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2017 College Football Week 7 Opening Line Report
10/09/2017
As we head into Week 7 of the college football season, we’ve compared the current and opening lines to the lookahead odds from the summer:
| Matchup | CRIS Current (Oct 9) | CRIS Open (Oct 8) | G Nugget Open (Jun 22) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah at USC | USC -13 | USC -12.5 | USC -20 |
| Oregon at Stanford | Stan -11 | Stan -10.5 | Stan -11 |
| Arkansas at Alabama | Bama -31 | Bama -30.5 | Bama -28 |
| Texas A&M at Florida | Florida -3 | Florida -4 | Florida -4 |
| Auburn at LSU | Auburn -6.5 | Auburn -6 | LSU -7 |
| Baylor at Oklahoma St | Okla St -25.5 | Okla St -23 | Okla St -7 |
| Oklahoma vs. Texas (at Dallas) | Okla -7.5 | Okla -8 | Okla -9.5 |
| TCU at Kansas St | Off Board | Off Board | Pick 'Em |
| Ohio State at Nebraska | Ohio St -24 | Ohio St -21.5 | Ohio St -15.5 |
| Boise St at San Diego St | SDSU -7 | SDSU -7 | SDSU -3.5 |
| Michigan at Indiana | Mich -5 | Mich -6 | N/A |
| Texas Tech at WVU | WVU -3 | WVU -6 | N/A |
Some betting nuggets heading into Week 7:
- LSU was -7 against Auburn on the lookahead line over the summer. Now they’re listed +6.5. No other game on the slate is getting even half of the early ticket action as this one, and 85% of early bets are on Auburn.
- WVU opened -6 on Sunday night and have quickly dropped to -3 against TTU. There’s definitely been some sharp money on the Red Raiders since tickets are split early on.
- Air Force has failed to cover the week after playing Navy in 7 straight seasons. They’ve already dropped from -10.5 to -7.5 vs. UNLV on Saturday.
- BYU is 0-6 ATS this season and has moved from +21 to +22.5 at Mississippi State this weekend. Will they public keep pounding the Bulldogs to get this line to 24?
- More than 80% of very early money is on Kansas to cover +20.5 at Iowa State. The Jayhawks have lost 42 straight road games, last win was in 2009 at UTEP (34-7).
- The line for Baylor/Oklahoma St has changed significantly from the summer, which has been the case for all Baylor games this season.
- The summer lines for TAMU/FLA, Utah/Stanford, Bama/Arkansas, and Oklahoma/Texas were nearly spot on with the openers on Sunday night.
- Texas A&M has failed to cover 12 straight games after a straight up loss, all under Kevin Sumlin, and the Aggies lost last week to Alabama. They’ve moved from +4 to +3 at Florida around the market and are even down to +2.5 at some sportsbooks.
There are a ton of major injuries to watch for this weekend– check out all players status’ here.
Alabama is the +125 favorite to win the National Championship with the field listed at -145.
Saquon Barkley and Baker Mayfield remain the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy.
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