There’s another week of college football betting action ahead, and here at Bankroll Sports, we’re dissecting some of the best NCAA football odds on the board in Week 7.

What we don’t have this week are a whole bunch of extreme lines one way or the other. Sure, teams like the Baylor Bears or the UCLA Bruins or the Texas A&M Aggies have high ‘totals’ in the 70s, and there are a few games like the one between the Miami Redhawks and the Massachusetts Minutemen which only feature a ‘total’ of 43, but the point spreads themselves aren’t as outrageous as you might think and be used to.

There isn’t a single team on the college football Week 7 lines that is favored by more than 28 points, and that’s showing that the games are getting closer and closer together. We do have to note that that 28-point favorite is on the road, and it happens to be the #1 team in the country. The Alabama Crimson Tide are giving 28 to the Kentucky Wildcats, which more or less assumes that the spread would be 35 or so if the game was being played in Tuscaloosa. That being said, Kentucky has got to be used to playing these games against these awesome teams, as in the last few weeks, it has had to contend with South Carolina, Louisville, and Florida, and now comes the biggest test of them all against the Crimson Tide, the two-time defending National Champions.

That said, we can bill this week as “Elimination Saturday,” as there are a lot of teams that are going to be playing for the National Championship lives. We know that most of these teams don’t have even remotely good chances of winning it all, but as we get closer and closer to the first BCS rankings being put out, teams are going to be jockeying for position in hopes of keeping their chances alive.

The first of those elimination games comes on Thursday when the Louisville Cardinals play host to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Without a single team ranked in the Top 25 in the land outside of them, the Cardinals know that they are in a lot of trouble when it comes to the BCS. Perfection is the only formula for success, and even that doesn’t guarantee anything with so many undefeated teams in front of them and coming up from behind them as well. This is at least a shot at playing against a decent team on national television, and Louisville is laying 19.

The Oklahoma Sooners are engaged in the Red River Rivalry this week against the Texas Longhorns, and this game is always one that is tough to handicap. The Sooners have beaten Head Coach Mack Brown four times by 30+ points, and there is a real chance that this could be another one of these games that is separated by a huge margin. Oklahoma is giving 13.5 points to the Longhorns, and we have a feeling if this game isn’t at least covered (and perhaps at least won), Brown’s days in burnt orange are numbered. However, if OU loses this game, the Big XII probably wouldn’t have a National Championship contender left, especially if the Baylor Bears happened to lose as 17-point favorites on the road to the Kansas State Wildcats. Remember last year, though? Baylor was a 12-point underdog at home against a Kansas State team that was just a couple wins away from playing for all the marbles. The Bears won that game and won it huge, and you know that Head Coach Bill Snyder would love to exact some revenge against Baylor by taking an eye for an eye this year.

The best teams in the Pac-12 are going to be in for fights this week as well. The Stanford Cardinal and the Oregon Ducks are both on the road, and they both have games that they very well could lose. Stanford is taking on the Utah Utes, who have had a knack of sticking around in these big games this year. The Cardinal are -8.5, but they are by no means a guarantee to get the job done in this game. Oregon meanwhile, is taking on the Washington Huskies is what might be the biggest game of the day. The Huskies beat Stanford last season (and that was the same Stanford team that went on the road and beat Oregon), and the Ducks are trying to avoid the same fate. QB Marcus Mariota and the gang are -13.5 on the road in Seattle, where College Gameday is going to be waiting for them. A loss for Washington would surely end its chances at a National Championship, if those chances aren’t gone already. A loss for either Stanford or Oregon won’t necessarily be completely damning, but it very well could be.

Over in the SEC, there are five teams that are playing for their lives, and we have a feeling that at least two of them are going to end up out of this mix when it’s all said and done with.

We’ll start with the game where we know there are going to be problems for the loser. Both the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators have already been beaten once, and one is going to take the hook for the second time this year. If that’s the case, there is no way back into the National Championship picture. LSU would be knocked out of the SEC Championship race as well with its second conference loss. The Bayou Bengals are laying a touchdown, but this is a game that historically has been very interesting with a lot of upsets rampant.

The Georgia Bulldogs are taking on the Missouri Tigers down in Athens in a game that the oddsmakers are warning you could be sneaky. Mizzou is one of the two undefeated teams left in the SEC (the other being Alabama), and it isn’t going to go down in this one without a fight. Though Georgia is a Top 10 ranked team, it is only -8 in this game, and that certainly could be an issue.

The South Carolina Gamecocks, who may or may not have DE Jadeveon Clowney in this game, will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks on the road. The Hogs don’t stink by any stretch of the imagination, and the talent is there for this to be one of the Top 25 teams in the land. The Gamecocks are only -6 in this one on the road, the exact same price that another team on upset alert, the Texas A&M Aggies are favored by over the Ole Miss Rebels.

If any of these big name SEC teams lose, it will be crippling to the conference, as that will take away a lot of their power when it comes to the BCS rankings that are coming out this week.

The Big Ten definitely features a couple games of note as well. The Michigan Wolverines are still undefeated, but they are facing one of their sternest tests on the road against the Penn State Nittany Lions. Head Coach Bill O’Brien and the boys have nothing to play for but games like this one, and you can bet that Beaver Stadium is going to be rocking for the first installment of this game since 2010. Michigan is favored by a deuce, but this is a game that is going to be frightening for the visitors.

Perhaps the most interesting game of the day from a betting standpoint is the one between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Wisconsin Badgers. We see unranked teams favored over ranked teams all the time, but we never see anything quite like this. The Wildcats are +10.5 on the road, and the oddsmakers are simply telling you that this game is anything but an upset. No one is buying into the fact that Northwestern is a Top 25 team, and the oddsmakers are telling you that they think Wisconsin should be. Don’t be sold on the whole idea that this would be an “upset” if the Badgers were to win this game. They’re expected to win it by double digits.

