The SEC East title might be on the line relatively early in the season in Columbia, when the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Georgia Bulldogs square off at Williams Brice Stadium. These two teams have played quite the rivalry over the course of the last few years, and this year should be no exception. Both of these teams were ranked in the Top 10 in the Preseason AP Poll, and they are both in the Top 6 in the land right now. Join us for our South Carolina vs. Georgia picks and predictions for what could be one of the best games of the season in the SEC.

Georgia Bulldogs @ South Carolina Gamecocks Picks & Info
Georgia Bulldogs @ South Carolina Gamecocks Date: Saturday, October 6th
Georgia Bulldogs @ South Carolina Gamecocks Location: Williams Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
Georgia Bulldogs @ South Carolina Gamecocks Spread: South Carolina Gamecocks (-2)

The Dawgs started off the season in poor shape last year, losing their first two games of the season. They were in a heck of a lot of trouble at that point, and Head Coach Mark Richt was probably on his way out the door. UGA rolled to 10 straight wins to end the regular season though, and it ultimately went to the SEC Championship Game as a result. QB Aaron Murray is expected to be one of the best in the SEC this year, especially knowing that this is his third year as a starter. The Dawgs aren’t going to have RB Isaiah Crowell, who was kicked off the team, but there are still some sturdy backs in the backfield to help carry the load. Thus far, Georgia’s problem has been with its defense, which has been bipolar at times. The unit is clearly going to be up against it versus the powerful Gamecocks offense, which features one of the most underrated offensive lines in the country. This defense for the Bulldogs though, has allowed at least 20 points in four of their five games this year, and considering the fact that there hasn’t been a great team on the schedule yet, that’s definitely a cause for some concern.

Georgia Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Past Games (Since 1995)
2011: South Carolina 45 – Georgia 42
2010: South Carolina 17 – Georgia 6
2009: Georgia 41 – South Carolina 37
2008: Georgia 14 – South Carolina 7
2007: South Carolina 16 – Georgia 12
2006: Georgia 18 – South Carolina 0
2005: Georgia 17 – South Carolina 15
2004: Georgia 20 – South Carolina 16
2003: Georgia 31 – South Carolina 7
2002: Georgia 13 – South Carolina 7
2001: South Carolina 14 – Georgia 9
2000: South Carolina 21 – Georgia 10
1999: Georgia 24 – South Carolina 9
1998: Georgia 17 – South Carolina 3
1997: Georgia 31 – South Carolina 15
1996: South Carolina 23 – Georgia 14

South Carolina has really made a nice renaissance here over the course of the last half dozen years or so under Head Coach Steve Spurrier, and this should be yet another great year with at least eight or nine wins. The fact of the matter is that this team is bringing back 13 starters, many of which are still young and quite talented. RB Brandon Wilds is just a sophomore, and RB Marcus Lattimore and QB Connor Shaw are just juniors. WR Ace Sanders is also a junior. DE Jadeveon Clowney is one of the best defenders in the nation, and he just a sophomore as well. Times are clearly only going to be getting better here for the Gamecocks, though it is clear that this is going to be a test of epic proportions against a fantastic UGA squad. South Carolina knows that this is the best chance that it has had over the course of the last several years to make it to the BCS for the very first time, and though that still doesn’t seem likely, it would really be virtually impossible if this game happened to be lost.

Georgia @ South Carolina Free Picks^^: There is a reason that this point spread is oh so close. The Bulldogs and Gamecocks are both great teams, and this should be the war of all wars in the SEC East this year. We do expect that the winner of this game is going to be the one that goes to the SEC Championship Game. Home field advantage is crucial for the Cocks, but in the end, we still think that Murray has the ability to come on the road and beat any team in this side of this conference. Back the Bulldogs for your college football picks.

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This is one of the biggest weeks on the NCAA football odds all year long. There are three clashes of teams that are ranked in the Top 15 in the nation and a ton of other conference games that should whet your appetite. Don’t miss out on our 2012 Week 6 betting lines for college football!

But before we get to the main course on Saturday, we have five weekday games to sink our teeth into. The most important game on the college football gambling lines is the one between the USC Trojans and the Utah Utes. Anyone betting on the Men of Troy have to be careful, knowing that road teams have been as good as death, especially ones that are ranked in the Pac-12 this year. USC has already fallen victim to the Stanford Cardinal on the road, and the CFB point spread wasn’t really all that far off from this one. USC is getting the nod to start the week at -12.5.

Elsewhere on Thursday night, the UCF Knights are laying two touchdowns against the East Carolina Pirates, while the Arkansas State Red Wolves and the Florida International Golden Panthers aren’t going to be separated by all that much. The Red Wolves are 1.5-point underdogs on the road in South Florida.

Friday night is featuring a two-pack of games. The Big East kicks things off when the Pitt Panthers are favored by a field goal at the Carrier Dome against the Syracuse Orange. The BYU Cougars and Utah Utes will also face off on Friday night on ESPN, but the Week 6 odds are currently off the board at the start of the week.

There are three absolutely massive games that are on the docket this week that cannot be missed, as they all feature Top 12 teams.

We’ll start with the 3:30 ET game pitting the Florida Gators against the LSU Tigers. The Bayou Bengals have been falling in the Top 5 in the land over the course of the last few weeks. They have been playing very vanilla ball though, and they are going to have a real chance to shine in the Swamp against the Gators. Play this game two weeks ago, and the Gators are underdogs by at least a touchdown, and maybe double digits. Play in three weeks in the future, and that might be the case as well. However, with the Tigers playing seemingly as badly as they have over the course of the last few years and the Gators coming into this one at 4-0, and for those reasons, the men in blue and orange are only catching 3.5.

Later on in the night, the West Virginia Mountaineers, fresh off of their 800+ yard game, are going to be headed on the road to take on the Texas Longhorns. The Horns were able to come up with a game winning drive of their own against Oklahoma State last week. QB David Ash and QB Geno Smith are going to be fighting it out in this one in Austin, and it is going to be a Texas-sized showdown. This is inevitably going to be one of the biggest ‘totals’ of the week. The Mountaineers are the higher ranked team, but in the end, they aren’t expected to win this game, and the oddsmakers aren’t even implying that they are the better team. Texas is favored by 6.5.

But perhaps the biggest NCAA football matchup in Week 6 pits the Georgia Bulldogs against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Especially if Florida loses earlier in the day, this game will be for first place in the SEC East. This is a bigger game from the standpoint that will be a National Championship elimination game. These two teams are amongst the best in the nation, and they are both going to be up against it taking on the other in the biggest game for both over the course of the year. Unlike Texas, which is favored by more than home field advantage, the oddsmakers just can’t separate Georgia and South Carolina. The only difference to make this spread South Carolina -3? The fact that this game is being played in Columbia and not in Athens. Flip this one to Athens, and the Dawgs would probably be favored by a field goal right now as well.

