The Week 2 2013 college football odds are officially posted, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are going to be looking at some of the best games on the NCAA football lines right off the bat in Week 2 of the season.

Thanks to the fact that this is also the first week of the NFL season, we know that some of the games on the college football schedule are going to be a lot less intriguing than they were in Week 1. We find that out right off the bat on Thursday when the Florida Atlantic Owls travel on the road to the East Carolina Pirates for the first time as members of Conference USA. What we learned last week about the Pirates is what we knew from them last year. This is a team that can fly all over the field with QB Shane Carden calling the shots under center, but it is also a team that is going to be in some trouble on the other side of the field. If FAU can figure out how to score some points in this game, there’s a chance for the outright upset.

Friday’s game isn’t all that intriguing either. Don’t get us wrong. This is an important one for both the Boston College Eagles and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, but it isn’t a game that is going to be all that thrilling to watch or to bet on. The oddsmakers are having a real tough time lining this one on the college football odds, but the Eagles have come into this week as a three-point favorite in a battle of two of the lesser teams in the ACC. Elsewhere on Friday night, the UCF Knights are giving 24.5 to the FIU Golden Panthers down in South Florida. The Knights opened up the week at -21 and quickly rose up to where they are at right now.

And that brings us up to Saturday, where it feels like the mass majority of the games at the FBS level don’t even involve a pair of FBS teams playing against each other. The biggest favorite of the bunch in the FBS vs. FCS games are the Clemson Tigers over the South Carolina State Bulldogs. It’s not all that surprising to see the oddsmakers giving South Carolina State a head start of 52.5 points, but is it enough? It’s going to be tough for the Tigers to really get up for this one for sure.

Interestingly enough though, there aren’t all that many games that feature tremendously lopsided college football spreads at the FBS vs. FBS level. The biggest favorite of the bunch in that mix is the LSU Tigers. The Bayou Bengals are coming off of a very impressive win in Arlington over the TCU Horned Frogs, and they are going to be coming back home to Tiger Stadium for the first time this year. They’ve got the UAB Blazers coming to town, and you know that Baton Rouge is going to be rocking at night. The Blazers are getting 34.5. LSU though, has had very little luck covering games against numbers this big, and this could be problem going forward in this game. Still, there’s no doubt that the men in white, gold, and purple are going to be 2-0 when this day is said and done with.

It’s not that every game on the docket stinks, though. There are three tremendous showcase games which are played at 12:00, 4:30, and 8:00 to spread out the day for college football betting fans.

We’ll start in the Sunshine State at high noon, where the Florida Gators are favored by a field goal over the Miami Hurricanes on the road. Florida is one of the squarer teams on the docket, knowing that they are a short road favorite against a team that is unranked (at least according to the AP Poll). However, Miami is hungry for this victory, and Head Coach Al Golden knows that it is one of the biggest spots that his team has ever been in, referring to it as the “biggest game in [his] tenure” at “The U.” This could be the day that RB Duke Johnson becomes a legitimate Heisman Trophy contender for this season in just his sophomore year.

The afternoon features the most important game of the day, as we have another situation where a team is favored by just a field goal at home. The Georgia Bulldogs are in dire need of a victory after getting beaten last week by the aforementioned Clemson Tigers, and they aren’t going to be in for an easy one this time around either. The South Carolina Gamecocks are coming to town, and the Dawgs have actually never beaten SC since QB Aaron Murray came to town three seasons ago. This is the fourth and final chance for UGA to get the job done, and if this one isn’t won, you have to think that the best this team can do is get to the Capital One Bowl this season, barring a huge collapse by the Gamecocks down the line in the SEC season. South Carolina knows that it has a team that can contend for a National Championship though, and this is a glorious opportunity to capitalize and firmly into the Top 5 in the land in both polls.

Is the game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish one of the biggest rivalries in college football? That’s the question that has been bantered around all week between these two as they embark upon their last game in this series that will be played in Ann Arbor. It’s a rare game under the lights, and the crowd at the Big House is going to be rocking and rolling for this one. QB Devin Gardner and the Wolverines have high hopes for a National Championship this year and a run at Ohio State for the Big Ten title. Notre Dame though, has won 13 straight regular season games dating back to last season, easily the best mark in the country. The Golden Domers are getting four points, and that’s a scary little number to be getting in a game that could be back and forth the whole way as it was the last time that these two met at Michigan Stadium.

There is an unusually high amount of road favorites in Week 2 on the college football odds. We have already spoken about Florida, but other teams like the Houston Cougars (-3 @ Temple), Cincinnati Bearcats (-8 @ Illinois), Utah State Aggies (-9.5 @ Air Force), Duke Blue Devils (-6 @ Memphis), Texas Longhorns (-7.5 @ BYU Cougars), Bowling Green Falcons (-7.5 @ Kent State), and Arizona Wildcats (-10.5 @ UNLV) are also favored. The biggest road favorites of the weekend are the Oklahoma State Cowboys, though the Pokes are going to want to be careful with this one. They have the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners, who have been wildly successful over the course of their first season and change here at the FBS level. This is the first time that a big time conference team has ever come to the Alamodome, and the student section for this game is going to be delirious. We don’t think that the Roadrunners are winning this game, but there is a good chance that they stick inside of the 26.5-point college football Vegas lines.

‘Totals’ this week are interesting as well. The oddsmakers haven’t really taken any bold steps into the 70s or into the low-40s, but there are some games of note.

One of the lowest ‘totals’ of the weekend pits the Bowling Green Falcons against the Kent State Golden Flashes. Only 45.5 are expected to hit the board in that game, and that is only one of the six games all weekend long that are lined in the 40s. Keep an eye on the clash between the Michigan State Spartans and the South Florida Bulls as well. That game is lined at 44, and it is the lowest mark of the weekend by a relatively big 1.5-point margin. Neither one of these teams showed much of anything offensively last week, and it could be a tough day for both on that side of the ball once again.

The highest ‘total’ of the week is only 67.5. There are plenty of games in the mid-60s, but the highest of the bunch involves the Navy Midshipmen and the Indiana Hoosiers. These two are high flying teams that can score a lot of points, but neither has a defense of any note whatsoever. Still, that’s a lot to ask for a game this early in the season, especially with two clubs who tend to be all over the map in terms of wins and losses. There is a ton of inconsistency on both sides.

