The College Football Blog: 2012 Week 2 Betting Lines

Last Week’s Record

Biggest 10 Games (Straight Up: 8-2; Vs. Spread: 4-6)

Overall (Straight Up: 33-8; Vs. Spread: 22-19; Moneyline Upsets: 2-3)

Season Record

Biggest 10 Games (Straight Up: 8-2; Vs. Spread: 4-6)

Overall (Straight Up: 33-8; Vs. Spread: 22-19; Moneyline Upsets: 2-3)

Week 1 Review: Well I’m certainly not going to complain about my week 1 results, especially considering they were rushed. I had a very similar week 1 record last year and things turned out well. I will say that my feeling that I might have picked too many underdogs turned out to be correct, particularly in the biggest 10 games. 

Week 2 Review: This wouldn’t appear to be a week stuffed full with big time matchups. That doesn’t mean it won’t be a great week of games but there are few matchups that really stand out going in. Week 2 isn’t usually a huge week but there are almost always a few games generating buzz. Often times in the past the spotlight games have been out of conference meetings between big name programs. In reality, they often turned out to be somewhat lopsided games, but at least the networks (or really, the network) could sell the game as a big one. There just aren’t many sexy games this week. In fact, there’s not a single matchup of ranked teams this week. There are of course some interesting matchups and this could turn out to be a tricky week in terms of making picks.

Friday 

Game 1: Utah (-7) @ Utah State  

Pick: Utah covers

Saturday

Game 2: Auburn (+3) @ Mississippi State

Pick: Auburn pulls off the upset

Game 3: Florida (+1) @ Texas A&M

Pick: Florida pulls off the upset

Game 4: Purdue (+14) @ Notre Dame

Pick: Notre Dame covers

Game 5: Iowa State (+4.5) @ Iowa

Pick: Iowa State beats the spread

Game 6: South Florida (+2.5) @ Nevada  

Pick: Nevada covers

Game 7: Wisconsin (-6.5) @ Oregon State

Pick: Wisconsin covers

Game 8: Nebraska (-5) @ UCLA  

Pick: Nebraska covers

Game 9: Georgia (-2) @ Missouri

Pick: Georgia covers

Game 10: Oklahoma State (-10) @ Arizona

Pick: Oklahoma State covers

Other Games

Thursday

Pittsburgh (+4.5) @ Cincinnati (Cinci covers)

Saturday

North Carolina State (-3.5) @ Connecticut (UConn beats the spread)

Central Florida (+18) @ Ohio State (UCF beats the spread)

Tulane (+25.5) @ Tulsa (Tulane beats the spread)

Maryland (+10.5) @ Temple (Maryland beats the spread)

Penn State (+9.5) @ Virginia (UVA covers)

Miami (+6.5) @ Kansas State (KSU covers)

East Carolina (+21) @ South Carolina (ECU beats the spread)

Ball State (+27.5) @ Clemson (Clemson covers)

North Carolina (-10.5) @ Wake Forest (UNC covers)

Western Kentucky (+38) @ Alabama (Bama covers)

Indiana (-14.5) @ Massachusetts (Indiana covers)

Air Force (+21) @ Michigan (Michigan covers)

USC (-26) @ Syracuse (USC covers)

Michigan State (-19.5) @ Central Michigan (MSU covers)

Rice (+10) @ Kansas (Kansas covers)

Toledo (+3) @ Wyoming (Toledo beats the spread)

Akron (+23.5) @ Florida International (FIU covers)

Fresno State (+35) @ Oregon (Fresno State beats the spread)

Florida Atlantic (+7) @ Middle Tennessee State (FAU beats the spread)

Arkansas (-30.5) @ Louisiana-Monroe (Arkansas covers)

Idaho (+16.5) @ Bowling Green (BG covers)

New Mexico State (+21.5) @ Ohio (Ohio covers)

Memphis (+23) @ Arkansas State (Memphis beats the spread)

Louisiana-Lafayette (+3) @ Troy (Troy covers)

UTEP (+8.5) @ Mississippi (UTEP beats the spread)

Texas Tech (-18) @ Texas State (Texas State beats the spread)

Washington (+24) @ LSU (LSU covers)

Kent State (+7) @ Kentucky (Kentucky covers)

Army (+6.5) @ San Diego State (SD State covers)

Louisiana Tech (-3.5) @ Houston (LT covers)

New Mexico (+38) @ Texas (Texas covers)

Vanderbilt (-3.5) @ Northwestern (NW beats the spread)

Illinois (+4) @ Arizona State (Illinois beats the spread)

Duke (+15) @ Stanford (Stanford covers)