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It’s not as though the rest of the card is going to be feature a ton of slacking games. There are a number of teams that are on massive upset alert that are ranked in the Top 25 in the country.

Perhaps the biggest upset candidate might be the Florida State Seminoles. The garnet and gold overcame their first road game of the year, and they are expected to do so against the NC State Wolfpack this week as well. However, Raleigh has always been a nightmarish place for the Noles to play in, and NC State has always been a thorn in FSU’s side. The Wolfpack are getting two touchdowns, but if recent history repeats itself, the Seminoles might be in some trouble. They have lost four meetings here in Raleigh since the late-1990s.

The Oklahoma Sooners might be on upset alert as well on the road. The Sooners were beaten by the Kansas State Wildcats at home the last time that we saw them, and now, their hopes of playing for the Big XII Championship or the BCS really at all are up in the air here in Lubbock on Saturday. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the next team on the docket, and this game is dangerous for sure. Head Coach Tommy Tuberville is a master for games like this one, and his offense is going to be problematic for OU. Remember that last year, as more than four-touchdown underdogs, the Red Raiders pulled off the shocker in Norman. This year, T-Tech is getting just five points.

The Michigan Wolverines could be in some trouble as well. They aren’t in the Top 25 anymore, but they are certainly still supposed to be favorites to win the Big Ten. QB Denard Robinson has looked lost at times in this, his senior year, and now, he is going to be running into a Purdue Boilermakers outfit that was the only one this year to really give the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a run for their money for the full 60 minutes. Michigan is -3.5, but it wouldn’t be a shock at all if the Boilers started their Big Ten campaign on the right foot.

Last week, the biggest favorite, the Alabama Crimson Tide, were favored by 30.5 points. This week, that number has come down quite a bit. The only favorites that are greater than 21 points on the opening college football betting odds are the Oregon Ducks (-24.5 vs. Washington Huskies), Kansas State Wildcats (-24.5 vs. Kansas Jayhawks), and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (-25 vs. UNLV Runnin’ Rebels). There aren’t all that many big time road favorites this week either. The Fresno State Bulldogs are -16 against the Colorado State Rams, while the Michigan State Spartans are -14.5 on the road against the Indiana Hoosiers. No other team is favored on the road by more than the 14 of Florida State.

On the flip side of that though, there are six games which are separated by a college football point spread of three points or fewer, while there are 19 games that are separated by a touchdown or fewer.

What’s most interesting to us is the role of the aforementioned Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. One more win should put the Bulldogs in the Top 25 in the land, and they are laying 25 points against the UNLV Running Rebels at home and should have no problem. Meanwhile, the only other mid-major team that has any sort of real chance to get into the BCS discussion this year is the Boise State Broncos, who are favored by 11 on the road against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles.

2012 NCAA Football Week 6 Odds @ WagerWeb Sportsbook (as of 10/6/12):
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Week 6 College Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 10/4/12

303 East Carolina Pirates +12
304 Central Florida Knights -12
Over/Under 45

305 USC Trojans -13.5
306 Utah Utes +13.5
Over/Under 50

307 Arkansas State Red Wolves -1
308 Florida International Golden Panthers +1
Over/Under 56.5

NCAA Football Lines for Week 6 for Friday, 10/5/12

309 Pittsburgh Panthers +1
310 Syracuse Orange -1
Over/Under 59

311 Utah State Aggies +6.5
312 BYU Cougars -6.5
Over/Under 45

Week 6 NCAA Football Odds for Saturday, 10/6/12

313 Navy Midshipmen +8
314 Air Force Falcons -8
Over/Under 54

315 Michigan State Spartans -15.5
316 Indiana Hoosiers +15.5
Over/Under 48.5

317 Northern Illinois Huskies -2.5
318 Ball State Cardinals +2.5
Over/Under 66.5

319 Boston College Eagles -7
320 Army Black Knights +7
Over/Under 56.5

321 Bowling Green Falcons -5
322 Akron Zips +5
Over/Under 63.5

323 Miami Redhawks +20.5
324 Cincinnati Bearcats -20.5
Over/Under 58.5

325 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets +10.5
326 Clemson Tigers -10.5
Over/Under 72.5

327 Virginia Cavaliers +1
328 Duke Blue Devils -1
Over/Under 55.5

329 South Florida Bulls -3.5
330 Temple Owls +3.5
Over/Under 47.5

331 Northwestern Wildcats +2.5
332 Penn State Nittany Lions -2.5
Over/Under 47.5

333 Kent State Golden Flashes -3
334 Eastern Michigan Eagles +3
Over/Under 48.5

335 Connecticut Huskies +7
336 Rutgers Scarlet Knights -7
Over/Under 40

337 Florida State Seminoles -15.5
338 NC State Wolfpack +15.5
Over/Under 54

339 Massachusetts Minutemen +16.5
340 Western Michigan Broncos -16.5
Over/Under 55

341 Vanderbilt Commodores +7
342 Missouri Tigers -7
Over/Under 44.5

343 Texas A&M Aggies -13.5
344 Ole Miss Rebels +13.5
Over/Under 64.5

345 Virginia Tech Hokies +5.5
346 North Carolina Tar Heels -5.5
Over/Under 50

347 Washington Huskies +24
348 Oregon Ducks -24
Over/Under 62.5

349 Georgia Bulldogs +1.5
350 South Carolina Gamecocks -1.5
Over/Under 54

351 West Virginia Mountaineers +7
352 Texas Longhorns -7
Over/Under 73.5

353 Iowa State Cyclones +7
354 TCU Horned Frogs -7
Over/Under 41

355 Illinois Fighting Illini +14.5
356 Wisconsin Badgers -14.5
Over/Under 45

357 Kansas Jayhawks +25
358 Kansas State Wildcats -25
Over/Under 54

359 UCLA Bruins -2.5
360 Cal Golden Bears +2.5
Over/Under 55.5

361 Arkansas Razorbacks +7
362 Auburn Tigers -7
Over/Under 56

363 Michigan Wolverines -2.5
364 Purdue Boilermakers +2.5
Over/Under 58

365 Wyoming Cowboys +19
366 Nevada Wolf Pack -19
Over/Under 68.5

367 New Mexico State Aggies +9.5
368 Idaho Vandals -9.5
Over/Under 56.5

369 Arizona Wildcats +9.5
370 Stanford Cardinal -9.5
Over/Under 54

371 Oklahoma Sooners -4
372 Texas Tech Red Raiders +4
Over/Under 57

373 Central Michigan Chippewas +11.5
374 Toledo Rockets -11.5
Over/Under 68

375 Boise State Broncos -10
376 Southern Miss Golden Eagles +10
Over/Under 47.5

377 Rice Owls -5.5
378 Memphis Tigers +5.5
Over/Under 61

379 Wake Forest Demon Deacons +7
380 Maryland Terrapins -7
Over/Under 47.5

381 Mississippi State Bulldogs -10
382 Kentucky Wildcats +10
Over/Under 46.5

383 Washington State Cougars +14.5
384 Oregon State Beavers -14.5
Over/Under 58.5

385 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels +27.5
386 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -27.5
Over/Under 70

