Vegas Over/Under Win Totals Released (UM at 7, MSU at 7.5, ND at 8.5, no OSU)
Interesting #'s.....Auburn at 6?! Tenn at 6.5?!
Here are the opening season win totals:
Alabama 10 -120o
Oklahoma 10
Boise St. 10.5 –120o
LSU 9.5 -160u
Stanford 9 -150u
S. Carolina 9 -150u
Arkansas 8.5
Texas A&M 8.5 -120u
Georgia 8.5 -160o
Oklahoma State 8.5
Nebraska 9.5 -140o
Florida State 9.5 -130o
Virginia Tech 10
Wisconsin 9.5 -120o
Arizona St. 8 -120o
West Virginia 9.5 -140u
Florida 7.5 -130u
USC 7.5 -130o
Notre Dame 8.5 -130o
Texas 8
Miss State 7.5 -130u
Miami 8 -120u
Oregon St. 6.5 -130u
TCU 9 -130u
BYU 8.5 -150o
Missouri 7.5 -120o
Michigan State 7.5 -120o
Auburn 6 -155o
Tennessee 6.5 -120o
Penn St 7.5 -155o
North Carolina 8 -130o
Michigan 7 -130o
Utah 7.5 -120u
Nevada 8 -125u
UNLV 2.5 -130o
I gotta say, I think that's about right.
I'll take the over.
Last I checked 14 is greater than 7. I'll take the over as well please.
Push...
Auburn at 6? I don't expect them to be close to last year's team, but wow.
The only thing that irritates me more than Sparty and Ohio is that donkey Chizik.
Though I do hate the rest of the SEC too.
That's crazy. I didn't know it was already looking that bad for them this season. Should be hilarious to see how their season plays out.
What's a good web site to place bets? Haven't a clue but I'm betting Michigan gets to 8 wins.
I have a friend who swears by betus, but I've also heard that you need a certain amount in your account to start up. Either way, I'm interested in the answer to your question as well.
I'm interested in the answer as well; I think we've had threads on it a few times before, but I can't remember what they agreed upon.
You could find a trustworthy bookie (say, if you lived in A2), too.
That would be a great thread. I would start one myself but I'm so new here I don't have the points.
Ive always used Players Only. Never had a problem there.
I've used sportsbook.com and bodog.com. Both are offshore (sports betting websites are illegal in the U.S.). Just a word of caution though, it's really easy to deposit money into your account but it's a pain in the ass to get it back out. Both are about the same as far as that goes. Yes, very infrequently I've been lucky enough to be at a point where I COULD withdraw. And one more word of caution...DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT play the online table games. Just stick to sports betting. I got murdered at blackjack to the point where I really believed it was rigged.
Or, probably even better advice...don't gamble online.
Anyone know if conference championship game wins and bowl wins count toward these?
I was wondering that myself.
Vegas includes regular season games only. Most teams, obviously, play 12 games. Be aware that some teams will play 13 regular season games this year (Tulane, New Mexico State, Hawaii).
I thought ND was going to go 12-1 and make it to a BCS bowl? Is this O/U the steal of the century? Lou Holtz must be going crazy!
All joking aside, I think betting over on ND is a pretty smart bet.
Given Michigan's schedule, betting the over is probably a pretty safe bet. Beating seven isn't guaranteed, but getting a push at seven is a no-brainer.
They're almost certain to be at least 3-1 going into conference, and they play Minnesota and Purdue at home for an almost certain five wins. I think two of Northwestern, Iowa, and Illinois is pretty likely given their losses, which gets us to seven. They only need an upset against one of the toughest four games to get to eight and there isn't an elite team that will be almost impossible to beat on the schedule.
Have you got a link Knappster? I have more questions than answers.
is what I expected.
Who else thinks Wisconsin at 9.5 is a sure under?
Looking at their schedule I see nine wins they should get (UNLV, Oregon State, N Illinois, S Dakota, Indiana, Purdue, Minny, Illinois and PSU). Toss ups are Nebraska, OSU and MSU. I'd say it's tough, but not out of the question to get 10 wins out of that schedule (Nebraska is at Camp Randall, with MSU and OSU on the road).
Agree. Bielema + Expectations = Fail.
anyone have money i can borrow to put on TCU over 9 and WVU under 9.5?
I was thinking the same thing re. taking the under on WVU. No way they win 10+ this year.
under
7.5 lol. Vegas is really pumped for them.
I mean... to me the real indicator of our record will be San Diego State. If we lose to San Diego State I think we can expect maybe a 7-5 season. If we beat them though (Sure, they might have an edge in the passing offense/against our pass defense matchup) and that should be the case given the fact that they will run a west coast offense that Al Borges knows first hand and have lost quite a bit of their receiving talent, then I think 8-4 or 9-3 is the better bet.
But really, if we can get 9-3 then there's no reason why we shouldn't get 10-2 unless the losses come against MSU, Nebraska, and OSU. In terms of returning talent and talent only:
Nebraska>ND>Ohio>MSU>Iowa>Michigan>SDSU
>Illinois=Northwestern>Purdue>Western>Minnesota>Eastern
But given the circumstances, I see two scenarios after 5-1 going into East Lansing. If we beat Sparty, then 10-2. If we lose, then 7-5.
This is quite true, but I'd venture to say that who they are returning (Micah Hyde, Shaun Prater, Tyler Nielsen, Riley Reiff, James Ferentz, Marvin McNutt, Marcus Coker) are much better in combination and consistency than who we are returning. They are also all proven to be above-average B1G players. Michigan has a lot of unproven but high potential players like (Avery, Countess, Campbell, Gordon, Stokes, Hopkins, Rawls)
That being said, of course I think Michigan will win against Iowa this year.
You'd seriously take Iowa's returning starters over Michigan's?
Mike Martin, Craig Roh, Denard Robinson, Roy Roundtree, Junior Hemmingway, Darryl Stonum, Patrick Omameh, Taylor Lewan, Kevin Koger, Michale Shaw, Vincent Smith...
I'm not even done... I'd say you need to rethink that statement.
Michigan fans have every reason to be excited about who we have coming back.
Looking at that list actually fired me WAY up...let's go blue!
Usually they release spreads on certain games for each week of the season around this time.
Are these over/under's strictly for the regular season or do conference championship games and bowl games count?
Oof, that's a good number for Michigan, I'm inclined to take the over (8 - 4). Wouldn't be shocked with 7 - 5 or 9 - 3.
I'd take the over on UM and MSU. I think both teams can get to 8.
Thanks for the post. Since your post, The Greek has put up over/unders, including for OSU. Over/under for OSU is 9u -130.
Michigan 7o -150
Michigan State 7o -140
Iowa 8
Nebraska 10u -140
Notre Dame 9u -125
Penn State 8
Wisconsin 9o -150
http://thegreek.com/sports/home.asp
(Click "Football" then "2011 CFB Regular Season Wins"