The early lines and odds are out for Week 2 of the college football season. What are the early values?
Pete Fiutak @PeteFiutak
Here’s how this drill works. Before diving into the research for all the game previews and real predictions, I take a best first guess at what the early lines and odds will be for Week 2 of the 2019 college football season – without looking at what they are. The real ones then get put in to see how far from the pin I am.
Before the public gets at them and the lines start moving, here’s the chance – sometimes – to get in at the best possible values if you see a major discrepancy. If you notice, there are a few gigantic disagreements, for whatever that means.
So …
You can get all lines this week at playMGM …
Wake Forest at Rice
Fiu Early Guess: Wake Forest -15.5
Actual Early Line: Wake Forest -17.5
Marshall at Boise State
Fiu Early Guess: Boise State -11
Actual Early Line: Boise State -12.5
Ohio at Pitt
Fiu Early Guess: Pitt -6.5
Actual Early Line: Pitt -6.5
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech
Fiu Early Guess: Virginia Tech -25
Actual Early Line: Virginia Tech -28
UAB at Akron
Fiu Early Guess: UAB -3
Actual Early Line: UAB -9
Army at Michigan
Fiu Early Guess: Michigan -20.5
Actual Early Line: Michigan -23.5
Vanderbilt at Purdue
Fiu Early Guess: Purdue -7
Actual Early Line: Purdue -8
Rutgers at Iowa
Fiu Early Guess: Iowa -20
Actual Early Line: Iowa -18.5
Syracuse at Maryland
Fiu Early Guess: Syracuse -3
Actual Early Line: Syracuse -3
West Virginia at Missouri
Fiu Early Guess: Missouri -13
Actual Early Line: Missouri -12
Cincinnati at Ohio State
Fiu Early Guess: Ohio State -17
Actual Early Line: Ohio State -16.5
Bowling Green at Kansas State
Fiu Early Guess: Kansas State -23
Actual Early Line: Kansas State -23
Northern Illinois at Utah
Fiu Early Guess: Utah -20
Actual Early Line: Utah -22.5
USF at Georgia Tech
Fiu Early Guess: Georgia Tech -3
Actual Early Line: Georgia Tech -4
Tulsa at San Jose State
Fiu Early Guess: Tulsa -3
Actual Early Line: Tulsa -4
Nebraska at Colorado
Fiu Early Guess: Colorado -3
Actual Early Line: Nebraska -6.5
Texas A&M at Clemson
Fiu Early Guess: Clemson -17
Actual Early Line: Clemson -19.5
Central Michigan at Wisconsin
Fiu Early Guess: Wisconsin -31
Actual Early Line: Wisconsin -34
Charlotte at Appalachian State
Fiu Early Guess: Appalachian State -24
Actual Early Line: Appalachian State -20.5
Southern Miss at Mississippi State
Fiu Early Guess: Mississippi State -13
Actual Early Line: Mississippi State -18.5
Illinois at UConn
Fiu Early Guess: Illinois -19
Actual Early Line: Illinois -17.5
Arkansas State at UNLV
Fiu Early Guess: UNLV -5
Actual Early Line: Arkansas State -1
UTSA at Baylor
Fiu Early Guess: Baylor -26
Actual Early Line: Baylor -29
NEXT: Week 2 Early Lines and Best Guesses … Part 2
New Mexico State at Alabama
Fiu Early Guess: Alabama -45
Actual Early Line: Alabama -54.5
San Diego State at UCLA
Fiu Early Guess: UCLA -6.5
Actual Early Line: UCLA -6.5
ULM at Florida State
Fiu Early Guess: Florida State -18.5
Actual Early Line: Florida State -21
Wyoming at Texas State
Fiu Early Guess: Wyoming -17
Actual Early Line: Wyoming -6.5
North Texas at SMU
Fiu Early Guess: SMU -4
Actual Early Line: SMU -4.5
BYU at Tennessee
Fiu Early Guess: Tennessee -6
Actual Early Line: Tennessee -4.5
UCF at Florida Atlantic
Fiu Early Guess: UCF -20
Actual Early Line: UCF -8.5
WKU at FIU
Fiu Early Guess: FIU -13
Actual Early Line: FIU -12
Coastal Carolina at Kansas
Fiu Early Guess: Kansas -10
Actual Early Line: Kansas -9
Liberty at Louisiana
Fiu Early Guess: Louisiana -9
Actual Early Line: Louisiana -11.5
Western Michigan at Michigan State
Fiu Early Guess: Michigan State -20
Actual Early Line: Michigan State -17
LSU at Texas
Fiu Early Guess: Texas -1.5
Actual Early Line: LSU -4
Tulane at Auburn
Fiu Early Guess: Auburn -24
Actual Early Line: Auburn -21
Arkansas at Ole Miss
Fiu Early Guess: Ole Miss -6.5
Actual Early Line: Ole Miss -6
Nevada at Oregon
Fiu Early Guess: Oregon -20
Actual Early Line: Oregon -21.5
Buffalo at Penn State
Fiu Early Guess: Penn State -25
Actual Early Line: Penn State -24.5
Eastern Michigan at Kentucky
Fiu Early Guess: Kentucky -17
Actual Early Line: Kentucky -16
UTEP at Texas Tech
Fiu Early Guess: Texas Tech -38
Actual Early Line: Texas Tech -35
Miami at North Carolina
Fiu Early Guess: Miami -6.5
Actual Early Line: Miami -6
Stanford at USC
Fiu Early Guess: Stanford -4
Actual Early Line: NO LINE (injured QBs)
Cal at Washington
Fiu Early Guess: Washington -11
Actual Early Line: Washington -12
Minnesota at Fresno State
Fiu Early Guess: Minnesota -5
Actual Early Line: Minnesota -3.5
