The early college football lines and odds are out for the College Football Playoff and bowl games. Where are the values?
Pete Fiutak @PeteFiutak
We’re finally here. It’s the 2020-2021 bowl season and College Football Playoff, the stripped down version.
A slew of bowls aren’t happening, a bunch of teams decided to opt out, and now it all starts up Monday with a crazy sprint over the next 11 days before getting the New Year’s Day.
As always, I make a call on what I think early line is – without looking – and then add them in after. Why? Where are the possible discrepancies to see how far off the original thoughts really are.
(BTW, usually I’m relatively close to the pin, but after going through and doing this, either I’m WAY off – totally possible – or there are some incredible early values.)
Get all lines this week at and bet on all the games at BetMGM
Myrtle Beach Bowl
North Texas vs. Appalachian State
Fiu Early Guess: Appalachian State -17.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Appalachian State -21
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Tulane vs. Nevada
Fiu Early Guess: Tulane -3
Actual BetMGM Line: Tulane -3
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
BYU vs. UCF
Fiu Early Guess: BYU -5.5
Actual BetMGM Line: BYU -6
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. Louisiana Tech
Fiu Early Guess: Georgia Southern -7
Actual BetMGM Line: Georgia Southern -6
Montgomery Bowl
Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis
Fiu Early Guess: Memphis -9
Actual BetMGM Line: Memphis -9.5
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New Mexico Bowl
Hawaii vs. Houston
Fiu Early Guess: Houston -8.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Houston -11.5
Camellia Bowl
Buffalo vs. Marshall
Fiu Early Guess: Marshall -4.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Marshall -3
Cure Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. Liberty
Fiu Early Guess: Coastal Carolina -5
Actual BetMGM Line: Coastal Carolina -6
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
UAB vs. South Carolina
Fiu Early Guess: UAB -1.5
Actual BetMGM Line: UAB -5
LendingTree Bowl
WKU vs. Georgia State
Fiu Early Guess: Georgia State -7
Actual BetMGM Line: Georgia State -4.5
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
UTSA vs. Louisiana
Fiu Early Guess: Louisiana -11.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Louisiana -13
Cheez-It Bowl
Miami vs. Oklahoma State
Fiu Early Guess: Oklahoma State -2.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Oklahoma State -1.5
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Valero Alamo Bowl
Texas vs. Colorado
Fiu Early Guess: Texas -10
Actual BetMGM Line: Colorado -12 (I’m assuming this HAS to be wrong, but if it is, it hasn’t been changed yet anywhere.)
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin
Fiu Early Guess: Wisconsin -4.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Wake Forest -6.5
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Missouri vs. Iowa
Fiu Early Guess: Iowa -7.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Iowa -14
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Fiu Early Guess: Florida -4.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Oklahoma -3
Lockheed Martin Armed Force Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Tulsa
Fiu Early Guess: Tulsa -2.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Mississippi State -2
Arizona Bowl
San Jose State vs. Ball State
Fiu Early Guess: San Jose State -11
Actual BetMGM Line: San Jose State -7
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
West Virginia vs. Tennessee
Fiu Early Guess: Tennessee -3.5
Actual BetMGM Line: West Virginia -4
Mercari Texas Bowl
TCU vs. Arkansas
Fiu Early Guess: Arkansas -6
Actual BetMGM Line: TCU -5
Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Northwestern vs. Auburn
Fiu Early Guess: Northwestern -4.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Northwestern -3.5
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
NC State vs. Kentucky
Fiu Early Guess: NC State -4
Actual BetMGM Line: NC State -3
Outback Bowl
Indiana vs. Ole Miss
Fiu Early Guess: Indiana -6.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Indiana -8
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Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Georgia vs. Cincinnati
Fiu Early Guess: Georgia -5.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Georgia -6.5
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Fiu Early Guess: Florida -7
Actual BetMGM Line: Oklahoma -3
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
Oregon vs. Iowa State
Fiu Early Guess: Oregon -5.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Iowa State -4
Capital One Orange Bowl
North Carolina vs. Texas A&M
Fiu Early Guess: Texas A&M -4
Actual BetMGM Line: North Carolina -6
Rose Bowl Game
Notre Dame vs. Alabama
Fiu Early Guess: Alabama -20.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Alabama -20
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Ohio State vs. Clemson
Fiu Early Guess: Clemson -6.5
Actual BetMGM Line: Clemson -7.5
