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Just like that the opening week of the 2018 college football season is in the books. We waste no time looking ahead to Week 2 action on the college gridiron.
I’ve put together a full betting schedule below, which includes the opening lines, current odds and totals (when available). You will also find links to our individual game previews, where our experts give out a free betting lean.
Week 2 College Football Preview Schedule & Betting Odds
The biggest difference from Week 1 to Week 2 is we have some actual game action to digest and use to handicap the upcoming games. With that said, it’s important to not overreact to what you saw in Week 1.
Oddsmakers are great at knowing where they public money will be coming in and are going to inflate those lines. This is true more so for your high-profile Power 5 teams. They are a lot slower to adjust the lines on smaller schools, as those games just don’t get as much action.
Week 2 NCAAF Game Lines & Free Picks Against the Spread & Total
After being spoiled with a ton of action throughout the week in Week 1, almost all of the games for Week 2 are being played on Saturday. The only exception is a Friday night matchup between TCU/SMU.
While there’s a number of intriguing matchups on the board for Week 2, there’s 3 games that stand out above the rest. Luckily for fans, they are spread out throughout the day. First up we have a huge SEC East showdown in Columbia, as South Carolina hosts Georgia at 3:30 EST. Next up is aACC/SEC showdown at 7:00 EST, where No. 2 Clemson will travel to College Station to take on Texas A&M. Last but not least, we have Stanford hosting USC at 8:30 EST in a rematch of last year’s Pac-12 title game.
Some other notable games for Week 2 on Saturday include Mississippi State at Kansas State, Duke at Northwestern, Colorado at Nebraska, Kentucky at Florida, UCLA at Oklahoma, Penn State at Pittsburgh and Michigan State at Arizona State.
You can also click here for more free college football picks from expert handicappers.
Week 2 College Football Odds (From 5Dimes)
Friday, September 7, 2018
| Time (TV) | Matchup | Open | Current | Total | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00pm (ESPN2) | TCU SMU | -21 +21 | -22.5 +22.5 | 58.5 | Preview |
Saturday, September 8, 2018
| Time (TV) | Matchup | Open | Current | Total | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00pm (CBSSN) | Liberty Army | +10.5 -10.5 | +9.5 -9.5 | 58.5 | Preview |
| 12:00pm (ESPN2) | Georgia Tech South Florida | -3 +3 | -3 +3 | 60 | Preview |
| 12:00pm (FS1) | Western Michigan Michigan | +26.5 -26.5 | +26.5 -26.5 | 56.5 | Preview |
| 12:00pm (BTN) | Eastern Michigan Purdue | +15 -15 | +15 -15 | 55 | Preview |
| 12:00pm (BTN) | New Mexico Wisconsin | +35 -35 | +35 -35 | 58 | Preview |
| 12:00pm (ESPNU) | Duke Northwestern | +3 -3 | +2.5 -2.5 | 49 | Preview |
| 12:00pm (ESPN) | Mississippi State Kansas State | -7.5 +7.5 | -8.5 +8.5 | 54.5 | Preview |
| 12:00pm (ABC) | Arizona Houston | +4.5 -4.5 | +4.5 -4.5 | 70.5 | Preview |
