The Las Vegas Sun was nice enough to post some early betting lines for the 2009 college football season (HT: Blutarsky), confirming what I've known for a long time: the state of Idaho needs to legalize sports gambling.
Boise State, which enters the season with a lofty season-win over/under of 10 1/2, commands respect from oddsmakers in several "games of the year." For example, the Broncos opened as a 15-point favorite against Hawaii on Oct. 24 and as an 18-point favorite against UNR on Nov. 27.
I would put a million Schrutebucks on that Hawaii game today. The 18 points against Nevada? I need to think about that one.
Here are some more of the more interesting and relevant opening lines. More lines are available in the Sun's story.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
USC -3 vs. OHIO ST
TCU -5.5 vs. VIRGINIA
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
BOISE ST -9.5 vs. FRESNO ST
SATURDAY, SEPT. 19
TENNESSEE vs. FLORIDA -24
MICHIGAN ST vs. NOTRE DAME -7
NEBRASKA vs. VIRGINIA TECH -7
FLORIDA ST vs. BYU -3
USC -14 vs. WASHINGTON
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25
MISSOURI vs. NEVADA -2
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26
TCU vs.CLEMSON -3
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
COLORADO vs. WEST VIRGINIA -5
SATURDAY, OCT. 3
USC -5 vs. CALIFORNIA
UNLV vs. NEVADA -9
SATURDAY, OCT. 10
OREGON vs. UCLA -1
BYU -10 vs. UNLV
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14
BOISE ST -5.5 vs. TULSA
SATURDAY, OCT. 17
USC -6 vs. NOTRE DAME
UTAH -7 vs. UNLV
SATURDAY, OCT. 24
OREGON -5 vs. WASHINGTON
TCU vs. BYU -3
BOISE ST -15 vs.HAWAII
SATURDAY, OCT. 31
USC -7 vs. OREGON
THURSDAY, NOV. 5
VIRGINIA TECH -6 vs. EAST CAROLINA
SATURDAY, NOV. 7
OHIO ST vs. PENN ST -3
SATURDAY, NOV. 21
OHIO ST -6 vs. MICHIGAN
FRIDAY, NOV. 27
NEVADA vs. BOISE ST -18
SATURDAY, NOV. 28
FLORIDA ST vs. FLORIDA -22
GEORGIA -1 vs. GEORGIA TECH
CLEMSON vs. SOUTH CAROLINA -1
OLE MISS -17.5 vs. MISSISSIPPI ST
ARKANSAS vs. LSU -10.5
OKLAHOMA ST vs. OKLAHOMA -11.5
TEXAS TECH -4 vs. BAYLOR @ ARLINGTON, TX
KANSAS -5 vs. MISSOURI @ KANSAS CITY, MO
VIRGINIA TECH -8 vs. VIRGINIA
UCLA vs. USC -19.5
WASHINGTON ST vs. WASHINGTON -14
UTAH vs. BYU -7
THURSDAY, DEC. 3
OREGON ST vs. OREGON -5.5
SATURDAY, DEC. 5
WISCONSIN -11 vs. HAWAII