NCAAFB: Early Line Moves - Week 2

College Football Week 2 Opening Line Report

The second week of the college football season is upon us and it is the first real week where we can track early line moves. The first week of the season was completely different because the college football odds were up for months in some cases. This time around the odds were released on Sunday night or Monday morning, so we will get true early line movement we can track.

Let’s look at the early line moves for Week 2 college football action, some line moves around the key number of three and a few smaller line moves on some of the marquee games for Week 2.

Week 2 Early Moves

TCU -17.5 to -22.5 at SMU
The first game of Week 2 is getting a lot of action, as bettors are pounding the TCU Horned Frogs at SMU. The Horned Frogs looked good last week in a 55-7 rout of Southern, while the Mustangs were routed 46-23 at North Texas. This Friday night game can be seen on ESPN 2.

Liberty +12 to +9.5 at Army
The Flames are getting some action on Saturday on the road at Army. Liberty opened up as a 12-point underdog and that number is down to 9.5. This is one of the few dogs that got a lot of early action.

Florida Atlantic -7.5 to -10 vs. Air Force
Bettors must be ignoring what happened last week to the Owls, as they were humiliated by Oklahoma. The Falcons rolled over Stony Brook in Week 1, winning 38-0.

Vanderbilt -7.5 to -10 vs. Nevada
The Commodores are getting a lot of love from bettors, as they are now double-digit favorites vs. the Wolf Pack. Vanderbilt rolled over Middle Tennessee last week, while Nevada crushed Portland State.

Utah State -21 to -24 vs. New Mexico State
Utah State looked really good last week and nearly beat Michigan State. This will be the third game for New Mexico State and they already look like one of the worst teams in college football.

Michigan State -4 to -7 at Arizona State
This is a strange move, as Michigan State didn’t look good last week in close win over Utah State, while Arizona State looked as good as they have in years in winning their opener under Herm Edwards.

Key Number Line Moves

Georgia Tech -2 to -3 at South Florida
The Yellow Jackets had no trouble in their opener, as they routed Alcorn, while South Florida won by 20 points over Elon.

BYU -2.5 to -3.5 vs. California
One of the most impressive performances in Week 1 came from the Cougars as they went on the road and dominated Arizona in a game that was not as close as the final score indicated. The Golden Bears got past North Carolina in Week 1, winning by a touchdown.

Marquee Games Line Moves

Clemson -11 to -12.5 at Texas A&M
One of the marquee games this week has Clemson on the road to take on A&M. The Tigers are considered one of the best teams in the country, but Jimbo Fisher knows Clemson really well. Bettors are backing the No. 2 team in the country in this game on ESPN.

Georgia -9 to -9.5 at South Carolina
The No. 3 ranked Bulldogs had no trouble in Week 1, as they dominated Austin Peay, winning 45-0. South Carolina rolled over College of Charleston, winning 49-15. This contest can be seen on CBS on Saturday.

Pittsburgh +9 to +7.5 vs. Penn State
The Nittany Lions didn’t look good last week on defense, as they gave up a lot of points to Appalachian State. The Nittany Lions were fortunate just to get an overtime win. The Panthers were not that great, but they did get past Albany 33-7. This game is the feature game on ABC on Saturday night.

USC +4 to +3.5 at Stanford
This game on FOX has seen a little bit of movement to the Trojans. Stanford didn’t look that good last week in a win over San Diego State, while USC rolled over UNLV.