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2013 Week 4 College Football Schedule, NCAA Football Week 4 Odds

September 16th, 2013 by Adam Markowitz (Bankroll Sports Columnist) | Posted in College Football   Comments Off on 2013 Week 4 College Football Schedule, NCAA Football Week 4 Odds
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Complete List of Week 4 College Football Lines Can Be Found Below
This article is written based off of the NCAA football opening betting lines at 5:00 PM on Sunday 9/15. Updated college football odds can be found at the bottom of this post.

Dabo SwinneyWeek 4 odds are posted here at Bankroll Sports, and we are already set to break down some of the best games on the college football betting lines for the week ahead. Join us as we take our best shot at the NCAA football Vegas odds in Week 4.

What’s really lacking this week are some marquee games. There are a couple games with Top 25 impacts, but neither are really those tremendous games that feel like they should be highlighted in primetime or in that coveted 3:30 p.m. ET timeslot. The best game of the bunch is probably the duel in the Pac-12 between the Stanford Cardinal and the Arizona State Sun Devils. ASU probably had no business hanging on to beat the Wisconsin Badgers last week, but it did so in the end, and that’s all that matters. The Sun Devils are talented for sure, but they are going to have their hands full trying to score on the Stanford defense. The Cardinal have an opportunity to make a statement in this one, but the oddsmakers have caught up with them after they have failed to beat the college football odds in each of their first two games of this season. Stanford doesn’t care at all, knowing that it is 2-0. The Cardinal are giving eight to Arizona State.

The other marquee matchup pits the Notre Dame Fighting Irish up against the Michigan State Spartans. Offense probably is going to be rather optional in this one, knowing that these two teams have their flaws in a big time way on that side of the ball. However, both clubs have excellent defenses that could end up putting up some big time points in this one. Sparty is 3-0, but it is the ugliest 3-0 team in America after taking down the South Florida Bulls, Western Michigan Broncos, and Youngstown State Penguins without very much in the way of glitz or glamor, but it has a shot to make a name for itself in what will be a Top 25 eliminator game in South Bend. Notre Dame is -7, and we expect that there is going to be a big handle in this game on the NCAA football Vegas odds.

NCAA Football BetDSIThe week though, starts off with two really good games that might be two of the best of the weekend. The Clemson Tigers and the NC State Wolfpack are going to be doing battle with one another in Raleigh. If you remember right last year, this was the place that the Florida State Seminoles were beaten by this same NC State team right here at Carter Finley Stadium. If you also remember correctly, this Clemson team feels like it loses a game just like this one on the road every single season. We haven’t seen much out of QB Tajh Boyd since beating the Georgia Bulldogs in Week 1, and we think that this is going to be another one of these games that could be very sneaky. Clemson is -14, but we know that all week long, we are going to be hearing about this team being on upset alert.

The Friday night college football odds involve the best game of the year in the Mountain West. The Boise State Broncos know that they are probably going to have to beat the Fresno State Bulldogs at some point this year if they want to win the conference, but they haven’t looked good at all over the course of the start of the campaign. QB Joe Southwick has some decent numbers, but now he has to stand toe to toe with the man that is going to end up leading the conference in most statistics in all likelihood in QB Derek Carr. The Bulldogs are still thinking about the BCS, as they cracked the Top 25 this week in the Coaches’ Poll. This is their chance to state their case if they can win this game and win it handily. The oddsmakers know what they’re doing for sure by lining Fresno at -4.5, as that’s the type of number that is likely going to draw in a lot of sharp action on the Bulldogs and a lot of square action on Boise State. That being said, the Broncos know that they have the goods and the reputation to back this one up, as they have won and covered a slew of games on the road in the past. This though, is a very tough one.

