by Elvis 9 years 2 months ago Total posts: 39466 Joined: Mar 28 2015 Los Angeles Administrator Thoughts on the first 2015 Golden Nugget college football game lines POST #1 TOPIC AUTHOR Thoughts on the first 2015 Golden Nugget college football game linesBy Chip Patterson | College Football/Basketball WriterJune 26, 2015 3:41 pm ETThe Golden Nugget has posted its lines for the "Games of the Year" in college football for 2015. This large collection of game lines, obtained via ESPN gambling analyst David Purdum, sets the stage for predicting the biggest games of the season.Below, we've got 10 initial thoughts on the game lines along with the full list, via the Golden Nugget.1. Hype for Tennessee's 2015 campaign has been affirmed, in a way, by the Vols being a three-point favorite against Oklahoma on Sept. 12. That speaks loudly to me as someone who thinks the Sooners will be in the thick of the Big 12 title race with presumed favorites TCU and Baylor.2. Mandatory Iron Bowl siren: Auburn currently 3.5-point underdogs at home for the Alabama game.3. I'd bet that the Michigan -Utah line creeps under a field goal before kickoff on Sept. 3. Too much Harbaugh-related excitement to favor the Utes by more than 3.4. Florida State and Georgia Tech played a great ACC Championship Game last season, with the Seminoles escaping with a 37-35 shootout win. Their rematch in October is expected to be just as close, with the line set at a "pick em"5. The fact that Arkansas is a 10-point favorite over Mississippi State says something to me about the presumed pecking order in the SEC West, but not as much as the Hogs being nearly a touchdown favorite against Auburn .6. Alabama at Georgia , maybe the game of the year in the SEC, is set as a "pick em." But Georgia-Tennessee is also a "pick em" and Alabama is a 10-point favorite at home against the Vols. Predicting the order of finish in the SEC this year is going to make my head hurt.7. Clemson is a two-point favorite against Florida State for their meeting in November which will likely determine the ACC Atlantic Division champion. Who knows what happens to this line as the season progresses but the current spread suggests the division is as wide-open as some have suggested.8. The oddsmakers have Oregon as a one-point underdog to Michigan State and have set the Stanford line at "pick em." Other than that, expectations are for the Ducks to keep cruising in the Pac-12.9. There are surprisingly few Ohio State games listed. I don't know if that's because of the quarterback questions or because the Golden Nugget doesn't feel comfortable putting out lines that large in late June. For example, the Buckeyes are 19-point favorites against Penn State in one of the few games listed.10. Nebraska is a six-point favorite over BYU but a "pick em" at Miami , which is favored by 5Dimes to win only six games and is an underdog against Cincinnati . Can't say that reflects well on Nebraska or BYU.Enough from me. Here's the full collection of lines:Thursday, Sept. 3Michigan at Utah -4TCU -18 at MinnesotaFriday, Sept. 4Washington at Boise State -13Saturday, Sept. 5Wisconsin vs. Alabama -10 (Arlington, Texas)Louisville vs. Auburn -11.5 (Atlanta, Ga.)Arizona State vs. Texas A&M -3 (Houston)Texas at Notre Dame -7.5Virginia at UCLA -17BYU at Nebraska -6Monday, Sept. 7Ohio State -16 at Virginia TechSaturday, Sept. 12LSU -3 at Mississippi StateUCLA -32 at UNLVOklahoma at Tennessee -3Notre Dame -9 at VirginiaOregon State at Michigan -14Iowa -4.5 at Iowa StateMarshall -3.5 at Ohio UniversityBoise State -6 at BYUOregon at Michigan State -1Thursday, Sept. 17Clemson -3 at LouisvilleSaturday, Sept. 19Auburn at LSU -4UNLV at Michigan -33Ole Miss at Alabama -9.5South Carolina at Georgia -11Georgia Tech at Notre Dame -2Nebraska at Miami, Fla. PKStanford at USC -4BYU at UCLA -14Colorado -1.5 vs. Colorado State (Denver)Thursday, Sept. 24Cincinnati at Memphis -2Friday, Sept. 25Boise State -9 at