387 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -4
388 Marshall Thundering Herd +4
Over/Under 69

389 Miami Hurricanes +14
390 Notre Dame Fighting Irish -14
Over/Under 53.5

391 Buffalo Bulls +14
392 Ohio Bobcats -14
Over/Under 57

393 Nebraska Cornhuskers +3
394 Ohio State Buckeyes -3
Over/Under 56.5

395 Hawaii Warriors +21.5
396 San Diego State Aztecs -21.5
Over/Under 59.5

397 Fresno State Bulldogs -17.5
398 Colorado State Rams +17.5
Over/Under 60

399 LSU Tigers -2.5
400 Florida Gators +2.5
Over/Under 41.5

401 Texas State Bobcats +3
402 New Mexico Lobos -3
Over/Under 50

403 SMU Mustangs +2.5
404 UTEP Miners -2.5
Over/Under 51.5

405 Tulane Green Wave +27.5
406 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns -27.5
Over/Under 54.5

407 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks -3
408 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +3
Over/Under 66

409 North Texas Mean Green +11
410 Houston Cougars -11
Over/Under 58.5

441 Southeast Louisiana Golden Lions +18.5
442 UAB Blazers -18.5

Week 5’s CFB schedule is out, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are going to be discussing some of the best college football odds that are going to be on tap for what should be another great weekend of action on the gridiron.

We’ll start with what should be a great game in the suddenly surging Pac-12. The Washington Huskies and the Stanford Cardinal are going to kick it off on Thursday night in what should be a great start to the weekend. With as good as the rest of the Pac-12 is this year, this is a very important game for both of these teams. We’ll see just how strong Stanford really is when it has to go on the road for this one just a week and a half after taking down the mighty USC Trojans, which should make this game a heck of a lot of fun. The Cardinal have opened up this week at just -7, proving that the oddsmakers believe that they have a real chance of getting beaten.

Speaking of teams that have all to play for, that’s what the BYU Cougars have to be thinking on Friday night when they are on national television once again to take on the Hawaii Warriors. The Cougs probably know that their season is just about over with in terms of producing anything special, as they were beaten by both the Utah Utes and Boise State Broncos in back to back weeks. Hawaii is gunning for the upset on the road in a nationally televised game, but it clearly is going to be an uphill fight from the start against a BYU team that has superior talent. The Cougs are laying 27.5 at the open this week, and they really shouldn’t be challenged.

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There aren’t many games that pit a pair of ranked teams against each other this week, but one of the more vital ones is going to see the Ohio State Buckeyes take on the Michigan State Spartans. Michigan State is one of the three Big Ten teams that already have a loss at the hands of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this year, and it is just trying to keep its spot in the Top 25. Alas, here come the ultimate spoilers from Columbus though, as the Buckeyes are trying to make life a living hell on all of the other teams that are indeed bowl eligible in the Big Ten this year. This will be the biggest test of the year for QB Braxton Miller to date, as he tries to prove that he is a Heisman Trophy type of candidate on the national stage. The Buckeyes are slender 2.5 point underdogs in East Lansing.

The night cap of games sees just a slew of great teams going on the road for what might be very, very dangerous outings.

We’ll start with the Florida State Seminoles, who are the talk of the town right now after taking down the Clemson Tigers with an incredibly impressive second half of play on national television. The schedule is relatively easy from here on out, but the boys in garnet and gold have to take on a foe that they haven’t had a great history against this week in the South Florida Bulls, who have been preparing for this game all year long. This could be a real fight to the death in Tampa Bay, though it might feel like a de facto home game for the Noles, who should travel well to a huge stadium that normally has a ton of empty seats. The Noles are -16, but there is a lot of sentiment that perhaps this could be a tremendous letdown game for the garnet and gold.

Meanwhile, there are a ton of other road favorites that are either ranked in the Top 25 or almost ranked in the Top 25 that are going to be playing primetime games.

The South Carolina Gamecocks, UCLA Bruins, Boise State Broncos, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Oregon Ducks, and Louisville Cardinals are all on the road this week, and they are all expected to come away with wins. We know that they all won’t though, and it is only a matter of trying to figure out which ones are going to get picked off. Texas is the one that is probably in the most trouble, as it is just -3 on the road, and the rest of these teams are all double digit favorites.

There actually isn’t a team that is a bigger favorite this week than the Alabama Crimson Tide. Granted, it’s never a surprise to know that the Tide are the biggest favorites on the board, but what makes it weird is the fact that the point spread is only 31.5 against the Ole Miss Rebels. Alabama is the only team that is favored by at least 30 this week in FBS vs. FBS games, and this is coming in a conference game. For those that have watched SEC games for years and years, it’s odd for sure, to think that these games are featuring spreads of more than four touchdowns, but this Alabama team is obviously a lot better than your average team.

A whopping 21 games on the board this week feature college football pointspreads of seven points or fewer. That’s over double the amount that were on the board at the outset of Week 4, and it might be as close of a week in terms of competition as you will see for the rest of the season.

2012 NCAA Football Week 5 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 9/28/12):
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Week 5 College Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 9/27/12

103 Stanford Cardinal -6.5
104 Washington Huskies +6.5
Over/Under 48

NCAA Football Lines for Week 5 for Friday, 9/28/12

105 Hawaii Warriors +27
106 BYU Cougars -27
Over/Under 49.5

Week 5 NCAA Football Odds for Saturday, 9/29/12

107 Cincinnati Bearcats +6.5
108 Virginia Tech Hokies -6.5
Over/Under 45.5

109 Buffalo Bulls +17
110 Connecticut Huskies -17
Over/Under 42

111 Penn State Nittany Lions -1
112 Illinois Fighting Illini +1
Over/Under 43

113 Minnesota Golden Gophers +7
114 Iowa Hawkeyes -7
Over/Under 46.5

115 Texas Tech Red Raiders -3
116 Iowa State Cyclones +3
Over/Under 60.5

117 Clemson Tigers -7
118 Boston College Eagles +7
Over/Under 60

119 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -3.5
120 Virginia Cavaliers +3.5
Over/Under 60

