The college football lines are moving fast and furious, in some cases over 5 points.
The most noticeable example is the Arizona St. - Temple game. Temple announced yesterday they are losing 7 players to academics this season, including 5 starters. The line quickly jumped from -26 to -31 in favor of Arizona St. The Sun Devils were already expected to thump the Owls in the desert heat with the vertical passing game, but now it might just get even uglier.
In most cases, however, it is the sharp money moving the lines, not just the news. Some examples where the money is moving the number:
Cincy went from -12 to -8.5 over Eastern Michigan
Ohio St. dropped from -17 to -13.5 over Miami, OH
Colorado moved from -9.5 to -7 against rival Colorado St.
USC pumped up from -31.5 to -35 over Hawaii
Bowling Green started at +7.5 a few weeks ago, moved to +5 last week, and is now +2.5 against Wisconsin
Va Tech went from -6 to -3 over NC St.
Watch the NCAA lines carefully and make sure you don't lose your value if they move too much. For example, I LOVED Miami, OH at +17, but at less than 2 TDs, it starts to even out and you start to like the other side. Like anything that you buy, don't overpay.
I'll be back tomorrow with my first college picks.
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