VirginiaSaturday, Sept. 26LSU -20 at SyracuseUCLA at Arizona PKUSC -1 at ArizonaUtah at Oregon -14Oklahoma State at Texas -2.5BYU at Michigan -7Texas A&M vs. Arkansas -6.5 (Arlington, Texas)Mississippi State at Auburn -8Tennessee -2.5 at FloridaThursday, Oct. 1Miami, Fla. at Cincinnati -2.5Saturday, Oct. 3UNLV at Nevada -14Ole Miss -6 at FloridaAlabama at Georgia PKSouth Carolina at Missouri -11Arkansas at Tennessee -1Mississippi State at Texas A&M -6.5Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech -9Arizona at Stanford -7.5Arizona State at UCLA -6Oregon -16 at ColoradoArmy at Penn State -28West Virginia at Oklahoma -10Kansas State at Oklahoma State -4Texas at TCU -21Notre Dame at Clemson -3.5Thursday, Oct. 8Washington at Southern Cal -19Saturday, Oct. 10LSU -8 at South CarolinaGeorgia Tech at Clemson -3Arkansas at Alabama -7.5Florida at Missouri -10Georgia at Tennessee PKMiami (FL) at Florida State -14.5Virginia at Pittsburgh -6Boise State -12 at Colorado StateTCU -11 at Kansas StateOklahoma -6.5 vs. Texas (Dallas, Texas)Oklahoma State at West Virginia -5Wisconsin -1 at NebraskaNavy at Notre Dame -14Thursday, Oct. 15UCLA at Stanford -4.5Auburn -9 at KentuckyFriday, Oct. 16UNLV at Fresno State -12Boise State -9.5 at Utah StateSaturday, Oct. 17Florida at LSU -14Arizona State at Utah -2USC at Notre Dame PKOregon -15 at WashingtonLouisville at Florida State -12Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech -14Virginia Tech at Miami, Fla. -6Missouri at Georgia -8.5Alabama -7 at Texas A&MWest Virginia at Baylor -17TCU -29 at Iowa StateOklahoma -3 at Kansas StateMichigan State -4.5 at MichiganPenn State at Ohio State -19Saturday, Oct. 24Utah at USC -7Kansas State at Texas -2Tennessee at Alabama -10Auburn at Arkansas -6.5Texas A&M at Ole Miss -4Clemson -4.5 at Miami, Fla.Florida State at Georgia Tech PKThursday, Oct. 29Oregon -5 at Arizona StateWest Virginia at TCU -20Saturday, Oct. 31Boise State -28.5 at UNLVCentral Florida at Cincinnati -6Georgia Tech -10 at VirginiaOle Miss at Auburn -4Florida vs. Georgia -12 (Jacksonville, Fla.)South Carolina at Texas A&M -10Oregon State at Utah -16Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015Northern Illinois at Toledo -3Thursday, Nov. 5Mississippi State at Missouri, -6Baylor -12 at Kansas StateSaturday, Nov. 7LSU at Alabama -9Arkansas at Ole Miss -1Auburn -1.5 at Texas A&MTCU -11 at Oklahoma StateMichigan State -6 at NebraskaFlorida State at Clemson -2Virginia at Miami, Fla. -6.5Notre Dame -3 at PittsburghArizona at USC -7.5Thursday, Nov. 12Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech -9.5Friday, Nov. 13USC -12 at ColoradoSaturday, Nov. 14Arkansas at LSU -1.5Utah at Arizona -3Oregon at Stanford PKAlabama -9 at Mississippi StateFlorida at South Carolina -2.5Oklahoma at Baylor -13BYU at Missouri -12Saturday, Nov. 21San Diego State -16 at UNLVLSU at Ole Miss PKFresno State at BYU -18TCU -5 at OklahomaBaylor -10 at Oklahoma StateMichigan State at Ohio State -14Michigan at Penn State -4.5Mississippi State at Arkansas -10Tennessee at Missouri -2.5Georgia Tech -6 at Miami, Fla.Arizona at Arizona State -3UCLA -1 at UtahCalifornia at Stanford -13Friday, Nov. 27 & Saturday, Nov. 28Baylor at TCU -6Oregon State at Oregon -22.5Washington State at Washington -4.5Iowa at Nebraska -7Texas A&M at LSU -7.5Kansas State -24 at KansasOklahoma -3 at Oklahoma StateBYU at Utah State PKOhio State -16 at MichiganPenn State at Michigan State -12UCLA at USC -3Colorado at Utah -13.5Notre Dame at Stanford -3North Carolina at NC State -6Virginia Tech -4 at VirginiaMissouri at Arkansas -7Alabama -3.5 at AuburnFlorida State -4 at FloridaGeorgia -1 at Georgia TechLouisville -2.5 at KentuckyOle Miss -2 at MississippiClemson -3 at South CarolinaVanderbilt at Tennessee -17Saturday, Dec. 5Texas at Baylor -18West Virginia at Kansas State -5Saturday, Dec. 12Navy -13 vs. Army, Philadelphia, Pa. 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