121 Ohio Bobcats -24.5
122 Massachusetts Minutemen +24.5
Over/Under 54.5

123 Ball State Cardinals -2.5
124 Kent State Golden Flashes +2.5
Over/Under 54

125 Idaho Vandals +27
126 North Carolina Tar Heels -27
Over/Under 61.5

127 Indiana Hoosiers +11
128 Northwestern Wildcats -11
Over/Under 59

129 Marshall Thundering Herd +16.5
130 Purdue Boilermakers -16.5
Over/Under 63

131 Duke Blue Devils +2
132 Wake Forest Demon Deacons -2
Over/Under 60.5

133 South Carolina Gamecocks -21
134 Kentucky Wildcats +21
Over/Under 48

135 Colorado State Rams +14.5
136 Air Force Falcons -14.5
Over/Under 59

137 TCU Horned Frogs -16
138 SMU Mustangs +16
Over/Under 55.5

139 Central Michigan Chippewas +10
140 Northern Illinois Huskies -10
Over/Under 58.5

141 UCLA Bruins -19.5
142 Colorado Buffaloes +19.5
Over/Under 60

143 San Jose State Spartans -2.5
144 Navy Midshipmen +2.5
Over/Under 59.5

145 Oregon Ducks -30.5
146 Washington State Cougars +30.5
Over/Under 73.5

147 Texas Longhorns -2.5
148 Oklahoma State Cowboys +2.5
Over/Under 65

149 Arkansas Razorbacks +14
150 Texas A&M Aggies -14
Over/Under 66.5

151 Baylor Bears +11
152 West Virginia Mountaineers -11
Over/Under 83

153 Ohio State Buckeyes +2.5
154 Michigan State Spartans -2.5
Over/Under 41.5

155 Tennessee Volunteers +14
156 Georgia Bulldogs -14
Over/Under 58.5

157 Arizona State Sun Devils -1
158 Cal Golden Bears +1
Over/Under 58.5

159 Oregon State Beavers +2.5
160 Arizona Wildcats -2.5
Over/Under 61

161 Ole Miss Rebels +30
162 Alabama Crimson Tide -30
Over/Under 54.5

163 Miami Redhawks -3
164 Akron Zips +3
Over/Under 60

165 Missouri Tigers +2.5
166 UCF Knights -2.5
Over/Under 49.5

167 UTEP Miners +4
168 East Carolina Pirates -4
Over/Under 48

169 NC State Wolfpack +2.5
170 Miami Hurricanes -2.5
Over/Under 57

171 Florida State Seminoles -17
172 South Florida Bulls +17
Over/Under 54

173 Toledo Rockets +1.5
174 Western Michigan Broncos -1.5
Over/Under 57.5

175 Nevada Wolf Pack -19
176 Texas State Bobcats +19
Over/Under 65

177 Louisville Cardinals -10
178 Southern Miss Golden Eagles +10
Over/Under 49

179 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners -1
180 New Mexico State Aggies +1
Over/Under 55

181 Wisconsin Badgers +12
182 Nebraska Cornhuskers -12
Over/Under 50

183 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -16
184 UAB Blazers +16
Over/Under 59.5

185 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels +21
186 Utah State Aggies -21
Over/Under 52.5

187 Houston Cougars -7.5
188 Rice Owls +7.5
Over/Under 73.5

189 Boise State Broncos -25.5
190 New Mexico Lobos +25.5
Over/Under 52

191 San Diego State Aztecs +7.5
192 Fresno State Bulldogs -7.5
Over/Under 61

193 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -2.5
194 Arkansas State Red Wolves +2.5
Over/Under 58.5

195 Troy Trojans -10
196 South Alabama Jaguars +10
Over/Under 50.5

197 Florida International Golden Panthers +7
198 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns -7
Over/Under 55

199 North Texas Mean Green -7
200 Florida Atlantic Owls +7
Over/Under 49.5

201 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +27.5
202 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -27.5
Over/Under 62

203 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks -20
204 Tulane Green Wave +20
Over/Under 54.5

241 Stony Brook Seawolves +10.5
242 Army Black Knights -10.5

243 Rhode Island Rams +28.5
244 Bowling Green Falcons -28.5

245 Towson Tigers +48.5
246 LSU Tigers -48.5

Week 4 of the 2012 college football campaign is going to get underway this weekend. Below you will find the current list of 2012 Week 4 NCAA football lines and spreads along with a breakdown of the Week 4 college football lines. Be sure to check out the free NCAA football picks from the expert handicappers at Bankroll Sports this weekend!

We are going to have our first week of college football betting action with three weekday games before the main course kicks off on Saturday. The first of those games is in the MAC, and it pits the Buffalo Bulls against the Kent State Golden Flashes. Neither of these teams really have all that great of an offense, but neither has much of a defense either. There is a big difference between these clubs starting at 2-1 or 1-2, and one will be in each position when this one is over. This one starts the week with Buffalo at -3 on the NCAA football betting odds.

On Thursday night, the Boise State Broncos and BYU Cougars are going to battle it out in a clash of teams that want to have an impact on the BCS chase. The truth of the matter is that neither one of these teams is likely to do it, but this is certainly an elimination game for two teams that have already suffered one loss. Boise State will have the edge playing on the Smurf Turf. Both teams are coming off of a short week, but it just feels like BYU had a bit of the stuffing knocked out of it last week when it was beaten by its rivals from Utah. Boise State is laying 7.5 to open the week up.

Friday night is going to be a doozy that we are really looking forward to watching on the college football TV schedule. The Louisiana Monroe have already proven that they can play with the big boys in the SEC, and this is going to be the third straight game against a team from the AQ conferences. Baylor is right on the verge of the Top 25 once again, but this is going to be a heck of a fight, as it is the most important game in the history of the Warhawks program. Expect to see QB Nick Florence and QB Kolton Browning shooting it out in the Bayou. Baylor is getting the initial nod by 7.5-points, but it will be interesting to see what happens with this pointspread as the week goes on.

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It shouldn’t be all that much of a surprise that the number of massive, massive favorites has come down quite a bit over the course of the last few days, as there is only one team in an FBS vs. FBS game that is favored by more than 34.5 points. That title goes to the Alabama Crimson Tide, who are the No. 2 team in the nation in terms of point differential this year. Alabama is just steamrolling everyone that it runs up against, and the Florida Atlantic Owls shouldn’t be all that much of an exception. This is the first time this year that we have seen an FBS vs. FBS game feature a CFB pointspread this big though, as Alabama is laying 50 to the Sun Belt cellar dwellers.

Honorable mentions go out to the Mississippi State Bulldogs, who are -34.5 against the South Alabama Jaguars, and the Ohio State Buckeyes, who are -37.5 against the UAB Blazers.

The big time games of the weekend are all featuring point spreads that really could be dangerous for the big time teams.

We’ll start at the top of the rotation schedule with the Florida State Seminoles. They haven’t had a great history against the Clemson Tigers, and this year might not be all that much of an exception. However, what we have to note about FSU, is that this might be the only game this year in which it has to play a ranked team at the time of the game between the two teams. QB Tajh Boyd knows what it takes to beat the Noles, and Head Coach Dabo Swinney does have a win here at Doak Campbell Stadium to his credit in his career. In a game that likely could (and should) decide the winner of the ACC Atlantic Division, Florida State is -14 in primetime.

