College Football Betting Trends: Week 1

Boise State has been a double-digit underdog just once in 13 years, but the Broncos open the season in that role.

Visiting Ole Miss in Week 1 of the college football betting season, the Broncos get double digits for the first time since 2008, when they upset Oregon on the road.

They are not the only team that is accustomed to favorite status that oddsmakers have turned into underdogs for this week.

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Texas A&M was also getting double digits (according to shops monitored by OddsShark.com including Sportsbook), Sportsbook the post Johnny Manziel era at South Carolina.

Cal also gets 10 points visiting Northwestern in a Pac-12 vs. Big Ten clash. Clemson (getting 7.5 points per the latest college football lines menu) is another team looking to bite as underdogs. They visit Georgia.

Check out some of the NCAA trends for Week 1 of the 2014 season, courtesy of the OddsShark college football database.

Texas A&M vs South Carolina

Aggies were 0-4 ATS on the road last season

South Carolina won 18 straight home games since Oct. 2011

Wake Forest @ UL Monroe

Wake road favorite just 10 times in past decade, won 9 games

Tulane @ Tulsa

Tulane snapped 8-game losing skid (SU & ATS) vs Tulsa last year

Boise State at Ole Miss

Second time in 13 years Boise State is double-digit dog, won at Oregon in 2008

Temple @ Vanderbilt

Owls 6-0 ATS past six games as road underdog

Vandy 9-3 ATS past 12 games as double-digit chalk

Rutgers @ Washington State

OVER is 10-1-1 past 12 games when WSU favored

BYU @ UConn

BYU went 0-4 ATS as road chalk in 2013

UConn 6-1 ATS in seven games as home double-digit dog since 2001

Colorado State @ Colorado

Rams 1-6 SU and ATS past seven games vs Buffs

Rams 6-1 ATS past seven road games

UNLV @ Arizona

UNLV 4-14-1 ATS past 19 games as double-digit dog

Penn State @ UCF

UCF won nine straight as home favorites

UCF snapped 7-game losing skid vs Big Ten last year

UCLA @ Virginia

UCLA 6-1 SU, 5-2 ATS as road chalk since 2008

UCLA 7-2 ATS past nine as double-digit favorites

Virginia ended 2013 on 9-game losing skid

Virginia outscored 128-31 past three games vs Pac 12

Western Michigan @ Purdue

WMU 4-25 SU as road dogs since 2007

WMU lost 12 straight to Big Ten since 2007

Appalachian State vs Michigan

Appy State shocked UM in 2007 opener, one of biggest upsets of the decade

Troy @ UAB

The total has gone OVER in 11 of UAB's last 13 games

The total has gone OVER in 11 of Troy's last 12 games

Ohio State @ Navy

The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Navy's last 11 games at home

Navy is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games

Line moved seven points after Braxton Miller injury

Rice @ Notre Dame

Rice 7-1 ATS past eight as road underdog

Irish 1-6 ATS past seven as double-digit home favorites

Cal @ Northwestern

Cal 0-7 SU, 1-6 ATS past seven road games

Northwestern 0-6 ATS past six home games

West Virginia @ Alabama

Alabama 4-1 ATS past five openers

OVER is 9-2 past 11 West Va games in September

Marshall @ Miami (Ohio)

Marshall 7-1 ATS past eight games vs Redhawks

Marshall just 2-10 ATS as double-digit road faves since 2002

RedHawks have been double-digit home dogs nine times since 2006 and never won

Arkansas @ Auburn

Auburn 8-0 ATS past eight conference games

Arkansas 0-12 SU, 3-9 ATS past dozen games within SEC

Clemson @ Georgia

UNDER is 6-1 past seven games with Clemson is road dog

UNDER is 8-2 past 10 Clemson games vs SEC teams

Georgia 24-4 SU past 28 games as home chalk

Georgia 12-4 ATS vs ACC since 2002

Ohio @ Kent State

Ohio 2-9 ATS past 11 games vs Kent State

Ohio 0-5 SU & ATS as road underdog

KSU won nine straight SU as home chalk

Idaho @ Florida

Idaho 1-6 ATS past seven as road dogs

Gators just 2-5 ATS past seven when favored by 30+ points

Fresno State @ USC

FSU 7-1 ATS past eight as road underdogs

UNDER is 10-2 past 12 games when USC is home chalk

Southern Miss @ Miss State

Southern Miss 1-12 SU, 3-10 ATS as road team

Southern Miss is 1-18 SU vs SEC since 1995

UTEP @ New Mexico

UTEP 0-6 SU & ATS past six road games

New Mexico has played five straight home OVERs

Florida State @ Oklahoma State

Cowboys 8-2 ATS past 10 home games

Cowboys 1-6 ATS past seven as home underdog

OVER is 13-2 past 15 Oklahoma State games in September

Wisconsin @ LSU

Badgers just 2-12 SU as road dogs since 2005

LSU played OVER in eight of past nine openers

Washington @ Hawaii

Warriors have not won as double-digit home dog since 1997

Hawaii is 6-1 ATS vs Pac 12 since 2009

Past four Hawaii openers have been ATS covers and OVER bets

Huskies are 0-4 ATS past four openers

SMU @ Baylor

Baylor 4-0 SU and ATS vs SMU since 1995

Baylor is 13-1 ATS as double-digit home chalk since 2010

SMU is 3-13-1 ATS vs Big 12 since 2002

OVER is 11-1 past 12 Baylor games in September

Miami @ Louisville

Miami is 7-2 ATS past nine games as road underdog

Miami is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games overall

Louisville is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Miami 5-1 ATS past six openers

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