2013 NCAA Football Week 2 Odds @ WagerWeb Sportsbook (as of 9/5/13):
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Week 2 NCAA Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 9/5/13
301 Florida Atlantic Owls +20
302 East Carolina Pirates -20
Over/Under 54.5

381 Sacramento State Hornets +37.5
382 Arizona State Sun Devils -37.5

College Football Lines for Week 2 for Friday, 9/6/13
303 Wake Forest Demon Deacons +3
304 Boston College Eagles -3
Over/Under 48.5

483 UCF Knights -24.5
484 Florida International Golden Panthers +24.5
Over/Under 53.5

NCAA Football Week 2 Odds for Saturday, 9/7/13
305 Florida Gators -3
306 Miami Hurricanes +3
Over/Under 49

307 Miami Redhawks +17
308 Kentucky Wildcats -17
Over/Under 57

309 South Florida Bulls +23
310 Michigan State Spartans -23
Over/Under 44

313 Oklahoma State Cowboys -26.5
314 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners +26.5
Over/Under 60

315 Houston Cougars -3
316 Temple Owls +3
Over/Under 67

317 North Texas Mean Green +4.5
318 Ohio Bobcats -4.5
Over/Under 58.5

319 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +18
320 North Carolina Tar Heels -18
Over/Under 65.5

321 Cincinnati Bearcats -8
322 Illinois Fighting Illini +8
Over/Under 54.5

323 West Virginia Mountaineers +21
324 Oklahoma Sooners -21
Over/Under 58

325 South Carolina Gamecocks +3
326 Georgia Bulldogs -3
Over/Under 56

327 San Diego State Aztecs +28
328 Ohio State Buckeyes -28
Over/Under 55

329 Utah State Aggies -9.5
330 Air Force Falcons +9.5
Over/Under 59.5

331 South Alabama Jaguars +7
332 Tulane Green Wave -7
Over/Under 51.5

333 Oregon Ducks -22.5
334 Virginia Cavaliers +22.5
Over/Under 61

335 Duke Blue Devils -6
336 Memphis Tigers +6
Over/Under 50.5

337 Syracuse Orange +15.5
338 Northwestern Wildcats -15.5
Over/Under 53

339 Navy Midshipmen +12.5
340 Indiana Hoosiers -12.5
Over/Under 67.5

341 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles +28
342 Nebraska Cornhuskers -28
Over/Under 59.5

343 Texas Longhorns -7.5
344 BYU Cougars +7.5
Over/Under 57

345 UAB Blazers +34.5
346 LSU Tigers -34.5
Over/Under 60.5

347 Toledo Rockets +17
348 Missouri Tigers -17
Over/Under 65

349 Colorado State Rams +10.5
350 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -10.5
Over/Under 53.5

351 Arkansas State Red Wolves +11.5
352 Auburn Tigers -11.5
Over/Under 62

353 Army Black Knights +8
354 Ball State Cardinals -8
Over/Under 61

355 Eastern Michigan Eagles +24
356 Penn State Nittany Lions -24
Over/Under 48.5

357 Bufalo Bulls +27.5
358 Baylor Bears -27.5
Over/Under 67

359 Bowling Green Falcons -7.5
360 Kent State Golden Flashes +7.5
Over/Under 45.5

361 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +13
362 Tennessee Volunteers -13
Over/Under 55.5

363 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns +10.5
364 Kansas State Wildcats -10.5
Over/Under 58.5

365 Notre Dame Fighting Irish +4
366 Michigan Wolverines -4
Over/Under 51

367 Hawaii Warriors +27
368 Oregon State Beavers -27
Over/Under 52.5

369 Minnesota Golden Gophers -14.5
370 New Mexico State Aggies +14.5
Over/Under 51.5

371 Idaho Vandals +28
372 Wyoming Cowboys -28
Over/Under 64.5

373 New Mexico Lobos +6
374 UTEP Miners -6
Over/Under 52

375 Washington State Cougars +15.5
376 USC Trojans -15.5
Over/Under 53.5

377 Arizona Wildcats -10.5
378 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels +10.5
Over/Under 61

379 San Jose State Spartans +26
380 Stanford Cardinal -26
Over/Under 48.5

383 Tennessee Chattanooga Mocs -10.5
384 Georgia State Panthers +10.5

385 Norfolk State Spartans +40
386 Rutgers Scarlet Knights -40

387 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles +45
388 Wisconsin Badgers -45

389 Missouri State Bears +24.5
390 Iowa Hawkeyes -24.5

391 Indiana State Sycamores +17
392 Purdue Boilermakers -17

393 Southeastern Louisiana Golden Lions +43
394 TCU Horned Frogs -43

395 Eastern Kentucky Colonels +41
396 Louisville Cardinals -41

397 South Carolina State Bulldogs +52.5
398 Clemson Tigers -52.5

399 Western Carolina Catamounts +42
400 Virginia Tech Hokies -42

401 Maine Black Bears -3
402 Massachusetts Minutemen +3

403 Alcorn State Hornets +42.5
404 Mississippi State Bulldogs -42.5

405 Weber State Wildcats +23
406 Utah Utes -23

407 New Hampshire Wildcats +3.5
408 Central Michigan Chippewas -3.5

409 Tennessee Martin Skyhawks +35.5
410 Boise State Broncos -35.5

411 Old Dominion Monarchs +19
412 Maryland Terrapins -19

413 UC Davis Aggies +18
414 Nevada Wolf Pack -18

415 Portland State Vikings +27.5
416 California Golden Bears -275

417 Richmond Spiders +23
418 North Carolina State Wolfpack -23

419 James Madison Dukes +3
420 Akron Zips -3

421 Gardner Webb Bulldogs +42
422 Marshall Thundering Herd -42

423 Prairie View A&M Panthers +31
424 Texas State Bobcats -31

425 South Dakota Coyotes +23.5
426 Kansas Jayhawks -23.5

427 Lamar Cardinals +27.5
428 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -27.5

429 Nicholls State Colonels +27.5
430 Western Michigan Broncos -27.5

431 Samford Bulldogs +32.5
432 Arkansas Razorbacks -32.5

433 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks +50
434 Ole Miss Rebels -50

435 Austin Peay Governors +47.5
436 Vanderbilt Commodores -47.5

437 Sam Houston State Bearkats +39.5
438 Texas A&M Aggies -39.5

439 Grambling Tigers +39.5
440 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks -39.5

441 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks +38
442 Texas Tech Red Raiders -38

443 Savannah State Tigers +48.5
444 Troy Trojans -48.5

445 Montana State Bobcats +10
446 SMU Mustangs -10

447 Central Arkansas Bears +13
448 Colorado Buffaloes -13

449 Cal Poly Mustangs +27
450 Fresno State Bulldogs -27

The 2013 college football odds are officially posted, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are going to be looking at some of the best games on the NCAA football lines right off the bat in Week 1 of the season.

The first day of games kicks off on Thursday night, and though there isn’t a heck of a lot on the docket of major note, the No. 6 team in the country is in action. As has almost certainly become a tradition, the South Carolina Gamecocks are going to open up on the first night of the season, this time at home against the North Carolina Tar Heels. It’s a chance for the ACC to make a big statement to the SEC, but it’s a statement that isn’t likely to be made. SEC teams have a history of destroying their ACC foes in games like this, but this time around, at least the college football point spreads are modest, as SC is favored by 11.