In the 3:30 ET hour, two teams from the SEC East that have underachieved are going to be meeting in Gainesville, as the Tennessee Volunteers take on the Florida Gators. This is an interesting one to us. We really don’t think that the Gators are capable of scoring enough points to be laying double digits on a regular basis, but the problem is that the Volunteers might be giving up far too many points to not be double digit underdogs every single week. This is a bitter rivalry game that generally goes the way of the Gators, and this year probably isn’t going to be all that much of an exception if you listen to the oddsmakers. UF is giving 14 points at the open, and it is going to be happy to be back at home at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium after the loss two weeks ago to the Miami Hurricanes.

SportsBetting.ag FootballAnd then of course, there are all of the games that are expected to be tremendous blowouts. The truth of the matter is that this is probably going to be a suspect week unless there are some tremendous upsets that we just don’t see coming. The biggest of the expected blowouts this week pits the Louisville Cardnals up against the Florida International Golden Panthers. These two teams are on two different planets this year. The Cards are hoping to challenge for a BCS National Championship. The Golden Panthers were just absolutely trashed by the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, who were actually favored in the game by a field goal. The college football point spread in this one? Six touchdowns.

Next up are the UCLA Bruins, who stormed to 38 unanswered points last week to the beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Bruins now take on one of the worst teams on the West Coast, the New Mexico State Aggies, who have made a habit out of just getting obliterated in games like this one. The boys from Las Cruces are getting 39.5 points in this one.

The Alabama Crimson Tide, who you’d figure would be giving a tremendous amount of points to the Colorado State Rams, are obliging. The Tide are expected to roll in this one by 38 points. In fact, there are five games this week with spreads in the 30s, and there are three others that feature college football betting lines of four touchdowns or greater. Heck, there’s even a road team that is -32 this week, as the Vanderbilt Commodores are traveling to take on the Massachusetts Minutemen, who are sure to challenge as one of the worst teams in the FBS this year.

In FBS vs. FCS action, we have a lot of just ridiculous numbers. The Miami Hurricanes are the most ridiculous of the bunch, as they are laying 55 against the Savannah State Tigers. Then again, remember that Savannah State was beaten by 63 against the Troy Trojans earlier this year, and they were beaten 84-0 by the Oklahoma State Cowboys the year before. Miami is just one of three teams that are ranked in the Top 25 that are all favored by at least 50 points to open up the week, and it’s insane to think that that’s the case.

‘Totals’ finally opened up on Monday evening across the internet sportsbook scene, and we are impressed with some of the numbers. Of course, the most impressive of the bunch is the whopping 83.5 that came out for the Texas A&M Aggies and the SMU Mustangs. A&M clearly has a sieve of a defense this year, as the Aggies have allowed just gobs of points to everyone that they have faced. SMU isn’t afraid to try to outscore foes by putting 40 on the board either, and Head Coach June Jones surely isn’t shy about his scoring. A stunning seven games have ‘totals’ of at least 66, and that includes both the Thursday night and Friday night games. The ‘total’ on the other end of the spectrum is not surprisingly the one between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Michigan State Spartans. These two teams have a lot more defense than anything else, and it’s not a shock to see just a 42 on the board on the Week 4 college football odds.

2013 NCAA Football Week 4 Odds @ WagerWeb Sportsbook (as of 9/16/13):
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Week 4 NCAA Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 9/19/13
303 Clemson Tigers -13.5
304 NC State Wolfpack +13.5
Over/Under 66

College Football Lines for Week 4 for Friday, 9/20/13
305 Boise State Broncos +3
306 Fresno State Bulldogs -3
Over/Under 67.5

NCAA Football Week 4 Odds for Saturday, 9/21/13
307 North Texas Mean Green +32
308 Georgia Bulldogs -32
Over/Under 67