Other games of note from the start of the week… The San Diego State Aztecs are giving 4.5 to the Air Force Falcons on Thursday, while the Arizona Wildcats and the USC Trojans, in a game that very well could eliminate the loser of this one from the Pac-12 South this year, are expected to play a close one as well. USC is favored by 6.5 at home in the first game in the post-Lane Kiffin era. On Friday, the Temple Owls will go in search of their first win of the season, but they are getting 21 against the Cincinnati Bearcats.

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Week 7 NCAA Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 10/10/13
103 Rutgers Scarlet Knights +19
104 Louisville Cardinals -19
Over/Under 55

105 San Diego State Aztecs -4.5
106 Air Force Falcons +4.5
Over/Under 55.5

107 Arizona Wildcats +6.5
108 USC Trojans -6.5
Over/Under 48

College Football Lines for Week 7 for Friday, 10/11/13
109 Temple Owls +21
110 Cincinnati Bearcats -21
Over/Under 51.5

NCAA Football Week 7 Odds for Saturday, 10/12/13
111 Oklahoma Sooners -13.5
112 Texas Longhorns +13.5
Over/Under 57

113 Indiana Hoosiers +9.5
114 Michigan State Spartans -9.5
Over/Under 52.5

115 Pittsburgh Panthers +9
116 Virginia Tech Hokies -9
Over/Under 42.5

117 Miami Redhawks +3.5
118 Massachusetts Minutemen -3.5
Over/Under 45

119 Boston College Eagles +24.5
120 Clemson Tigers -24.5
Over/Under 60.5

121 Buffalo Bulls -11
122 Western Michigan Broncos +11
Over/Under 52.5

123 Central Michigan Chippewas +17.5
124 Ohio Bobcats -17.5
Over/Under 53

125 Eastern Michigan Eagles +7.5
126 Army Black Knights -7.5
Over/Under 54.5

127 Virginia Cavaliers +7.5
128 Maryland Terrapins -7.5
Over/Under 44.5

129 South Florida Bulls +4.5
130 Connecticut Huskies -4.5
Over/Under 41

131 Navy Midshipmen +3
132 Duke Blue Devils -3
Over/Under 57.5

133 Troy Trojans -17
134 Georgia State Panthers +17
Over/Under 61

135 Texas A&M Aggies -6
136 Ole Miss Rebels +6
Over/Under 76

137 Kent State Golden Flashes +14.5
138 Ball State Cardinals -14.5
Over/Under 61

139 Bowling Green Falcons +10.5
140 Mississippi State Bulldogs -10.5
Over/Under 52

141 Akron Zips +23.5
142 Northern Illinois Huskies -23.5
Over/Under 62

143 Iowa State Cyclones +14.5
144 Texas Tech Red Raiders -14.5
Over/Under 56.5

145 Rice Owls +2
146 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners -2
Over/Under 55

147 New Mexico Lobos +15.5
148 Wyoming Cowboys -15.5
Over/Under 68.5

149 Stanford Cardinal -8.5
150 Utah Utes +8.5
Over/Under 54.5

151 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets +7
152 BYU Cougars -7
Over/Under 53

153 Nebraska Cornhuskers -14
154 Purdue Boilermakers +14
Over/Under 57

155 Missouri Tigers +8
156 Georgia Bulldogs -8
Over/Under 64

157 Baylor Bears -17
158 Kansas State Wildcats +17
Over/Under 73

159 Florida Gators +7
160 LSU Tigers -7
Over/Under 48.5

161 Colorado Buffaloes +25
162 Arizona State Sun Devils -25
Over/Under 66

163 Oregon Ducks -13.5
164 Washington Huskies +13.5
Over/Under 76

165 California Golden Bears +24.5
166 UCLA Bruins -24.5
Over/Under 72

167 Northwestern Wildcats +10.5
168 Wisconsin Badgers -10.5
Over/Under 57

169 East Carolina Pirates -10
170 Tulane Green Wave +10
Over/Under 54

171 South Carolina Gamecocks -6
172 Arkansas Razorbacks +6
Over/Under 51.5

173 Alabama Crimson Tide -28
174 Kentucky Wildcats +28
Over/Under 52.5

175 San Jose State Spartans +3.5
176 Colorado State Rams -3.5
Over/Under 59.5

177 Idaho Vandals +24.5
178 Arkansas State Red Wolves -24.5
Over/Under 59.5

179 Michigan Wolverines -2
180 Penn State Nittany Lions +2
Over/Under 50.5

181 Syracuse Orange +7
182 NC State Wolfpack -7
Over/Under 54

183 Memphis Tigers +9.5
184 Houston Cougars -9.5
Over/Under 52.5

185 UAB Blazers -7
186 FIU Golden Panthers +7
Over/Under 56

187 Marshall Thundering Herd -11.5
188 Florida Atlantic Owls +11.5
Over/Under 54

189 Kansas Jayhawks +24.5
190 TCU Horned Frogs -24.5
Over/Under 45

191 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +7
192 North Texas Mean Green -7
Over/Under 55

193 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks +7
194 Texas State Bobcats -7
Over/Under 45

195 Boise State Broncos -7
196 Utah State Aggies +7
Over/Under 51

197 Oregon State Beavers +1.5
198 Washington State Cougars -1.5
Over/Under 63

199 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -10.5
200 UTEP Miners +10.5
Over/Under 61.5

201 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors +9
202 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels -9
Over/Under 55.5

241 Western Carolina Catamounts +43.5
242 Auburn Tigers -43.5

Week 6 NCAA football 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 6.

Big huge favorites are back again in Week 6, and the biggest favorite of the bunch is the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Tide have finally put together a rather complete game, as they took care of the Ole Miss Rebels last week without much of a fight. Now, for the first time all year, they should have a game where they open up one of these 70-3 cans on a poor unsuspecting foe. The unsuspecting foe this week is the Georgia State Panthers, who are clearly only here for the sake of getting a big, fat paycheck from the boys from Tuscaloosa and to get some experience as they figure out what life is like playing at the FBS level. It is clear that there is a real talent gap between these two teams, and there is little way that this game will be close. Want proof? This is one of the biggest college football point spreads in a game pitting a pair of FBS teams against each other, as Bama is expected to roll by 55.5.

