...in all the games they are playing. And while there is no "sure thing, easy money, etc." when it comes to betting there are some VERY attractive lines right now. LSU -7 at Florida -21 vs. Washington -10.5 at Auburn -17 vs. Mississippi State -8 at Texas A&M -26 vs. Mississippi -3 at Arkansas -2 at Alabama In.
I didn't notice that when I copied and pasted it... Not my mistake. No one has mentioned it in the comment section either...
This morning, ESPN, "The Herd" quoted LSU as a two point favorite over Bama at Baton Rogue. For what it's worth, Collin says that LSU will have the best defense in college football and beat Florida by more than the seven point spread at Florida, but predicted Bama over LSU straight up in Baton Rogue. Mr. Cowherd sure loves him some Saban.
I've never placed bets this early, too many variables btwn now and then but it sure is tempting.....I'm sure if both teams are undefeated come November along with the media's love for Saban would probably have Bama favored. I just dont see us losing at night, in our place with an extra week off to prepare and Bama will be coming off 4 straight SEC games with no off week before the LSU game.....but gambling is such a kick in the tits.....ah decisions! To bet now or not to bet.
Betting these days has gotten very difficult to find good odds. If these are all -110 bets, time value of money will not be worth the early out lay of cash, so bet baseball/golf/mma until the first week of football(Pre-season counts in betting, too). Also going against the odds are off field issues and injuries, it's kinda like betting bowl games before academic ineligiblities are reported... Ya never know who's gonna get Deion'ed. And heck, Kragethrope issues should have been a major blow to the team.
I've always found later in the season it's harder to read the odds. But, early on, there are always some out there that are, well, just good odds to play. I seldom bet bowl games. That said, by the time bowl season comes around I usually done for the year in CFB. I don't know how you guys approach the games. I approach it a lot like the market. I set aside an amount of money for playing with during the season. If I hit a 20% return I'll quit: unless there's just one too good to pass up. An example of that was the bowl game with FSU and UK a few years ago. I learned of the suspensions at FSU and managed to get in before the lines reflected the changes in their personnel.
I am a big fan of watching the early lines and see how they move. You then have to find which games present the best value based on the numbers and/or perhaps money lines and get the action in as close to kick off as possible. The only thing I would consider betting now would be o/u win totals. Lots of traps out there but there are plenty of low hanging grapes to be had as well.
