Ok so this opened at 6 and has crept up to 6.5. Which means it may creep up to 7 by kickoff. Pretty wild. It seems low until you think about the fact that its a road game and its the opening game. No one knows how Minnesota will play this year, no one knows that the Paulus effect will be, etc.

Speaking of which, college football betting in the early season is great. Often the spreads are completely off simply because the books have no clue where to establish them.

Anyway, I actually like Syracuse in this game to cover this. I could see a 23-17 game or something to that extent. We all know that the two big ten games against N’Western and Minnesota are the keys to the season. If ’cuse can pull off an upset in one of those two games, this season will be successful and the team will exceed expectations – ie a 4-5 win season.

In the past, under Greggers, this is the kind of game that would totally slip away from the Orange and I’d say it would be a massacre. But I think that already the team is showing accountability and the games will be a lot closer. I think ’Cuse covers this game, especially if the spread goes up to 7 pts.

Let me sleep on it. I’m afraid that if my picks are actually on record and I do fail that, well, my picks are on record! In the past, my bodog.com account was the only thing that knew my failure rate.

How about this, I’d love to think about it and maybe I will give my thoughts on 3-4 games per week. College football is significantly easier to bet on vs. pro football. The NFL is just whacky and there are some really bizarre trends. College football on the other hand seems to be more consistent as the good teams typically beat (and more importantly cover) against the weaker teams.

Besides, we all know I can’t be as good as Brandon Lange!

Minny is also ditching the spread for more of a running attack (most likely to cater to their new outdoor stadium.) Makes no sense to me when you have guys like Decker and Brewer. They’ll also be introducing a new OC and DC – I think we know best that new schemes don’t form overnight. Add to that – Minnesota didn’t beat anyone of any importance aside from maybe Illinois….FAU, Indiana, some D-2 school, Purdue, Bowling Green, NIU..theres a slight possibility that if we played Minnys schedule last year we might have hit bowl eligibility.

The line surprised me…but what surprised me even more is that it hasnt risen by more than half a point. Figured the public would have pounded Minnesota by now…just too fishy.

Now we’re talking gents (and ladies). Let’s do this.

On Fridays I will write a blurb about which games I like. And, I’ll be putting my $$ where my mouth is via bodog.com.

If anyone wants to get in on the bodog madness, email me. You can bet as little as $1 on games if you want. It’s WAY too much fun and it makes football watching even more enjoyable.