Of course, it’s tough not to laugh when you think that a team that is -33.5 on the road is the third biggest favorite of the week, but that’s the case with the Louisville Cardinals against the Temple Owls in the City of Brotherly Love. The game that has supplanted this one is another conference game featuring another team on the road. The Oregon Ducks, who continue to just take out their lawn mower and trample everything in their way on their schedule, are giving 38 to the Colorado Buffaloes, who are clearly at the bottom of the Pac-12 and have no chance of competing in this game, even at Folsom Stadium with the high altitude. You could play this game on the moon and Oregon would put up 50 points.

That’s really the end of the garbage games though, and if there are only three games that are just complete and utter embarrassments with nearly 130 FBS teams to choose from, we consider it to be an accomplishment. There aren’t really any of those marquee games like we had last week when the LSU Tigers took on the Georgia Bulldogs, but there are good games littered throughout that are worth discussing.

To kick off the week, there are a pair of teams that are going to be hoping to pull off some upsets to turn their seasons around. Neither the Iowa State Cyclones nor the Utah Utes are teams that are likely to be going to bowl games this year, but both could take a massive step towards that if they can beat teams that are perhaps amongst the most talented 25 in the country on Thursday night. The Cyclones are +9 at home against the Texas Longhorns, while the Utes are +4 at home against the UCLA Bruins. The Bruins know just how dangerous this game is, and QB Brett Hundley and the gang are going to be paying extra attention in practice. Rice-Eccles Stadium is no fun to play at, especially at night on national television.

On Friday, the Mountain West is going to be on display. The BYU Cougars, who have been a complete mixed bag this year, are +6.5 on the road going against a team that they are very familiar with. Of course, now, it’s the Utah State Aggiest that are in the Mountain West, while the Cougs are the independents. No less, this is a game that is going to be great. Both of these teams have already been beaten in the battle for the Beehive Cup, so that isn’t going to make a difference, but this one could have a big difference when it comes to recruiting. The host Aggies are -6.5 in what amounts to be a huge game for them, as it isn’t all that often that they are really expected to beat BYU. The San Diego State Aztecs play their first Mountain West game of the year on Friday night as well, as they are hosting the Nevada Wolf Pack. The Wolf Pack, in spite of their 2-0 start to the season in conference play, are +4.5 in this one.

There are a lot of middling games in conference play that could be very intriguing. The Iowa Hawkeyes haven’t played much in the way of big foes yet this year, but they are bringing one to Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. Iowa is -2 against the Michigan State Spartans, and the loser of this one is going to be in a lot of trouble when it comes to challenging for the Legends Division title. The Hawkeyes are already 4-1, but they still have a lot of work to do just to ensure that they will go bowling. The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Nebraska Cornhuskers are both 3-1 teams that have yet to open up their conference slates yet. They’ll do battle with the Children of the Corn giving 10.5 on the opening Week 6 college football lines.

SEC East teams are going to be in for some interesting battles this week as well. The Georgia Bulldogs, Florida Gators, and South Carolina Gamecocks are all double digit favorites in games against fellow SEC rivals. However, the Gamecocks (+21 vs. Kentucky) are playing in their first game without QB Connor Shaw, the Gators (-10.5 vs. Arkansas) are playing in their second game without QB Jeff Driskel, and the Bulldogs (-11 @ Tennessee) have to go on the road into a hostile environment against a team that is hungry for a victory the week after winning another huge game against a Top 10 team in the land. All of these games are dangerous to say the least. Even the team that lost that big game Between the Hedges last week, the LSU Tigers are only -9.5 at the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville.

That brings us to the ACC, where issues are always interesting. The Florida State Seminoles are -14.5 at home against the Maryland Terrapins in one of the very few Top 25 matchups of the weekend, while the Clemson Tigers have another one of these “Clemson” games against the Syracuse Orange and are -11. Both of these teams have looked vulnerable over the course of the last few weeks, and the ACC can’t afford either to lose in the next two weeks with their matchup coming against each other in Death Valley on October 19th in what would be the biggest ACC game of the year. The North Carolina Tar Heels are also +7 in what would be an elimination game to them in all likelihood against the Virginia Tech Hokies, while the Miami Hurricanes, in their first conference game of the year, are currently off the board against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in what will prove to be a critical clash.

There are three clashes though, that are clearly very important in primetime, and they are going to shape the course of the rest of the college football betting season. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish know that they are going to have to probably run the table if they are going to end up making it into one of the BCS bowl games for a second straight season. They have the Arizona State Sun Devils in Arlington on Saturday night in the Shamrock Classic in the Lone Star State, and they are relatively big six-point pups. ASU wouldn’t be a Top 25 team in the land had the Wisconsin Badgers not blown it a few weeks ago, but there is no doubt that this is a team with some character that can fight it out against some of the best in the biz. This -6 spread is warranted.

Just a half hour later, the Northwestern Wildcats will be playing in what amounts to be perhaps the biggest game in the history of Ryan Field. The Cats are taking on the #4 Ohio State Buckeyes with a chance to seize control of the path to the Rose Bowl, and perhaps to the BCS National Championship as well. It’s still a pipe dream for Northwestern, but the spot is a good one. The Bucks are coming off of the emotional win over Wisconsin last week, and they have to go on the road in primetime to a hostile environment in this one. Be very careful, Ohio State! There’s a reason that you’re only a five-point favorite.

But perhaps the game of the night is the nightcap between the Stanford Cardinal and the Washington Huskies. Stanford has had its challenges thus far this year, and it is passing them with ease at this point. The defense is nasty for Head Coach David Shaw and the gang, and the unit is only going to get better as the season wears on. U-Dub is still undefeated and is inching up the polls with each and every week. Head Coach Steve Sarkisian knows if there is a way to get back into the Pac-12 title race, this is the way to do it. The Huskies pulled off the upset 17-13 last year in Seattle, but this would be a much different situation playing on the Farm and winning. The Cardinal are laying a touchdown for the third time in the last four years in this series, and they are hoping that this is the game that turns this series back into a blowout.

