Alabama tops power ratings as college football betting lines posted
It should shock exactly no one that Nick Saban is coaching the most powerful team in college football again this season.
South Point sports book director Chris Andrews opened lines Friday on the season’s first week and 40 more of the season’s top games. Alabama is the No. 1 team in Andrews’ power ratings.
Andrews posted the Crimson Tide as 10-point favorites over Southern California on Sept. 3 at Arlington, Texas. The Trojans attracted initial action to drop the line to 9.
The first week is loaded with marquee games. Louisiana State is a 10-point favorite against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field. Notre Dame faces Texas on Sunday, Sept. 4, and after the line opened at pick’em, two $1,000 limit bets moved the Fighting Irish to 1½-point favorites.
Here are the South Point lines for the rest of the season (home team in CAPS):
Saturday, Sept. 10
PITTSBURGH (-7½) over Penn State
UTAH (-6) over Brigham Young
TEXAS CHRISTIAN (-6) over Arkansas
Saturday, Sept. 17
NOTRE DAME (-6) over Michigan State
OKLAHOMA (-7) over Ohio State
NEBRASKA (-2) over Oregon
Alabama (-3) over MISSISSIPPI
Saturday, Sept. 24
Arkansas (Pick) Texas A&M at Arlington, Texas
Saturday, Oct. 1
GEORGIA (-1½) over Tennessee
Saturday, Oct. 8
Oklahoma (-11½) over Texas at Dallas
Saturday, Oct. 15
Ohio State (-4) over WISCONSIN
NOTRE DAME (-3) over Stanford
Alabama (-3) over TENNESSEE
Thursday, Oct. 20
BOISE STATE (-8) over Brigham Young
Saturday, Oct. 29
FLORIDA STATE (-1½) over Clemson
Baylor (-6) over TEXAS
Michigan (-2) over MICHIGAN STATE
WISCONSIN (-4) over Nebraska
Georgia (-2½) over Florida at Jacksonville
MISSISSIPPI (-10½) over Auburn
Saturday, Nov. 5
BAYLOR (-9½) over Texas Christian
LOUISIANA STATE (-3) over Alabama
Saturday, Nov. 12
Louisiana State (-5½) over ARKANSAS
OREGON (-3) over Stanford
Saturday, Nov. 19
Stanford (-12) over CALIFORNIA
UCLA (-3½) over Southern California
Friday, Nov. 25
Texas Christian (-1) over TEXAS
ARIZONA (-7) over Arizona State
Washington (-2) over WASHINGTON STATE
Saturday, Nov. 26
FLORIDA STATE (-11) over Florida
OHIO STATE (-6) over Michigan
BRIGHAM YOUNG (-7) over Utah State
Nevada (-1½) over UNLV
ALABAMA (-18) over Auburn
GEORGIA (-13½) over Georgia Tech
LOUISVILLE (-18) over Kentucky
MISSISSIPPI (-13½) over Mississippi State
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (-6½) over Notre Dame
Saturday, Dec. 3
OKLAHOMA (-13½) over Oklahoma State
Contact sports betting reporter Matt Youmans at myoumans@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2907. Follow on Twitter: @mattyoumans247
