Let's play around with some Week 1 line projections...

Before you start bashing - I know most of these will be way off.  I'm not fully updated on who left/who is returning for every team, so don't take these too serious.  Just wanted to get a general idea as to what everyone else is thinking, just for fun...

 

Utah

Oregon State -6

 

Kent State

Iowa State -8

 

LSU

Mississippi State +9.5

 

Washington

Syracuse -2

 

Oklahoma State

Georgia -8.5

 

Wake Forest

Boston College -5

 

Central Florida

NC State -6.5

 

East Carolina
Virginia Tech -26

 

Marshall

Miami -18

 

Kansas State

Auburn -9

 

Nevada

Nebraska -16.5

 

Mississippi

Memphis +2.5

 

Washington State

Wisconsin -10

 

Missouri

Illinois -2.5

 

Colorado State

Colorado -4

 

Virginia

Wyoming +3

 

UCLA

Stanford +12

 

Houston

Oregon -15.5

 

Georgia Tech

Notre Dame -2.5

 

Arizona

BYU -2

 

Baylor

TCU -11.5

 

Tennessee

California -4.5

 

Florida State

Clemson +5

BYU favored? LIke the ND line. HOme field and that's it.

i think the FSU/Clemson game will be a bit closer to even. The Noles QB troubles are well documented, and the dynamic RB duo for Clemson and perhaps the hyped Frosh QB Korn will get attention for the Tigers.

OK St, UCF, Memphis, Colorado St, GT, Washington, Arizona, Tenn, and Clemson would all be some barking dogs. . .

 

I agree with freamer, the Clemson line would probably be closer to a PK, but I don't see it going below 3.  And I would have to think Mizzou would be favored by about 3.5, UVA (-4.5), LSU (-13.5), BC (-6.5) favored by a little more.

 

With Wake's strong finish, and BC never really getting much attention, there may be some value in that line when it opens. . . I see a strong BC win there. 

I think that a lot of your lines are pretty close... I was within a point or two of most of them.  I don't think Clemson will be +5 at home against FSU, and I think 26 points is too many to lay to a decent ECU squad, esp with a VT one that still doesn't have any offense.

Utah

Oregon State -8

 

LSU

Mississippi State +11

 

Washington

Syracuse -1.5

 

Oklahoma State

Georgia -7

 

Wake Forest

Boston College -4

 

East Carolina
Virginia Tech -20

 

Marshall

Miami -19

 

Kansas State

Auburn -8

 

Nevada

Nebraska -16.5

 Washington State

Wisconsin -10

 

Missouri

Illinois pk

 

Colorado State

Colorado -3

 

Virginia

Wyoming +4

 

UCLA

Stanford +11

 

Houston

Oregon -17.5

 

Georgia Tech

Notre Dame -2.5

 

Arizona

BYU +1

 

Tennessee

California -4.5

 

Florida State

Clemson -1

I think your right with that Wisconsin/Wash st. game and if thats the case i will be on the Badgers HUGE.

Auburn line is way too low - looking for at least -14.  Missouri & Illinois game is played in St. Louis and Missouri will be favored by 4 to 6 points.  Looking for TCU to destroy Baylor.

 

I'll take LSU -9.5 for 1,000,000.

 

This line will be Mississippi State +22.5 or worse.

I really like CLemson over FSU. Clemson outright. Dad always shits the bed against his son, almost seems intentional. And honestly, Clemson probably has better team now that FSU anyway, and at death valley, all the worse for hte noles.

THURSDAY
Buffalo vs Rutgers (49.5)
Miami (OH) vs Ball St (61)
Southeast Missouri St vs Cincinnati
Southeastern Louisian vs New Mexico St
UNLV vs Utah St (54)
Utah vs Oregon St (51.5)
Tulsa vs Louisiana-Monroe (47)
Murray St vs Louisville
Kent St vs Iowa St (44)
LSU vs Mississppit St (42.5)
Weber St vs Boise St

FRIDAY
Navy vs Temple +28 (45)
Washington vs Syracuse (44)

SATURDAY
Elon vs South Florida no line
Oklahoma St vs Georgia -4.5 (48.5)
Eastern Kentucky vs Kentucky no line
Wake Forest vs Boston College -3.5 (48)
UAB vs Michigan St (52)
Appalachian St vs Michigan
Connecticut vs Duke +6 (37)
UCF vs NC St (43.5)
James Madison vs UNC
Youngstown St vs Ohio St
Gardner-Webb vs Ohio
Florida International vs Penn St (48.5)
Eastern Michigan vs Pittsburgh (43)
East Carolina vs Virginia Tech (46.5)
Western Michigan vs West Virginia (59)
Army vs Akron (40.5)
Middle Tennessee St vs Florida Atlantic (47.5)
Marshall vs Miami (FL) (43)
Lousisiana-Lafayette vs South Carolina (51)
Kansas St vs Auburn (42)
Troy vs Arkansas (49.5)
Northeastern vs Northwestern -3.5
Bowling Green vs Minnesota (60.5)
Nevada vs Nebraska -6.5 (51.5)
North Texas vs Oklahoma (49.5)
Mississippi vs Memphis (38)
Richmond vs Vanderbilt
Nicholls vs Rice no line
Arkansas St vs Texas (59.5)
Washington St vs Wisconsin (40.5)
Western Carolina vs Alabama (38)
Missouri vs Illinois (55)
Central Michigan vs Kansas (43)
Central Arkansas vs Louisiana Tech
Tennessee-Martin vs Southern Miss
Colorado St vs Colorado (47.5)
South Carolina St vs Air Force
New Mexico vs UTEP (44.5)
Virginia vs Wyoming (39.5)
San Jose St vs Arizona St (60)
UCLA vs Stanford (46)
Idado vs USC no line
Sacremento St vs Fresno St
Iowa vs Northern Illinois (51)
Houston vs Oregon (59)
Georgia Tech vs Notre Dame -2.5 (42.5)
Arizona vs Brigham Young (40.5)
Western Kentucky vs Florida
Villanova vs Maryland -14
Baylor vs TCU (48)
Montana St vs Texas A&M
Purdue vs Toledo (45)
Tennessee vs Cal -3.5 (44)
Indiana St vs Indiana -3
Northern Colorado vs Hawaii no line

