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Opening Week College Football Pointspreads - 2009
Below we have posted the pointspreads for the opening week of college football 2009. The pointspreads posted below are for games to be played on September 5, however keep in mind the season starts on September 3rd. On the 3rd, NC State is a -3.5 favorite over South Carolina, Utah is -21 over Utah State and Boise is -5.5 over Oregon. But don't get too excited. While opening week for college football is in our sights, there aren't a whole lot of marquee match-ups. Let's take a closer look and remember, shop for the best lines at several sportsbooks!
South Carolina at NC ST on the 3rd is a great way to get things started. Any game involving Spurrier is worth watching if not just for the facial expressions! NC ST will be looking for a little revenge after last years 34-0 whipping. We lean towards the Gamecocks at anything better than +3.5. This one figures to be much closer than last years game. Also of interest on the 3rd is the Boise-Oregon Game. Last year Boise nipped Oregon. This game will be a big test for both squads.
As we move to the games of Saturday September 5th, there's not a whole lot to get excited about. Most of the big name schools kick off the year with cup cake schedules. But there are some exceptions. How about Georgia at Oklahoma State? SEC vs. Big 12. The pointspread on that one is Oklahoma State -5.5 or 6 and we lean towards Georgia in that one. Both teams have a healthy number of returning starters from squads that were very good a year ago. They last net in 2007 with Georgia winning 35-14 at home. We have to take the points in a game Georgia could win straight up.
Missouri and Illinois hook up on opening day for the 3rd straight year. Missouri won both of those in high scoring shootouts. This year Missouri finds themselves a +6.5 to +7 point underdog. Our early thoughts on this one are that the number is a little too high. The wrong team may be favored. Mizu has won 7 straight season openers by an average of almost 20 points per game. While Mizu lost a fair amount of starters from a year ago, Illinois still needs to prove they deserve to be favored on the road coming of a 5-7 year.
Other games of interest opening week would be Virginia Tech and Alabama with the Crimson Tide favored by a touchdown. California as a 21 point favorite over Maryland (is Maryland that bad??) and the two Monday Night tilts, Cinci at Rutgers and Miami Florida at Florida State.
But just because there isn't a card filled with marquee match-ups, it doesn't mean there won't be some great betting opportunities. Often times the bet wagers can be found with the lesser known schools. You can be sure we're doing our homework here at Bettorsworld and we'll be ready to go with our Key Releases come opening week. To get our plays early, make sure you sign up for our newsletter!
Here are the opening week pointspreads and totals for Saturday September 5, 2009. To view other days lines click here
| Date Time | # | Teams | Line | Over/ Under |
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009-09-05 12:00:00 |
145 146 |
Navy Ohio State |
+22 -22 |
45.5 45.5 |
|
2009-09-05 12:00:00 |
147 148 |
Akron Penn State |
+27 -27 |
58 58 |
|
2009-09-05 15:30:00 |
149 150 |
Western Michigan Michigan |
+12 -12 |
54.5 54.5 |
|
2009-09-05 19:00:00 |
151 152 |
Connecticut Ohio |
-4 +4 |
48.5 48.5 |
|
2009-09-05 15:30:00 |
153 154 |
Nevada Notre Dame |
+14 -14 |
59.5 59.5 |
|
2009-09-05 15:30:00 |
155 156 |
Georgia Oklahoma State |
+5.5 -5.5 |
62.5 62.5 |
|
2009-09-05 12:00:00 |
157 158 |
Kentucky Miami Ohio |
-14 +14 |
46 46 |
|
2009-09-05 19:00:00 |
159 160 |
BYU Oklahoma |
+21.5 -21.5 |
68 68 |
|
2009-09-05 15:30:00 |
161 162 |
Missouri Illinois |
+6.5 -6.5 |
60 60 |
|
2009-09-05 16:00:00 |
163 164 |
Rice Alabama Birmingham |
+4.5 -4.5 |
62.5 62.5 |
|
2009-09-05 15:30:00 |
165 166 |
Baylor Wake Forest |
+1 -1 |
54.5 54.5 |
|
2009-09-05 12:00:00 |
167 168 |
Minnesota Syracuse |
-6.5 +6.5 |
48.5 48.5 |
|
2009-09-05 19:00:00 |
169 170 |
Army Eastern Michigan |
+5 -5 |
47.5 47.5 |
|
2009-09-05 19:00:00 |
171 172 |
Northern Illinois Wisconsin |
+16 -16 |
51 51 |
|
2009-09-05 12:00:00 |
173 174 |
Toledo Purdue |
+12 -12 |
51.5 51.5 |
|
2009-09-05 20:00:00 |
175 176 |
Stanford Washington State |
-16.5 +16.5 |
56 56 |
|
2009-09-05 19:00:00 |
177 178 |
Louisiana Tech Auburn |
+13 -13 |
45 45 |
|
2009-09-05 19:00:00 |
179 180 |
New
Mexico Texas A&M |
+13.5 -13.5 |
56.5 56.5 |
|
2009-09-05 20:00:00 |
181 182 |
Virginia Tech Alabama |
+6.5 -6.5 |
38 38 |
|
2009-09-05 20:00:00 |
183 184 |
Idaho New Mexico State |
+3.5 -3.5 |
54 54 |
|
2009-09-05 21:00:00 |
185 186 |
Buffalo Texas El Paso |
+6 -6 |
60.5 60.5 |
|
2009-09-05 22:00:00 |
187 188 |
Maryland California |
+21 -21 |
52 52 |
|
2009-09-05 15:30:00 |
189 190 |
San
Jose State Southern Cal |
+34.5 -34.5 |
50 50 |
|
2009-09-05 22:00:00 |
191 192 |
Central Michigan Arizona |
+12 -12 |
53.5 53.5 |
|
2009-09-05 19:30:00 |
193 194 |
San
Diego State UCLA |
+17.5 -17.5 |
52 52 |
|
2009-09-05 22:30:00 |
195 196 |
LSU Washington |
-16 +16 |
53 53 |
|
2009-09-05 19:00:00 |
197 198 |
Florida Atlantic Nebraska |
+21 -21 |
60 60 |
|
2009-09-05 18:00:00 |
199 200 |
Middle Tenn State Clemson |
+19.5 -19.5 |
49.5 49.5 |
|
2009-09-05 19:00:00 |
201 202 |
UL
Monroe Texas |
+40.5 -40.5 |
62.5 62.5 |
|
2009-09-05 12:20:00 |
203 204 |
Western Kentucky Tennessee |
+30 -30 |
44 44 |