http://www.outkickthecoverage.com/college-football-game-of-the-year-lines.php all lines by team: http://pregame.com/pregame-forums/f/12/t/619573.aspx Saturday, August 31 LSU (-4) vs TCU ** Arlington, TX Saturday, September 21 Auburn @ LSU (-18) Saturday, September 28 LSU @ Georgia (-6) Saturday, October 5 LSU (-9) @ Mississippi St Saturday, October 12 Florida @ LSU (-4) Saturday, October 19 LSU @ Ole Miss (-2) Saturday, November 9 LSU @ Alabama (-11.5) Saturday, November 23 Texas A&M @ LSU (-1) Saturday, November 30 Arkansas @ LSU (-17)
notes from RJ Bell (vegas insider, ESPN radio host, CEO of Pregame.com) RJ Bell @RJinVegas 5h Alabama -6 at Texas A&M, and -11.5 hosting LSU. Otherwise, Tide favored by at least 17 points in EVERY game. RJ Bell @RJinVegas 5h Alabama has been favored in 41 straight games. Crimson Tide favored in all TEN 2013 games released by Golden Nugget today. RJ Bell @RJinVegas 4h Auburn +24 hosting Alabama, the biggest home underdog for Auburn in recorded spread history (since 1980) - via Golden Nugget RJ Bell @RJinVegas 3h Georgia -6 hosting LSU (via Golden Nugget). Only once EVER (1999) have #Dawgs been this big a favorite over #Tigers. RJ Bell @RJinVegas 3h Georgia -4 over Florida. Only once since 1992 has #Dawgs been this big of a favorite over #Gators. RJ Bell @RJinVegas 1h Ohio State favored in every #CFB game this season (via Golden Nugget). -6 at Mich, -8 at N'Western, double digit all others. RJ Bell @RJinVegas 2h USC plays Oregon St for 26th time in recorded Vegas history this season. First time EVER #Trojans underdogs (+2 on road) RJ Bell @RJinVegas 2h Penn State underdogs by a field goal or more in only 2 games (at Ohio St; at Wisconsin) - via Golden Nugget. #CFB RJ Bell @RJinVegas 2h Oregon favored in EVERY game (via Golden Nugget). Closest game: -4 at Stanford. Every other game -12 or more! RJ Bell @RJinVegas 3h Notre Dame underdogs in only ONE GAME this season: +5.5 at Stanford the last game of the season (via Golden Nugget) RJ Bell @RJinVegas 2h 3rd year in a row Notre Dame favored (-5) over USC. #Trojans were favored over #Irish 10 straight years before that. RJ Bell @RJinVegas 3h Louisville favored in EVERY GAME this season (via Golden Nugget). Closest: -3 at Cincinnati. Every other game double digits! RJ Bell @RJinVegas 3h 3rd time in last 5 seasons Clemson favored over Florida St (-2 via Golden Nugget). It had NEVER happened before that.
Hard to say what advantage they are giving Ole Miss at home. If they are giving Ole Miss three at home, they are also thinking LSU is a better team by a point. The thing about the Rebels that is probably catching their eye is the increase of right at 17 points per contest last season. They were scoring right at 34 points a game at home last year versus 22 on the road. It's all about the point production at home versus the road when determining home field advantage. 52 for the over/under versus Georgia is interesting.
They think Ole Miss is a "trap" game for LSU, coming off three straight tough games with Georgia, State, and Florida.
The telling signs of an amazing run Bama has been on. Bama being the favorite in 41 straight games. Being a 24 point favorite over the barn at the barn, priceless.
Don't get me wrong Ole Miss could very well beat us, they always play us either very close or we beat the shit out of them, and have pulled off a few big wins vs us in the past decade and change.