| 12:00pm (SECN) | Nevada Vanderbilt | +10 -10 | +10 -10 | 61.5 | Preview |
| 12:00pm (ACCN) | Georgia State NC State | +25.5 -24.5 | +25.5 -24.5 | 54 | Preview |
| 1:00pm (FOX) | UCLA Oklahoma | +28.5 -28.5 | +30 -30 | 64.5 | Preview |
| 2:00pm | Air Force Florida Atlantic | +10 -10 | +10 -10 | 65.5 | Preview |
| 3:00pm (ESPN+) | Kansas Central Michigan | +7 -7 | +6.5 -6.5 | 51.5 | Preview |
| 3:30pm (CBSSN) | Memphis Navy | -3.5 +3.5 | -4.5 +4.5 | 70 | Preview |
| 3:30pm (ESPNU) | North Carolina East Carolina | -14.5 +14.5 | -16 +16 | 60 | Preview |
| 3:30pm (BTN) | Rutgers Ohio State | +34 -34 | +35 -35 | 60 | Preview |
| 3:30pm (ESPN3) | Buffalo Temple | +5 -5 | +4.5 -4.5 | 51.5 | Preview |
| 3:30pm (CBS) | Georgia South Carolina | -9 +9 | -10 +10 | 53 | Preview |
| 3:30pm (ESPN2) | Arkansas State Alabama | +36.5 -36.5 | +36.5 -36.5 | 65.5 | Preview |
| 3:30pm (ABC) | Colorado Nebraska | +4.5 -4.5 | +4.5 -4.5 | 63.5 | Preview |
| 3:30pm (NBC) | Ball State Notre Dame | +33.5 -33.5 | +33.5 -33.5 | 62.5 | Preview |
| 5:00pm (FOX) | Iowa State Iowa | +3.5 -3.5 | +3.5 -3.5 | 47 | Preview |
| 6:00pm (ESPN+) | Appalachian State Charlotte | -13.5 +13.5 | -13.5 +13.5 | 50.5 | Preview |
| 6:00pm (ESPN+) | Maryland Bowling Green | -14.5 +14.5 | -16 +16 | 65.5 | Preview |
| 6:00pm (ESPN+) | Massachusetts Georgia Southern | +2.5 -2.5 | +3 -3 | 62.5 | Preview |
| 7:00pm (ESPN+) | UAB Coastal Carolina | -9.5 +9.5 | -10 +10 | 55 | Preview |
| 7:00pm | Baylor UTSA | -9.5 +9.5 | -9.5 +9.5 | 50.5 | Preview |
| 7:00pm (ESPN3) | ULM Southern Miss | +7 -7 | +6 -6 | 68 | Preview |
| 7:00pm (ESPN) | Clemson Texas A&M | -11.5 +11.5 | -12.5 +12.5 | 54 | Preview |
| 7:00pm (ESPNU) | Wyoming Missouri | +16.5 -16.5 | +17 -17 | 54 | Preview |
| 7:30pm (BTN) | Virginia Indiana | +5.5 -5.5 | +7 -7 | 54 | Preview |
| 7:30pm (SECN) | Kentucky Florida | +14.5 -14.5 | +14.5 -14.5 | 49.5 | Preview |
| 7:30pm (ESPNN) | Utah Northern Illinois | -11 +11 | -11 +11 | 47.5 | Preview |
| 7:30pm (FS1) | Fresno State Minnesota | +2.5 -2.5 | +2.5 -2.5 | 47.5 | Preview |
| 7:30pm (CBBSN) | Arkansas Colorado State | -12 +12 | -13 +13 | 69.5 | Preview |
| 8:00pm | New Mexico State Utah State | +22.5 -22.5 | +24 -24 | 60.5 | Preview |
| 8:00pm (ESPN3) | Cincinnati Miami (OH) | +1 -1 | +2.5 -2.5 | 51.5 | Preview |
| 8:00pm (LHN) | Tulsa Texas | +20.5 -20.5 | +21 -21 | 61 | Preview |
| 8:00pm | South Alabama Oklahoma State | +31 -31 | +31 -31 | 61.5 | Preview |
| 8:00pm (ABC) | Penn State Pittsburgh | -7.5 +7.5 | -7.5 +7.5 | 57 | Preview |
| 8:30pm (FOX) | USC Stanford | +4 -4 | +4.5 -4.5 | 54.5 | Preview |
| 9:00pm | UTEP UNLV | +24.5 -24.5 | +24.5 -24.5 | 54 | Preview |
| 10:15pm (ESPN2) | California BYU | +2.5 -2.5 | +3 -3 | 46.5 | Preview |
| 10:15pm (ESPNU) | Connecticut Boise State | +33.5 -33.5 | +33.5 -33.5 | 64 | Preview |
| 10:45pm (ESPN) | Michigan State Arizona State | -7 +7 | -7 +7 | 55.5 | Preview |
| 11:00pm (PAC12N) | San Jose State Washington State | +35.5 -35.5 | +35.5 -35.5 | 65 | Preview |