Thursday Night College Football Games (Week 1 – 2010): Betting Report
Thursday Night College Football games for Week 1 of the 2010 season have a few heavy hitters in terms of betting.
The most wagered on games as of Thursday afternoon were USC, Ohio State, Minnesota U and Utah.
We should note that Sportsbook.com had the second most action on the day coming in on LSU. That team plays North Carolina Saturday night and had an amazing 95 percent of the betting action with a -6 ½ line. The line opened at -6 ½ and, despite the lopsided action, hasn’t moved at all. Gambling911.com suggests its readers consider betting on North Carolina at +6 ½.
Middle Tennessee had one of the biggest line moves of the week coming into Thursday night’s College Football games. They dropped from a -4 ½ home favorite to -1, and, as you can see, heavy action has come in on Minnesota.
Iowa State has gone from -3 to -4 ½ against Northern Illinois.
The oddsmakers are tempting gamblers to jump off board the USC bandwagon with a line move of -19 to -21 ½. They want action on Hawaii BAD!
This is one of the more popular Thursday night games with 91 percent of the action going towards USC.
Make Sportsbook.com your place for college football betting this season. While you are there, be sure to enter the $50,000 NFL Survivor Pool.
Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
