgia -5.5Actual BetMGM Line: Georgia -6.5
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Fiu Early Guess: Florida -7Actual BetMGM Line: Florida -3
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
Oregon vs. Iowa State
Fiu Early Guess: Oregon -5.5Actual BetMGM Line: Iowa State -4
Capital One Orange Bowl
North Carolina vs. Texas A&M
Fiu Early Guess: Texas A&M -4Actual BetMGM Line: Texas A&M -7
Rose Bowl Game
Notre Dame vs. Alabama
Fiu Early Guess: Alabama -20.5Actual BetMGM Line: Alabama -20
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Ohio State vs. Clemson
Fiu Early Guess: Clemson -6.5Actual BetMGM Line: Clemson -7.5
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- Point Spread: Also known as the line or spread, it is a number chosen by Las Vegas and overseas oddsmakers that will encourage an equal number of people to wager on the underdog as on the favorite. If fans believe that Team A is two touchdowns better than Team B, they may bet them as 14-point favorites. In a point spread, the negative value (-14) indicates the favorite and the positive value (+14) indicates the underdog. Betting a -14 favorite means the team must win by at least 15 points to cover the point spread. The +14 underdog team can lose by 13 points and still cover the spread. Notice as well a moneyline value connected with the spread (such as -14, -115). This is known as the vig or juice and is the percentage commission paid to the sportsbook to handle the bet. It means you have to risk $115 to win $100. The underdog may see a value such as +14, +105. This means you risk $100 to win $105 if your team covers the spread.
College Football Opening Betting Lines
- Total: Widely known as over/unders, it is basically a wager on whether the total points scored by both teams combined will be under or over a certain number. If that number is 52.5, you need 52 points or less to win an under bet (example 30-17 final = 47 points which is under 52.5) and 53 points or more to win over (example a 40-21 final = 61 points which is over 52.5).
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- Money Line: Usually reserved for baseball and hockey wagering in the old days, college football moneylines have grown in popularity. There is no spread, so your team just has to win the game, not win by a certain number of points. Like the spread, a negative value means a favorite (-180) and a positive value indicates a dog (+160). Picture the number 100 sitting in the middle of these two values. Example: if you want to back a -180 favorite, you risk $180 to win $100. On the +160 dog, you risk $100 and win $160 if the underdog wins.