College Football Lines For Week 3: The Opening & Current Odds

College football odds for week 3 are now live and posted
The big games from week 2 didn’t produce the upsets many people predicted – Oklahoma, Ohio State, and Alabama all played well and covered the spread. However teams like Kansas and James Madison scored some shocking upsets against big name teams. And when was the last time a conference got its butt kicked the way the ACC did this past weekend? Florida State, Miami, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech – all ranked teams – fell on Saturday.


The week 3 opening lines are up. Check out our college football betting lines page or reference the table below to get a look at where spreads are sitting. Here’s a small sampling of some of the bigger match-ups for the week.

Georgia (-2.5) vs. Arkansas – This line has seen some early movement. The game started as a pick but has moved up to Georgia favored by 3 points but then bet back down to 2.5 points. Georgia is coming off a hard fought loss at South Carolina. The importance of A.J. Green became more apparent when the Bulldogs lined up against a tough SEC opponent. Green will be out for this game too, but will be back next week. Georgia needs its primary playmaker back. Arkansas won again last week, 31-7 over Louisiana-Monroe. But the score is deceiving; the Razorbacks got a game effort from a lesser team. Arkansas was up 7-0 at halftime and 14-0 going into the 4th quarter. They can’t afford another slow start when they do battle between the hedges.

Nebraska (-4) at Washington – The road Huskers opened as 3 ½ point favorites, but most books have hopped up to 4 or 4 ½ points. Nebraska is 2-0 with home wins over Western Kentucky and Idaho. Playing at Husky Stadium is going to be much tougher. Freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez has been spectacular thus far. If not for Denard Robinson’s tremendous performances, more people would be talking about T-Magic. The Husker defense is rock solid. Washington followed up its loss at BYU with a nice win over Syracuse at home. Jake Locker threw for nearly 300 yards and 4 touchdowns. Jermaine Kearse hauled in 179 receiving yards and 3 tds. This will be a real test for the Cornhuskers.
Oklahoma (-18) vs. Air Force – The Sooners opened as 16 ½ point favorites with books now listing the game at 18 or 18 ½ points. The Sooners answered their critics with a thorough beat-down of the Florida State Seminoles, 47-17. The Sooner D gave up only one real touchdown. The offense was as good as advertised. Landry Jones led the way with 380 yards passing and 4 touchdowns. Air Force is coming off an impressive victory over the BYU Cougars. The triple option attack, led by quarterback Tim Jefferson, racked up over 400 yards. Will the Sooners be disciplined enough to handle the machine-like offense of the Falcons? The last time Oklahoma played a Mountain West school was BYU in week 1 of last season, which they lost 14-13.

TCU (-21) vs. Baylor – The line opened with the Horned Frogs as 21 point favorites and hasn’t moved. TCU rolled Tennessee Tech last week, 62-7. This is a home game for TCU, but it’s also an in-state battle. The Baylor Bears aren’t expected to contend for the Big 12 South title, but quarterback Robert Griffin III will probably be the best player on the field. His ability to run and throw will be a unique challenge for the Horned Frogs’ defense. But Baylor’s defense is going to have a tough time slowing down an underrated TCU offense.
Auburn (-6) vs. Clemson – The home Tigers opened as a 6 ½ point favorite over the road Tigers, but the line has come down to 6 points. This is a solid SEC-ACC match-up. Auburn snuck out of Starkville, MS with a 17-14 win over Mississippi State. Clemson hasn’t played anyone yet, having beaten North Texas and Presbyterian easily.

Iowa (-1 ½) at Arizona – The Hawks open as 1 ½ point road favorites and a couple books have moved up to 2 points. Iowa is underrated. Their offense is potent and their defense is phenomenal. I’d put Iowa’s front 4 up against any other front 4 in the country. But Iowa has beaten Eastern Illinois and Iowa State at home. Now they have to travel a long way to Tucson, Arizona to play the late game against a fast, talented Wildcat team. Arizona hasn’t played anyone, either; they’ve beaten Toledo and the Citadel going away.