The mass majority of the college football odds on Thursday night are lopsided, though the one game that is a conference tussle certainly isn’t. The Ole Miss Rebels are giving just 3.5 in a very dangerous game against the Vanderbilt Commodores, who are certainly on the rise. The boys in Nashville have a lot of growing up to do in a hurry, as they have a very young team that lost a lot of pieces to the puzzle last year, and going against Head Coach Hugh Freeze and the Rebs will be no easy task.

The other showcase game of Saturday pits a pair of Beehive State foes against one another. This is as good of a chance as the Utah State Aggies have had of going into Salt Lake City and beating the Utah Utes as they have had in recent memory, and they are only 2.5-point underdogs in this one.

Friday’s relation short slate doesn’t feature much in the way of great teams that are in action either. The biggest point spread of the bunch in FBS vs. FBS games is the 32.5 that the Miami Hurricanes are giving to the Florida Atlantic Owls. There really aren’t a ton of dangerous games in the bunch, as there are only a pair of games that even pit FBS teams against each other. The other game on the Week 1 odds that will be contested between major foes is the ESPN game in the Lone Star State between the SMU Mustangs and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. This is the closest game of the night for sure, and a very talented and hyped up TT side is going to be a five-point favorite in this one.

And now, we get to the main course of the first weekend of college football action, as this first Saturday of the season pits some big time teams against one another.

The best game of the day is likely the duel between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Clemson Tigers. These two teams both have National Championship aspirations, and there is a good chance that even the loser of this one is going to be ranked in the Top 10 in the country when this game is over with. For much of the offseason, Georgia was the slight underdog to Clemson in what could be a coming out party for QB Tajh Boyd as he starts his Heisman Trophy campaign as a senior. However, the tide has turned in favor of QB Aaron Murray and the Bulldogs, who are laying two points in what should be a remarkable game.

Speaking of the Tide, the Alabama Crimson Tide are starting their National Championship defense in style as well. They’re going to be playing against the Virginia Tech Hokies on a neutral field. The game won’t be the easiest, but regardless of who Alabama has been playing out of conference of late, the results haven’t been pretty for the opposition. Ask Penn State what it thought of its two-game series with the Tide. V-Tech has already learned the hard way that Alabama is obviously legit, and the idea of the Hokies challenging in this one as 18.5-point underdogs is difficult to fathom.

The LSU Tigers are the third SEC team taking on a legit foe in Week 1 of the campaign. The Bayou Bengals are playing in the only other Top 25 clash against the TCU Horned Frogs in Arlington in what could feel like a little bit of a home field advantage for TCU. Expect there to be a lot of defense in this game for sure, as both of these teams ratchet up the pressure on the opposition quite a bit. LSU is favored by four points, but it seems to be a tenuous NCAA football point spread to say the least.

As always, there are a share of stinkers that are out there as well, many of which pit FBS teams up against significantly weaker FCS teams. The biggest favorite of the bunch are not surprisingly the Oregon Ducks, who run up the score on everyone that they can. They’ve got nine touchdowns to cover against the Nicholls State Colonels in the first game of the year, and that makes the Quack Attack the biggest favorites of the weekend.

That said, Oregon isn’t the only team that is favored by ridiculously huge margins. Just in FBS vs. FBS games alone, we have spreads of 44.5 (Wisconsin over Massachusetts), 35.5 (Ohio State over Buffalo), 30 (Notre Dame over Temple), 42 (Texas over New Mexico State) and 28 (Nebraska over Wyoming).

Totals in Week 1 are relatively low as they usually are, but there are some that stand out for sure. As we already mentioned in that Clemson/Georgia game, there is a huge emphasis put on points in this one. Both Boyd and Murray have the ability to get the ball up the field in a hurry. That’s why this game features the highest total of the weekend at 72.5. No other game tops 70, though by the time the Miami Redhawks and the Marshall Thundering Herd kick it off, they might ultimately get there.

On the other end of the spectrum, there aren’t any games in Week 1 that feature totals in the 30s quite yet, though we do know that there are plenty of games that will end as such. The 45.5 in the Alabama/Virginia Tech game is easily the lowest of the weekend.

However, we’re not done yet! As we move forward to Sunday and Monday, there are still college football games on the schedule to talk about!

On Sunday, the Louisville Cardinals have a trickier-than-it-seems battle with the Ohio Bobcats. The Bobcats are no joke, and they have beaten their share of big time teams in the past. They’re getting 20.5 in this one, and an upset in this game would immediately permanently derail any National Championship hopes that the newly formed AAC favorites have. Elsewhere on Sunday, the Colorado State Rams are favored by 2.5 over the Colorado Buffaloes in one of the most underwhelming instate rivalries that we have in college football.

As has become a tradition, Monday Night Football on Labor Day pits a pair of teams from the ACC against each other. This year though, we have a newcomer to the scene, as the Pitt Panthers are going to be flying the ACC flag for the first time in this home game at Heinz Field. The competition really couldn’t get much tougher though, as they are welcoming in the Florida State Seminoles. The Noles are going to be debuting QB Jameis Winston in this one, the man that could be the next coming of QB Johnny Manziel, and they are giving 10. This is a dangerous game for FSU though, as the Seminoles have a history of punting away games like this which they seem to have no business doing.

2013 NCAA Football Week 1 Odds @ BetOWI Sportsbook (as of 8/27/13):
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Week 1 NCAA Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 8/29/13
133 North Carolina Tar Heels +12
134 South Carolina Gamecocks -12
Over/Under 56.5

135 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels +14
136 Minnesota Golden Gophers -14
Over/Under 51

137 Tulsa Golden Hurricane +3.5
138 Bowling Green Falcons -3.5
Over/Under 48

139 Akron Zips +22.5
140 UCF Knights -22.5
Over/Under 55

141 Utah State Aggies +2.5
142 Utah Utes -2.5
Over/Under 51

143 Ole Miss Rebels -3.5
144 Vanderbilt Commodores +3.5
Over/Under 53

145 Rutgers Scarlet Knights +10.5
146 Fresno State Bulldogs -10.5
Over/Under 54.5

147 USC Trojans -22.5
148 Hawaii Warriors +22.5
Over/Under 53.5

301 Liberty Flames +16.5
302 Kent State Golden Flashes -16.5

303 Presbyterian Blue Hose +38
304 Wake Forest Demon Deacons -38

305 Indiana State Sycamores +24.5
306 Indiana Hoosiers -24.5

307 Illinois State Redbirds +12
308 Ball State Cardinals -12

309 Southern Utah Thunderbirds +15
310 South Alabama Jaguars -15

311 Towson Tigers +16.5
312 Connecticut Huskies -16.5

313 Western Carolina Catamounts +32
314 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders -32

315 Jackson State Tigers +26
316 Tulane Green Wave -26

317 Sacramento State Hornets +20
318 San Jose State Spartans -20

College Football Lines for Week 1 for Friday, 8/30/13
149 Western Michigan Broncos +27.5
150 Michigan State Spartans -27.5
Over/Under 44.5

