NCAA Football Week 1 Odds and Preview

The new college football season has finally arrived. There will be games from Thursday to Monday. Here are the odds and preview for Week 1 of the season.

There are just two games featuring top 25 opponents. The first game is #13 Michigan State hosting #24 Boise State on Friday at 8:00 PM ET. According to the oddsmakers at America's Bookie, Michigan State is a 6½-point favorite while the total has been set at 46.

Both teams feature new starting quarterbacks as they attempt to continue their winning ways. Michigan State is coming off back-to-back 11-win season but they no longer have Kirk Cousins, the most prolific passer (9,131 yards, 66 touchdowns) in school history. Andrew Maxwell will be the new starting quarterback.

Boise State's Joe Southwick has even bigger shoes to fill in replacing Kellen Moore, who threw 142 career touchdowns and finished his career as the winningest quarterback (50-3) in NCAA history. This will be the fourth straight year that the Broncos are playing a high-profile opener, having defeated Oregon (2009), Virginia Tech (2010) and Georgia (2011) the past three years.

The other game featuring top 25 teams has #2 Alabama facing #8 Michigan on Saturday at 8:00 PM ET. According to the oddsmakers at America's Bookie, Alabama enters the game as a 13½-point favorite over Michigan, while the total has been set at 45½. Alabama is the defending national champion and they have not lost a non-conference game since 2008. Michigan on the other hand is coming off an 11-2 season. The Wolverines have explosive quarterback Denard Robinson but the Crimson Tide have an edge because of their size and speed.

Odds:

Thursday, August 30

South Carolina -6½
Vanderbilt          

Over/Under 45

Central Florida -23½
Akron

Over/Under 46½

Eastern Michigan +3½
Ball State

Over/Under 56½

Texas A&M -7½
Louisiana Tech

Over/Under 60½

Massachusetts +24
Connecticut

UCLA -16
Rice

Over/Under 56

Washington State +12½
BYU

Over/Under 62

Minnesota -8½
UNLV

Over/Under 50

Friday, August 31

Tennessee -3
North Carolina State

Over/Under 52½

Boise State +6½
Michigan State

Over/Under 46

San Jose State +25½
Stanford

Over/Under 52½

Saturday, September 1

Notre Dame -16
Navy

Over/Under 57

Marshall +24
West Virginia

Over/Under 64½

Ohio +6
Penn State

Over/Under 44½

Northwestern -1½
Syracuse

Over/Under 54

Miami (Ohio) +23
Ohio State

Over/Under 48

Western Michigan +10
Illinois

Over/Under 50½

Tulsa -1½
Iowa State

Over/Under 52

Nevada +10½
California

Over/Under 55½

Southern Mississippi +19½
Nebraska

Over/Under 52½

Miami -2
Boston College

Over/Under 44

Iowa -10
Northern Illinois

Over/Under 50½

Colorado -6½
Colorado State

Over/Under 47

Buffalo +37½
Georgia

OVer/Under 53½

Bowling Green +28½
Florida

Over/Under 48

Wyoming +30
Texas

Over/Under 51

Texas State +36½
Houston

Clemson -3½
Auburn

Over/Under 55½

Hawaii +40
USC

Over/Under 62½
 
Michigan +13½
Alabama

Over/Under 45½

Rutgers -20
Tulane

Over/Under 48

Oklahoma -30½
UTEP

Over/Under 62½

Toledo +10
Arizona

Over/Under 61

San Diego State +14½
Washington

Over/Under 60½

Troy -6
UAB

Over/Under 62½

Florida International +3½
Duke

Over/Under 53

North Texas +43½
LSU

Over/Under 52

Arkansas State +35½
Oregon

Over/Under 67½

Sunday, September 2

Kentucky +13½
Louisville

Over/Under 42½

SMU +10½
Baylor

Over/Under 58

Monday, September 3

Georgia Tech +7½
Virginia Tech

Over/Under 48½

Odds provided by America's Bookie