Time Game Team Open Bookmker Pincle 5 Dimes 9/16
6:45p 101
102 CINCINNATI U
NC STATE 3 1½ 1-04 1 9/17
7:00p 103
104 KANSAS
SO MISSISSIPPI
3
4
4
4 9/17
9:00p 105
106 CALIFORNIA
NEVADA 1 3½ 3½ev 3½ 9/18
11:00a 107
108 ARKANSAS
GEORGIA
pk
2½
2½
2½ 9/18
11:00a 109
110 MARYLAND
WEST VIRGINIA
13½
13½
13-01
13 9/18
11:00a 111
112 IOWA STATE
KANSAS STATE (N)
5½
5½
5½
5½ 9/18
11:00a 113
114 BALL STATE
PURDUE
16½
16
16½
16½ 9/18
11:00a 115
116 NO ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS
6½
7½
7½
7½ 9/18
11:00a 117
118 CONNECTICUT
TEMPLE 4 6½ 6-09 6½ 9/18
11:00a 119
120 OHIO
OHIO STATE
31½
31½
31½-01
31½ 9/18
11:00a 121
122 KENT STATE
PENN STATE
21
22
21½
21½ 9/18
11:00a 123
124 GEORGIA TECH
NORTH CAROLINA 9/18
11:20a 125
126 VANDERBILT
MISSISSIPPI
14½
13½
13
13 9/18
12:30p 127
128 EAST CAROLINA
VIRGINIA TECH
17
17½
17½-07
17½ 9/18
6:00p 129
130 SAN DIEGO STATE
MISSOURI
15
16
16
16 9/18
6:00p 131
132 TULSA
OKLAHOMA STATE
5½
7
6½-07
7ev 9/18
2:30p 133
134 ALABAMA
DUKE 21½ 23 23½-10 23½ 9/18
2:30p 135
136 HAWAII
COLORADO
13½
10
10-07
10 9/18
2:30p 137
138 BYU
FLORIDA STATE
6½
9½
9½
9½ 9/18
2:30p 139
140 COLORADO STATE
MIAMI OHIO
7
7½
8
8 9/18
2:30p 141
142 FLORIDA
TENNESSEE U 15 16½ 16½-04 16½ 9/18
2:30p 143
144 USC
MINNESOTA U 13 14 13½-21 14 9/18
2:30p 145
146 WASHINGTON STATE
SMU
21
22½
21½-09
21½ 9/18
2:30p 147
148 ARIZONA STATE
WISCONSIN
17½
15½
15½
15½ 9/18
2:30p 149
150 NEBRASKA
WASHINGTON U 3½ 4½ 4-15 4½ 9/18
4:30p 151
152 LOUISVILLE
OREGON STATE
14
17
17
17 9/18
2:30p 153
154 AIR FORCE
OKLAHOMA
16½
18
18½
18½ 9/18
3:00p 155
156 CENTRAL MICHIGAN
EASTERN MICHIGAN 11 10 10-02 10 9/18
3:30p 157
158 BAYLOR
TCU
21
21
21
21 9/18
6:00p 159
160 MARSHALL
BOWLING GREEN 3 2½ 2½-10 2½ 9/18
6:00p 161
162 NAVY
LOUISIANA TECH 2½ 4 4 4 9/18
6:00p 163
164 CENTRAL FLORIDA
BUFFALO U 8½ 7 7-03 7 9/18
6:00p 165
166 AKRON
KENTUCKY
23
24
24
24 9/18
6:00p 167
168 TOLEDO
WESTERN MICHIGAN
2½
4
4½
4½ 9/18
6:00p 169
170 CLEMSON
AUBURN
6½
6
6
6 9/18
7:00p 171
172 TEXAS
TEXAS TECH 4 2½ 3+02 2½ 9/18
6:00p 173
174 NORTHWESTERN
RICE 7½ 7 7 7 9/18
6:00p 175
176 MISSISSIPPI ST
LSU
9½
8
8½+04
8 9/18
7:00p 177
178 UTAH
NEW MEXICO 21½ 22½ 22½-09 22½ 9/18
7:00p 179
180 FRESNO STATE
UTAH STATE 5 6 6 6 9/18
7:00p 181
182 NOTRE DAME
MICHIGAN STATE
2½
3
3-10
3-15 9/18
7:00p 183
184 BOISE STATE
WYOMING 23½ 23½ 23½ 23½ 9/18
8:00p 185
186 NEW MEXICO STATE
UTEP
14½
15½
15½
15½ 9/18
9:30p 187
188 UNLV
IDAHO
7
7
7½+08
7 9/18
9:30p 189
190 IOWA
ARIZONA U 1½ 1½ 1-14 1½ 9/18
9:30p 191
192 HOUSTON U
UCLA 9/18
10:15p 193
194 WAKE FOREST
STANFORD
18½
17
16-16
17 9/18
4:00p 195
196 INDIANA
WESTERN KENTUCKY 11½ 11½ 12 12 9/18
11:00a 197
198 NORTH TEXAS
ARMY
4½
4½
5
5 9/18
7:00p 199
200 UL MONROE
ARKANSAS STATE
2½
3
3-08
3 9/18
6:00p 201
202 FLORIDA INTL
TEXAS A&M
30½
27½
27½-10
27½ 9/18
6:00p 203
204 MIDDLE TENN ST
MEMPHIS 9/18
3:00p 205
206 TROY
UAB 3 4 4½ 4½ All Lines taken from Bookmaker, Pinnacle, and 5Dimes Online Sportsbooks.
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