The highest ‘total’ of the week is 76, and that can be seen in a pair of games. The Oregon Ducks are expected to drop a huge number on the Colorado Buffaloes, and that’s why that number is so high, and the same could be said for the Baylor Bears, who are taking on the West Virginia Mountaineers. WVU finally flashed some offense last week in the upset of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, but this is going to require a heck of a lot more. The oddsmakers are showing some confidence that it is going to happen, which is more than we can say for this team from the rest of the year.

On the flip side of things, there are plenty of games that are in the 40s, including a record for the year of three games with numbers of 45 or lower. Some of these games could be embarrassing offensively, but none are like the clash between the Michigan State Spartans and the Iowa Hawkeyes. That number of 42 is pathetically low, but we continue to expect this out of the Big Ten in the future, especially in these MSU games.

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Week 6 NCAA Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 10/3/13
303 Texas Longhorns -7
304 Iowa State Cyclones +7
Over/Under 54.5

305 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -7.5
306 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks +7.5
Over/Under 49

307 UCLA Bruins -5
308 Utah Utes +5
Over/Under 64.5

College Football Lines for Week 6 for Friday, 10/4/13
309 BYU Cougars +6
310 Utah State Aggies -6
Over/Under 55.5

311 Nevada Wolf Pack +6
312 San Diego State Aztecs -6
Over/Under 60.5

NCAA Football Week 6 Odds for Saturday, 10/5/13
313 Air Force Falcons +12.5
314 Navy Midshipmen -12.5
Over/Under 54

315 Michigan State Spartans +1.5
316 Iowa Hawkeyes -1.5
Over/Under 37.5

317 Louisville Cardinals -32.5
318 Temple Owls +32.5
Over/Under 58

319 Western Michigan Broncos +23
320 Toledo Rockets -23
Over/Under 58

321 Eastern Michigan Eagles +13
322 Buffalo Bulls -13
Over/Under 53

323 Georgia State Panthers +54
324 Alabama Crimson Tide -54
Over/Under 58

325 Army Black Knights +11
326 Boston College Eagles -11
Over/Under 50.5

327 Central Michigan Chippewas -3
328 Miami Redhawks +3
Over/Under 47

329 Ball State Cardinals +4
330 Virginia Cavaliers -4
Over/Under 48

331 Maryland Terrapins +16.5
332 Florida State Seminoles -16.5
Over/Under 58

333 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets +6.5
334 Miami Hurricanes -6.5
Over/Under 55.5

335 Clemson Tigers -14
336 Syracuse Orange +14
Over/Under 64.5

337 NC State Wolfpack -7.5
338 Wake Forest Demon Deacons +7.5
Over/Under 47

339 Illinois Fighting Illini +8
340 Nebraska Cornhuskers -8
Over/Under 61

341 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners +14.5
342 Marshall Thundering Herd -14.5
Over/Under 65

343 North Texas Mean Green -3
344 Tulane Green Wave +3
Over/Under 53.5

345 Oregon Ducks -39
346 Colorado Buffaloes +39
Over/Under 69

347 Georgia Bulldogs -11
348 Tennessee Volunteers +11
Over/Under 64

349 Arkansas Razorbacks +13
350 Florida Gators -13
Over/Under 42.5

351 LSU Tigers -8.5
352 Mississippi State Bulldogs +8.5
Over/Under 55.5

353 Rice Owls +3
354 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -3
Over/Under 54.5

355 North Carolina Tar Heels +7
356 Virginia Tech Hokies -7
Over/Under 45.5

357 TCU Horned Frogs +8
358 Oklahoma Sooners -8
Over/Under 46.5

359 Cincinnati Bearcats -11
360 South Florida Bulls +11
Over/Under 48

361 Kansas State Wildcats +13.5
362 Oklahoma State Cowboys -13.5
Over/Under 59

363 Missouri Tigers -1.5
364 Vanderbilt Commodores +1.5
Over/Under 55.5

365 Minnesota Golden Gophers +19
366 Michigan Wolverines -19
Over/Under 48.5

367 UCF Knights -9
368 Memphis Tigers +9
Over/Under 48

369 Rutgers Scarlet Knights -4.5
370 SMU Mustangs +4.5
Over/Under 55.5

371 Fresno State Bulldogs -27.5
372 Idaho Vandals +27.5
Over/Under 67.5

373 Texas State Bobcats +11
374 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns -11
Over/Under 55.5

375 South Alabama Jaguars +3.5
376 Troy Trojans -3.5
Over/Under 62.5

377 New Mexico State Aggies +10.5
378 New Mexico Lobos -10.5
Over/Under 61

379 Washington State Cougars -1.5
380 Cal Golden Bears +1.5
Over/Under 66

381 Washington Huskies +8
382 Stanford Cardinal -8
Over/Under 52.5

383 Northern Illinois Huskies -8.5
384 Kent State Golden Flashes +8.5
Over/Under 64.5

385 Ole Miss Rebels -3
386 Auburn Tigers +3
Over/Under 57

387 Kentucky Wildcats +21.5
388 South Carolina Gamecocks -21.5
Over/Under 54.5

389 Florida International Golden Panthers +17
390 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles -17
Over/Under 46

391 Massachusetts Minutemen +26.5
392 Bowling Green Falcons -26.5
Over/Under 51

393 Florida Atlantic Owls +4
394 UAB Blazers -4
Over/Under 53

395 Texas Tech Red Raiders -16.5
396 Kansas Jayhawks +16.5
Over/Under 56

397 East Carolina Pirates -7.5
398 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +7.5
Over/Under 62.5

399 Ohio Bobcats -3.5
400 Akron Zips +3.5
Over/Under 57

401 Arizona State Sun Devils -6
402 Notre Dame Fighting Irish +6
Over/Under 63

403 West Virginia Mountaineers +29.5
404 Baylor Bears -29.5
Over/Under 70

405 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -2
406 UTEP Miners +2
Over/Under 59.5

407 Ohio State Buckeyes -7
408 Northwestern Wildcats +7
Over/Under 59

409 Penn State Nittany Lions -3.5
410 Indiana Hoosiers +3.5
Over/Under 65.5

411 San Jose State Spartans -4.5
412 Hawaii Warriors +4.5
Over/Under 56

Week 5 NCAA football 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 5.

