{"id":12821,"date":"2009-09-05T00:45:25","date_gmt":"2009-09-05T05:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=12821"},"modified":"2009-09-05T00:45:25","modified_gmt":"2009-09-05T05:45:25","slug":"week1-betting-preview-odds-beted-40909","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/week1-betting-preview-odds-beted-40909\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 1 CFB Best Matchups"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tide-Hokies battle highlight of NCAAF Week 1 action<\/h2>\n<p>The first weekend of the <a title=\"NCAAF Picks\" href=\"\/ncaaf\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>2009 NCAA College Football<\/strong><\/a> season provides some great matchups for football betting fans \u2013 and betED.com has a great selection of wagers for all the games.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most highly anticipated tilts of Week 1 features two top-10 teams with the No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide battling the 7th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies in a neutral-site game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta (Saturday, 8 pm ET, ABC).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>BetED.com College Football Betting Odds have the Crimson Tide as 6-5-point favorites and the over\/under total at 38.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR PICKS FOR SATURDAY WEEK 1 NCAA FOOTBALL MATCHUPS &#8212;&#8211;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Crimson Tide, 12-2 SU last season, fell to Florida in the 2008 SEC championship game and then to Utah in the Sugar Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>The Hokies, meanwhile, won the ACC title in 2008 and are again favored to win the championship.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beted.com\/8d0e43dd-2c74\/promland\/0510\/0510GEN.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/banners.beted.com\/images\/banners\/NCAAF\/NCAAFGEN1M300X600.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The teams have not met since 1998.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Saturday, the No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs take on the 9th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys (3:30 pm ET, ABC).<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys are a 4.5-point favorite and the over\/under is 61.5 at betED.com.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia won 35-14 the last time the teams met on Sept. 1, 2007 as 6-point home favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Also Saturday, the 20th-ranked BYU Cougars face the daunting task of knocking off the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners in a neutral-site matchup in Arlington (7 pm ET, ESPN).<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma is a huge favorite at -22.5.<\/p>\n<p>BYU boasts a highly-touted quarterback in Max Hall and an explosive offense \u2013 but Oklahoma has Heisman-winner Sam Bradford leading its offense.<\/p>\n<p>BYU has gone 20-3 SU over its past 23 but just 1-8 ATS in its past nine.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, an all-Florida battle pits the Miami-Florida Hurricanes against the No. 18 Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee (8 pm ET, ESPN).<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Florida State won in a shootout, 41-39.<\/p>\n<p>The Seminoles are 6.5-point favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all the NCAA Football Betting Odds at betED.com.<\/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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