Texas Longhorns football headlines Week 2 action with a Top 25 matchup at Michigan against the … [+]
The second full week of the college football season is always an adjustment period for both the leading online sportsbooks and bettors. There are changes and adjustments from the opening AP Top 25 poll and point spreads, and it includes the top 10 after Florida State lost a second-straight ACC contest as a double-digit favorite to drop out of the Top 25.
Other big Top 25 matchups to kick off Week 1 included mini upsets by Notre Dame over Texas A&M out of the SEC, 23-13 in a game that was tied with less than 2 minutes remaining in the contest. So was the LSU-USC game in the Vegas Kickoff Classic until the Trojans went 75 yards in eight plays to score the go-ahead TD in the closing seconds for a 27-20 win in their first game as a member of the Big Ten.
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AP Top 25 Week 2 Matchups and Odds
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Georgia received 57 first place votes and Ohio State the other 5 to start Week 2.
Saturday, Sept. 7
No. 1 Georgia (NL) vs. Tennessee Tech | 12 p.m. ET | SEC Network
No. 2 Ohio State (-37.5) vs. Western Michigan | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
No. 3 Texas (-7.5) at No. 10 Michigan | 12 p.m. | FOX
No. 4 Alabama (-30.5) vs. South Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN
No. 5 Ole Miss (-41.5) vs. Middle Tennessee | 4:15 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 6 Notre Dame (-28.5) vs. Northern Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | NBC
No. 7 Oregon (-18.5) vs. Boise State | 10 p.m. | Peacock
No. 8 Penn State (-34.5) vs. Bowling Green | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
No. 9 Missouri (-34.5) vs. Buffalo | 7 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
No. 11 Utah (-14.5) vs. Baylor | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
No. 12 Miami (NL) vs. Florida A&M | 6 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
No. 13 USC (-28.5) vs. Utah State | 11 p.m. | Big Ten Network
No. 14 Tennessee (-7.5) vs. No. 24 NC State (Charlotte) | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
No. 15 Oklahoma (-29.5) vs. Houston | 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 16 Oklahoma State (-7.5) vs. Arkansas | 12 p.m. | ABC
No. 17 Kansas State (-9.5) at Tulane | 12 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
No 18 LSU (NL) vs. Nicholls | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+/SECN+
No. 19 Kansas (-5.5) at Illinois | 7 p.m. | FS1
No. 20 Arizona (NL) vs. Northern Arizona | 10 p.m. | Big 12/ESPN+
No. 21 Iowa (-2.5) vs. Iowa State | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
No. 22 Louisville (-28.5) vs. Jacksonville State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX
No. 23 Georgia Tech ( ) at Syracuse | 12 p.m. | ACC Network
No. 25 Clemson (-17.5) vs. Appalachian State | 8 p.m. | ACC Network
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 97, Boston College 49, Boise St. 47, Iowa St. 32, Memphis 27, Nebraska 27, SMU 23, Washington 20, Liberty 12, Vanderbilt 8, Wisconsin 8, Auburn 8, Tulane 4, North Carolina 4, UTSA 3, Appalachian St. 3, Kentucky 2, West Virginia 2, Arkansas 2, UNLV 1, Colorado 1.
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The top teams in the ACC moved up and down sharply. Florida State makes the biggest fall after an 0-2 start dropping from No. 10 out of the Top 25 and not receiving others receiving votes. The Seminoles were undefeated in the regular season in 2023. Clemson falls from No. 14 to No. 25 after an embarrasing 34-3 loss to No. 1 Georgia. Miami moves up sharply from No. 19 to No. 12.
Three teams move from unranked and into the Top 25 – Lousiville, Georgia Tech and NC State. Oregon drops from No. 3 to No. 7 with the least impressive, or margin win in Week 1. Southern Cal (USC) has one of the more impressive wins against another top-rated team LSU and the Trojans move up from No. 23 to 13 in the AP Top 25 poll.
Notable Line Moves Week 2
Point spread moves from early Week 2 opening odds.
- Ohio State -36 to -37.5
- Texas -5 to -7.5
- Ole Miss -40.5 to -41.5
- Notre Dame -29.5 to -28.5
- Oregon -20 to -18.5
- Utah -17 to -14.5
- Oklahoma -28.5 to -29.5
- Oklahoma State -9 to -7.5
- Kansas -3 to -7.5
- Louisville -24 to -28.5
Non Top 25 games had biggest line moves along with Louisville. Also, 12 college football game totals moved at least 4.5 points so far from the opening over/under numbers at Circa Sports in Las Vegas.
According to ESPN’s 2024 College Football Power Index, Georgia ranks tops in the nation at 29.6 followed by Alabama and Texas.
Texas at Michigan
No. 3 Texas from the SEC at No. 10 Michigan in the Big Ten at the Big House in Ann Arbor headlines the biggest games in Week 2 action and just the second time these two storied progams meet on the gridion. Last time was 2005 Rose Bowl, and it was a thrilling win for Texas 36-35. The Longhorns were not looking ahead to this matchup last week as they crushed Colorado State 52-0. Texas took early money vs. Michigan with the line opening -5 and now up to -7.5. It’s the first time since late Nov. 2021 that Michigan is a home underdog, and they beat the Buckeyes in that role and contest in 2021. The Wolverines have also won 16 games in a row, 41-3 their last 44 contests including the national championship win, and 23 straight home wins in Ann Arbor.
Tennessee at NC State
Neutral field in Charlotte for No. 14 Tennessee vs. No. 24 NC State from the ACC. The Volunteers will wear their smokey gray uniforms with orange trim. Former five-star prospect QB Nico Iamaleava passed for 314 yards and 3 TD’s in Tennessee’s Week 1 romp over FCS foe Chattanooga, 69-3. Head coach Josh Heupel’s frenetic offense is back at it after playing at the fastest pace last year (tied with TCU among Power conference teams) running a play every 21.3 seconds. NC State had just a 4-point lead last week into the 4th quarter against FCS Western Carolina before pulling away for a 38-21 win with more than 500 yards total offense and similar 318 passing yards and 3 TD’s for QB Grayson McCall.
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