LVH releases 100 CFB lines and 35 season win totals
Sunday afternoon was a big day in Las Vegas as the LVH SuperBook released point spreads for 100 college football games as well as 35 CFB season win totals.
LVH’s “Games of the Year” lines hit the board approximately five weeks after the Golden Nugget became the first shop in the business to offer bettors an opportunity to get down on some of this season’s premier college football matchups.
Here are just a few of the key differences between the two books…
1. The Nugget opened Notre Dame as a 1-point favorite for their September 22 showdown with the Michigan Wolverines, while LVH posted the Fighting Irish at -4.5. The higher number is worth noting, as I talked to a few professionals who think Notre Dame is being overrated and that the value here lies with Michigan.
2. The LSU Tigers opened -2 at the Nugget back in June for their home matchup with Alabama on November 3, but LVH opened the game as a pick.
Brady Hoke's Wolverines opened as a 4.5-point dog for their annual showdown with Ohio State.
3. In perhaps the biggest adjustment to take place between the two books, Michigan is a 2.5-point dog for their annual meeting with Ohio State after opening as a 3-point favorite at the Nugget.
4. The Alabama Crimson Tide opened -17 at the Nugget for their October 20 date with Tennessee, but early bettors saw a lot of value in the dog and pounded the Volunteers. At LVH, the line opened Alabama -12.
5. Sorry, West Virginia fans, but there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of faith in the Mountaineers this season. WVU went from -7 to -3.5 for the TCU game (Nov 3), from +4.5 to +8 for their meeting with Texas (Oct 6), from +6 to +6.5 for the Oklahoma State matchup (Nov 10) and from +4 to +7 for the Oklahoma showdown (Nov 17). LVH had over a month to examine the Golden Nugget’s lines and decided that some big adjustments needed to be made in regards to the Mountaineers.
Here’s the complete rundown (season win totals and analysis are listed below)…
LVH SUPERBOOK 2012 CFB GAMES OF THE YEAR
September 6
Cincinnati Bearcats (-1) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
September 7
Utah Utes (-10) at Utah State Big Blue
September 8
Nebraska Cornhuskers (-4.5) at UCLA Bruins
Iowa Hawkeyes (-10) vs. Iowa State Cyclones
Northwestern Wildcats (-2) vs. Vanderbilt Commodores
USC Trojans (-25.5) at Syracuse Orange (East Rutherford, NJ)
September 13
South Florida Bulls (-9) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
September 14
Washington State Cougars (-17.5) at UNLV Rebels
September 15
Utah Utes (-3) vs. BYU Cougars
Florida Gators (-2.5) at Tennessee Volunteers
Alabama Crimson Tide (-5.5) at Arkansas Razorbacks
Michigan State Spartans (-2) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Houston Cougars (pick) at UCLA Bruins
September 20
Boise State Broncos (-9) vs. BYU Cougars
September 22
Florida State Seminoles (-13) vs. Clemson Tigers
LSU Tigers (-11.5) at Auburn Tigers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-4.5) vs. Michigan Wolverines
September 27
Stanford Cardinal (-4.5) at Washington Huskies
September 28
BYU Cougars (-24) vs. Hawaii Warriors
September 29
Nebraska Cornhuskers (-2) vs. Wisconsin Badgers
Michigan State Spartans (-2) vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
Arkansas Razorbacks (-2.5) at Texas A&M Aggies
Oklahoma State Cowboys (-1) vs. Texas Longhorns
October 4
USC Trojans (-10) at Utah Utes
October 6
Virginia Tech Hokies (-1) at North Carolina Tar Heels
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-12.5) vs. Miami Hurricanes (Chicago, IL)
Ohio State Buckeyes (-4) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Kansas State Wildcats (-17) vs. Kansas Jayhawks
Air Force Falcons (-3) vs. Navy Midshipmen
LSU Tigers (-3) at Florida Gators
Arkansas Razorbacks (-6) at Auburn Tigers
Texas Longhorns (-8) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Michigan Wolverines (-8.5) at Purdue Boilermakers
Arizona State Sun Devils (-5) at Colorado Buffaloes