151 Florida Atlantic Owls +32
152 Miami Hurricanes -32
Over/Under 54

153 Texas Tech Red Raiders -5.5
154 SMU Mustangs +5.5
Over/Under 59

319 Samford Bulldogs -9
320 Georgia State Panthers +9

321 Morgan State Bears +32
322 Army Black Knights -32

323 Southern Jaguars +40
324 Houston Cougars -40

325 North Dakota State Bison +13
326 Kansas State Wildcats -13

327 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks +35
328 Arizona Wildcats -35

NCAA Football Week 1 Odds for Saturday, 8/31/13
155 Massachusetts Minutemen +44.5
156 Wisconsin Badgers -44.5
Over/Under 52.5

157 Central Michigan Chippewas +31.5
158 Michigan Wolverines -31.5
Over/Under 52.5

159 Buffalo Bulls +35
160 Ohio State Buckeyes -35
Over/Under 56

161 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs +14
162 NC State Wolfpack -14
Over/Under 62.5

163 Florida International Golden Panthers +21.5
164 Maryland Terrapins -21.
Over/Under 49.5

165 Northern Illinois Huskies +3
166 Iowa Hawkeyes -3
Over/Under 53.5

167 Temple Owls +29.5
168 Notre Dame Fighting Irish -29.5
Over/Under 52.5

169 BYU Cougars -1
170 Virginia Cavaliers +1
Over/Under 50

171 Alabama Crimson Tide -19
172 Virginia Tech Hokies +19
Over/Under 45.5

173 UAB Blazers +3.5
174 Troy Trojans -3.5
Over/Under 63

175 Purdue Boilermakers +10.5
176 Cincinnati Bearcats -10.5
Over/Under 50.5

177 Kentucky Wildcats -4.5
178 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +4.5
Over/Under 57

179 Miami Redhawks +19.5
180 Marshall Thundering Herd -19.5
Over/Under 68.5

181 Mississippi State Bulldogs +12.5
182 Oklahoma State Cowboys -12.5
Over/Under 60

183 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks +21.5
184 Oklahoma Sooners -21.5
Over/Under 60

185 Texas State Bobcats +8.5
186 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles -8.5
Over/Under 55.5

187 New Mexico State Aggies +42.5
188 Texas Longhorns -42.5
Over/Under 57.5

189 Rice Owls OTB
190 Texas A&M Aggies OTB
Over/Under OTB

191 Toledo Rockets +23.5
192 Florida Gators -23.5
Over/Under 57

193 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns +10.5
194 Arkansas Razorbacks -10.5
Over/Under 59

195 Washington State Cougars +16
196 Auburn Tigers -16
Over/Under 59

197 Idaho Vandals +15
198 North Texas Mean Green -15
Over/Under 56.5

199 Penn State Nittany Lions -8
200 Syracuse Orange +8
Over/Under 51.5

201 Wyoming Cowboys +29
202 Nebraska Cornhuskers -29
Over/Under 65

203 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners +3
204 New Mexico Lobos -3
Over/Under 56

205 Georgia Bulldogs -1.5
206 Clemson Tigers +1.5
Over/Under 72

207 LSU Tigers -4.5
208 TCU Horned Frogs +4.5
Over/Under 50

209 Boise State Broncos +3.5
210 Washington Huskies -3.5
Over/Under 52

211 Nevada Wolf Pack +20.5
212 UCLA Bruins -20.5
Over/Under 65.5

213 Northwestern Wildcats -5.5
214 Cal Golden Bears +5.5
Over/Under 58

329 Southern Illinois Salukis +15.5
330 Illinois Fighting Illini -15.5

331 Elon Phoenix +46
332 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -46

333 Villanova Wildcats +16.5
334 Boston College Eagles -16.5

335 William & Mary Tribe +32
336 West Virginia Mountaineers -32

337 Murray State Racers +37.5
338 Missouri Tigers -37.5

339 Colgate Raiders +27
340 Air Force Falcons -27

341 North Carolina Central Eagles +33
342 Duke Blue Devils -33

343 Nicholls State Colonels +59
344 Oregon Ducks -59

345 Eastern Washington Eagles +27
346 Oregon State Beavers -27

347 Howard Bison +19
348 Eastern Michigan Eagles -19

349 McNeese State Cowboys +20
350 South Florida Bulls -20

351 Old Dominion Monarchs +14.5
352 East Carolina Pirates -14.5

353 Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions +26.5
354 Arkansas State Red Wolves -26.5

355 Austin Peay Governors +50.5
356 Tennessee Volunteers -50.5

357 Wofford Terriers +28.5
358 Baylor Bears -28.5

359 Northern Iowa Panthers +11.5
360 Iowa State Cyclones -11.5

361 Eastern Illinois Panthers +15
362 San Diego State Aztecs -15

Week 1 NCAA Football Odds for Sunday, 9/1/13
215 Ohio Bobcats +20
216 Louisville Cardinals -20
Over/Under 58

217 Colorado Buffaloes +3
218 Colorado State Rams -3
Over/Under 49

Week 1 College Football Odds for Monday, 9/2/13
219 Florida State Seminoles -10.5
220 Pittsburgh Panthers +10.5
Over/Under 49

The AFC East has belonged to the New England Patriots over the course of the last several years, and that seems to be the case once again this year. Our summer continues with an AFC East preview, as we look at all of the odds to win the AFC East for four teams in this grouping.

The New England Patriots (AFC East Odds: 1 to 5 SportBet Sportsbook) are once again the bona fide favorites to walk away with this division. We do think that the Pats are one of the best teams in the league, but we think that this is just as much a case of a team being in a bad division as much as anything else. There simply aren’t any challengers for the Brady Bunch, and for as long as QB Tom Brady stays healthy, this is going to be one of the best teams in football. Some are going to cringe at the idea of losing WR Wes Welker, who has had the most catches seemingly every year for the Pats for the last half decade. However, WR Danny Amendola was looked upon as “Wes Welker Jr.” for years and years with the St. Louis Rams, except he was dealing with #1: Injuries and #2: Sam Bradford at quarterback, a combination that has limited him. The defense for New England held teams under 21 points per game last season, and this is the unit that is really going to make the difference for this team when push comes to shove as we see it.

There really isn’t much of a shot for anyone else in the AFC East, but at least the Miami Dolphins (Odds To Win AFC East: 5 to 1 SportBet Sportsbook) seem to have a chance to get the job done to get into the playoffs. This was a team that was the butt of every joke two seasons ago, and even going into last year, there was a question as to whether QB Ryan Tannehill was going to have the ability to play in this league. Tannehill wasn’t the greatest last season, but he did prove that he can play some quarterback. The offense literally scored half the points of New England last season though, and that’s bad news going forward, especially with the best offensive weapon the team had last year, RB Reggie Bush is now gone from the team. Signing WR Mike Wallace amongst others should help at least get the team towards respectability, but we still aren’t sure that this team is amongst the best six in the AFC. There is no doubt that this is the second best team on paper in the division, though that might ultimately be the case if the team only wins six or seven games, too. Unless Tannehill turns out to be the next Tom Brady in a hurry, the Dolphins will always be second best in 2013.

