Several Saturday games are seeing reverse action, which means the wiseguys are moving lines. Here a few of those games with analysis. And make sure to check out our college football betting lines page to compare lines from multiple sportsbooks so you can find the best lines of the day.
The Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Tampa Bay to battle the Bucs in a game that features two undefeated teams. That’s right – the Bucs are undefeated. According to our NFL betting lines page, the Steelers opened as 2 ½ point favorites and it seems books aren’t quite sure what to do with this game. 5 Dimes, Bet Jamaica, and Sportbet are listing the Steelers at 1 point, while Bodog and Bookmaker have Pittsburgh up to 3 points. That’s one reason why Maddux Sports is such a valuable website – you have the opportunity to find a 2 point swing in what should be a defensive football game. Considering the public is backing the Steelers at nearly 90%, chances are some sharp money has come into the books listing Pittsburgh at 1 point, which is fine. With the way Pittsburgh has played, a 1 point spread is a value play for Pittsburgh.
The Kansas State Wildcats and Daniel Thomas welcome the Central Florida Knights to Manhattan, Kansas this Saturday. The Wildcats are off to a 3-0 start, while the Knights come in with a 2-1 record.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are coming off a heartbreaking loss at Arizona. The loss effectively squashes Iowa’s hopes of playing for a national championship. They look to take out their anger on an outmatched Ball State squad this Saturday.
The Lobos from New Mexico have had a forgettable start to the season. Their best game has been a 35 point loss to Texas Tech at home. Before and after that game, the Lobos lost by 72 at Oregon and 42 to Utah.
The Temple Owls are off to one of their best starts in school history (3-0), and are fresh off an upset victory over Connecticut from the Big East. They’ll try to ride that momentum when they travel to Happy Valley to battle the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The college football betting lines page of our website indicates significant movement from the time of the opening odds until now. Be sure to bookmark that page so you can track the moves as well as see the current point spreads for all of the games. Here are some of the biggest movers so far with analysis.
1. New Orleans Saints, 2-0 (1) – The champs had to work for it, but they managed to beat the Niners in San Francisco. San Fran gave the game away with their 4 turnovers. The Saints should be a little worried; their offense looks out of sync and the D gave up a lot of yards along with a late scoring drive. Nevertheless, the Saints are 2-0. Until they lose, New Orleans owns the top spot.
1. Alabama Crimson Tide, 3-0 (1) – Mark Ingram came back in a big way, making the nation’s top team even better. The Tide won a laugher at Duke. But now Nick Saban has to take his team to Fayetteville, Arkansas to play a much tougher opponent. The winner has a leg up in the SEC West. Last year Alabama won easily, 35-7. Last week: Defeated Duke, 62-13. This week: at Arkansas (3-0).
The NFL week 3 opening lines are posted. Stop by our NFL betting lines page or see the table below to compare different lines from a variety of top sportsbooks. Here’s a small sampling of some of the bigger games.