309 Florida International Golden Panthers +41.5
310 Louisville Cardinals -41.5
Over/Under 67

311 Western Michigan Broncos +17
312 Iowa Hawkeyes -17
Over/Under 50

313 Vanderbilt Commodores -32
314 Massachusetts Minutemen +32
Over/Under 52.5

315 Tennessee Volunteers +17
316 Florida Gators -17
Over/Under 47.5

317 Wake Forest Demon Deacons -3.5
318 Army Black Knights +3.5
Over/Under 49

319 Pittsburgh Panthers -4
320 Duke Blue Devils +4
Over/Under 50.5

321 Michigan Wolverines -17.5
322 Connecticut Huskies +17.5
Over/Under 52

323 Purdue Boilermakers +24
324 Wisconsin Badgers -24
Over/Under 47.5

325 Ball State Cardinals -11
326 Eastern Michigan Eagles +11
Over/Under 55.5

327 Kent State Golden Flashes +19
328 Penn State Nittany Lions -19
Over/Under 54

329 Marshall Thundering Herd +9.5
330 Virginia Tech Hokies -9.5
Over/Under 53

331 Cincinnati Bearcats -22
332 Miami Redhawks +22
Over/Under 54.5

333 North Carolina Tar Heels +5.5
334 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -5.5
Over/Under 61

335 West Virginia Mountaineers +5.5
336 Maryland Terrapins -5.5
Over/Under 52.5

337 San Jose State Spartans +5.5
338 Minnesota Golden Gophers -5.5
Over/Under 51.5

339 Troy Trojans +14
340 Mississippi State Bulldogs -14
Over/Under 60

341 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks +28
342 Baylor Bears -28
Over/Under 74.5

343 Wyoming Cowboys -3
344 Air Force Falcons +3
Over/Under 63.5

345 Utah Utes +7
346 BYU Cougars -7
Over/Under 61.5

347 Hawaii Warriors +11.5
348 Nevada Wolf Pack -11.5
Over/Under OTB

349 Utah State Aggies +6.5
350 USC Trojans -6.5
Over/Under 51.5

351 SMU Mustangs +28.5
352 Texas A&M Aggies -28.5
Over/Under 79.5

353 Rice Owls +2.5
354 Houston Cougars -2.5
Over/Under 64.5

355 Michigan State Spartans +7
356 Notre Dame Fighting Irish -7
Over/Under 42.5

357 Kansas State Wildcats +3.5
358 Texas Longhorns -3.5
Over/Under OTB

359 Arkansas State Red Wolves -4
360 Memphis Tigers +4
Over/Under 54

361 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs +10.5
362 Kansas Jayhawks -10.5
Over/Under 49

363 Colorado State Rams +39.5
364 Alabama Crimson Tide -39.5
Over/Under 52

365 Arkansas Razorbacks OTB
366 Rutgers Scarlet Knights OTB
Over/Under OTB

367 Arizona State Sun Devils +7
368 Stanford Cardinal -7
Over/Under 49

369 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns -7
370 Akron Zips +7
Over/Under 64.5

371 Idaho Vandals +31
372 Washington State Cougars -31
Over/Under 57.5

373 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders -4.5
374 Florida Atlantic Owls +4.5
Over/Under 48

375 Tulane Green Wave +14.5
376 Syracuse Orange -14.5
Over/Under 54.5

377 Toledo Rockets OTB
378 Central Michigan Chippewas OTB
Over/Under OTB

379 Texas State Bobcats +26.5
380 Texas Tech Red Raiders -26.5
Over/Under 57

381 Oregon State Beavers -11
382 San Diego State Aztecs +11
Over/Under 54.5

383 Auburn Tigers +17.5
384 LSU Tigers -17.5
Over/Under 56

385 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners +1
386 UTEP Miners -1
Over/Under 58