Does that 14-point spread look familiar? It’s the same number that the Oklahoma Sooners are giving to the Kansas State Wildcats. Many are thinking that this game could be an upset, though last year, with KSU still nursing an undefeated season at the time, the Sooners came to Manhattan and absolutely drubbed the Cats. Could payback be in store? QB Collin Klein and his band of purple and grey clad men are going to hope so, but as the CFB odds show, it is going to be a long, uphill climb in primetime in Norman.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have to think that this is the year that they can legitimately fight for the BCS National Championship. If they run the table, they’ll be hard to keep out, but they have a big time test this week against the Michigan Wolverines. The Golden Domers have already proven that they can beat the Michigan State Spartans on the road, but this is going to be a far more interesting test against a team that has such a dynamic quarterback in QB Denard Robinson. Notre Dame is laying seven, but either way, this is expected to be a heck of a close game.

The Oregon Ducks figure to be able to romp to another Pac-12 victory this week when they take on the Arizona Wildcats, but already, we have seen some major confidence in the U of A. These two teams average right at 1,200 yards per game between them, and they are sure to be squads that are ready to put some major points on the board. Oregon is starting off by laying 23.5 of them, but that line opened at 27 on Sunday afternoon and immediately dropped before the rest of the online sportsbooks opened up. This could be a game that is a lot more interesting than the college football point spread suggests.

Down in the great state of Alabama, the Tigers from Auburn will battle the Tigers from LSU in the first real test of the year for the Bayou Bengals. LSU is laying 18.5, and that’s a heck of a lot for a team to be giving on the road in a conference game with a true freshman making his first ever big time road start.

If you’re looking for some proof that some Top 10 teams from the start of the year have really fallen flat, look at the Wisconsin Badgers and Arkansas Razorbacks. They both would have been at least three touchdown favorites, and Arkansas would have probably been a five TD favorite this week at the outset of the season, but now, the Badgers are laying just 16 to the lowly UTEP Miners, while the Hogs are giving five to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

We also want to point out that the Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the three teams in the Big Ten that still have spotless records this year. We know that the Buckeyes are going to improve to 4-0, but Minnesota could as well. The Gophers are laying two to the Syracuse Orange in what really might be a crucial game to the bowl hopes of both clubs.

2012 NCAA Football Week 4 Odds @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 9/21/12):
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Week 4 College Football Betting Lines for Wednesday, 9/19/12

301 Kent State Golden Flashes +3.5
302 Buffalo Bulls -3.5
Over/Under 52

NCAA Football Lines for Week 4 for Thursday, 9/20/12

305 BYU Cougars +7.5
306 Boise State Broncos -7.5
Over/Under 48.5

College Football Point Spreads for Week 4 for Friday, 9/21/12

307 Baylor Bears -8.5
308 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks +8.5
Over/Under 70

Week 4 NCAA Football Odds for Saturday, 9/22/12

309 Army Black Knights +7
310 Wake Forest Demon Deacons -7
Over/Under 54.5

311 Clemson Tigers +14.5
312 Florida State Seminoles -14.5
Over/Under 55

313 South Florida Bulls -9
314 Ball State Falcons +9
Over/Under 58

315 Memphis Tigers +23.5
316 Duke Blue Devils -23.5
Over/Under 62.5

317 Eastern Michigan Eagles +31
318 Michigan State Spartans -31
Over/Under 49.5

319 Bowling Green Falcons +16.5
320 Virginia Tech Hokies -16.5
Over/Under 47.5

321 Central Michigan Chippewas +14.5
322 Iowa Hawkeyes -14.5
Over/Under 48.5

323 UAB Blazers +36.5
324 Ohio State Buckeyes -36.5
Over/Under 58

325 East Carolina Pirates +15
326 North Carolina Tar Heels -15
Over/Under 63

327 Temple Owls +7.5
328 Penn State Nittany Lions -7.5
Over/Under 43

329 Maryland Terrapins +26
330 West Virginia Mountaineers -26
Over/Under 59

331 UTEP Miners +18
332 Wisconsin Badgers -18
Over/Under 51

333 Massachusetts Minutemen +23.5
334 Miami Redhawks -23.5
Over/Under 49

335 Vanderbilt Commodores +14.5
336 Georgia Bulldogs -14.5
Over/Under 50

337 Utah State Aggies -12.5
338 Colorado State Rams +12.5
Over/Under 52.5

339 Rutgers Scarlet Knights +9.5
340 Arkansas Razorbacks -9.5
Over/Under 50.5

341 Fresno State Bulldogs +6.5
342 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -6.5
Over/Under 68

343 Marshall Thundering Herd -3
344 Rice Owls +3
Over/Under 70.5

345 Kansas Jayhawks +8.5
346 Northern Illinois Huskies -8.5
Over/Under 52.5

347 Arizona Wildcats +21.5
348 Oregon Ducks -21.5
Over/Under 79

349 Oregon State Beavers +7.5
350 UCLA Bruins -7.5
Over/Under 51.5

351 Virginia Cavaliers +18
352 TCU Horned Frogs -18
Over/Under 54.5

353 Cal Golden Bears +16.5
354 USC Trojans -16.5
Over/Under 58

355 Colorado Buffaloes +20
356 Washington State Cougars -20
Over/Under 58.5

357 LSU Tigers -20.5
358 Auburn Tigers +20.5
Over/Under 48.5

359 Miami Hurricanes +14
360 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -14
Over/Under 61.5

361 Wyoming Cowboys +2.5
362 Idaho Vandals -2.5
Over/Under 50

363 Kentucky Wildcats +23
364 Florida Gators -23
Over/Under 53

365 Connecticut Huskies +1
366 Western Michigan Broncos -1
Over/Under 41.5

367 Missouri Tigers +10.5
368 South Carolina Gamecocks -10.5
Over/Under 48

369 Michigan Wolverines +6
370 Notre Dame Fighting Irish -6
Over/Under 49.5

371 Syracuse Orange -1
372 Minnesota Golden Gophers +1
Over/Under 54

373 Kansas State Wildcats +16.5
374 Oklahoma Sooners -16.5
Over/Under 56.5

375 New Mexico Lobos +6
376 New Mexico State Aggies -6
Over/Under 55.5

377 Akron Zips +33
378 Tennessee Volunteers -33
Over/Under 65

379 Ole Miss Rebels -19
380 Tulane Green Wave +19
Over/Under 54.5

381 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs +3
382 Illinois Fighting Illini -3
Over/Under 62.5

383 Utah Utes +6
384 Arizona State Sun Devils -6
Over/Under 50

385 San Jose State Spartans +2.5
386 San Diego State Aztecs -2.5
Over/Under 53

387 Air Force Falcons -10.5
388 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels +10.5
Over/Under 55

389 Nevada Wolf Pack -7
390 Hawaii Warriors +7
Over/Under 62.5

391 Florida Atlantic Owls +48.5
392 Alabama Crimson Tide -48.5
Over/Under 58

393 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles +3.5
394 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -3.5
Over/Under 48

