Alabama frequently gets huge spreads in games against quality competition, but to be favored by nearly three touchdowns on the road might say more about the Crimson Tide than anything else.

Saturday afternoon will prove to be a much tougher test against an Alabama defense that pitched a shutout in a 55-point win against Utah State. 1 Alabama (-19) at Texas: There was a slightly slow start to the Quinn Ewers era at Texas with an early interception once the highly touted Ohio State transfer took the field, but it didn't take long for him and the Longhorns offense to start pouring it on against ULM. The CyHawk Trophy will be awarded to either Iowa State or Iowa, while Lincoln Riley gets his first turn leading USC against David Shaw and Stanford.Ĭaesars Sportsbook has started to release odds for Week 2 action, so we've decided to highlight the spreads from a few of the week's biggest games. Plus, it's the routine time in the schedule where we get a couple of notable in-state rivalries. 19 Arkansas among the highlights and more exciting on-campus nonconference games like Tennessee at No. 20 Kentucky at Florida and South Carolina at No. The schedule also includes the beginning of conference play in the SEC with No. 1 Alabama making the trip to Texas as Nick Saban faces off against former offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian and a Longhorns program looking to make a statement with the Crimson Tide in town. The biggest game of the Week 2 slate is undoubtedly No. Unlike the Week 1 lines, which in many cases spent a ton of time on the board, this is the first chance to see how the books, and the bettors, are going to react to the first impressions from teams across the country. The results from all of the opening weekend games in college football are not yet final, but oddsmakers are already hard at work setting the betting lines for the Week 2 schedule.

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