The Buffalo Bills (2013 AFC East Betting Lines: 18 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook) released QB Ryan Fitzpatrick before the NFL Draft, and they were the one team that really didn’t have a chance to get a new quarterback to start in the offseason. QB Kevin Kolb doesn’t give us all the confidence in the world. The Bills were convinced that there were, as they put it “two men” that could be franchise quarterbacks. They took one of those men in QB EJ Manuel, and he might be handed the keys to the car right away. Florida State quarterbacks haven’t had a good history of late in the NFL though, and we aren’t all that optimistic that Manuel is going to be able to step right into the fold and win games either. There has been far too much money foolishly spent by the Bills. They might be handicapped for years to come if they can’t figure out how to get their act together and make some great draft picks. As we saw with the Seattle Seahawks last season though, it only takes the right quarterback to turn a very average team into a great team.

And now, we’re sending in the clowns. The New York Jets (NFL AFC East Division Odds: 10 to 1 SportBet Sportsbook) are the third favorites in the AFC East, not the complete underdogs, but we do think that they are finishing in the gutter in the division. The QB Tim Tebow experiment is over with, and it ended in the embarrassment of Tebow getting picked up by the Patriots, who oh by the way, are the team on the schedule in Week 2 of the season. It’s amazing that Head Coach Rex Ryan wasn’t fired for the joke of a team that he put on the field last year. QB Mark Sanchez is still probably going to be the starting quarterback in Week 1, but once again, he has another quarterback looking over his shoulder in QB Geno Smith, who was the team’s second round draft pick this year. There were plenty of good draft picks for New York this year, which might be the one thing that really saves this team going forward, but we aren’t so sure that it will make all that much of a difference when push comes to shove this year. For as long as Sanchez is the quarterback for this team, there are going to be problems.

Latest 2013 Odds to Win the AFC East @ Sportbet Sportsbook (as of 6/13/13):
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New England Patriots Win AFC East -500
Field Wins AFC East +400

Miami Dolphins Win AFC East +500
Field Wins AFC East -700

New York Jets Win AFC East +1000
Field Wins AFC East -1300

Buffalo Bills Win AFC East +1800
Field Wins AFC East -2500

Here at Bankroll Sports Picks, we are always looking for ways to keep you up to date and informed on all the latest NFL betting odds, predictions, and news.  Looking to beat the football betting odds this year by betting NFL team win totals???  Or, do you just want to see what your team’s 2013 NFL win total odds are; as you’re wondering how many games the oddsmakers think your favorite NFL team will win in 2013. Today, we look at the upcoming 2o12 NFL season team win totals for all 32 of the teams in the league.  We also will discuss what we think each team will need to do to get above or stay below their projected season win total.

Arizona Cardinals 2013 NFL Season Win Totals: 5.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – Head Coach Bruce Arians was a savior last season in Indianapolis. Can he do the same for the Cardinals? This feels like a relatively low number for a team that doesn’t look that bad if you take away the quarterback position. Too bad the NFC West is a nightmare to try to win games in.

Atlanta Falcons 2013 NFL Season Win Totals: 10 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – Most make the assumption that the Falcons are going to be one of the best teams in the NFC once again this season. QB Matt Ryan has really only won from the time that he has stepped on the field in Atlanta, but we aren’t sold that he is winning 11 games once again this year in what could be one of the toughest divisions in the league. There is a case for all four teams to win the NFC South for sure.

Baltimore Ravens Projected Season Win Total: 8.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – Essentially, the oddsmakers are saying that the playoffs are more likely to go on without the Ravens this year than with them. That’s weird to say about the defending Super Bowl champs, but then again, it’s awfully odd to think that a team that just won the Super Bowl had to go through as much of an overhaul as these Ravens did.

Buffalo Bills NFL Season Win Total Preview: 6.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – In QB EJ Manuel we trust? The Bills think that the Florida State product is going to be able to turn around the fate of this franchise in a hurry. He’d better be able to, because there are a lot of overpaid players who are underachieving elsewhere on this roster.

2013 Carolina Panthers NFL Season Win Totals: 7 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – It feels like the Panthers have an over/under of around seven wins every year. This is the season that Head Coach Ron Rivera has to finish above .500 in, or he is going to be sent packing. QB Cam Newton has a lot of pressure on his shoulders right now as well to succeed in this, his third year with the club.

Chicago Bears 2013 NFL Season Win Totals: 8.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – QB Jay Cutler is out of excuses now. He’s got an elite receiver in WR Brandon Marshall, and he is rid of former coach Lovie Smith. Head Coach Marc Trestman is a quarterback guru, and he is surely going to be running a wide open offense this season in the Windy City. If Cutler can’t succeed now, he’s never going to.

Cincinnati Bengals Projected Season Win Total: 8.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – The Bengals are our favorite team this year in the AFC North. Baltimore has hit the reset button and is building around QB Joe Flacco. The Steelers have sent a lot of their older players packing. Meanwhile, Cincinnati is buzzing with QB Andy Dalton and WR AJ Green as the leaders of what is turning into a pretty darn good offense. The Bengals might be set for a third straight playoff appearance this season.

Cleveland Browns NFL Team Win Total: 6 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – The oddsmakers probably have this one pegged, though we wouldn’t be all that surprised if the Browns ultimately figured out how to inch near the .500 mark this season. This defense was one of the most underappreciated in all of football in 2012, and adding LB Paul Kruger and LB/DE Barkevious Mingo is only going to help matters out.

2013 Dallas Cowboys NFL Season Win Totals: 8.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – Dallas is playing in the most wide open division in the game this year, as there are a ton of questions in the NFC East. The good news is that no one is going to be caught sleeping on the Redskins any longer with RG3 at the helm. It’s a make or break season for Head Coach Jason Garrett, who will probably be fired by Thanksgiving if the team isn’t competing.

Denver Broncos 2013 NFL Season Win Totals: 11.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – QB Peyton Manning has himself a heck of an offense around him this year. WR Eric Decker, WR Demaryius Thomas, and WR Wes Welker could all be 1,000-yard receivers when it is all said and done with. The problem, if there is one, is that the defense could turn out to be a bit suspect. Still, this is a really high number, as Denver would be asked to win 12 games this year to go past its season win total.

Detroit Lions Projected Season Win Total: 8 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – Will the real Detroit Lions please stand up? The Lions of two seasons ago made the playoffs and really looked like they were going to take a jump up to the next level as one of the competing teams in the NFL. The Lions of last year though, looked a heck of a lot like the Dolphins that we are used to seeing on a regular basis.

