It's been five years since Alabama has been an underdog. That streak is in jeopardy, according to the first college football lines posted Friday in Las Vegas.
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<figcaption class="photoCaption">Ohio State is the No. 1 team going into 2015 according to one Las Vegas sportsbook. <cite>Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports</cite></figcaption></figure></aside>The Golden Nugget sportsbook released point spreads on more than 150 games Friday afternoon. The line on Alabama's trip to Georgia on Oct. 3 opened at pick 'em.
The Crimson Tide enter the season having been favored in 68 consecutive games. It's the longest streak in the modern era and dates back to the 2009 SEC championship game, when Tim Tebow's Florida Gators were a 5.5-point favorite over Alabama. The Tide rolled over the Gators 32-13 and have been in the role of favorite in every game since.
Alabama is favored in the eight other games that made the opening board at the Nugget, including by 3.5 at Auburn in the Nov. 28 Iron Bowl. Alabama opened as a 10-point favorite over Wisconsin in a Week 1 SEC-Big Ten showdown at AT&T Stadium.
Other notable Week 1 lines include Auburn as an 11.5-point favorite over Louisville in a game to be played in Atlanta, Texas A&M minus-3 over Arizona State in Houston, Notre Dame minus-7.5 vs. Texas and Ohio State minus-16 at Virginia Tech.
The Buckeyes are the No. 1 team by a significant margin in Golden Nugget oddsmaker Aaron Kessler's power ratings. Kessler told ESPN Chalk that TCU and Baylor are second and third, respectively. Four Ohio State's games made the opening board. The Buckeyes are favored by double digits in all of them, including by 16 at Michigan.
This is the ninth year in a row the Golden Nugget has been the first Las Vegas sportsbook to open betting on individual college football games. It's become an event that attracts bettors from all over. The sportsbook will take $1,000 limit bets on the games, some of which don't kick off for five months.
Thursday, Sept. 3
Michigan at Utah -4
TCU -18 at Minnesota
Friday, Sept. 4
Washington at Boise State -13
Saturday, Sept. 5
Wisconsin vs. Alabama -10 (Arlington, Texas)
Louisville vs. Auburn -11.5 (Atlanta, Ga.)
Arizona State vs. Texas A&M -3 (Houston)
Texas at Notre Dame -7.5
Virginia at UCLA -17
BYU at Nebraska -6
Monday, Sept. 7
Ohio State -16 at Virginia Tech
Saturday, Sept. 12
LSU -3 at Mississippi State
UCLA -32 at UNLV
Oklahoma at Tennessee -3
Notre Dame -9 at Virginia
Oregon State at Michigan -14
Iowa -4.5 at Iowa State
Marshall -3.5 at Ohio University
Boise State -6 at BYU
Oregon at Michigan State -1
Thursday, Sept. 17
Clemson -3 at Louisville
Saturday, Sept. 19
Auburn at LSU -4
UNLV at Michigan -33
Ole Miss at Alabama -9.5
South Carolina at Georgia -11
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame -2
Nebraska at Miami, Fla. PK
Stanford at USC -4
BYU at UCLA -14
Colorado -1.5 vs. Colorado State (Denver)
Thursday, Sept. 24
Cincinnati at Memphis -2
Friday, Sept. 25
Boise State -9 at Virginia
Saturday, Sept. 26
LSU -20 at Syracuse
UCLA at Arizona PK
USC -1 at Arizona State
Utah at Oregon -14
Oklahoma State at Texas -2.5
BYU at Michigan -7
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas -6.5 (Arlington, Texas)
Mississippi State at Auburn -8
Tennessee -2.5 at Florida
Thursday, Oct. 1
Miami, Fla. at Cincinnati -2.5
Saturday, Oct. 3
UNLV at Nevada -14
Ole Miss -6 at Florida
Alabama at Georgia PK
South Carolina at Missouri -11
Arkansas at Tennessee -1
Mississippi State at Texas A&M -6.5
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech -9
Arizona at Stanford -7.5
Arizona State at UCLA -6
Oregon -16 at Colorado
Army at Penn State -28
West Virginia at Oklahoma -10
Kansas State at Oklahoma State -4
Texas at TCU -21
Notre Dame at Clemson -3.5
Thursday, Oct. 8
Washington at Southern Cal -19
Saturday, Oct. 10
LSU -8 at South Carolina
Georgia Tech at Clemson -3
Arkansas at Alabama -7.5
