3DW Sports Betting Line Moves – College Football Totals

3DW Sports Betting Line Moves – College Football Totals
By Doug Upstone

Now is your chance to view what sports bettors are wagering on in college totals before the weekend arrives. Six games in particular had significant movement and all are given potential reasons as to why the public moved the numbers the way they did. Not that it matters, but half of the contests involved are teams from the Southwest.

CFB- California at Nevada Friday 10:00 EDT ESPN2
Based on how the wagering public views this contest, if you are a sports bettor in the Eastern Time Zone, you are going to need more adult beverages and snacks if you expect to see the completion of this one. This Pac-10/WAC skirmish was released at total of 63 and is up to 66 points. It’s well known Nevada is not going to stop anyone and California’s blitzing scheme had trouble last season with dual threat quarterbacks Jake Locker and Jeremiah Masoli, leaving no reason to believe things will be much different against Colin Kaepernick at Mackay Stadium. The Bears are 9-2 OVER in road games in the first month of the season. Always check the latest college numbers at SBGGlobal.com.

CFB- Tulsa at Oklahoma State 7:00 EDT
This matchup goes back to the lawless days in the state of Oklahoma and Tulsa and Oklahoma State are presumed to have quite a shootout. After seeing starting number of 65 points, online sports betting players were shooting from double barrels, taking the total to 68.5. Neither team will be in the upper regions of defensive statistics this year nor are they remotely capable of stopping the forward pass. With Mike Gundy as coach, these Cowboys are 9-1 OVER at home games after outgaining opponent by 125 or more total yards in their previous game and 7-0 OVER at Boone Pickens Stadium after scoring 37 points or more.

CFB- Alabama at Duke 3:30 EDT ABC/GamePlan
Are football investors thinking Alabama will score at will against Duke or do they believe the Dukies will find the Crimson Tide thinking ahead to Arkansas next week? Whatever the reasoning, sports betting participants have pushed total of 54 on Tuesday to 57.5. Duke is 18-6 OVER as a home underdog, while Bama is 16-5 UNDER after allowing six points or less in last outing. Is announcer Beth Mowins really getting ABC gig even on regional basis?

CFB- Toledo at Western Michigan 7:00 EDT
No question this MAC meeting drew sharp action with the total sinking from 56 to 53 points. How do I know this, ask any bookmaker how much action MAC games attract, let alone totals from this conference. Those that really study the numbers realized Toledo might have pulled the road upset last week at Ohio U.; nevertheless they had only 212 yards of offense and scored 20 points in spite of four Bobcats turnovers. Toledo is 13-2 UNDER in road games off a win against a conference rival.

CFB- Texas at Texas Tech 8:00 EDT ABC/ESPN2
The lowering of this total from 55 to 52 was not too hard to figure considering the changes each Big 12 club has made. Texas is running out of the shotgun less with Garrett Gilbert at quarterback and trying to establish the run more to set up the pass for the sophomore later in the game. New coach Tommy Tuberville has stated he wants to keep the offense the same at Texas Tech, however their 36 rush attempts were the most in a Red Raiders game in five years. Though six of the last eight matchups have gone OVER, this is the lowest set total since 1998 (49.5) in this Lone Star conflict.
CFB- Northwestern at Rice 7:00 EDT
The total leapt three points to 54.5 after those betting college football had a chance to study this Big Ten/ C-USA clash. And why not, Rice is 21-6 OVER as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points and 19-6 OVER when the total is between 49.5 and 56. The “why not” part of the last sentence could come from the fact Northwestern is 9-2 UNDER after a game where they forced three or more turnovers.

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Totals Nugget
Oklahoma State is 13-1 OVER at home after scoring 31 points or more in two straight games.
Coaching Totals Nugget
Maryland’s Ralph Friedgen is 14-2 UNDER after scoring 24 points or more in the first half last contest.
First Half Totals Nugget
North Texas is 11-0 OVER the first half total after a game where they committed three or more turnovers over the last three seasons.