Ducks Moving Up on this Week's Football Odds Slate

The third week of the new college football season and the second week of action in the NFL are on tap for this week, and there are already some crucial matchups to pique the betting public’s interest on the slate. Be sure to check out the sportsbooks for the current betting odds for all the games in both the college ranks and the NFL.

The AP’s latest Top 25 is out, and while Florida State still occupies the top spot on the list Oregon has made the early move past Alabama to No. 2 after this past Saturday’s thrilling victory over then-No. 7 Michigan State in a Pac-12 vs. Big Ten clash. The Ducks rallied from an early deficit to win 46-27 as 14-point home favorites. They will remain home this Saturday as prohibitive 43.5-point favorites over Wyoming on the Bovada opening betting odds.

The biggest matchup in college football this Saturday takes us to the SEC with No. 6 Georgia on the road against No. 24 South Carolina as a 6-point favorite. The Bulldogs opened the new season with a solid 45-21 victory against Clemson as 9.5-point home favorites, but they come into this matchup with a 1-5 record against the spread in their last six SEC road games and they are 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven games against the Gamecocks.

The No. 12 UCLA Bruins and the Texas Longhorns clash this Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The 2-0 SU (0-2 ATS) Bruins come in as 7.5-point favorites over Texas, which is 1-1 both SU and ATS. UCLA is just 1-3 ATS in its last four games as a favorite and the Longhorns are 3-1 ATS in their last four games against a team from the Pac-12.

Week 2 in the NFL kicks things off with a classic AFC North rivalry as Pittsburgh goes on the road to face Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium on Thursday night. These two have waged some epic battles in recent memory and Bovada has opened the Ravens as 3-point favorites this time around. The betting odds for the total line have been set at 44.

The Steelers are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games but they could not cover the 5.5 points in this past Sunday’s 30-27 squeaker over Cleveland at home. The Ravens are 1-4 ATS in their last five home games after falling to Cincinnati 23-16 on opening day as 1-point home favorites.