Top 25 betting lines: LSU a double-digit favorite over Clemson; Ohio State, UGA, Indiana all 40+ ...

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Thursday, September 3, 2026 8:44PM


College football returns in full force in Week 1, with three top 25 games with a point spread of 10 or fewer: Clemsonat No. 11 LSU(-10) in Baton Rouge, La., No. 9 Ole Miss(-6.5) vs. No. 24Louisvillein Nashville, Tenn., andSMU(-3) at Florida Statein Tallahassee, Fla.

No. 1 Ohio State(vs. Ball State), No. 2 Oregon (vs. Boise State), No. 3 Georgia(vs. Tennessee State), No. 4 Notre Dame(vs. Wisconsin) and No. 5 Texas(vs. Texas State) are all favored by at least 20 points.

Indianahead coach Curt Cignetti and the defending champion Hoosiers begin their season ranked No. 6, and are 40.5-point favorites over North Texas in their opener in Bloomington, Ind.

Here's a closer look at the lines for all the teams in the top 25.

Records: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-0; Missouri 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Missouri -54.5, O/U 60.5

Over/Under: 61.5 (O -120, U 100)





FPI Projection Missouri by 58.5 points with a >99% probability to win game outright

Records: Idaho 0-1; Utah 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Line Movement Alert: Opened Utah -32.5, O/U 56.5

Money line: Idaho (+5000); Utah (-100000)

Over/Under: 59.5 (O -108, U -112)





FPI Projection Utah by 31.1 points with a 97% probability to win game outright

Records: UTEP 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Oklahoma 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Oklahoma -40.5, O/U 50.5

Over/Under: 51.5 (O -110, U -110)





FPI Projection Oklahoma by 38.8 points with a 99% probability to win game outright

Records: Miami 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Stanford 1-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Line Movement Alert: Opened Miami -21.5, O/U 48.5

Money line: Miami (-3200); Stanford (+1400)

Over/Under: 48.5 (O 100, U -120)





FPI Projection Miami by 21.4 points with a 92% probability to win game outright

Records: Fresno State 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; USC 1-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: USC -23.5, O/U 51.5

Money line: Fresno State (+1100); USC (-2100)

Over/Under: 51.5 (O -112, U -108)





FPI Projection USC by 17.2 points with a 88% probability to win game outright

Records: North Texas 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Indiana 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Indiana -40.5, O/U 55.5

Over/Under: 56.5 (O -112, U -108)





FPI Projection Indiana by 33.9 points with a 98% probability to win game outright

Records: East Carolina 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Alabama 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Line Movement Alert: Opened Alabama -25.5, O/U 54.5

Money line: East Carolina (+2200); Alabama (-8000)

Over/Under: 52.5 (O -110, U -110)





FPI Projection Alabama by 24.4 points with a 95% probability to win game outright

Records: Oregon State 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Houston 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Line Movement Alert: Opened Houston -18.5, O/U 50.5

Money line: Oregon State (+950); Houston (-1650)

Over/Under: 49.5 (O -112, U -108)





FPI Projection Houston by 20.1 points with a 91% probability to win game outright

Records: Ball State 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Ohio State 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Ohio State -49.5, O/U 56.5

Over/Under: 56.5 (O -105, U -115)





FPI Projection Ohio State by 50.5 points with a >99% probability to win game outright

Records: Tennessee State 0-1; Georgia 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Georgia -44.5, O/U 56.5

Money line: Tennessee State (+--); Georgia (+--)

Over/Under: 55.5 (O -115, U -105)





FPI Projection Georgia by 61.9 points with a >99% probability to win game outright

Records: Boise State 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Oregon 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Oregon -24.5, O/U 52.5

Money line: Boise State (+1200); Oregon (-2400)

Over/Under: 51.5 (O -108, U -112)





FPI Projection Oregon by 24.7 points with a 95% probability to win game outright

Records: Texas State 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Texas 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Texas -30.5, O/U 59.5

Money line: Texas State (+2500); Texas (-9000)

Over/Under: 59.5 (O -108, U -112)





FPI Projection Texas by 35 points with a 98% probability to win game outright

Records: Marshall 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Penn State 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Penn State -23.5, O/U 54.5

Money line: Marshall (+1400); Penn State (-3200)

Over/Under: 52.5 (O -102, U -118)





FPI Projection Penn State by 25.9 points with a 95% probability to win game outright

Records: Furman 1-0; Tennessee 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Tennessee -46.5, O/U 66.5

Over/Under: 66.5 (O -112, U -108)





FPI Projection Tennessee by 46.6 points with a >99% probability to win game outright

Records: Northern Illinois 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Iowa 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Iowa -29.5, O/U 43.5

Money line: Northern Illinois (+5000); Iowa (-100000)

Over/Under: 44.5 (O -110, U -110)





FPI Projection Iowa by 28.5 points with a 97% probability to win game outright

Records: Missouri State 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Texas A&M 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Texas A&M -38.5, O/U 52.5

Over/Under: 53.5 (O -112, U -108)





FPI Projection Texas A&M by 34.4 points with a 98% probability to win game outright

Records: Abilene Christian 0-1; Texas Tech 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Texas Tech -42.5, O/U 59.5

Over/Under: 59.5 (O -105, U -115)





FPI Projection Texas Tech by 40.6 points with a >99% probability to win game outright

Records: Clemson 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; LSU 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: LSU -10.5, O/U 50.5

Money line: Clemson (+295); LSU (-375)

Over/Under: 50.5 (O -112, U -108)





FPI Projection LSU by 9.5 points with a 75% probability to win game outright

Records: Western Michigan 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Michigan 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Michigan -26.5, O/U 47.5

Money line: Western Michigan (+2000); Michigan (-6500)

Over/Under: 49.5 (O -112, U -108)





FPI Projection Michigan by 23 points with a 94% probability to win game outright

Records: Utah Tech 0-1; BYU 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Line Movement Alert: Opened BYU -47.5, O/U 54.5

Over/Under: 61.5 (O -110, U -110)





FPI Projection BYU by 49.4 points with a >99% probability to win game outright

Records: Washington State 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Washington 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Washington -21.5, O/U 50.5

Money line: Washington State (+1100); Washington (-2100)

Over/Under: 51.5 (O -105, U -115)





FPI Projection Washington by 16.9 points with a 88% probability to win game outright

Records: Wisconsin 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Notre Dame 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Notre Dame-20.5, O/U 47.5

Money line: Wisconsin (+950); Notre Dame (-1650)

Over/Under: 46.5 (O -112, U -108)





FPI Projection Notre Dame by 23.9 points with a 94% probability to win game outright

Records: Louisville 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Ole Miss 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: Ole Miss -7, O/U 53.5

Money line: Louisville (+220); Ole Miss (-270)

Over/Under: 55.5 (O -105, U -115)





FPI Projection Ole Miss by 8.8 points with a 74% probability to win game outright

Records: SMU 0-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25; Florida State 1-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25

Opening Line: SMU -2.5, O/U 52.5

Money line: SMU (-148); Florida State (+124)

Over/Under: 53.5 (O -110, U -110)





FPI Projection SMU by 1.9 points with a 56% probability to win game outright

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