re: OFFICIAL Week 1 CFB Bet Thread™

Seriously. Already laid some down on the Wash State over 24, just waiting for the Oregon/ Ark State game to come out to jump all over that one. What do you think it'll be at? 64-65?

Other than checking out returning starters and qb's does anyone have any other info they gather for early season games? BTW I love the thread each week, lot of good info.

i felt confident in a 34-14 type bama victory...but now yall are making me reluctant....Im super nervous about Tennessee game but it will be my first game in vegas so i gotta lay something....im hoping line gets around UT -1 since Rodgers is out

Updated spreads, moneylines, and O/Us from Sportsbook

Thursday, 8/30
South Carolina (-7) at Vanderbilt, moneyline: -270 USCe, +230 Vanderbilt, O/U 46
Texas A&M (-6.5) v. Louisiana Tech (Shreveport), moneyline: -280 TAMU, +240 LA Tech, O/U 62.5
Washington State at BYU (-13.5), moneyline: -500 BYU, +400 WA State, O/U 61
Minnesota (-9) at UNLV, moneyline: -310 Minnesota, +255 UNLV, O/U 50

Friday, 8/31
Tennessee (-3.5) v. NC State (Atlanta), O/U 53
Boise State at Michigan State (-7), O/U 45.5
San Jose State at Stanford (-25.5), O/U 52

Saturday, 9/1
Miami-Ohio at Ohio State (-23) (up 0.5)
Tulsa (-1) at Iowa State (down 0.5)
Hawaii at USC (-40) (up 1.0)
Oklahoma (-30.5) at UTEP (up 0.5)

Sunday, 9/2
Louisville (-13.5) at Kentucky (down 0.5)

For shits and giggles, here is my wagering history on CFB from the 2011 season:

Week 1
Parlay:
Kentucky (-20) v. Western Kentucky (Nashville)
Memphis at Mississippi State (-27.5)
Results:
L, 0-1 overall
Mississippi State covered by a large margin but Kentucky shite the bed and only won by 11.

Straight wager:
South Carolina (-21) v. East Carolina (Charlotte)
Results:
L, 0-2 overall
Carolina only won by 19.

Straight wager:
Kent State at Alabama (-21 first half)
Results:
W, 1-2 overall
Alabama was up 24-0 at the half

Straight wager:
SMU at Texas A&M (over 55.5)
Results:
W, 2-2 overall
The final total score was 60.

Week 2
Straight wager:
Oregon State at Wisconsin (-19)
Results:
W, 3-2 overall
Wisconsin rolled to a 35-0 victory

Straight wager:
UAB at Florida (-21.5)
Results:
W, 4-2 overall
Florida curbstomped UAB and won 39-0

Week 3
Straight wager:
Oklahoma (-3.5) at Florida State
Results:
W, 5-2 overall
Oklahoma won 23-13

Parlay:
Texas (-3.5) at UCLA
Wisconsin (-16.5) v. Northern Illinois (Chicago)
Results:
W, 6-2 overall
Texas rolled to a 49-20 victory. Wisconsin crushed NIU 49-7

Week 4
Straight wager:
LSU (-165) at Mississippi State
Results:
W, 7-2 overall
LSU won 19-6

Straight wager:
Nebraska (-23) at Wyoming
Results:
W, 8-2 overall
Nebraska won 38-14

Straight wager:
SMU (-22.5) at Memphis
Results:
W, 9-2 overall
SMU rolled 42-0

Week 5
Straight wager:
Georgia Tech (-12) at NC State
Results:
L, 9-3 overall
Georgia Tech only won by ten points, 45-35

Straight wager:
Texas Tech (-7) at Kansas
Results:
W, 10-3 overall
TTU won 45-34

Week 6
Ten-point teaser:
Boise State (-10.5) at Fresno State
Cal at Oregon (-14)
Vanderbilt at Alabama (-19)
Results:
W, 11-3 overall
Boise State won by 50, Oregon won by 28, and Alabama won by 36

Week 7
Ten-point teaser:
Alabama (-15) at Ole Miss
LSU (-4.5) at Tennessee
Stanford (-10) at Washington State
Results:
W, 12-3 overall
Alabama won by 45, LSU won by 31, and Stanford won by 30

Week 8
Ten-point teaser
Arkansas (-7) at Ole Miss
Nebraska (-15) at Minnesota
Tennessee at Alabama (-18)
Results:
L, 12-4 overall
Nebraska and Bama covered, but Arkansas only won by 5

Week 9
Ten-point teaser:
Arkansas (-0.5) at Vanderbilt
Ole Miss at Auburn (-0.5)
Mississippi State (0) at Kentucky
Results:
W, 13-4 overall
Arkansas won by three, Auburn won by 18, and Mississippi State won by 12

Week 11
Ten-point teaser:
Alabama (-8.5) at Mississippi State
Duke at Virginia (0)
Tennessee at Arkansas (-4.5)
Results:
W, 14-4 overall
Alabama won by 17, Virginia won by 10, and Arkansas won by 42

Week 12
Ten-point teaser (for my biggest bet ever, $252.08 to win $210.07):
FAU at Troy (-0.5)
Georgia Tech (0) at Duke
North Carolina at Virginia Tech (-0.5)
Results:
W, 15-4 overall
Troy won by 27, Georgia Tech won by 7, and Virginia Tech nearly gave me a heart attack and won by 3

Week 13
Ten-point teaser:
Illinois (-0.5) at Minnesota
UCLA at USC (-4.5)
UTEP at Central Florida (0)
Results:
L, 15-5 overall
USC won by 50, Central Florida won by 17, but Illinois got their arse spanked and lost by 20.

Overall, 15-5 is a damn good year. The initial deposit in my account was $20.00 and I ended the season with $400.00

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pay day = deposit in 5dimes account

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I bet that many games in 3 weeks

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2 weeks for me.

Every couple of weeks, I set aside about $50 to $100 and try to win 5 consecutive bets, rolling everything over into the next.

I started with the Pats on MNF vs the Dolphins, hit the Thursday night CFB game, the Friday night CFB game, and an early start, mid-day start on Saturday followed by the Oklahoma State game to cap it off.

It works about once every year.

I did it with a free $100 sportsbook put in my account about 4 years ago since it was free money I didn't care so I bet it all over and over. Two weeks later, I had $5000 in my account.

They haven't given me anything free since.

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The tout in you is coming out. And it's not pretty.

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Whatever.

When you don't care one way or another if you lose the money (since it was free or you can afford to lose $50 or so) it's easier to bet games because you don't talk yourself out of bets.

Do I recommend doing that? Hell no. I just like to see if I can get 5 in a row with a small starting $.