Florida at Missouri -10
Georgia at Tennessee PK
Miami (FL) at Florida State -14.5
Virginia at Pittsburgh -6
Boise State -12 at Colorado State
TCU -11 at Kansas State
Oklahoma -6.5 vs. Texas (Dallas, Texas)
Oklahoma State at West Virginia -5
Wisconsin -1 at Nebraska
Navy at Notre Dame -14
Thursday, Oct. 15
UCLA at Stanford -4.5
Auburn -9 at Kentucky
Friday, Oct. 16
UNLV at Fresno State -12
Boise State -9.5 at Utah State
Saturday, Oct. 17
Florida at LSU -14
Arizona State at Utah -2
USC at Notre Dame PK
Oregon -15 at Washington
Louisville at Florida State -12
Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech -14
Virginia Tech at Miami, Fla. -6
Missouri at Georgia -8.5
Alabama -7 at Texas A&M
West Virginia at Baylor -17
TCU -29 at Iowa State
Oklahoma -3 at Kansas State
Michigan State -4.5 at Michigan
Penn State at Ohio State -19
Saturday, Oct. 24
Utah at USC -7
Kansas State at Texas -2
Tennessee at Alabama -10
Auburn at Arkansas -6.5
Texas A&M at Ole Miss -4
Clemson -4.5 at Miami, Fla.
Florida State at Georgia Tech PK
Thursday, Oct. 29
Oregon -5 at Arizona State
West Virginia at TCU -20
Saturday, Oct. 31
Boise State -28.5 at UNLV
Central Florida at Cincinnati -6
Georgia Tech -10 at Virginia
Ole Miss at Auburn -4
Florida vs. Georgia -12 (Jacksonville, Fla.)
South Carolina at Texas A&M -10
Oregon State at Utah -16
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015
Northern Illinois at Toledo -3
Thursday, Nov. 5
Mississippi State at Missouri, -6
Baylor -12 at Kansas State
Saturday, Nov. 7
LSU at Alabama -9
Arkansas at Ole Miss -1
Auburn -1.5 at Texas A&M
TCU -11 at Oklahoma State
Michigan State -6 at Nebraska
Florida State at Clemson -2
Virginia at Miami, Fla. -6.5
Notre Dame -3 at Pittsburgh
Arizona at USC -7.5
Thursday, Nov. 12
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech -9.5
Friday, Nov. 13
USC -12 at Colorado
Saturday, Nov. 14
Arkansas at LSU -1.5
Utah at Arizona -3
Oregon at Stanford PK
Alabama -9 at Mississippi State
Florida at South Carolina -2.5
Oklahoma at Baylor -13
BYU at Missouri -12
Saturday, Nov. 21
San Diego State -16 at UNLV
LSU at Ole Miss PK
Fresno State at BYU -18
TCU -5 at Oklahoma
Baylor -10 at Oklahoma State
Michigan State at Ohio State -14
Michigan at Penn State -4.5
Mississippi State at Arkansas -10
Tennessee at Missouri -2.5
USC at Oregon -6.5
Georgia Tech -6 at Miami, Fla.
Arizona at Arizona State -3
UCLA -1 at Utah
California at Stanford -13
<article class="ad-300"></article>Friday, Nov. 27
Baylor at TCU -6
Oregon State at Oregon -22.5
Washington State at Washington -4.5
Iowa at Nebraska -7
Texas A&M at LSU -7.5
Kansas State -24 at Kansas
Oklahoma -3 at Oklahoma State
BYU at Utah State PK
Ohio State -16 at Michigan
Penn State at Michigan State -12
UCLA at USC -3
Colorado at Utah -13.5
Notre Dame at Stanford -3
North Carolina at NC State -6
Virginia Tech -4 at Virginia
Missouri at Arkansas -7
Alabama -3.5 at Auburn
Florida State -4 at Florida
Georgia -1 at Georgia Tech
Louisville -2.5 at Kentucky
Ole Miss -2 at Mississippi
Clemson -3 at South Carolina
Vanderbilt at Tennessee -17
Saturday, Dec. 5
Texas at Baylor -18
West Virginia at Kansas State -5
Saturday, Dec. 12
Navy -13 vs. Army, Philadelp
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<figcaption class="photoCaption">Ohio State is the No. 1 team going into 2015 according to one Las Vegas sportsbook. <cite>Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports</cite></figcaption></figure></aside>The Golden Nugget sportsbook released point spreads on more than 150 games Friday afternoon. The line on Alabama's trip to Georgia on Oct. 3 opened at pick 'em.The Crimson Tide enter the season having been favored in 68 consecutive games. It's the longest streak in the modern era and dates back to the 2009 SEC championship game, when Tim Tebow's Florida Gators were a 5.5-point favorite over Alabama. The Tide rolled over the Gators 32-13 and have been in the role of favorite in every game since.