395 Troy Trojans -2
396 North Texas Mean Green +2
Over/Under 62

397 Louisville Cardinals -13.5
398 Florida International Golden Panthers -13.5
Over/Under 53.5

399 South Alabama Jaguars +34
400 Mississippi State Bulldogs -34
Over/Under 49

441 South Dakota Coyotes +29.5
442 Northwestern Wildcats -29.5

443 Norfolk State Spartans +29
444 Ohio Bobcats -29

445 South Carolina State Bulldogs +51
446 Texas A&M Aggies -51

447 Idaho State Bengals +46
448 Nebraska Cornhuskers -46

449 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks +4.5
450 Texas State Bobcats -4.5

451 VMI Keydets +40.5
452 Navy Midshipmen -40.5

453 Gardner Webb Bulldogs +46
454 Pittsburgh Panthers -46

455 The Citadel Bulldogs +14
456 North Carolina State Wolfpack -14

457 Alcorn State Braves +46
458 Arkansas State Red Wolves -46

459 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers +31.5
460 Toledo Rockets -31.5

Week 3 of the 2012 college football campaign is going to get underway this weekend. Below you will find the current list of 2012 Week 3 NCAA football lines and spreads along with a breakdown of the Week 3 college football lines. Be sure to check out the free NCAA football picks from the expert handicappers at Bankroll Sports this weekend!

It is going to be a great week of college football betting action over the course of the weekend, and there are some great rivalries, especially in the SEC that are going to be highlighted. But before we get to the games in the Southeast, we’re going to take a look at the games on the college football schedule at the outset of the week.

We’ll start in the Big East, where the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the South Florida Bulls will do battle. There is no doubt whatsoever that this is going to be the game of the weekend in the Big East, as the loser of this one is probably going to have its BCS hopes crushed already in just Week 3. South Florida is clearly the better of these two teams, and that’s what we see right now on the college football opening lines, with the Bulls favored by 8.5 points.

On Friday night, the Washington State Cougars and UNLV Runnin’ Rebels are going to go to war against one another. These two teams are a combined 1-3 this year, and last week, both teams had all that they could ask for from a pair of FCS teams. UNLV dropped to 0-2 by losing to Northern Arizona, and Wazzu really should have been beaten by Eastern Washington. Needless to say, this isn’t going to be the sexiest game in the world, but it will be one to watch, as it is the only game on the docket. Check back later for the college football pointspread for this game.

And then we head to the games on Saturday, which really should be a doozy. Of course, the one that all eyes are going to be on is the one between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Arkansas Razorbacks. This game, at least as of Sunday afternoon, is still off the board, knowing that QB Tyler Wilson might be out of the fold after suffering a terrible injury against Louisiana Monroe last week. Even worse was the fact that the Hogs lost that game. Now, they could go from a team that was ranked in the Top 10 in the land to one that could drop straight out of the Top 25 and be just a 1-2 team with a lot of questions to answer. Alabama was favored by six at the outset of the season, and if you want to see where this game ranks in our countdown of the Top 25 college football games of the year, be sure to check out our full Alabama vs. Arkansas Preview. Update 9/14: Alabama has opened up as a three-touchdown favorite on the road due to the fact that Wilson is not going to be in the lineup for the Razorbacks.

Over on the other side of the SEC, the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers are going to do battle. These two teams have had a bitter rivalry against one another, and this should be no exception whatsoever. Florida was able to go on the road last week by beating the Texas A&M Aggies, and it is going to have to do so once again this week if it wants to keep this momentum going before the really tremendously difficult portion of the season gets going. The Gators are just a pick ’em though, meaning the Volunteers really have a legitimate chance to get the job done in Rocky Top.

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Meanwhile in the Pac-12, the No. 2 team in the country, the USC Trojans, are going to be facing their first really difficult road test when they go down to “The Farm” to take on the Stanford Cardinal. This is our No. 9 game in our countdown of the Top 25 games of the year, and our USC vs. Stanford Game Preview. As far as the NCAA football pointspread is concerned, the Men of Troy are favored by just 8.5-points, which is a field goal down from where the game opened up at the outset of the year.

Arch rivals are also going to be meeting each other in East Lansing, where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Michigan State Spartans are going to be facing off. The last time that these two played here at Spartans Stadium, the game down to a fake field goal in overtime that was converted by the Spartans known as the “Little Giants” play. This time around, the Golden Domers are going to be looking for some payback, but it certainly isn’t going to come easily. The Irish were barely able to escape last week from the Purdue Boilermakers, and this week, they are 3.5-point underdogs on the opening college football lines.

Not every game is going to be nearly that close. The aforementioned Boilermakers are 22.5 point favorites over the Eastern Michigan Eagles, and they are amongst the 13 teams that are favored by more than three touchdowns on the opening line.

Three teams are favored by at least 40 though and that’s definitely not something that you see every single week when you’re just talking about teams that play each other at the FBS level. Amongst the teams that are expected to really falter this week are the Florida Atlantic Owls (+44.5 @ Georgia), Idaho Vandals (+43.5 @ LSU), and the biggest of the bunch, and Massachusetts Minutemen, who are getting 46.5 against the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor.

All eyes are going to be on the Auburn Tigers on Saturday afternoon to start the day, as they are going to be on upset alert against the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks. These are the same Warhawks that were able to go into Little Rock and take down the Razorbacks last week. The challenge is significantly easier this week, knowing that the point spread is a solid two touchdowns shorter than it was then, but still, asking a team to win a game as 17-point underdogs on the road is never easy to do.

Another game of note pits the Navy Midshipmen against the Penn State Nittany Lions. PSU still hasn’t won its first game of the season, and if this one is lost, it is going to be a long, long uphill climb for the rest of the year. Navy was clocked the last time that we saw it over in Dublin against Notre Dame, but this time around, the Middies might be able to steal one on the road. The Midshipmen are 7.5-point underdogs, not all that far off from where the Ohio Bobcats were when they pulled off the upset in Week 1.

The TCU Horned Frogs are also set to open up their Big XII schedule for the first time in their school’s history, but this isn’t going to be all that much of a challenge. The Kansas Jayhawks are the biggest wrecks that the conference has to offer right now, and they are deserving 26.5-point underdogs at home to TCU.

The night on Saturday is going to end with the Utah Utes and the BYU Cougars in the “Holy War” in a battle that will clearly separate one of these two teams from the other. The Cougs could be thinking about the BCS at this point, knowing that they might be the only team in non-BCS conference fold that can run the table. It won’t mean anything without the win in Salt Lake City, though. The Utes, who lost to the Utah State Aggies for the first time last week in over a dozen years, are 2.5 point underdogs to their rivals from Provo.