First off, we can really be thankful over the fact that this isn’t a week in which there are a ton of dog games like there were last week. We have some real marquee battles all across the board, and there are a lot of Top 25 teams on upset alert, unlike last week, when the entire Top 25 managed to hold firm, save for Stanford and Michigan State losing games against other ranked teams. In fact, there isn’t a single game pitting an FCS and an FBS team against each other for the first time all season long, and that should make for much better football.

We’ll start on Thursday and Friday with all of the midweek games. Over in the ACC, there is a crucial game on Thursday, as the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets face off with one another. There is a good chance that this could act as an elimination game in the ACC Coastal Division race, especially if G-Tech, which has already beaten North Carolina and Duke, turns out to be victorious. Head Coach Frank Beamer and his Hokies haven’t looked all that sharp over the course of the last week or two, but they are winning games, something more than what we could say about a lot of other teams across the country, specifically in the ACC. Georgia Tech is giving 7.5 in this one, and that’s a heck of a lot of points to be giving in the ACC, especially in the Coastal Division where things couldn’t quite possibly be any tighter than they already are.

The Iowa State Cyclones have yet to win a game this year, but they are going to have a puncher’s chance in this one on the road against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in a rare situation where a big time conference school has to go on the road to take on a Conference USA team. We haven’t seen a lot of luck for the big boys in this situation yet this year, especially out of the bottom of the Big XII, and the oddsmakers are quite aware of that. ISU is getting a field goal in this one against the Golden Hurricane, who in their own right, only have one victory

On Friday, there is a great game out of the MWC, as the San Jose State Spartans play host to the Utah State Aggies. San Jose State is a team that we remain high on in spite of the fact that it is only 1-2 on the season, and it has a chance to make a name for itself on national television on Friday night against Utah State. The Aggies have the names attached to them, including QB Chuckie Keeton, who figures to be one of the top players in the conference this year. Utah State is giving 9.5 on the road, but that could be a grossly overstated number, knowing that these two teams are very familiar with one another having played all those years in the WAC before transferring over.

In the final Friday nighter, the BYU Cougars are giving 21 to the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders.

Perhaps the best news is the fact that the 21 points being laid in that game between BYU and MTSU is one of the higher spreads of the weekend. At least as of this point, the only team that is favored by more than four touchdowns is the Oregon Ducks. The Quack Attack is excellent and is running up the score against anyone and everything that it faces. Now, it gets to take on a very similarly constructed Cal Golden Bears outfit that doesn’t nearly have the same type of athletes on it. QB Marcus Mariota and the gang should be in for a big time day for sure against what should be a challenged Cal team defensively, and that’s why the Ducks are laying 35.5.

There are some big road favorites that deserve to be pointed out. The Florida State Seminoles, who have destroyed all of their foes this year, are -21.5 on the road in their second conference game against the Boston College Eagles, while the Oklahoma State Cowboys are -21 on the road against the offensively challenged West Virginia Mountaineers. Why are these two games so notable? They’re the only ones on the whole slate where road teams are favored by more than 18 points. There are also only a total of six games on the docket right now that feature double digit road favorites, though there are teams like the Texas A&M Aggies, Miami Hurricanes, and Fresno State Bulldogs who will all open up as double digit chalks in all likelihood on the Week 5 NCAA football betting lines.

Last week, the Top 25 teams were favored by an average of 19 points per game, and a ton of them were laying 30 and 40 points and successfully covering in doing so. This time around, there are a slew of Top 25 teams that have to go on the road, many of which are in very dangerous situations.

The UCF Knights are looking to win what might be the biggest game in their history when they host the South Carolina Gamecocks at Bright House Networks Stadium. In spite of the fact that UCF isn’t a Top 25 team at this point, it is still a club that is getting a lot of respect from the oddsmakers. The Gamecocks are only +7.5 and are already dropping as the week starts off, and we are very aware that this could be a game where a Top 15 team in the land is on upset alert. The #14 Oklahoma Sooners could also be in some trouble when they hit the road to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who have failed to cover two straight games here in South Bend. The boys from Norman are expected to win and are -3 in this one, but we know that this is a game that really could end up going either way.

But of course, when you’re talking about the games of the day, there is no doubt that there are two games that everyone is going to be talking about. In the evening, the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers are going to have at it in the Big Ten Leaders Division. Most essentially figure that this is the Leaders Division title game at this point, and with the Penn State Nittany Lions ineligible for the postseason, there is no doubt that the winner of this game is heading to Detroit for the conference title game barring an epic collapse with multiple losses. Ohio State still might not have QB Braxton Miller, who has been battling a knee injury, but the oddsmakers obviously have the confidence that this team is no worse with QB Kenny Guiton calling the shots if that’s what it comes to. We have to think that Miller is going to be back under center for the biggest game of the year in what might be one of the few games separating OSU from a trip to the National Championship Game. The Buckeyes are -7.5 on the opening college football Vegas odds.

The other game of course, is the big one out of the SEC. The LSU Tigers are going on the road to take on the Georgia Bulldogs, and there is no doubt that this is a personal game. QB Zach Mettenberger was kicked out of Athens early in his collegiate career, and he found a home here in the Bayou. LSU has taken a meteoric rise through the rankings over the course of the first four weeks of the season, and it is a team that many think can win this one “Between the Hedges.” It’s a game that could be dangerous for the Dawgs, who can’t afford another loss if they think they are going to contend for the National Championship, but it is every bit as big of a game for LSU, a team that many think could win the whole enchilada this year. LSU is getting 3.5 at the open, but the college football betting lines in this one are going to be flying all over the place.