Alabama is favored in the eight other games that made the opening board at the Nugget, including by 3.5 at Auburn in the Nov. 28 Iron Bowl. Alabama opened as a 10-point favorite over Wisconsin in a Week 1 SEC-Big Ten showdown at AT&T Stadium.
Other notable Week 1 lines include Auburn as an 11.5-point favorite over Louisville in a game to be played in Atlanta, Texas A&M minus-3 over Arizona State in Houston, Notre Dame minus-7.5 vs. Texas and Ohio State minus-16 at Virginia Tech.
The Buckeyes are the No. 1 team by a significant margin in Golden Nugget oddsmaker Aaron Kessler's power ratings. Kessler told ESPN Chalk that TCU and Baylor are second and third, respectively. Four Ohio State's games made the opening board. The Buckeyes are favored by double digits in all of them, including by 16 at Michigan.
This is the ninth year in a row the Golden Nugget has been the first Las Vegas sportsbook to open betting on individual college football games. It's become an event that attracts bettors from all over. The sportsbook will take $1,000 limit bets on the games, some of which don't kick off for five months.
Thursday, Sept. 3
Michigan at Utah -4
TCU -18 at Minnesota
Friday, Sept. 4
Washington at Boise State -13
Saturday, Sept. 5
Wisconsin vs. Alabama -10 (Arlington, Texas)
Louisville vs. Auburn -11.5 (Atlanta, Ga.)
Arizona State vs. Texas A&M -3 (Houston)
Texas at Notre Dame -7.5
Virginia at UCLA -17
BYU at Nebraska -6
Monday, Sept. 7
Ohio State -16 at Virginia Tech
Saturday, Sept. 12
LSU -3 at Mississippi State
UCLA -32 at UNLV
Oklahoma at Tennessee -3
Notre Dame -9 at Virginia
Oregon State at Michigan -14
Iowa -4.5 at Iowa State
Marshall -3.5 at Ohio University
Boise State -6 at BYU
Oregon at Michigan State -1
Thursday, Sept. 17
Clemson -3 at Louisville
Saturday, Sept. 19
Auburn at LSU -4
UNLV at Michigan -33
Ole Miss at Alabama -9.5
South Carolina at Georgia -11
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame -2
Nebraska at Miami, Fla. PK
Stanford at USC -4
BYU at UCLA -14
Colorado -1.5 vs. Colorado State (Denver)
Thursday, Sept. 24
Cincinnati at Memphis -2
Friday, Sept. 25
Boise State -9 at Virginia
Saturday, Sept. 26
LSU -20 at Syracuse
UCLA at Arizona PK
USC -1 at Arizona State
Utah at Oregon -14
Oklahoma State at Texas -2.5
BYU at Michigan -7
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas -6.5 (Arlington, Texas)
Mississippi State at Auburn -8
Tennessee -2.5 at Florida
Thursday, Oct. 1
Miami, Fla. at Cincinnati -2.5
Saturday, Oct. 3
UNLV at Nevada -14
Ole Miss -6 at Florida
Alabama at Georgia PK
South Carolina at Missouri -11
Arkansas at Tennessee -1
Mississippi State at Texas A&M -6.5
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech -9
Arizona at Stanford -7.5
Arizona State at UCLA -6
Oregon -16 at Colorado
Army at Penn State -28
West Virginia at Oklahoma -10
Kansas State at Oklahoma State -4
Texas at TCU -21
Notre Dame at Clemson -3.5
Thursday, Oct. 8
Washington at Southern Cal -19
Saturday, Oct. 10
LSU -8 at South Carolina
Georgia Tech at Clemson -3
Arkansas at Alabama -7.5
Florida at Missouri -10
Georgia at Tennessee PK
Miami (FL) at Florida State -14.5
