Thursday, September 1, 2011

The College Football Blog: 2011 Week 1 Betting Lines

Week 1 Preview: Some people say that opening week of the college football season is the best time to bet because it’s the only week you can still get something past Vegas. Those people must have a lot more confidence in their abilities than I do. This year there are not only a handful of very intriguing games in week 1, there are actually a few huge, season altering matchups. Not so much on Thursday. The best action is on Saturday. Lastly, I hate to start the year off on a bad foot, but the comments for this week are going to be brief. As in, there won’t be comments this week.


Friday


Game 1: TCU (-3.5) @ Baylor


Pick: TCU covers


Saturday


Game 2: South Florida (+10.5) @ Notre Dame


Pick: South Florida beats the spread


Game 3: UCLA (+2.5) @ Houston


Pick: Houston covers


Game 4: BYU (-3) @ Mississippi


Pick: BYU covers


Game 5: East Carolina (+20.5) vs. South Carolina (Charlotte)


Pick: South Carolina covers


Game 6: Fresno State (+10) vs. California (Candlestick in SF)


Pick: Fresno State beats the spread


Game 7: Boise State (-3.5) vs. Georgia (Atlanta)


Pick: Georgia pulls off the upset


Game 8: Oregon (-4) vs. LSU (Arlington)


Pick: LSU pulls off the upset


Sunday


Game 9: SMU (+16) @ Texas A&M


Pick: SMU beats the spread


Monday


Game 10: Miami (-5.5) @ Maryland


Pick: Miami covers


Other Games


Thursday


North Texas (+13.5) @ Florida International (NT beats the spread)

UNLV (+34.5) @ Wisconsin (Wisconsin covers)

Wake Forest (+6.5) @ Syracuse (Wake beats the spread)

Mississippi State (-29.5) @ Memphis (Miss State covers)

Bowling Green (+6) @ Idaho (Idaho covers)

Western Kentucky (+16.5) vs. Kentucky (Nashville) (Kentucky covers)


Saturday


Utah State (+23.5) @ Auburn (Auburn covers)

Northwestern (+4.5) @ Boston College (NW beats the spread)

Akron (+33.5) @ Ohio State (Ohio State covers)

Miami (Ohio) (20.5) @ Missouri (Missouri covers)

Middle Tennessee State (+18.5) @ Purdue (Purdue covers)

Kent State (+38) @ Alabama (Bama covers)

Minnesota (+23.5) @ USC (USC covers)

Louisiana-Monroe (+28.5) @ Florida State (FSU covers)

Troy (+16) @ Clemson (Clemson covers)

Arkansas State (+21) @ Illinois (Ark State beats the spread)

Western Michigan (+14) @ Michigan (Michigan covers)

San Jose State (+30) @ Stanford (Stanford covers)

Buffalo (+30.5) @ Pittsburgh (Pitt covers)

Colorado State (-6) @ New Mexico (NM beats the spread)

Louisiana-Lafayette (+37) @ Oklahoma State (Ok State covers)

Army (+10.5) @ Northern Illinois (NIU covers)

Florida Atlantic (+35) @ Florida (Florida covers)

Ball State (+6) vs. Indiana (Indianapolis) (Indiana covers)

Ohio (-6.5) @ New Mexico State (NMS beats the spread)

Tulsa (+24.5) @ Oklahoma (Oklahoma covers)

Rice (+24) @ Texas (Texas covers)

Louisiana Tech (+13) @ Southern Miss (LT beats the spread)

Colorado (+6.5) @ Hawaii (Hawaii covers)


Sunday


Marshall (+23) @ West Virginia (Marshall beats the spread)

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