October 13
Oklahoma Sooners (-5.5) at Texas Longhorns (Dallas, TX)
Alabama Crimson Tide (-13) at Missouri Tigers
Nevada Wolfpack (-19.5) at UNLV Rebels
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-6.5) vs. Stanford Cardinal
USC Trojans (-15.5) at Washington Huskies
LSU Tigers (-11.5) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks
October 18
Oregon Ducks (-22.5) at Arizona State Sun Devils
Houston Cougars (-4.5) at SMU Mustangs
October 20
Florida State Seminoles (-10) at Miami Hurricanes
Stanford Cardinal (-2.5) at California Golden Bears
Florida Gators (-6) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks
Alabama Crimson Tide (-12) at Tennessee Volunteers
Louisville Cardinals (-2) vs. South Florida Bulls
West Virginia Mountaineers (-7.5) vs. Kansas State Wildcats
October 25
Clemson Tigers (-7.5) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
October 26
Louisville Cardinals (-7) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats
Nevada Wolfpack (-1.5) at Air Force Falcons
October 27
North Carolina Tar Heels (-7) vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack
Wisconsin Badgers (-6.5) vs. Michigan State Spartans
Nebraska Cornhuskers (-1.5) vs. Michigan Wolverines
Oklahoma Sooners (-9) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Georgia Bulldogs (-1) at Florida Gators (Jacksonville, FL)
November 1
Virginia Tech Hokies (-1) at Miami Hurricanes
November 2
California Golden Bears (-5) vs. Washington Huskies
November 3
Michigan State Spartans (-3) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Air Force Falcons (pick) at Army Cadets
USC Trojans (-3) vs. Oregon Ducks
Alabama Crimson Tide (pick) at LSU Tigers
West Virginia Mountaineers (-3.5) vs. TCU Horned Frogs
November 8
Florida State Seminoles (-4.5) at Virginia Tech Hokies
November 9
Pittsburgh Panthers (-4) at Connecticut Huskies
November 10
Oklahoma State Cowboys (-6) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Illinois Fighting Illini (-13.5) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Oregon Ducks (-16.5) at California Golden Bears
Georgia Bulldogs (-8) at Auburn Tigers
Arkansas Razorbacks (pick) at South Carolina Gamecocks
November 15
North Carolina Tar Heels (-3) at Virginia Cavaliers
November 16
Air Force Falcons (-13) vs. Hawaii Warriors
November 17
Oklahoma Sooners (-7) at West Virginia Mountaineers
Wisconsin Badgers (-5.5) vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
Oregon Ducks (-14.5) vs. Stanford Cardinal
USC Trojans (-15.5) at UCLA Bruins
Arkansas Razorbacks (-6.5) at Mississippi State Bulldogs
Tennessee Volunteers (-5) at Vanderbilt Commodores
November 23
Washington Huskies (pick) at Washington State Cougars
Arizona Wildcats (-7) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils
LSU Tigers (-2) at Arkansas Razorbacks
Nebraska Cornhuskers (-3.5) at Iowa Hawkeyes
November 24
South Carolina Gamecocks (pick) at Clemson Tigers
Florida State Seminoles (-7.5) vs. Florida Gators
Virginia Tech Hokies (-14.5) vs. Virginia Cavaliers
Georgia Bulldogs (-11.5) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Ohio State Buckeyes (-2.5) vs. Michigan Wolverines
Oklahoma Sooners (-10.5) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys
Texas A&M Aggies (-4) vs. Missouri Tigers
Texas Longhorns (-8.5) vs. TCU Horned Frogs
Boise State Broncos (-5.5) at Nevada Wolfpack
Oregon Ducks (-18.5) at Oregon State Beavers
USC Trojans (-11) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Alabama Crimson Tide (-21) vs. Auburn Tigers
November 29
Louisville Cardinals (pick) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
December 1
Oklahoma Sooners (-7.5) at TCU Horned Frogs
Oklahoma State Cowboys (-6) at Baylor Bears
Texas Longhorns (-6) at Kansas State Wildcats
South Florida Bulls (-5.5) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
December 8
Navy Midshipmen (-3.5) vs. Army Cadets (Philadelphia, PA)
LVH SUPERBOOK 2012 CFB SEASON WIN TOTALS
Some notes before the rundown…
Can the Fighting Irish find a way to grind out nine wins in 2012?
