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PrintCollege football season doesn’t kick off until Aug. 30, but some sportsbooks will begin releasing early point spreads in the coming weeks and months. Unfortunately, all of the games released—usually between 100 and 150, in all—will be matchups between marquee teams.
While it’s great for Alabama, Oregon and Oklahoma fans, those in Pullman, Wash., Ames, Iowa, and Boulder, Colo., have nothing to get excited about.
That’s where we come in.
We’ve projected point spreads for all 798 games (even the thrilling UTSA vs. Texas A&M-Commerce showdown in early September) and have also broken them up by conference for convenience. In addition, we’ve provided what the standings would look like if the projected favorite won every game*.
*Keep in mind: There are a handful of coin flip games that could go either way. Obviously, a team like Oregon State—which is listed as an underdog of seven points or less four times—could easily make that 2-7 record much more respectable.
Projecting point spreads three months in advance is an imperfect process. You will likely spot inconsistencies or notice mistakes or disagree with some of the lines. If so, feel free to e-mail us at beyondthebets@gmail.com.
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NORTH
Oregon 8-1
Stanford 7-2
Washington 5-4
California 5-4
Washington State 3-6
Oregon State 2-7
SOUTH
USC 9-0
Utah 7-2
UCLA 4-5
Arizona 3-6
Colorado 1-8
Arizona State 0-9
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WEEK 3
USC -6 at Stanford
WEEK 4
Utah -7.5 at Arizona State
Oregon State at UCLA -7
California at USC -20
Arizona at Oregon -28
Colorado at Washington State -11
WEEK 5
Stanford -1.5 at Washington
Oregon State at Arizona -2
Arizona State at California -14
UCLA -4.5 at Colorado
Oregon -17.5 at Washington State
WEEK 6
USC -9.5 at Utah
Arizona at Stanford -21
UCLA at California -7.5
Washington State at Oregon State -2.5
Washington at Oregon -17
WEEK 7
Arizona State at Colorado -1.5
Utah -1.5 at UCLA
California -2.5 at Washington State
USC -10.5 at Washington
WEEK 8
Oregon -21.5 at Arizona State
Washington -7 at Arizona
Stanford -3 at California
Colorado at USC -31.5
Utah -4.5 at Oregon State
WEEK 9
UCLA -2.5 at Arizona State
USC -21 at Arizona
Washington State at Stanford -16.5
California at Utah -6
Oregon State at Washington -13.5
Colorado at Oregon -31
WEEK 10
Washington at California -2
Arizona at UCLA -9
Oregon at USC -6
Stanford -14.5 at Colorado
Arizona State at Oregon State -6.5
Washington State at Utah -10.5
WEEK 11
Colorado at Arizona -6
Oregon State at Stanford -17.5
Oregon -10 at California
Arizona State at USC -28.5
Utah at Washington -3.5
UCLA at Washington State -3
WEEK 12
Washington State -1.5 at Arizona State
USC -17 at UCLA
Washington -10.5 at Colorado
California -4 at Oregon State
Stanford at Oregon -11.5
Arizona at Utah -15.5
WEEK 13
Arizona State at Arizona -4
Utah -10 at Colorado
Washington -3 at Washington State
Stanford -7 at UCLA
Oregon -14.5 at Oregon State