Green Bay Packers NFL Season Win Total Preview: 10.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – The Packers had the highest over/under in the game last year at a whopping 12, and they ended up falling short of that number by a game. The season win total is a bit more modest this time at 10.5, and we think that the rest of the NFC North is probably just a bit down from where it ended up last season. QB Aaron Rodgers and the Pack very well could be underrated.

Houston Texans 2013 NFL Season Win Total: 10.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – The schedule is hellacious at the end of the year for Houston, so if you’re betting the over, you’d better hope that this is a team that is at least 9-3 through its first 12 games of the season. The Texans have a history of punting a few games down the stretch that they have no business punting, and that has kept them from byes in each of the last two seasons. This is only about the regular season though, and we really like the way that this team looks.

Indianapolis Colts 2013 NFL Season Win Totals: 8.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – Last year, we had egg on our face. The Colts were only projected to win 5.5 games, and we made fun of it, thinking that it was way too high. Whoops. Indy proved us wrong, and the oddsmakers have bumped the number up to 8.5 as a result this season, one of the most dramatic jumps that any team has taken in the league. Can QB Andrew Luck avoid the sophomore slump? If he can, it’s tough to think that the Colts are going to win fewer than nine games, especially with four games coming against the Titans and Jags.

Jacksonville Jaguars Projected Season Win Total: 5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – RB Maurice Jones-Drew was nowhere to be found for most of last season, and this year, he might be over the hill. The Jags didn’t get a new quarterback, and the Blaine Gabbert/Chad Henne experiment isn’t going to work for long. The only thing that we’ll say nice about Jacksonville is that the schedule sets up nicely. That’s all that is going to keep this club anywhere near this necessary six-win mark to get to the over.

Kansas City Chiefs NFL Season Win Total Preview: 7.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – KC was the worst team in football last season, but the whole franchise has hit the reset button. QB Matt Cassel is out. QB Alex Smith is in. Head Coach Romeo Crennel is out. Head Coach Andy Reid is in. The AFC West still stinks outside of Denver, and the wins are going to be there for the taking against some of the shoddy teams that finished in last place in the AFC divisions last season. Many think that this is the surprise team of 2013.

2013 Miami Dolphins NFL Season Win Totals: 8 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – The Dolphins a playoff team? When you really think about it, outside of Houston, New England, and Denver, who else is guaranteed a playoff spot in 2013? Not really anyone. The Dolphins spent a lot of money in the offseason, and they are going to do what they can to try to get into the second season this year and out of that realm as one of the average teams in the league.

Minnesota Vikings 2013 NFL Season Win Totals: 7.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – Another oops on our part from last year. The Vikings had an over/under of just six wins, and we thought there was no chance that they were going to get to seven wins. They got to 10, they reached the playoffs, and yet their season win total only inched up to 7.5. Vegas was built off of people betting the over on props like this one. We don’t see RB Adrian Peterson running for 2,000+ yards again this year, and as long as that turns out to be the case, this isn’t a .500 team.

New England Patriots Projected Season Win Total: 11.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – The Patriots have had an odd offseason. They are going to start the season with virtually every single viable option from last year’s passing game no longer on the club for one reason or another. TE Rob Gronkowski isn’t healthy, and we don’t know when that is going to change. Still, is there anyone doubting the Brady Bunch right now? He’s still QB Tom Brady, and he still has Head Coach Bill Belichick at his disposal. We have to think that New England is at least going to threaten this 11.5-win mark.

New Orleans Saints NFL Season Win Total Preview: 9 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – The Saints were lost last season without Head Coach Sean Payton. Now, Payton is back, and he should be bringing the aggressive style back to the Bayou. QB Drew Brees had a good statistical season last year, but he just didn’t seem as effective in the clutch late in games. Expect more out of New Orleans this year.

New York Giants NFL Season Win Totals: 9 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – It almost seems like a guarantee that the Giants are going to finish somewhere between eight and 10 wins this season, and seemingly every season. This one has got some added pressure to it, knowing that the G-Men are essentially hosting the Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium. QB Eli Manning could get the job done.

New York Jets 2013 NFL Season Win Totals: 6.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – See ya, Rex. At least Head Coach Rex Ryan was able to get rid of QB Tim Tebow in the offseason, but the bad news is that he wasn’t able to get rid of the buttfumbler himself, QB Mark Sanchez. We really think that the team should just start QB Geno Smith right now, as that might give New York the best chance to win. Don’t forget that the Jets still have the talent to have an elite level defense, too.

Oakland Raiders Projected Season Win Total: 5.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – Oakland’s over/under was seven wins last year. When the laughter stops, we’ll continue. Is QB Matt Flynn going to be the answer to the Raiders’ woes? Somehow, we just don’t believe that this franchise is really ever going in the right direction.

Philadelphia Eagles NFL Season Win Total Preview: 7.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – This is the biggest wild card team of the bunch this year. The Eagles have some talented pieces, though they are a bit less talented without WR Jeremy Maclin in the fold after his ACL injury. QB Michael Vick could be a perfect quarterback for Head Coach Chip Kelly’s system. Will Kelly be able to make magic in the NFL the same way that he did for all those years at Oregon? Eventually, the answer is clearly going to be yes, but in Year 1, that might be a little tough.

Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Season Win Totals: 9 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – The Pittsburgh offensive line is still so-so at best, and the team around QB Ben Roethlisberger just doesn’t look all that great. So why is Pittsburgh’s over/under nine wins this year? We think that a lot more of it has to do with the fact that they are the Steelers, so of course, they should be winning at least nine games every season. In actuality, we think this is a 7-9 team this year.

San Diego Chargers 2013 NFL Season Win Totals: 7.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – We had the Bolts pegged last year as an under team for our season win totals, and we think that they are going to be behind the times once again in this one. Head Coach Mike McCoy might be able to bring this team to a competitive level again, but the bottom line is that this is no longer a team that is going to be able to say that it did less with more than anyone else in football. The bottom line is that most of the talent on this team is now old talent.

San Francisco 49ers Projected Season Win Total: 11.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – When you’ve got two games against the Seahawks and your schedule starts with Green Bay, Seattle, Indy, St. Louis, and Houston, not to mention the fact that you have four East Coast trips lined up from October through December, it’s tough to want to bet over on your season win total. The Niners might be the best team in football, but they aren’t getting to 12 wins with this horrendous schedule.

Seattle Seahawks NFL Season Win Total Preview: 10.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – A lot of the problems that the 49ers have, the Seahawks have as well. They do dodge some of the top teams that San Francisco has to play though, and that might make all the difference in the world. Seattle went a perfect 8-0 last year at home, and if QB Russell Wilson is for real, we aren’t putting it past the Seahawks to do it once again in 2013.