Virginia at Pittsburgh -6
Boise State -12 at Colorado State
TCU -11 at Kansas State
Oklahoma -6.5 vs. Texas (Dallas, Texas)
Oklahoma State at West Virginia -5
Wisconsin -1 at Nebraska
Navy at Notre Dame -14
Thursday, Oct. 15
UCLA at Stanford -4.5
Auburn -9 at Kentucky
Friday, Oct. 16
UNLV at Fresno State -12
Boise State -9.5 at Utah State
Saturday, Oct. 17
Florida at LSU -14
Arizona State at Utah -2
USC at Notre Dame PK
Oregon -15 at Washington
Louisville at Florida State -12
Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech -14
Virginia Tech at Miami, Fla. -6
Missouri at Georgia -8.5
Alabama -7 at Texas A&M
West Virginia at Baylor -17
TCU -29 at Iowa State
Oklahoma -3 at Kansas State
Michigan State -4.5 at Michigan
Penn State at Ohio State -19
Saturday, Oct. 24
Utah at USC -7
Kansas State at Texas -2
Tennessee at Alabama -10
Auburn at Arkansas -6.5
Texas A&M at Ole Miss -4
Clemson -4.5 at Miami, Fla.
Florida State at Georgia Tech PK
Thursday, Oct. 29
Oregon -5 at Arizona State
West Virginia at TCU -20
Saturday, Oct. 31
Boise State -28.5 at UNLV
Central Florida at Cincinnati -6
Georgia Tech -10 at Virginia
Ole Miss at Auburn -4
Florida vs. Georgia -12 (Jacksonville, Fla.)
South Carolina at Texas A&M -10
Oregon State at Utah -16
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015
Northern Illinois at Toledo -3
Thursday, Nov. 5
Mississippi State at Missouri, -6
Baylor -12 at Kansas State
Saturday, Nov. 7
LSU at Alabama -9
Arkansas at Ole Miss -1
Auburn -1.5 at Texas A&M
TCU -11 at Oklahoma State
Michigan State -6 at Nebraska
Florida State at Clemson -2
Virginia at Miami, Fla. -6.5
Notre Dame -3 at Pittsburgh
Arizona at USC -7.5
Thursday, Nov. 12
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech -9.5
Friday, Nov. 13
USC -12 at Colorado
Saturday, Nov. 14
Arkansas at LSU -1.5
Utah at Arizona -3
Oregon at Stanford PK
Alabama -9 at Mississippi State
Florida at South Carolina -2.5
Oklahoma at Baylor -13
BYU at Missouri -12
Saturday, Nov. 21
San Diego State -16 at UNLV
LSU at Ole Miss PK
Fresno State at BYU -18
TCU -5 at Oklahoma
Baylor -10 at Oklahoma State
Michigan State at Ohio State -14
Michigan at Penn State -4.5
Mississippi State at Arkansas -10
Tennessee at Missouri -2.5
USC at Oregon -6.5
Georgia Tech -6 at Miami, Fla.
Arizona at Arizona State -3
UCLA -1 at Utah
California at Stanford -13
<article class="ad-300"></article>Friday, Nov. 27
Baylor at TCU -6
Oregon State at Oregon -22.5
Washington State at Washington -4.5
Iowa at Nebraska -7
Texas A&M at LSU -7.5
Kansas State -24 at Kansas
Oklahoma -3 at Oklahoma State
BYU at Utah State PK
Ohio State -16 at Michigan
Penn State at Michigan State -12
UCLA at USC -3
Colorado at Utah -13.5
Notre Dame at Stanford -3
North Carolina at NC State -6
Virginia Tech -4 at Virginia
Missouri at Arkansas -7
Alabama -3.5 at Auburn
Florida State -4 at Florida
Georgia -1 at Georgia Tech
Louisville -2.5 at Kentucky
Ole Miss -2 at Mississippi
Clemson -3 at South Carolina
Vanderbilt at Tennessee -17
Saturday, Dec. 5
Texas at Baylor -18
West Virginia at Kansas State -5
Saturday, Dec. 12
Navy -13 vs. Army, Philadelp
