Compliments of South Point Casino/Sportsbook in Las Vegas.
Last year’s schedule in Week 1 was one of the best ever, said Mike Anthony, VegasTopDogs expert handicapper and former oddsmaker. The fact that these games are going up at the end of May will really jump-start the wagering handle now and throughout the summer months. These games will see a lot of action getting posted so early.
The South Point’s opening lines (home team in CAPS):
Saturday, Aug. 26
COLORADO STATE -2 Oregon State
Hawaii -1 MASSACHUSETTS
South Florida -25 SAN JOSE STATE
Stanford -38 Rice @Sydney, Australia
Thursday, Aug. 31
Ohio State -21 INDIANA
MINNESOTA -31 Buffalo
MEMPHIS -23 Louisiana-Monroe
ARIZONA STATE -26 New Mexico State
Friday, Sept. 1
EASTERN MICHIGAN -12.5 Charlotte
Washington -33 RUTGERS
Navy -21 FLORIDA ATLANTIC
WISCONSIN -37 Utah State
NORTHERN ILLINOIS -2 Boston College
Colorado Off Colorado State @Denver
Saturday, Sept. 2
MICHIGAN STATE -18 Bowling Green
IOWA -11.5 Wyoming
Miami (Ohio) -8.5 MARSHALL
CLEMSON -40 Kent State
Massachusetts Off COASTAL CAROLINA
PENN STATE -39 Akron
Louisville -27 Purdue @Indianapolis
NEBRASKA -19 Arkansas State
CENTRAL FLORIDA -21 Florida International
NORTHWESTERN -28 Nevada
ILLINOIS -11 Ball State
OKLAHOMA -48 Texas-El Paso
NORTH CAROLINA -14 California
MISSISSIPPI -22.5 South Alabama
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -19 Western Michigan
Louisiana State -8 Brigham Young @Houston
TEXAS -23 Maryland
NOTRE DAME -11 Temple
AUBURN -36 Georgia Southern
GEORGIA -11 Appalachian State
Kentucky -13.5 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Houston -17 TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO
North Carolina State -8 South Carolina @Charlotte
OKLAHOMA STATE -10 Tulsa
Michigan -3 Florida @Arlington, Texas
Vanderbilt -10.5 MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Alabama -4 Florida State @Atlanta
BOISE STATE -5 Troy
Sunday, Sept. 3
Virginia Tech -5 West Virginia @Landover, Md.
UCLA -4 Texas A&M
Monday, Sept. 4
Tennessee -3 Georgia Tech @Atlanta
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