These aren’t the only really important games of the day by any stretch of the imagination. The Alabama Crimson Tide aren’t expected to be tested until the Bayou Bengals come to Tuscaloosa, but they had better not overlook the Ole Miss Rebels. The Rebs are hungry and they have already proven that they can go on the road and win some games this year. Ole Miss is getting 17, and many think that this could be a game very similar to last season’s game against QB Johnny Manziel and the Texas A&M Aggies. QB Bo Wallace could be a dark horse Heisman Trophy candidate, and if he can pull off the upset in this one, you can bet that you’ll be hearing many talk about him throughout the weeks to come.

Over in the Pac-12, the Stanford Cardinal are -10 on the road against the Washington State Cougars in an important game, while the Arizona Wildcats are getting a touchdown on the road in Seattle against the Washington Huskies.

The lowest ‘total’ of the week is right off of the bat on Thursday night between G-Tech and V-Tech. The number of 43 is almost as low as any number that we have seen all season long. However, on the flip side of that, Oregon and Cal are featuring an 84 on the board right now, and that’s the highest ‘total’ that we have ever seen in a game.

2013 NCAA Football Week 5 Odds @ WagerWeb Sportsbook (as of 9/25/13):
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Week 5 NCAA Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 9/26/13
103 Virginia Tech Hokies +7
104 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -7
Over/Under 43.5

105 Iowa State Cyclones +2.5
106 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -2.5
Over/Under 55

College Football Lines for Week 5 for Friday, 9/27/13
107 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +23
108 BYU Cougars -23
Over/Under 59.5

109 Utah State Aggies -9.5
110 San Jose State Spartans +9.5
Over/Under 61.5

NCAA Football Week 5 Odds for Saturday, 9/28/13
111 Virginia Cavaliers +5
112 Pittsburgh Panthers -5
Over/Under 51.5

113 Northern Illinois Huskies -3.5
114 Purdue Boilermakers +3.5
Over/Under 58

115 Troy Trojans +11
116 Duke Blue Devils -11
Over/Under 67.5

117 Connecticut Huskies pk
118 Buffalo Bulls pk
Over/Under 48.5

119 Toledo Rockets +2.5
120 Ball State Cardinals -2.5
Over/Under 67.5

121 Central Michigan Chippewas +23.5
122 NC State Wolfpack -23.5
Over/Under 52

123 Kent State Golden Flashes +2.5
124 Western Michigan Broncos -2.5
Over/Under 51.5

125 East Carolina Pirates +12.5
126 North Carolina Tar Heels -12.5
Over/Under 59

127 Florida State Seminoles -21.5
128 Boston College Eagles +21.5
Over/Under 52

129 UAB Blazers +19.5
130 Vanderbilt Commodores -19.5
Over/Under 55

131 Miami Redhawks +25
132 Illinois Fighting Illini -25
Over/Under 50.5

133 SMU Mustangs +19.5
134 TCU Horned Frogs -19.5
Over/Under 52

135 Arkansas State Red Wolves +21
136 Missouri Tigers -21
Over/Under 62.5

137 Iowa Hawkeyes -1
138 Minnesota Golden Gophers +1
Over/Under 46.5

139 UTEP Miners +13.5
140 Colorado State Rams -13.5
Over/Under 53.5

141 LSU Tigers +3
142 Georgia Bulldogs -3
Over/Under 61.5

143 Arizona Wildcats +10.5
144 Washington Huskies -10.5
Over/Under 64

145 Ole Miss Rebels +14.5
146 Alabama Crimson Tide -14.5
Over/Under 55.5

147 California Golden Bears +36
148 Oregon Ducks -36
Over/Under 84

149 USC Trojans +5.5
150 Arizona State Sun Devils -5.5
Over/Under 50.5

151 Army Black Knights -1.5
152 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs +1.5
Over/Under 55.5

153 Texas A&M Aggies OTB
154 Arkansas Razorbacks OTB
Over/Under OTB

155 Oklahoma Sooners -3.5
156 Notre Dame Fighting Irish +3.5
Over/Under 49.5

157 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles +28
158 Boise State Broncos -28
Over/Under 55.5

159 Miami Hurricanes -18.5
160 South Florida Bulls +18.5
Over/Under 48

161 Wake Forest Demon Deacons +29
162 Clemson Tigers -29
Over/Under 58.5

163 Temple Owls -7.5
164 Idaho Vandals +7.5
Over/Under 57

165 Tulane Green Wave +14
166 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks -14
Over/Under 57

167 Houston Cougars -2.5
168 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners +2.5
Over/Under 63

169 Akron Zips +14.5
170 Bowling Green Falcons -14.5
Over/Under 53

171 Colorado Buffaloes +11
172 Oregon State Beavers -11
Over/Under 59.5

173 South Carolina Gamecocks -7
174 UCF Knights +7
Over/Under 53

175 Florida Gators -12.5
176 Kentucky Wildcats +12.5
Over/Under 46

177 Stanford Cardinal -10
178 Washington State Cougars +10
Over/Under 48

179 Wyoming Cowboys -11.5
180 Texas State Bobcats +11.5
Over/Under 55.5

181 Navy Midshipmen -3
182 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +3
Over/Under 57.5

183 Florida Atlantic Owls +13.5
184 Rice Owls -13.5
Over/Under 52.5

185 South Alabama Jaguars +19.5
186 Tennessee Volunteers -19.5
Over/Under 53.5

187 Air Force Falcons +10
188 Nevada Wolf Pack -10
Over/Under 60.5

189 Oklahoma State Cowboys -18
190 West Virginia Mountaineers +18
Over/Under 57

191 Wisconsin Badgers +7
192 Ohio State Buckeyes -7
Over/Under 54.5

193 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels -3
194 New Mexico Lobos +3
Over/Under 54

195 San Diego State Aztecs -17
196 New Mexico State Aggies +17
Over/Under 54

197 Fresno State Bulldogs -18.5
198 Hawaii Warriors +18.5
Over/Under 58.5

Week 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.

The 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.

And 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.

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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

The Week 3 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 3 of the season.

