Only a little over four months until college football. That’s practically nothing! It’s only one-third of the year!
Fortunately, we have some stuff to talk about this Monday morning involving that first week of the season. The 5dimes sportsbook released some fresh Week 1 odds, with the following highlights:
Ohio State - 20.5 @ Virginia Tech
TCU - 19.5 @ Minnesota
UCLA - 16 @ Virginia
Alabama - 12.5 vs. Wisconsin (Arlington, Texas)
Auburn - 12.5 vs. Louisville (Atlanta, Ga.)
Notre Dame -12.5 vs. Texas
South Carolina - 7.5 vs. North Carolina
Texas A&M - 5.5 vs. Arizona State
Utah - 3.5 vs. Michigan
There’s plenty of time for transfers, injuries and suspensions to affect these lines. Ohio State and Virginia Tech may have opposite trajectories right now, but the Buckeyes being nearly a three-touchdown favorite on the road against a Power Five opponent stands out.
On the other end of the spectrum, Jim Harbaugh certainly won’t have an easy debut heading to Salt Lake City. And while Texas is still grinding through a rebuild, Notre Dame only has beat two Power Five teams at home by more than 12 points in the last three years (Michigan 2014, Wake Forest 2012).