1. I still have a big crush on the USC over (10.5), which opened +105 at LVH. Call me a square if you want, but the Trojans’ schedule sets up nicely for an undefeated run this season.
2. Notre Dame opened at 8.5 (Over: +120, Under: -140) at LVH, but was posted at 8 (Over: Even, Under: -120) at MGM Mirage last week.
3. Some other differences between LVH and the Mirage include: Ohio State (LVH: 8.5, Mirage: 9), Florida (LVH: 8, Mirage: 7.5) and our hometown boys from UNLV (LVH: 3, Mirage: 3.5).
<p> Alabama Crimson Tide Over: 10.5 (+110)
Under: 10.5 (-130)
USC Trojans
Over: 10.5 (+105)
Under: 10.5 (-125)
Oklahoma Sooners
Over: 10.5 (+130)
Under: 10.5 (-150)
Oregon Ducks
Over: 10.5 (-120)
Under: 10.5 (even)
LSU Tigers
Over: 10 (+110)
Under: 10 (-130)
Florida State Seminoles
Over: 10 (+105)
Under: 10 (-125)
Texas Longhorns
Over: 9 (-120)
Under: 9 (even)
Georgia Bulldogs
Over: 9.5 (-140)
Under: 9.5 (+120)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Over: 8.5 (+120)
Under: 8.5 (-140)
Arkansas Razorbacks
Over: 8.5 (-130)
Under: 8.5 (+110)
Florida Gators
Over: 8 (even)
Under: 8 (-120)
Wisconsin Badgers
Over: 9 (-140)
Under: 9 (+120)
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Over: 8.5 (-130)
Under: 8.5 (+110)
Michigan Wolverines
Over: 8.5 (+120)
Under: 8.5 (-140)
Ohio State Buckeyes
Over: 8.5 (-180)
Under: 8.5 (+160)
Stanford Cardinal
Over: 8 (-110)
Under: 8 (-110)
South Carolina Gamecocks
Over: 8.5 (+130)
Under: 8.5 (-150)
Virginia Tech Hokies
Over: 9 (-120)
Under: 9 (even)
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Over: 8.5 (+105)
Under: 8.5 (-125)
Michigan State Spartans
Over: 8.5 (even)
Under: 8.5 (-120)
West Virginia Mountaineers
Over: 8.5 (+115)
Under: 8.5 (-135)
Boise State Broncos
Over: 9.5 (-155)
Under: 9.5 (+135)
TCU Horned Frogs
Over: 7.5 (-140)
Under: 7.5 (+120)
Clemson Tigers
Over: 8.5 (+105)
Under: 8.5 (-125)
Tennessee Volunteers
Over: 7.5 (even)
Under: 7.5 (-120)
BYU Cougars
Over: 8.5 (-135)
Under: 8.5 (+115)
Utah Utes
Over: 8 (-110)
Under: 8 (-110)
Missouri Tigers
Over: 6.5 (-130)
Under: 6.5 (+110)
Kansas State Wildcats
Over: 7 (+120)
Under: 7 (-140)
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Over: 7 (-150)
Under: 7 (+130)
Louisville Cardinals
Over: 8 (-135)
Under: 8 (+115)
UCLA Bruins
Over: 6 (-125)
Under: 6 (+105)
Nevada Wolfpack
Over: 8.5 (even)
Under: 8.5 (-120)
UNLV Rebels
Over: 3 (-135)
Under: 3 (+115)
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