{"id":17838,"date":"2011-09-19T16:41:46","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T21:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=17838"},"modified":"2011-09-19T16:41:46","modified_gmt":"2011-09-19T21:41:46","slug":"week-4-college-football-opening-lines-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/week-4-college-football-opening-lines-odds-17838\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 4 College Football Opening Lines & Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here are the biggest games broken down with the college football odds for week 4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>As we head into week 4 of the college football season, I think it\u2019s safe to say the SEC is again the best conference in the country. LSU\u2019s defense has looked unbeatable. Alabama is no slouch. Neither is Arkansas. Those two square off in Tuscaloosa this weekend. And don\u2019t forget about South Carolina. Although they\u2019ve been somewhat uninspiring, they look like the class of the East. If they can get through the regular season with just one loss, anything can happen in the SEC championship game. The Gamecocks have the coach, skilled position players, and defensive line to beat anyone.<\/p>\n

The opening lines for the week have been posted. Navigate to Maddux Sports\u2019 college football betting lines page to see all of the games. Also, don\u2019t forget to grab Maddux Sports\u2019 premium picks package. The sharps at Maddux have been killing the spreads \u2013 don\u2019t miss out on a big payday.<\/p>\n

Ohio State (-14 \u00bd) vs. Colorado<\/strong> \u2013 Ohio State welcomes Colorado to the Horseshoe in a Big 10\/Pac 12 matchup. The Buckeyes opened as 15 \u00bd point favorites, but that\u2019s been bought down to 14 \u00bd. Ohio State has to be searching for answers at quarterback after Saturday\u2019s debacle in Miami. They\u2019ll face a less talented team in Colorado, but the Buckeyes can\u2019t overlook the Buffs. CU should have more confidence this week after getting their first win of the season, beating in-state rival, Colorado State.<\/p>\n

Miami (-13) vs. Kansas State<\/strong> \u2013 The Hurricanes and Wildcats are another intriguing nonconference battle. Miami opened as 13 point favorites, and the line has held steady so far. The \u2018Canes have to be pleased with their win over Ohio State, although Jacory Harris has to stop throwing so many interceptions. K-State throttled Kent State at home this past week, but Bill Snyder will have to work some magic to come out of South Beach with a win.<\/p>\n

Maryland (-9) vs. Temple<\/strong> \u2013 Maryland should get a game from Temple this week. The Terps opened as 10 point favorites, but that\u2019s come down to 9. Both teams are coming off narrow losses. Maryland mounted a furious comeback against West Virginia, but was done in by a late interception. The Owls gave Penn State all they wanted and more, but couldn\u2019t keep the Nittany Lions out of the end zone when they needed to.<\/p>\n

Alabama (-11 \u00bd) vs. Arkansas<\/strong> \u2013 The best game of the week is an SEC West battle. The Crimson Tide opened as 14 point favorites against the Razorbacks, but that has already come down to 11 \u00bd at most sites. \u2018Bama rolled over North Texas, while the Hogs started fast against Troy and held on to win by 10. These are two of the best teams in the country, and this should be a great game.<\/p>\n

LSU (-5) at West Virginia<\/strong> \u2013 The best nonconference game of the week goes down in Morgantown. LSU started as 6 point road favorites, but that\u2019s been bet down to 5. The Tigers have looked incredible on defense, and the offense has been good enough. The Mountaineers pass happy offense against the Tigers impenetrable defense should be fun to watch.<\/p>\n

Texas A&M (-3) vs. Oklahoma State<\/strong> \u2013 If not for \u2018Bama\/Arkansas, this would be the game of the week. The Aggies opened at -3 and that\u2019s where the line currently sits. In my opinion, both teams are very good and should challenge Oklahoma for the Big 12 crown. Last year was a wild game in Stillwater, and all signs point to this being another battle.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame (-6.5) at Pittsburgh<\/strong> \u2013 The Irish opened as 5 \u00bd point road favorites against Pitt, but that has gone up to 6.5 at most books. Notre Dame got a much needed, feel good win against Michigan State. Pittsburgh, on the other hand, had a crushing collapse at Iowa. They have to avoid a hangover or they\u2019ll get run out of their own stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As we head into week 4 of the college football season, I think it\u2019s safe to say the SEC is again the best conference in the country. LSU\u2019s defense has looked unbeatable. Alabama is no slouch. Neither is Arkansas. Those two square off in Tuscaloosa this weekend. And don\u2019t forget about South Carolina. Although they\u2019ve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":5552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,1444],"tags":[2362,2274,2299,1921,2683],"class_list":["post-17838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-college-football-lines","tag-college-football-odds","tag-college-football-spreads","tag-opening-lines","tag-week-4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17838"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17861,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17838\/revisions\/17861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}