The early lines and odds are out for Week 3 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 3 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 – like when Syracuse was favored over Maryland last week – to get in early on the fun. You’ll see there are some massive disparities, for what that’s worth.
So …
You can get all lines this week at betMGM …
North Carolina at Wake Forest
Fiu Early Guess: North Carolina -3
Actual Early Line: Wake Forest -3.5
Kansas at Boston College
Fiu Early Guess: Boston College -26
Actual Early Line: Boston College -18.5
Ohio State at Indiana
Fiu Early Guess: Ohio State -15
Actual Early Line: Ohio State -14
Kansas State at Mississippi State
Fiu Early Guess: Mississippi State -6.5
Actual Early Line: Mississippi State -8.5
NC State at West Virginia
Fiu Early Guess: NC State -10
Actual Early Line: NC State -7
Maryland at Temple
Fiu Early Guess: Maryland -17.5
Actual Early Line: Maryland -4
Miami University at Cincinnati
Fiu Early Guess: Cincinnati -13.5
Actual Early Line: Cincinnati -16.5
Pitt at Penn State
Fiu Early Guess: Penn State -23
Actual Early Line: Penn State -17.5
Eastern Michigan at Illinois
Fiu Early Guess: Illinois -7
Actual Early Line: Illinois -8.5
Arkansas State at Georgia
Fiu Early Guess: Georgia -29.5
Actual Early Line: Georgia -31.5
Air Force at Colorado
Fiu Early Guess: Colorado -10
Actual Early Line: Colorado -3
Florida Atlantic at Ball State
Fiu Early Guess: Ball State -1
Actual Early Line: Florida Atlantic -1.5
New Mexico at Notre Dame
Fiu Early Guess: Notre Dame -34
Actual Early Line: Notre Dame -36
Akron at Central Michigan
Fiu Early Guess: Central Michigan -5
Actual Early Line: Central Michigan -6.5
Stanford at UCF
Fiu Early Guess: UCF -7
Actual Early Line: UCF -7.5
Alabama at South Carolina
Fiu Early Guess: Alabama -23
Actual Early Line: Alabama -22
East Carolina at Navy
Fiu Early Guess: Navy -7
Actual Early Line: Navy -6
USC at BYU
Fiu Early Guess: USC -5
Actual Early Line: USC -3.5
Georgia Southern at Minnesota
Fiu Early Guess: Minnesota -13
Actual Early Line: Minnesota -16
UNLV at Northwestern
Fiu Early Guess: Northwestern -17.5
Actual Early Line: Northwestern -17
Oklahoma State at Tulsa
Fiu Early Guess: Oklahoma State -16
Actual Early Line: Oklahoma State -14
Memphis at South Alabama
Fiu Early Guess: Memphis -18
Actual Early Line: Memphis -19
NEXT: Week 3 Early Lines and Best Guesses … Part 2
Iowa at Iowa State
Fiu Early Guess: Iowa -3.5
Actual Early Line: Iowa State -2
Colorado State at Arkansas
Fiu Early Guess: Arkansas -8
Actual Early Line: Arkansas -13
WKU at Louisville
Fiu Early Guess: Louisville -15
Actual Early Line: Louisville -9.5
Arizona State at Michigan State
Fiu Early Guess: Michigan State -14
Actual Early Line: Michigan State -10.5
North Texas at Cal
Fiu Early Guess: Cal -10
Actual Early Line: Cal -12
Louisiana Tech at Bowling Green
Fiu Early Guess: Louisiana Tech -7.5
Actual Early Line: Louisiana Tech -8
Buffalo at Liberty
Fiu Early Guess: Buffalo -5
Actual Early Line: Buffalo -6
Southern Miss at Troy
Fiu Early Guess: Southern Miss -3
Actual Early Line: Troy -3.5
UMass at Charlotte
Fiu Early Guess: Charlotte -18
Actual Early Line: Charlotte -20
Ohio at Marshall
Fiu Early Guess: Marshall -8
Actual Early Line: Marshall -6
Kent State at Auburn
Fiu Early Guess: Auburn -35
Actual Early Line: Auburn -34.5
Florida at Kentucky
Fiu Early Guess: Florida -11
Actual Early Line: Florida -11
Georgia State at Western Michigan
Fiu Early Guess: Western Michigan -9
Actual Early Line: Western Michigan -11.5
Texas State at SMU
Fiu Early Guess: SMU -16
Actual Early Line: SMU -17
Duke at Middle Tennessee
Fiu Early Guess: Duke -8
Actual Early Line: Duke -6
Hawaii at Washington
Fiu Early Guess: Washington -20.5
Actual Early Line: Washington -22
TCU at Purdue
Fiu Early Guess: Purdue -5
Actual Early Line: Purdue -3.5
Clemson at Syracuse
Fiu Early Guess: Clemson -25
Actual Early Line: Clemson -24
Florida State at Virginia
Fiu Early Guess: Virginia -8
Actual Early Line: Virginia -7
Oklahoma at UCLA
Fiu Early Guess: Oklahoma -26
Actual Early Line: Oklahoma -19
Northern Illinois at Nebraska
Fiu Early Guess: Nebraska -12.5
Actual Early Line: Nebraskas -14.5
Texas at Rice
Fiu Early Guess: Texas -29
Actual Early Line: Texas -30.5
Texas Tech at Arizona
Fiu Early Guess: Texas Tech -4
Actual Early Line: Texas Tech -3.5