387 Missouri Tigers -3
388 Indiana Hoosiers +3
Over/Under 70.5

389 New Mexico State Aggies +42
390 UCLA Bruins -42
Over/Under 66

431 Jacksonville State Gamecocks -9
432 Georgia State Panthers +9

433 Savannah State Tigers +55
434 Miami Hurricanes -55

435 Bethune Cookman Wildcats +39.5
436 Florida State Seminoles -39.5

437 Maine Black Bears +30
438 Northwestern Wildcats -30

439 Florida A&M Rattlers +51
440 Ohio State Buckeyes -51

441 VMI Keydets +40.5
442 Virginia Cavaliers -40.5

443 South Dakota State Jackrabbits +26
444 Nebraska Cornhuskers -26

445 Austin Peay Governors +28
446 Ohio Bobcats -28

447 Northwestern State Demons +15
448 UAB Blazers -15

449 Murray State Racers +24.5
450 Bowling Green Falcons -24.5

451 Idaho State Bengals +49
452 Washington Huskies -49

453 Morgan State Bears +34
454 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -34

455 Eastern Illinois Panthers +10.5
456 Northern Illinois Huskies -10.5

457 Western Illinois Leathernecks +11.5
458 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels -11.5

MNF Prop Picks: Steelers vs. Bengals Predictions 9/16/13

September 16th, 2013 by Adam Markowitz (Bankroll Sports Columnist) | Posted in NFL Football   Comments Off on MNF Prop Picks: Steelers vs. Bengals Predictions 9/16/13
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Bengals vs. SteelersOur Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals picks are set and ready to go at Bankroll Sports, but if you’re looking for a bit of a different way to take advantage of some of the Monday Night Football prop bets, you’ve come to the right place. Today, we’re going to be breaking down some of the best NFL props on the board for Monday Night Football, all of which come courtesy of Diamond Sportsbook.

Ben Roethlisberger Over 1.5 Touchdown Passes (-125) – It’s going to be tough to think that Big Ben is going to be held under two touchdowns again in this one. The Steelers have to have a better offensive team than what we saw last week out of the Titans, and we think that some are going to be fooled into thinking that they are going to just be a dud of a team offensively once again this season. What we do know though, is that there really isn’t much of a way to score a touchdown on this team otherwise. Roethlisberger can throw it to a suspect group of receivers, but the team just can’t run the football. It’ll be really, really tough to get into the end zone on the ground this whole year for Pittsburgh, and as a result, Big Ben is going to have to throw at least three quarters of the touchdowns to lead this team to victories.

Ben Roethlisberger Total Over 0.5 Interceptions (-200) – It’s a steep price, but Roethlisberger is going to get picked off at least two times out of three on the road against a Cincinnati defense that forces a ton of turnovers and puts all sorts of pressure on the quarterback. The implication is that Pittsburgh is going to throw the ball at least 36 times in this game, and if that turns out to be the case, we would need a pick in 2.8% of his passes. That’s not a bad ratio as it is, and Roethlisberger should oblige with at least one ball that gets taken back by a man dressed in red and black.

Giovani Bernard Over 49.5 Rushing + Receiving Yards (-115) – This might be a bit of a donkey play, but we think that the time is coming for Bernard to take over in the backfield over RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis. This is a good game to do it as well. RB Chris Johnson ran the ball a ton last week, and he ultimately didn’t get anywhere against a Pittsburgh defense that remains stout on the inside. That could give the opportunity to get Bernard in the game more often, as Green-Ellis is going to have a short leash before getting pulled. We don’t need a heck of a lot out of Bernard, and we know that he is going to be used in the passing game a bit as well. Getting to 50 yards isn’t out of the question, and it is something that could very easily happen on just seven or eight plays in the game.

Longest Touchdown of the Game Over 40.5 Yards (-115) – This is a matter of perception versus reality. The perception is there that the Steelers are going to score 10 points and 10 points only every single time they come on the field, and the perception is there that the Bengals are going to be able to hold this club down for most of the game. The reality is that the Steelers have no choice but to put the ball in the air quite a bit, and that might mean taking some shots down the field. The other reality? No one on the planet is successfully defending WR AJ Green, who can go off for a 40+ yard score at any given point.