MONDAY
Texas Tech vs Southern Methodist (57.5)
Florida St vs Clemson PK or -3 (43)

 

Buffalo played 3 big conference schools last year and lost by 31 to Auburn, 32 to Wisconsin, and 41 to Boston College.  Rutgers will be covering the 17.5 points halfway through the 2nd Qtr.  The line will be closer to 28 points.

Alright, I'm going to break these down by conference.  I'm going to read through some spring previews, check out each team, and come up with a little better line this time around...

 

 

 

BC returns nearly their entire defense, Matt Ryan at QB, Callender and Whitworth at RB, and most of their OL.  Jagodzinski comes in as the new coach and it will be interesting to see how his offense handles a new scheme - the defense should be fine as the DC Spaziani returns.  Wake returns Skinner at QB, four RBs in Moore, Harris, Andrews, and Bryant, and 5 starters on D.  Their secondary needs mending as they lost three starters.

 

Line: Boston College -4.5

 

 

The Blue Devils return their entire offense, including QB Thaddeus Lewis and RBs Boyle, Drummer, and Boyette; they bring in a former NFL Europe coach in Peter Vaas to help out, who also helped out at Notre Dame.  They return 5 starters on D and boast a fairly decent DL, who only allowed 138 YPG on the ground last season after allowing 200+ the year before.  UConn returns Hernandez at QB and Brown at RB, and a few starters on the OL to support a tough running game.  Their defense appears to be fairly deep in the secondary.

 

Line: Connecticut -5

 

 

Tom O'Brien will make his debut for the Wolfpack, and has two QBs in Evans and Stone returning, along with two RBs in Brown and Baker.  The OL lost some key starters, but the top 3 WRs return as well.  The D returns 7 starters.  UCF returns Kyle Israel at QB, Smith at RB, and 2 of its top 3 WRs from last year.  The D, which was a serious problem last year, returns 10 starters.

 

Line: NC State -8.5

 

Virginia Tech returns loaded on both sides of the ball, with Glennon back at QB, Ore at RB, and Morgan and Royal at WR.  Their D brings back 8 starters including the duo of Hall and Adibi at LB.  East Carolina lost their QB in Pinkney, but returns 4 on the OL, and Johnson and Lindsay at RB.  The D returns 8, and appears to be very tough against the run with most of the front seven returning.

 

Line: Virginia Tech -26

 

Randy Shannon makes his debut at HC, and his offense returns Freeman and Wright at QB, James at RB, and Leggett and Shields at WR.  The D returns 7 starters.  Marshall lost their top RB and weapon in Bradshaw at RB, but returns Morris at QB and their top two WR.  The D returns 3 in the secondary, but the unit struggled mightily last year allowing 250 passing YPG.

 

Line: Miami -19.5

 

 

The Cavs return Sewell at QB and their entire OL, but need to find a new RB and lost their top WR in Ogletree due to injury.  Their D returns 9 starters and should be tough up front.  Wyoming returns Sween and Doss at QB, their top two RBs in Seldon and Moore, two WRs and an all-conference TE, and 6 on D.  The LB corps is expected to be very tough.

 

Line: Wyoming PK

 

 

GT returns 7 starters on offense, including Choice at RB and James Johnson at WR.  Bennett, who started the Gator Bowl, will be taking over at QB.  The D returns 9 starters.  Notre Dame returns 3 starters on offense and only 1 OL, and must replace QB Brady Quinn.  They also lost their top RB in Walker and their top two WRs.  The D returns 6 starters.

 

Line: Notre Dame -2.5

 

 

The Seminoles return 7 starters on offense, including QBs Weatherford and Lee, RB Antone Smith, WRs Carr and Fagg, and TE Brandon Warren.  The D returns 8 starters, including the entire secondary.  Clemson must replace their QB, top WR, and 3 OL on offense, but returns RBs Davis and Spiller in the backfield.  The D returns 9 starters.

 

Line: Florida State -2

nice effort on the early lines bro, UVA will wipe Wyoming, the Cavs aren't a great football program or a great athletic program for that matter, but they are better than Wyoming

I still have a good feeling that BC is going to smash Wake too.  I like Wake's QB, but BC is still going to show they are a much better team, especially at BC. 

The last 6 yrs LSU has averaged 41 ppg Miss St. 7ppg.

 

2006:

Virginia (-8) 13

Wyoming 12

 

@ Virginia LY.