Underdogs Dominate College Football in Week 2
College football underdogs packed a nasty bite last weekend with 40 of 67 games against the favorites in Las Vegas and at sportsbooks around the world.
And there were plenty of big dogs on the Week 3 opening lines as well, including Wake Forest at +26.5, Eastern Michigan at +23.5, Kansas as a +21 home dog to TCU, and new Division 1 entry UMass (+45.5 vs Michigan).
"NCAA football is a much different game to handicap than the NFL and these monster point spreads are the reason why," said Jack Randall of OddsShark.com. "It's a challenge setting accurate lines for even the best sportsbooks on the web and handicapping the games is even tougher.
"But it does produce opportunity for finding value if bettors can focus on certain teams and conferences and learn a lot about them."
Top-ranked Alabama visits SEC rival Arkansas in a key battle that saw lots of early wagering action. The Tide has outscored its first two foes 76-14 and lays 19.5 points on the early spread.
Check out all the opening NCAA football lines and trends data on every game.
Rutgers +9.5 at South Florida -9.5 - Matchup Report
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Rutgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
South Florida is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Washington State -11.5 at UNLV +11.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington State's last 6 games on the road
UNLV is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
TCU -21 at Kansas +21 - Matchup Report
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TCU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Kansas is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
California +17.5 at Ohio State -17.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 4 of California's last 6 games on the road
Ohio State is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home
Western Michigan +3 at Minnesota -3 - Matchup Report
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Western Michigan is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games at home
Virginia Tech -12 at Pittsburgh +12 - Matchup Report
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Virginia Tech is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home
Arkansas State +24 at Nebraska -24 - Matchup Report
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Arkansas State is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
Nebraska is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Northern Illinois -2.5 at Army +2.5 - Matchup Report
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Northern Illinois is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Army's last 7 games at home
Eastern Michigan +23 at Purdue -23 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Michigan's last 5 games on the road
Purdue is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Louisiana-Lafayette +23 at Oklahoma State -23 - Matchup Report
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Louisiana-Lafayette is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
Oklahoma State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Wake Forest +25 at Florida State -25 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wake Forest's last 5 games on the road
Florida State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Charleston Southern at Illinois - Matchup Report
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Charleston Southern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Illinois's last 5 games at home
Bethune-Cookman at Miami - Matchup Report
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Miami is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Louisiana-Monroe +16.5 at Auburn -16.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 5 of Louisiana-Monroe's last 7 games
Auburn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Louisiana-Monroe
Connecticut -2 at Maryland +2 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 7 games
Maryland is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Presbyterian at Vanderbilt - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vanderbilt's last 6 games at home
Furman at Clemson - Matchup Report
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Furman is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Clemson is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Tennessee Tech at Oregon - Matchup Report
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Tennessee Tech is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Oregon is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Alabama at Arkansas - Matchup Report
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Alabama is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Arkansas is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games at home
Virginia +10 at Georgia Tech -10 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Georgia Tech
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Georgia Tech's last 6 games when playing at home against Virginia
Boston College +4 at Northwestern -4 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston College's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northwestern's last 5 games at home
North Carolina +3.5 at Louisville -3.5 - Matchup Report
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North Carolina is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Louisville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Texas A&M -13 at Southern Methodist +13 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 17 of Texas A&M's last 24 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Massachusetts +45.5 at Michigan -45.5 - Matchup Report
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Massachusetts is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
East Carolina +9.5 at Southern Miss -9.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 11 of East Carolina's last 15 games on the road
Southern Miss is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Navy +5.5 at Penn State -5.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Navy's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Penn State's last 7 games
Morgan St at Akron - Matchup Report
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Morgan St is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Akron's last 5 games
Northern Iowa at Iowa - Matchup Report
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Northern Iowa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa's last 5 games
Stony Brook at Syracuse - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 5 of Syracuse's last 6 games
Florida International +16.5 at Central Florida -16.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida International's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Central Florida's last 5 games at home
Miami (Ohio) +20.5 at Boise State -20.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami (Ohio)'s last 13 games on the road
Boise State is 20-1 SU in its last 21 games at home
Portland State at Washington - Matchup Report
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Portland State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
West Virginia at James Madison - Matchup Report
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West Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
James Madison is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
South Alabama +32 at North Carolina State -32 - Matchup Report
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North Carolina State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Florida +2.5 at Tennessee -2.5 - Matchup Report
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Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tennessee
Tennessee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Cal Poly at Wyoming - Matchup Report
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Cal Poly is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Wyoming's last 8 games
UTSA at Georgia State - Matchup Report
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Ohio -6.5 at Marshall +6.5 - Matchup Report
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Ohio is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Marshall is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
UAB +33.5 at South Carolina -33.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 6 of UAB's last 7 games
South Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Middle Tennessee -3.5 at Memphis +3.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 5 of Middle Tennessee's last 7 games on the road
Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Bowling Green +6.5 at Toledo -6.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Bowling Green's last 5 games when playing Toledo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toledo's last 5 games when playing Bowling Green
Arizona State +7 at Missouri -7 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona State's last 5 games on the road
Missouri is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games at home
Delaware St at Cincinnati - Matchup Report
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Delaware St is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Sam Houston State at Baylor - Matchup Report
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Sam Houston State is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games
Baylor is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
New Mexico +34.5 at Texas Tech -34.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Mexico's last 6 games on the road
Texas Tech is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing New Mexico
N.C. Central at Duke - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 5 of Duke's last 6 games
North Texas +28.5 at Kansas State -28.5 - Matchup Report
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North Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Kansas State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Mississippi State -16.5 at Troy +16.5 - Matchup Report
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Mississippi State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Troy is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games at home
Western Kentucky +7 at Kentucky -7 - Matchup Report
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Western Kentucky is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Kentucky is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Rice +20.5 at Louisiana Tech -20.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rice's last 5 games
Louisiana Tech is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Nicholls State at Tulsa - Matchup Report
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Nicholls State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Tulsa is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
Northwestern State at Nevada - Matchup Report
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Northwestern State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Nevada is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
Florida Atlantic +43 at Georgia -43 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida Atlantic's last 8 games on the road
Georgia is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
Southern Cal -10 at Stanford +10 - Matchup Report
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Southern Cal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Stanford is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games at home
Notre Dame +3.5 at Michigan State -3.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Notre Dame's last 5 games
Michigan State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado +14.5 at Fresno State -14.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
Fresno State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Western Illinois at Iowa State - Matchup Report
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Western Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa State's last 5 games at home
North Dakota at San Diego State - Matchup Report
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North Dakota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
San Diego State is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home
Idaho +42.5 at LSU -42.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 4 of Idaho's last 5 games on the road
LSU is 23-1 SU in its last 24 games at home
Colorado State +10.5 at San Jose State -10.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado State's last 8 games on the road
San Jose State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Utah State +13.5 at Wisconsin -13.5 - Matchup Report
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Utah State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Wisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Ball State +3.5 at Indiana -3.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ball State's last 5 games
Indiana is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ball State
New Mexico State +12.5 at Texas El Paso -12.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Mexico State's last 7 games on the road
Texas El Paso is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Mexico State
Texas -10.5 at Mississippi +10.5 - Matchup Report
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The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games
Mississippi is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
BYU -3.5 at Utah +3.5 - Matchup Report
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BYU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Utah is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
S. Carolina St at Arizona - Matchup Report
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S. Carolina St is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Houston +17 at UCLA -17 - Matchup Report
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Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
UCLA is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Lamar at Hawaii - Matchup Report
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The total has gone OVER in 5 of Hawaii's last 6 games at home