We’ll get right into the heat of the action here at Bankroll Sports, as all eyes in Week 3 are going to be on the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas A&M Aggies. We all know that QB Johnny Manziel was able to go on the road last season and beat the Tide in Tuscaloosa, making him one of the rare quarterbacks who has been able to pull that out in the Head Coach Nick Saban era. Bama has been scheming all summer long for this game, and there is no doubt that the vanilla looking offense two weeks ago versus the Virginia Tech Hokies was absolutely in place because of the fact that Johnny Heisman and the Aggies were on deck. Saban rarely loses games in which he has had more than one week to prepare, and that’s why Alabama is favored by a touchdown in this one.

Before we get to the main course on Saturday though, there are some appealing appetizers that we have to dissect on Thursday and Friday. The TCU Horned Frogs are really having a nightmare of a season. They were beaten by the LSU Tigers right away in Week 1, and they lost QB Casey Pachall to an arm injury last week. Now, the Frogs have to hit the road to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders, who are going to pose a real threat in this one. The Air Raid has been throwing the pigskin all over the field, but still, Head Coach Gary Patterson and the gang have opened up as 5.5-point favorites on the road in Lubbock.

Elsewhere on Thursday night, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are giving 7.5 tot he Tulane Green Wave, while the Arkansas State Red Wolves are -10 at home against the Troy Trojans in one of the first Sun Belt battles of the year.

On Friday, the Air Force Falcons are going to bring the triple option to the Smurf Turf, where the Boise State Broncos are favored by three touchdowns at the open.

Early in the rotation schedule, there are a ton of games that feature humongous point spreads. The Stanford Cardinal are laying 28.5 against the Army Black Knights on the road, making them the biggest road favorite that we have seen in a game all season long. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are -29 against Head Coach Ron English’s Eastern Michigan Eagles. Meanwhile, the Georgia State Panthers, who are arguably the worst team in the FBS, are getting 38 against an offensively-challenged West Virginia Mountaineers outfit.

There are plenty of other major blowout projections according to the Week 3 college football odds as well. The Nevada Wolf Pack are +31 on the road against the hyped up QB Jameis Winston and the Florida State Seminoles. The Northern Illinois Huskies are traveling up to Moscow to take on the Idaho Vandals and are -24 favorites in doing so. Fresh off of their win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the Michigan Wolverines should waltz to 3-0, as they are giving 35.5 to the Akron Zips. The Oklahoma Sooners, who have played tremendous defense thus far this season, are -37 against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, while the Kansas State Wildcats are -37 against the Massachusetts Minutemen. The Northwestern Wildcats are eking up the rankings as the weeks go on, and they should have no troubles with the Western Michigan Broncos, who are getting 34 points in Evanston. The biggest of all of the favorites though, is the LSU Tigers for the second straight week. LSU blasted the UAB Blazers last week, and this week’s clash against the Kent State Golden Flashes in which they are -38 puts the Bayou Bengals in the same boat this week.

Not every game is projected to be a blowout though, and there are some very interesting ones on the docket. The Wisconsin Badgers, who have played virtually no one yet this season, are playing against the Pac-12’s Arizona State Sun Devils and are getting 5.5 points thanks to their massive road trip.

Keep an eye as well on the game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Gamecocks were beaten last week by the Georgia Bulldogs, and they now know that they are going to have to run the table in the SEC to really have a shot at contending for the National Championship or the SEC East crown. They’re -12.5 in this one, but there aren’t many that don’t believe that Vandy, which lost its SEC opener against the Ole Miss Rebels two weeks ago, can’t contend.

In one of the better non-conference battles that isn’t garnering much attention, the UCF Knights are only +3.5 against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium.

Keep an eye as well, on the USC Trojans. The Men of Troy were beaten last week by the Washington State Cougars to get knocked out of the Top 25, and they are laying a very large 16 once again at home against the Boston College Eagles. There’s a real chance if this game goes poorly, that it could be the last for Head Coach Lane Kiffin.

There aren’t a ton of tremendous games on the docket at night like there usually are on college football Saturdays, but that’s what happens when the cream of the crop game is on CBS at 3:30. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are going to be on the road in the Big Ten for the second straight week on NBC. This time, they’re going to the Purdue Boilermakers, who were very fortunate just to beat the Indiana State Sycamores last week in the home opener. Ross-Ade Stadium is going to be ready for this one, but the Boilers are getting 21.5 points. Remember that last year though, Purdue nearly sprung the upset on the road in South Bend, and this might be a lot closer of a game than the college football expert handicappers suggest.

The ‘totals’ have generally gotten a heck of a lot higher over the course of this week. There are a number of games that are highlighted in the 60s and even the 70s. Right away on Thursday, the TCU game and the Troy game are both in the 60s. The Horned Frogs game features a number of 63 in spite of the fact that it seems like a pair of backup quarterbacks are going to be playing, but the higher number is the 67 in the Sun Belt game.

It might seem like the 69 in the game between the Ohio Bobcats and the Marshall Thundering Herd is high, and it might seem like the 70 on the college football odds between the Fresno State Bulldogs and Colorado Buffaloes are high, but not surprisingly, the Oregon Ducks feature the highest ‘total’ on the board. The Ducks and the Tennessee Volunteers are sitting at 72 right now, and with as badly as the Vols have played defense and for as much as the Quack Attack runs up and down the field, we definitely aren’t doubting that this game could get to the number.

On the lower end of things, Stanford’s high octane defense can shut down anyone in the country, and it’s not surprising that the number is 46 against Army. The lowest number though, is the 43 on the NCAA football odds between the anemic USC Trojans and the Boston College Eagles. Neither of these teams have any real chance to get the job done in the passing game, so it’s going to take a lot on the ground to reach this relatively low number.

