{"id":12711,"date":"2009-09-01T13:54:03","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T18:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=12711"},"modified":"2009-09-01T13:54:03","modified_gmt":"2009-09-01T18:54:03","slug":"opening-night-matchups-10909","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/opening-night-matchups-10909\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Football Opening Night &#8211; Betting Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NCAA College Football season kicks off at betED.com<\/h2>\n<p>NCAA College Football action \u2013 and NCAA <a title=\"College Football Betting\" href=\"\/ncaaf\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>College Football Betting<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 are back this week as the 2009 College Football season starts <strong>Thursday<\/strong> with five matchups.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest game on the opening-night slate features two Top-25 ranked teams, as the Boise State Broncos host the Oregon Ducks (10:15 pm ET, ESPN).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The teams\u2019 rankings are transposed in preseason polls: the Broncos are 14th in the AP Poll and 16th in the USA Today Poll, while the Ducks are 16th in the AP and 14th in the USA Today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/respsportscapping.php?leaderboard\/leg,cfb\/afc,AF23_15\"><strong>CLICK HERE NOW TO VIEW OUR BEST 2009 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HANDICAPPERS \u2014\u2013&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boise State is a 4-point favorite and the over\/under total is 64 in College Football Betting Odds at <a title=\"betED.com Review\" href=\"\/sportsbooks\/beted-review\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>betED.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos won the last time the teams met, 37-32 as 10-point road underdogs on Sept. 20 last season.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s College Pigskin action actually kicks offs in the Carolinas as the ACC North Carolina Wolfpack host the SEC South Carolina Gamecocks (7 pm ET, ESPN).<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beted.com\/8d0e43dd-2c74\/promland\/0510\/0510GEN.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #FFFFFF;\" src=\"http:\/\/banners.beted.com\/images\/banners\/NCAAF\/NCAAFGEN1M250X250.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ncaa football Odds\" href=\"\/ncaaf\/football-week-1-lines\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>NCAA Football Odds<\/strong><\/a> at betED.com have the Wolfpack as a 5-point favorite with the over\/under total at 46.<\/p>\n<p>The teams have split the past two meetings at 1-1 SU and ATS.<\/p>\n<p>Also at 7 pm ET Thursday, the Troy Trojans take on the Bowling Green Falcons on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Bowling Green struggled at home late last season, going 1-4 SU and ATS in their last five at Doyt Perry Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Troy is a 7-point favorite and the over\/under is 56.5.<\/p>\n<p>Another ranked team in action Thursday is the Utah Utes (19th in the AP; 18th in the USA Today) hosting state rival Utah State Aggies.<\/p>\n<p>The Utes are big, 20.5-point favorites and the over\/under is 52.<\/p>\n<p>The other game opening night pits the North Texas Mean Green on the road against the Ball State Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>Ball State is a 16.5-point favorite and the total is 59.5.<\/p>\n<p>betED.com &#8211; Your home for college football betting online.<\/p>\n<p>Capperspicks.com wants you to know your online gambling dollar is SAFE &amp; SECURE for all your 2009 college football gambling needs. 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