College Bowls opening odds, lines and point spread

The opening betting odds on the college bowls, including the line and spread on the football games.

College Bowls opening odds, lines and point spread For the early bird bettor, there isn't a better chance to cash on the odds and lines offered on the college bowl games after this season, than the opening odds. For those of you who like to take chances and possibly lock in the best odds on the college bowls, we have prepared a short list of the odds, point spread and betting lines offered by reputable online sportsbooks. Keep in mind that these odds and lines are only the beginning of what's coming in the next few weeks, and their adjustment is imminent. We have provided the odds and spread on the college bowls from two of the best online odds makers - Bodog Sports and Bookmaker. Please, note, that not all of the college bowls have been listed yet.

Starting with the most important college football game, the BCS Championship, LSU continues to be the odds favorite to win the national title with money line -175 at Bookmaker and Ohio State is still underdog with line +155. The point spread on the BCS Championship at Bodog Sports is sitting at -4.5 points chalk the Buckeyes. Ohio State is 5-2 against the spread in its last 7 games and LSU is 1-7-2 against the spread in its last 10 games. Lets briefly look at the Orange Bowl game between Kansas and Virginia Tech, before we publish the rest of the college bowls with their odds and lines. At Bookmaker Virginia Tech is odds favorite with money line -170 and Kansas is underdog with odds on winning the Orange Bowl at +150. At Bodog Sports the point spread on the Kansas vs. Virginia Tech bowl game is sitting at -3.5 points chalk the Hokies. Virginia Tech is 6-1 against the spread in its last 7 games and Kansas is 9-1 against the spread in its last 10 games.

Here is the list of the opening betting odds and lines on the college bowls at Bookmaker, the format is "Bowl game" - "Favorite college football team" - "point spread" - "odds/line":

Holiday Bowl: Texas -2.5 -140
Champs Sport Bowl: Boston College -3.5 -165
Texas Bowl: TCU -4 -175
Emerald Bowl: Oregon State -5.5 -210
Liberty Bowl: Central Florida -3 -155
Alamo Bowl: Penn State -5.5 -215
Independence Bowl: Alabama -3.5 -165
Sun Bowl: South Florida -6.5 -255
Chick-fil-a Bowl: Clemson -2 -130
Outback Bowl: Tennessee -3 -155
Cotton Bowl: Missouri -3 -155
Capital One Bowl: Florida -10 -415
Gator Bowl: Texas Tech -6 -245
Rose Bowl: USC -13.5 -500
Sugar Bowl: Georgia -8 -305
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma -7 -260
International Bowl: Rutgers -10 -400

Published on 12/16/2007