2013 NCAA Football Week 3 Odds @ WagerWeb Sportsbook (as of 9/14/13):
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Week 3 NCAA Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 9/12/13
103 TCU Horned Frogs -3
104 Texas Tech Red Raiders +3
Over/Under 63

105 Tulane Green Wave +7
106 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -7
Over/Under 57

107 Troy Trojans +8
108 Arkansas State Red Wolves -8
Over/Under 66.5

College Football Lines for Week 3 for Friday, 9/13/13
109 Air Force Falcons +23.5
110 Boise State Broncos -23.5
Over/Under 57.5

NCAA Football Week 3 Odds for Saturday, 9/14/13
111 Eastern Michigan Eagles +27.5
112 Rutgers Scarlet Knights -27.5
Over/Under 51

113 Stanford Cardinal -30
114 Army Black Knights +30
Over/Under 51.5

115 Georgia State Panthers +40
116 West Virginia Mountaineers -40
Over/Under 58.5

117 Louisville Cardinals -14.5
118 Kentucky Wildcats +14.5
Over/Under 60

119 Marshall Thundering Herd -7.5
120 Ohio Bobcats +7.5
Over/Under 67.5

121 Akron Zips +37.5
122 Michigan Wolverines -37.5
Over/Under 59

123 Bowling Green Falcons +2.5
124 Indiana Hoosiers -2.5
Over/Under 63

125 Virginia Tech Hokies -7.5
126 East Carolina Pirates +7.5
Over/Under 47.5

127 Maryland Terrapins -6.5
128 Connecticut Huskies +6.5
Over/Under 47.5

129 New Mexico Lobos +22.5
130 Pittsburgh Panthers -22.5
Over/Under 50

131 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks +2.5
132 Wake Forest Demon Deacons -2.5
Over/Under 50.5

133 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -7
134 South Alabama Jaguars +7
Over/Under 55

135 Fresno State Bulldogs CANCELED
136 Colorado Buffaloes CANCELED
Over/Under CANCELED

137 Nevada Wolf Pack +35.5
138 Florida State Seminoles -35.5
Over/Under 64.5

139 UCLA Bruins +3
140 Nebraska Cornhuskers -3
Over/Under 70

141 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -8.5
142 Duke Blue Devils +8.5
Over/Under 58.5

143 Tennessee Volunteers +28
144 Oregon Ducks -28
Over/Under 72.5

145 Ole Miss Rebels +2.5
146 Texas Longhorns -2.5
Over/Under 66

147 Boston College Eagles +14
148 USC Trojans -14
Over/Under 42

149 Iowa Hawkeyes -2
150 Iowa State Cyclones +2
Over/Under 48

151 Alabama Crimson Tide -8.5
152 Texas A&M Aggies +8.5
Over/Under 61

153 Northern Illinois Huskies -29
154 Idaho Vandals +29
Over/Under 62.5

155 Mississippi State Bulldogs +6.5
156 Auburn Tigers -6.5
Over/Under 51

157 Washington Huskies -10
158 Illinois Fighting Illini +10
Over/Under 63.5

159 UCF Knights +5
160 Penn State Nittany Lions -5
Over/Under 50.5

161 Ball State Cardinals -3
162 North Texas Mean Green +3
Over/Under 59

163 Memphis Tigers +8.5
164 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders -8.5
Over/Under 52.5

165 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles +23.5
166 Arkansas Razorbacks -23.5
Over/Under 49.5

167 Vanderbilt Commodores +14
168 South Carolina Gamecocks -14
Over/Under 49.5

169 Tulsa Golden Hurricane +24.5
170 Oklahoma Sooners -24.5
Over/Under 49.5

171 Ohio State Buckeyes -15
172 Cal Golden Bears +15
Over/Under 66

173 Massachusetts Minutemen +38
174 Kansas State Wildcats -38
Over/Under 55

175 Florida Atlantic Owls +12
176 South Florida Bulls -12
Over/Under 45

177 Kansas Jayhawks +6.5
178 Rice Owls -6.5
Over/Under 59.5

179 Kent State Golden Flashes +36.5
180 LSU Tigers -36.5
Over/Under 54

181 Notre Dame Fighting Irish -18.5
182 Purdue Boilermakers +18.5
Over/Under 49

183 UTEP Miners -4
184 New Mexico State Aggies +4
Over/Under 57

185 Western Michigan Broncos +28.5
186 Northwestern Wildcats -28.5
Over/Under 58.5

187 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners +24
188 Arizona Wildcats -24
Over/Under 63

189 Oregon State Beavers +3
190 Utah Utes -3
Over/Under 58

191 Central Michigan Chippewas +7.5
192 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels -7.5
Over/Under 54

193 Wisconsin Badgers +4
194 Arizona State Sun Devils -4
Over/Under 55

241 Western Illinois Leathernecks +24.5
242 Minnesota Golden Gophers -24.5
Over/Under 46

243 Fordham Rams +21
244 Temple Owls -21
Over/Under 53.5

245 Youngstown State Penguins +23.5
246 Michigan State Spartans -23.5
Over/Under 40

247 Northern Colorado Bears +26
248 Wyoming Cowboys -26
Over/Under 59.5

249 Cal Poly Mustangs +7.5
250 Colorado State Rams -7.5
Over/Under OTB

251 Stony Brook Seawolves +12.5
252 Buffalo Bulls -12.5
Over/Under 46

253 Delaware Blue Hens +16.5
254 Navy Midshipmen -16.5
Over/Under 60.5

255 Wagner Seahawks +28.5
256 Syracuse Orange -28.5
Over/Under 49.5

257 Bethune Cookman Wildcats -3.5
258 Florida International Golden Panthers +3.5
Over/Under 46.5

259 Lamar Cardinals +47
260 Oklahoma State Cowboys -47
Over/Under 63.5

261 Nicholls State Colonels +25.5
262 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns -25.5
Over/Under 59

263 Northwestern State Demons +29.5
264 Cincinnati Bearcats -29.5
Over/Under 55.5

265 Eastern Washington Eagles +7.5
266 Toledo Rockets -7.5
Over/Under 74

267 Weber State Wildcats +38.5
268 Utah State Aggies -38.5
Over/Under 64.5

269 Southern Utah Thunderbirds +21.5
270 Washington State Cougars -21.5
Over/Under 47.5

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