2013 St. Louis Rams NFL Season Win Totals: 7.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – The Rams really had a tremendous season last year relatively speaking. Head Coach Jeff Fisher has them going in the right direction. The issue that this team has is that it just isn’t set at the quarterback position. Time has to be running out on QB Sam Bradford, and if he doesn’t prove that he was worthy of being the #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft all those years ago, he is going to have to be replaced and replaced very soon.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2013 NFL Season Win Totals: 7.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – Tampa Bay proved to be competitive last season under rookie Head Coach Greg Schiano, and a few additions along the way on the defensive side of the ball might carry this team to the playoffs. In the end though, we know that QB Josh Freeman is going to be under the gun from the get go, and with rookie QB Mike Glennon and his big arm sitting on the sidelines and the team still featuring a ton of cap money to spend in the future, Freeman had better watch his back.

Tennessee Titans Projected Season Win Total: 6.5 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – QB Jake Locker just isn’t that good. He’s a bust who is always injured, but the team is hanging onto him due to the fact that there really aren’t many great options. This receiving corps might be one of the most underrated in football, but you’ve got to have a quarterback that can get the ball out quickly and an offensive line that can protect to make receivers mean anything. The schedule isn’t so bad in the AFC South, though.

Washington Redskins NFL Season Win Total Preview: 8 @ GT Bets Sportsbook – The Redskins made the playoffs last season under rookie QB Robert Griffin III, but he tore his ACL in the playoff game and is clearly in question for the start of the season. Still, we think that this defense is going to carry this team to at least a .500 mark this year. This win total should be at least a half game higher in our eyes than it is, even if Griffin does have some issues. We have confidence in QB Kirk Cousins as well.

Complete List Of Current 2013 Bridgestone Invitational Odds Can Be Found Below

The World Golf Championships continue this week at historic Firestone Country Club, where we are set to make our free golf picks on what should be a compelling set of Bridgestone Invitational odds. This WGC event is one of the premier on the docket in between the British Open and the PGA Championship, and it is a tournament that you aren’t going to want to miss out on! Bet on golf with us here at Bankroll Sports!

2013 Bridgestone Invitational, Picks & Info
2013 Bridgestone Invitational Dates: Thursday, August 1st – Sunday, August 4th, 2013
2013 Bridgestone Invitational Location: Firestone Country Club, Akron, OH
2013 Odds To Win The Bridgestone Invitational Favorite: Tiger Woods (+445)
Defending Bridgestone Invitational Champion: Keegan Bradley
2013 Bridgestone Invitational TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, CBS

As always, anywhere he goes, Tiger Woods (Current Bridgestone Invitational Odds: 4.45 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook is going to be the man of the hour. The last we saw of Woods, he finished +2 at the Open Championship. It was good enough to finish tied for sixth, but it wasn’t good enough to capture that elusive major tournament title. Woods though, is playing some sound golf right now. He hasn’t won since the Players Championship back in May, but he has only played in three events since that point. Woods was awful at the Memorial Tournament, but since that point, he played well at both the US Open and the Open Championship. We have to think that there is at least a one in four chance that he is going to ultimately find a way to rule the day here in Akron, where he has won seven times before.

We aren’t a big Lefty fan right now, knowing that Phil Mickelson is overhyped at 14 to 1 after his big win at the Open Championship. That said, we do still like the man that is the third choice on the board, the Aussie, Adam Scott (Current Bridgestone Invitational Betting Lines: 18 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook. Scott won the Masters and finished third at the Open Championship, and there is a real chance that he is due for another win here in Akron. The Australian born golfer really hasn’t had a miserable tournament this year, and we think that he is going to get another win somewhere along the way over the course of the rest of the season. This is a venue in which he has won before, taking down the Bridgestone Invitational in 2011, and that has to give him some confidence to be able to come back and get the job done once again this year.

List Of Past Bridgestone Invitational Champions
2012 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Keegan Bradley
2011 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Adam Scott
2010 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Hunter Mahan
2009 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Tiger Woods
2008 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Vijay Singh
2007 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Tiger Woods
2006 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Tiger Woods
2005 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Tiger Woods
2004 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Stewart Cink
2003 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Darren Clarke
2002 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Craig Parry
2001 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Tiger Woods
2000 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Tiger Woods
1999 Bridgestone Invitational Winner: Tiger Woods

It would be awfully poetic if Hunter Mahan (Current Bridgestone Invitational Odds: 25 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook ultimately ended up winning this tournament this week. Mahan of course, made headline news when he walked off the course at last week’s RBC Canadian Open to be with his wife for the birth of their child. At the time, Mahan was -13 and playing the best golf that he had played all season long. It had to be a tough decision to walk away from what could have been a few hundred grand at least, but Mahan gets all the credit in the world. Now, it’s off to a relatively similar golf course here in Akron, and there is going to be a great opportunity to score a few more low rounds. Just like the rest of the men that we have listed here for this tournament, Mahan has a history of winning the Bridgestone Invitational, having done so in 2010. Maybe the time is here for him to get lucky and post a second straight amaizng tournament in a row to claim glory.

Current 2013 Bridgestone Invitational Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook) (as of 7/30/13):
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Tiger Woods 4.45 to 1
Phil Mickelson 14 to 1
Adam Scott 18 to 1
Brandt Snedeker 22 to 1
Dustin Johnson 25 to 1
Hunter Mahan 25 to 1
Justin Rose 25 to 1
Matt Kuchar 25 to 1
Rory McIlroy 25 to 1
Henrik Stenson 30 to 1
Lee Westwood 30 to 1
Steve Stricker 30 to 1
Charl Schwartzel 35 to 1
Jason Day 35 to 1
Keegan Bradley 35 to 1
Jason Dufner 45 to 1
Luke Donald 45 to 1
Sergio Garcia 45 to 1
Bubba Watson 50 to 1
Graeme McDowell 50 to 1
Ian Poulter 50 to 1
Hideki Matsuyama 60 to 1
Jim Furyk 60 to 1
Webb Simpson 60 to 1
Zach Johnson 60 to 1
Angel Cabrera 70 to 1
Rickie Fowler 70 to 1
Bill Haas 80 to 1
Billy Horschel 95 to 1
Ernie Els 95 to 1
Martin Kaymer 95 to 1
Nicolas Colsaerts 100 to 1
Paul Casey 100 to 1
Ryan Moore 100 to 1
Bo Van Pelt 115 to 1
Branden Grace 125 to 1
Francesco Molinari 125 to 1
Harris English 125 to 1
Martin Laird 125 to 1
Nick Watney 125 to 1
Russell Henley 175 to 1
John Merrick 185 to 1
Matteo Manassero 185 to 1
Peter Hanson 210 to 1
Jonas Blixt 225 to 1
Boo Weekley 250 to 1
Gonzalo Fernandez Castano 250 to 1
Richard Sterne 250 to 1
Kevin Streelman 275 to 1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 275 to 1
Thorbjorn Olesen 275 to 1
Jamie Donaldson 285 to 1
Ken Duke 300 to 1
Scott Piercy 300 to 1
Mikko Ilonen 325 to 1
Sang Moon Bae 325 to 1
DA Points 350 to 1
Paul Lawrie 350 to 1
Shane Lowery 350 to 1
Carl Pettersson 400 to 1
Stephen Gallacher 400 to 1
Brian Gay 425 to 1
Brett Rumford 500 to 1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 500 to 1
Tommy Gainey 500 to 1
Chris Wood 600 to 1
Michael Thompson 600 to 1
Richie Ramsay 600 to 1
Jaco Van Zyl 700 to 1
Derek Ernst 800 to 1
Daniel Popovic 1,000 to 1
Satoshi Kodaira 1,000 to 1
Toru Taniguchi 1,000 to 1

The All-Star break is upon us, and that means that it’s time to take a look at all of the best action on the diamond with the biggest stars in the game. A collection of sluggers will battle it out on the 2013 Home Run Derby odds, and we’ll be making our HR Derby picks and predictions for what should be a great slug-off in the Big Apple.