2011 NCAA Football Week 3 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 9/14/12):
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Week 3 CFB Betting Lines for Thursday, 9/13/12

103 Rutgers Scarlet Knights +7.5
104 South Florida Bulls -7.5
Over/Under 44.5

NCAA Football Lines for Week 3 for Friday, 9/14/12

105 Washington State Cougars -8
106 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels +8
Over/Under 55.5

College Football Week 3 Odds for Saturday, 9/15/12

107 Navy Midshipmen +7
108 Penn State Nittany Lions -7
Over/Under 47.5

109 Massachusetts Minutemen +45.5
110 Michigan Wolverines -45.5
Over/Under 53.5

111 Boston College Eagles +3.5
112 Northwestern Wildcats -3.5
Over/Under 54.5

113 Eastern Michigan Eagles +24
114 Purdue Boilermakers -24
Over/Under 50.5

115 Northern Illinois Huskies -3
116 Army Black Knights +3
Over/Under 48.5

117 Wake Forest Demon Deacons +27.5
118 Florida State Seminoles -27.5
Over/Under 54

119 Connecticut Huskies -2.5
120 Maryland Terrapins +2.5
Over/Under 40.5

121 Texas A&M Aggies -11
122 SMU Mustangs +11
Over/Under 61

123 Virginia Tech Hokies -10
124 Pittsburgh Panthers +10
Over/Under 45

125 USC Trojans -8.5
126 Stanford Cardinal +8.5
Over/Under 57

127 East Carolina Pirates +7.5
128 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles -7.5
Over/Under 55

129 California Golden Bears +16.5
130 Ohio State Buckeyes -16.5
Over/Under 54.5

131 Texas Longhorns -9.5
132 Mississippi Rebels +9.5
Over/Under 51

133 Arizona State Sun Devils +3
134 Missouri Tigers -3
Over/Under 58.5

135 BYU Cougars -3.5
136 Utah Utes +3.5
Over/Under 46

137 North Carolina Tar Heels +3
138 Louisville Cardinals -3
Over/Under 56

139 Vigrinia Cavaliers +10
140 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -10
Over/Under 52.5

141 Alabama Crimson Tide -20
142 Arkansas Razorbacks +20
Over/Under 53.5

143 Miami Redhawks +21.5
144 Boise State Broncos -21.5
Over/Under 53.5

145 TCU Horned Frogs -21
146 Kansas Jayhawks +21
Over/Under 59.5

147 Rice Owls +21
148 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -21
Over/Under 66

149 Western Michigan Broncos +3
150 Minnesota Golden Gophers -3
Over/Under 55.5

151 Bowling Green Falcons +3
152 Toledo Rockets -3
Over/Under 59

153 UAB Blazers +33.5
154 South Carolina Gamecocks -33.5
Over/Under 54.5

155 Ohio Bobcats -6.5
156 Marshall Thundering Herd +6.5
Over/Under 69.5

157 New Mexico Lobos +32.5
158 Texas Tech Red Raiders -32.5
Over/Under 62.5

159 Florida Gators +3
160 Tennessee Volunteers -3
Over/Under 47.5

161 Colorado State Rams +11
162 San Jose State Spartans -11
Over/Under 48

163 Utah State Aggies +13.5
164 Wisconsin Badgers -13.5
Over/Under 51

165 Idaho Vandals +42.5
166 LSU Tigers -42.5
Over/Under 54.5

167 Notre Dame Fighting Irish +5.5
168 Michigan State Spartans -5.5
Over/Under 44

169 Ball State Cardinals +2.5
170 Indiana Hoosiers -2.5
Over/Under 64

171 Colorado Buffaloes +15.5
172 Fresno State Bulldogs -15.5
Over/Under 57

173 New Mexico State Aggies +13
174 UTEP Miners -13
Over/Under 59

175 Houston Cougars +17
176 UCLA Bruins -17
Over/Under 76

177 Florida Atlantic Owls +41.5
178 Georgia Bulldogs -41.5
Over/Under 52.5

179 Arkansas State Red Wolves +23
180 Nebraska Cornhuskers -23
Over/Under 68

181 South Alabama Jaguars +30.5
182 North Carolina State Wolfpack -30.5
Over/Under 51

183 Florida International Golden Panthers +17
184 Central Florida Knights -17
Over/Under 50

185 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns +23.5
186 Oklahoma State Cowboys -23.5
Over/Under 73.5

187 North Texas Mean Green +27.5
188 Kanas State Wildcats -27.5
Over/Under 54.5

189 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders -4
190 Memphis Tigers +4
Over/Under 54.5

191 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +6.5
192 Kentucky Wildcats -6.5
Over/Under 49

193 Mississippi State Bulldogs -16
194 Troy Trojans +16
Over/Under 58

195 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks +16.5
196 Auburn Tigers -16.5
Over/Under 53.5

231 Charleston Southern Buccaneers +45
232 Illinois Fighting Illini -45

233 Bethune Cookman Wildcats +39
234 Miami Hurricanes -39

235 Western Illinois Leathernecks +36.5
236 Iowa State Cyclones -36.5

237 Presbyterian Blue Hose +39
238 Vanderbilt Commodores -39

239 Sam Houston State Bearkats +29.5
240 Baylor Bears -29.5

241 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners -8.5
242 Georgia State Panthers +8.5

243 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles +51.5
244 Oregon Ducks -51.5

245 Furman Paladins OTB
246 Clemson Tigers OTB

247 West Virginia Mountaineers -38
248 James Madison Dukes +38

249 Northern Iowa Panthers +9
250 Iowa Hawkeyes -9

251 Morgan State Bears +4.5
252 Akron Zips -4.5

253 Northwestern State Demons +29.5
254 Nevada Wolf Pack -29.5

255 Stony Brook Seawolves +23.5
256 Syracuse Orange -23.5

257 Portland State Vikings +27
258 Washington Huskies -27

259 Cal Poly Mustangs +8
260 Wyoming Cowboys -8

261 UNC Central Eagles +37.5
262 Duke Blue Devils -37.5

263 Delaware State Hornets +45
264 Cincinnati Bearcats -45

265 Nicholls State Colonels +42
266 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -42

267 South Carolina State Bulldogs +34.5
268 Arizona Wildcats -34.5

269 North Dakota Fighting Sioux +18.5
270 San Diego State Aztecs -18.5

271 Lamar Cardinals +34
272 Hawaii Warriors -34

Last year in the SEC West, there was a point that the Arkansas Razorbacks, Alabama Crimson Tide, and LSU Tigers were ranked Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in the nation. This year though, matters are basically going to start over for these three teams, as they try to work their hardest to get back in the chase for the BCS bowl games and the National Championship Game. Alabama and Arkansas don’t quite have the same type of returning year though, as the Tide had a great offseason chock full of more recruits and high expectations, while Arkansas had to go through the dismissal of its head coach and a totally new scheme to put into place. This is going to be one of the top games in the SEC all season long, and especially since it is so early in the season, it is a game that we are going to watch on the college football betting odds as one of our Top 25 college football games of the year.

Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Picks & Info
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Date: Saturday, September 15th
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Location: Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR
Alabama vs. Arkansas Opening Point Spread: Alabama Crimson Tide -6
Alabama vs. Arkansas Current Point Spread: Alabama Crimson Tide -20

The Crimson Tide won the BCS National Championship last year, and this time around, they are going to be favored to do the exact same thing. There are only going to be 12 returning starters from last year’s title team, but at Alabama, the Tide don’t rebuild; they reload. And that’s exactly what we have seen so far this year. The talk of the town in Tuscaloosa is that this is the best offensive line in the country. Barrett Jones and Chance Warmack are anchoring what should be an awesome line to block for QB AJ McCarron and a loaded running back stable. We think that this is a team that has the potential to put up a ton of points like it did last year, and at least at this point in the season, that has proven to be the case. Defensively, the Crimson Tide are always amongst the best team in the land, and this is no exception even though there are only five starters back in the fold. This early in the year though, it should be a bit of a task to ask some of these freshmen and sophomores to come on the road for the first time in what should still be a hostile environment.

Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Past Games (Since 1995)
2011: Alabama 38 – Arkansas 14
2010: Alabama 24 – Arkansas 20
2009: Alabama 35 – Arkansas 7
2008: Alabama 49 – Arkansas 14
2007: Alabama 41 – Arkansas 38
2006: Arkansas 24 – Alabama 23
2005: Alabama 24 – Arkansas 13
2004: Arkansas 27 – Alabama 10
2003: Arkansas 34 – Alabama 31
2002: Alabama 30 – Arkansas 12
2001: Alabama 31 – Arkansas 10
2000: Arkansas 28 – Alabama 21
1999: Alabama 35 – Arkansas 28
1998: Arkansas 42 – Alabama 6
1997: Arkansas 17 – Alabama 16
1996: Alabama 17 – Arkansas 7

Head Coach Bobby Petrino is out of the loop after some major off the field issues, but the cupboard isn’t nearly bare for the new coach, John L. Smith. There are only seven starters that are back on offense, but the losses of the likes of WR Joe Adams, WR Greg Childs, WR Jarius Wright, and RB Broderick Green won’t hurt the team all that much. QB Tyler Wilson is a senior quarterback now, and the fact that he is going to be out of the fold injured is why this point spread has jumped up by two touchdowns. The offensive line only has three returners, and that could really be exploited against the terrorizing Alabama defense. The defense will be challenged as well, though at least the secondary has three starters that are back. Watch out for LB Alonzo Highsmith, who could be the centerpiece of this lineup, though he could find it tough to get into the Alabama backfield as he did last year against the majority of the SEC. The defense is going to have to keep the Hogs in this game from start to finish, because if the offense’s play last week against Louisiana Monroe was any indication, it is going to be a long, long game for them against Bama.

Alabama @ Arkansas Free Picks (as of August 2012)^^: We know that this could be a tough test for the Crimson Tide early in the year, but we just don’t see how the Razorbacks, with so many changes going on this year, are going to be able to beat the big boys from the SEC West. Arkansas might live to tell about this in the end, but we just don’t think that Wilson is going to be able to get the job done, even at home. Alabama should be able to punish the Arkansas offense, and that could send the end result of this one into a romp for the guests.

Update 9/14/12: Obviously, matters changed in this game when Wilson was knocked out for the biggest game of the year. The Crimson Tide really have looked great and are the top ranked team in the nation. Arkansas will be hard pressed to figure out how to stop this offense, and it will surely have a tough time scoring points. The crowd is literally going to have to be the 12th man on the field for the whole game if Arkansas has a fighting chance.

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It was only five years ago that the Stanford Cardinal, a tiny little team that was on the upswing coached by Jim Harbaugh, came into the LA Coliseum and shocked the USC Trojans as 39-point underdogs. Since that point, these two have played back and forth football, including some tremendously competitive games. Now that USC is back from its probation, this could be a heck of a clash in the Pac-12, and it might be a preview of the Pac-12 Championship Game if the chips end up falling right for both teams. Coaches on both sides have changed, and both teams have gone through some massive overhauls, but in the end, the results should still be the same. There is a reason that this is the No. 9 game in our list of the Top 25 college football matchups of the season.

USC Trojans vs. Stanford Cardinal Picks & Info
USC Trojans vs. Stanford Cardinal Date: Saturday, September 15th
USC Trojans vs. Stanford Cardinal Location: Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, CA
USC Trojans vs. Stanford Cardinal Spread: USC Trojans -11.5

After last year’s loss to Stanford in overtime at the Coliseum, the Trojans figure to be out for blood. They have actually lost three in a row in this series, and this is a part of the reason why QB Matt Barkley has come back to school for his final year. Barkley is one of the many future NFLers that will be on the field in this game on both sides, and a lot of them are going to be wearing the colors of the Trojans. Still, you have to go back to 2008 to find the last time that USC was able to come into “The Farm” and post a victory, and at that point, Stanford was still a team that was up and coming. The defense is what is going to be challenged for USC, as the Cardinal have dropped 56, 37, and 55 points on the board against the Trojans over the course of the last three seasons, something that Head Coach Lane Kiffin is surely going to be pointing out to his team when this one comes up on the schedule.

USC Trojans vs. Stanford Cardinal Past Games (Since 1995)
2011: Stanford 56 – USC 48
2010: Stanford 37 – USC 35
2009: Stanford 55 – USC 21
2008: USC 45 – Stanford 23
2007: Stanford 24 – USC 23
2006: USC 42 – Stanford 0
2005: USC 51 – Stanford 21
2004: USC 31 – Stanford 28
2003: USC 44 – Stanford 21
2002: USC 49 – Stanford 17
2001: Stanford 21 – USC 16
2000: Stanford 32 – USC 30
1999: Stanford 35 – USC 31
1998: USC 35 – Stanford 9
1997: USC 45 – Stanford 21
1996: Stanford 24 – USC 20

We haven’t spoken a heck of a lot about the Cardinal this year, but we still think that they are going to be a dangerous team in spite of the fact that QB Andrew Luck is now playing with the Indianapolis Colts. QB Brett Nottingham is a heady player, and he learned at the feet of Luck to be able to come into this position. This might be the time for him to shine. He has a great offensive line in front of him even though OL David DeCastro elected to go to the NFL early. There are four returners, and a heck of a lot of tight ends that know what they are doing both in the passing game and the blocking game. RB Stepfan Taylor could be in for a massive game this time around, almost like what RB Toby Gerhart was able to do to the Trojans a few years ago when these teams played here in Palo Alto.

USC @ Stanford Free Picks^^: The hype that has surrounded USC over the course of the last few months has been out of this world. There is no doubt whatsoever that the Trojans have the superiorly talented team, but we have to remember that Stanford has covered nine out of the last 13 here in this series. That’s definitely not a mistake. Especially for a game that is being played here “On the Farm,” it could be a heck of a challenge for the Men of Troy. We definitely want the points on our side, and we wouldn’t be all that shocked if there is an upset that is in the cards.

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