As Camp Begins, The Opening Lines Are Already Up

August 1st, 2012 10:40 AM║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink ║ Schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Tags: Auburn, FCS, SEC, Week One

When it comes to the casino sportsbooks in Las Vegas and sports betting sites, it’s never too early to post lines for games… or to adjust them. It’s August 1st and fall camps are opening across the SEC this week. Already, the opening lines for Week One action have gone up and — in some cases — been tweaked.

Just for kicks, here are some of the SEC’s opening lines as well as the current number (which is a composite of what most Vegas and web books are saying today).

SEC games against FCS opponents show no lines:

Game	Opening Line	Current Composite Line
Thursday, 8/30	S. Carolina -8 at Vanderbilt	S. Carolina -6.5, Vanderbilt +6.5
Thursday, 8/30	Texas A&M -11 vs La. Tech (Shreveport)	Texas A&M -8
Friday, 8/31	Tennessee -7 vs NC State (Atlanta)	Tennessee -3
Saturday, 9/1	Buffalo +37 at Georgia	Georgia -37
Saturday, 9/1	Bowling Green +23 at Florida	Florida -25
Saturday, 9/1	Clemson -3.5 vs Auburn (Atlanta)	Auburn +3.5
Saturday, 9/1	Alabama -11 vs Michigan (Arlington)	Alabama -11.5
Saturday, 9/1	North Texas +48 at LSU	LSU -45
Sunday, 9/2	Kentucky +13 at Louisville	Kentucky +13

As you can see, the only SEC underdogs in Week One are Vanderbilt (who is playing an SEC rival), Auburn and Kentucky.

The four SEC vs FCS schools that are represented are: Jacksonville State at Arkansas, Southeastern Louisiana at Missouri, Central Arkansas at Ole Miss, and Jackson State at Mississippi State.

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John at MrSEC moderator

All...

Oops is right. Missouri might actually find it hard to play SE Louisiana and Jackson State... if the Tigers played them on the same day. Mississippi State indeed plays Jackson State. I guess my fingers typed "Miss" and just finished with "ouri" instead of "issippi State."

Thanks for reading,

John

StephenTurner

it's Jackson State at Mississippi State, not Missouri.

HlywdMizzou

Oops. Quick fix needed. Missouri doesn't play SE Louisiana AND Jackson State that weekend.....

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