2013 Home Run Derby Odds, Picks & Info
2013 Home Run Derby Date: Monday, July 15th
2013 Home Run Derby Location: Citi Field, Flushing, NY
2013 Odds To Win The Home Run Derby Favorite: Chris Davis & Prince Fielder (3.50 to 1)
2013 Home Run Derby TV Coverage – Network: ESPN

The Home Run Derby is so close this year that there are actually co-favorites to win the event. The man that is going to get a lot of publicity is Chris Davis (Current Home Run Derby Odds: 3.75 to 1 at JustBet Sportsbook) of the Baltimore Orioles. Davis has earned himself the nickname of “Crush” this year, and he is living up to his moniker. Going into the last weekend of the first half of the year, Davis has 35 dingers to lead the league by a country mile. There is at least a mild threat of him reaching the all-time home run record this year, and the hope is that he can put on a real show in this year’s Home Run Derby in front of the Citi Field faithful.

A man that never needs an introduction at the All-Star Game or at the Home Run Derby is the other co-favorite, Prince Fielder (HR Derby Odds: 3.75 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Fielder already has not just one, but two Home Run Derby titles under his belt, and he is the defending Home Run champion after last year when he bombed a whopping 28 home runs, the fifth most ever in this competition. Fielder has 63 home runs under his belt at the Home Run Derby over the years, and he is 14 short of the all-time record for most Home Run Derby homers, 77 set by David Ortiz.

List Of Past Home Run Derby Champions (Since 2000)
2012 Home Run Derby Winner: Prince Fielder
2011 Home Run Derby Winner: Robinson Cano
2010 Home Run Derby Winner: David Ortiz
2009 Home Run Derby Winner: Prince Fielder
2008 Home Run Derby Winner: Justin Morneau
2007 Home Run Derby Winner: Vladimir Guerrero
2006 Home Run Derby Winner: Ryan Howard
2005 Home Run Derby Winner: Bobby Abreu
2004 Home Run Derby Winner: Miguel Tejada
2003 Home Run Derby Winner: Garret Anderson
2002 Home Run Derby Winner: Jason Giambi
2001 Home Run Derby Winner: Luis Gonzalez
2000 Home Run Derby Winner: Sammy Sosa

The new kid on the block who should be blasting balls a long way is Yoenis Cespedes (Current MLB Home Run Derby Lines: 5.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Cespedes only has 15 home runs for the season, but he does have one inherent edge over the rest of the competition. Cespedes is used to needing to hit the ball a mile to get it out of the park at the O.co Coliseum, and he is going to have to do the same thing at Citi Field on Monday night. Don’t be all that shocked if the Cuban superstar turns out to hit some of the longest bombs of the night, as he has become known to do through the years.

We really like the idea of backing Robinson Cano (Odds To Win HR Derby: 6 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) on Monday night as well. Cano is the hometown boy, playing in the Bronx for the New York Yankees, and he really knows how to pack of punch. Of all of the middle of infielders in the game, there isn’t another man that we would rather have blasting homers for us than Cano. He has 21 home runs this year, and this is going to inevitably be his fifth straight season with at least 25 home runs, so don’t let his position in the field throw you off any. Cano can mash, and he has the 2011 Home Run Derby championship under his belt to prove it.

It seems interesting to think that Pedro Alvarez (Home Run Derby Gambling Lines: 6.50 to 1 at JustBet Sportsbook) is in the Home Run Derby this season. Sure, Alvarez is leading the Pittsburgh Pirates with 23 homers on the campaign, and yes, he did hit 30 bombs last year, but he just doesn’t feel like the type of guy that should be batting in a Home Run Derby. Perhaps we’ll all be proven wrong, and Alvarez will turn out to be a relatively good competitor. However, we just don’t see it turning out that way, and we’re actually a little surprised to see him this high on the totem pole when you consider who else is around him.

Bryce Harper (HR Derby Lines: 7 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) makes for a delightful addition to this year’s game, knowing that he is one of the stars of the future of this game. Harper doesn’t have the following that Yasiel Puig does, but he’ll be the closest thing on the field when he represents the National League. Harper only has 13 home runs this season, but do remember that he has only played in 56 games as well. Harper can really mash the baseball, and he too, is used to pitching in a humongous park in DC. That could play right into his hands as well.

And then there’s the hometown hero, David Wright (Home Run Derby Odds: 12.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Wright hasn’t been in a Home Run Derby since 2006, making it one of the longest layoffs we have ever seen from one Home Run Derby to the next. That season though, the then up and coming star produced 22 home runs on the competition, one of the best marks in the history of this event. Wright was edged out by a homer by Ryan Howard on that day, and he would love nothing more than to get out there and blast a ton of bombs for the hometown crowd at Citi Field.

Finally, we have the man that makes absolutely zero sense whatsoever for being in a Home Run Derby, Michael Cuddyer (Odds To Win HR Derby: 15 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). We’ve seen stranger things before, but this one just doesn’t make any sense to us. Cuddyer has a hot bat at the moment, but he only has 15 home runs for the whole season. He has only hit 30 home runs once in his career, and he only hit 16 homers last season while playing for the Rockies. Cuddyer is helped by that light air in Denver quite a bit, and though he has a lot of home runs on the road too, we’re not talking about homers in parks like this all that often. We’d be shocked to see Cuddyer get out of the first round of the Home Run Derby.

MLB Home Run Derby Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 7/12/13):
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Chris Davis 3.50 to 1
Prince Fielder 3.75 to 1
Yoenis Cespedes 5.50 to 1
Robinson Cano 6 to 1
Pedro Alvarez 6.50 to 1
Bryce Harper 7 to 1
David Wright 12.50 to 1
Michael Cuddyer 15 to 1

MLB Home Run Derby Odds @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 7/12/13):
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Prince Fielder 3.50 to 1
Chris Davis 3.75 to 1
Bryce Harper 5 to 1
Robinson Cano 5.50 to 1
Yoenis Cespedes 5.50 to 1
Pedro Alvarez 6.50 to 1
David Wright 8 to 1
Michael Cuddyer 9 to 1