FanDuel has already posted its Week 7 lines and sent out updates for sides and totals on nine different Games of the Year.
There are four ranked vs. ranked matchups on Oct. 12, including Texas (-14.5) vs. Oklahoma, Ohio St. (-2.5 at a -115 price) at Oregon, Ole Miss (-3.5, -105 price) at LSU and Penn St. (-2.5, -115) at USC.
After being without Quinn Ewers for the last two games, the Longhorns will have their star quarterback under center against the Sooners. Ewers reportedly took all of the first-team reps at today’s practice during the team’s open date.
FanDuel has the total at 54.5 (‘under’ -112, ‘over’ -108) points, while OU has +480 odds on the money line.
Oklahoma has won five of the last six and 11 of the last 15 head-to-head meetings between these bitter rivals, including last year’s 38-34 victory as a five-point underdog.
Ohio St is -137 on the money line against the Ducks, who are +114 on the comeback. The total is 56.5 points.
Oregon has been a home underdog just once on Dan Lanning’s watch, beating 10th-ranked Utah 20-17 as a two-point underdog. The Buckeyes are 3-7-2 ATS in their last 12 games as road favorites.
Ole Miss will be in a back-to-back road spot when it goes to Baton Rouge. After falling at home to Kentucky in Week 5, the Rebels play at South Carolina on Oct. 5. They’ll also be playing their seventh game in seven weeks, while LSU has two weeks to prepare after its open date in Week 6.
Lane Kiffin’s team saw its 7-0 record vanish in 2022 when it went into Redstick and lost 45-20 to the Tigers. Ole Miss avenged that defeat last year in a 55-49 win as a 2.5-point home underdog.
Brian Kelly’s team has won four straight games since dropping its opener to USC (27-20) in Las Vegas. LSU picked up its first spread cover last week in a 42-10 home win over South Alabama. The Tigers have won outright in both previous games as home underdogs since Kelly took over.
FanDuel has LSU at +130 odds to beat Ole Miss outright. The ‘over/under’ is 66.5 points (‘under’ -115, ‘over’ -105). The ‘over’ has cashed at a 6-1 clip in last seven games of this rivalry, and those contests have netted average combined scores of 76.9 points per game.
USC is +114 on the money line vs. Penn St, and the total is 53.5 points. These teams haven’t collided since their epic Rose Bowl thriller in 2017 when the Trojans rallied from a 49-35 deficit to capture a 52-49 victory.
Penn St. owns a 20-8 ATS mark in its last 28 games as a road favorite dating back to the start of the 2016 campaign. The Trojans are 1-1 ATS in a pair of contests as home underdogs since Lincoln Riley took over.
In the three additional lined games for Week 7, FanDuel has Kansas St. -5.5 (-115) at Colorado, Iowa St. -4.5 (-105) at West Virginia and Arizona -1.5 (-115) at BYU.
Colorado and Kansas St. both get two weeks to prepare for each other. The Buffaloes, who are +168 on the money line, are 3-0 ATS as home ‘dogs during Coach Prime’s two-year tenure.
The total is 58.5 points for this Big 12 battle in Boulder. The ‘over’ is 3-2 overall for CU, 2-0 in its home games. The Wildcats have watched the ‘under’ go 3-2 overall, 1-1 in its road tilts.
West Virginia is +142 on the money line vs. Iowa St. The total is 50.5 points. The Mountaineers are 6-8 ATS as home ‘dogs during Neal Brown’s six-year reign in Morgantown.
The Cyclones are 4-1 both SU and ATS in their last five games against WVU.
BYU is +102 on the money line, while the total is 54.5 points. The undefeated Cougars have two weeks to prepare for the Wildcats, who host Texas Tech on Oct. 5.
The updated Games of the Year lines feature three games on Oct. 19. FanDuel has Texas -2.5 (-115) vs. Georgia, Alabama -2.5 at Tennessee and Miami -6.5 at Louisville.
UGA is +114 on the money line for its trip to Austin, and the total is 54.5 points. The Longhorns have only been home ‘dogs once during Steve Sarkisian’s tenure. They easily covered the spread as 21-point home ‘dogs to Alabama, but the top-ranked Crimson Tide escaped Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium with a 20-19 win in 2022 thanks to a game-winning field goal in the final minute.
Alabama has won 16 of the last 17 games in its heated rivalry with the Vols, who ended a 15-game losing streak to the Tide in 2022 when they won 52-49 on a walk-off field goal.
Tennessee is +108 on the money line, and the total is 58.5 points. The Vols are 1-4 ATS in five games as home ‘dogs on Josh Heupel’s watch.
The total for UM at U of L is 55.5 points. The Cardinals are +188 on the money line.
On the Friday night of Week 9, all eyes will be on Sin City, where UNLV will host Boise St. in a game that could have College Football Playoff implications. FanDuel has the Broncos installed as 3.5-point road ‘chalk’ against the Rebels, who are 4-0 both SU and ATS going into this Saturday’s home game vs. Syracuse.
After hosting the Orange, Barry’s Odom’s squad plays at Utah St. and at Oregon St. BSU will have two weeks to prepare for the Rebels, who are +134 on the money line. The total is 59.5 points.
The remaining GOY spreads include Ohio St. -4.5 (-105) at Penn St. (+136 ML), Clemson -8.5 vs. Louisville (+240 ML), UGA -8.5 vs. Tennessee (+245), Ohio St. -17.5 (-115) vs. Michigan (+860) and Navy -1.5 (-104) vs. Army.