Sunday, December 10, 2006

Looking Back at What Was Ahead

How good are the oddsmakers in Las Vegas? Back on Aug. 13, you could have walked into the sportsbook at the Las Vegas Hilton and put your money down on any number of college games. And now you can see for yourself just how good the oddsmakers were back then, a month before the first of these games were played. The list is rather long, so we've stashed it in the comments section below this post. With just a few exceptions, it's truly amazing how on the money the oddsmakers were on many of these games and how close they were to the actual line that was posted the week of the game.

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  1. Las Vegas Hilton
    College Football Games of the Year
    Posted Aug. 13, 2006

    Sept. 9

    Georgia -2
    South Carolina

    Ohio State PK
    Texas

    Penn State
    Notre Dame -11

    Colorado -4
    Colorado State (at Denver)

    Clemson -2
    Boston College

    Sept. 16

    Louisiana State
    Auburn -5.5

    Florida -1.5
    Tennessee

    Michigan
    Notre Dame -6.5

    Nebraska
    USC -12

    Miami
    Louisville -1.5

    Clemson
    Florida State -7

    Nevada Las Vegas
    Hawaii -9

    Oklahoma
    Oregon -1

    Sept. 23

    Alabama
    Arkansas -4.5

    Arizona State
    California -10

    Notre Dame -7
    Michigan

    Sept. 30

    Ohio State PK
    Iowa

    Nevada
    Nevada Las Vegas -5

    Michigan -8.5
    Minnesota

    Texas Tech
    Texas A&M -1.5

    Oct. 5

    Texas Christian
    Utah -4

    Oct. 7

    Louisiana State
    Florida -6.5

    Oklahoma (at Dallas)
    Texas -2

    Michigan State
    Michigan -9.5

    Nebraska -1
    Iowa State

    Oct. 14

    Florida
    Auburn -3.5

    Michigan -2
    Penn State

    Arizona State
    USC -13.5

    Ohio State -6.5
    Michigan State

    Texas Tech -1
    Colorado

    Oct. 21

    Texas -5.5
    Nebraska

    Boston College
    Florida State -12.5

    UCLA
    Notre Dame -21.5

    Iowa
    Michigan -6

    Oct. 28

    Georgia
    Florida (at Jacksonville) -4.5

    Texas -3.5
    Texas Tech

    Miami -4.5
    Georgia Tech

    Penn State
    Purdue -2

    Nevada Las Vegas
    Utah -9

    Nov. 1

    Fresno State
    Boise State -6.5

    Nov. 2

    West Virginia
    Louisville -7

    Nov. 4

    Louisiana State
    Tennessee -1

    Oklahoma -3
    Texas A&M

    Virginia Tech
    Miami -6

    UCLA
    California -15.5

    Brigham Young
    Colorado State -2

    Penn State
    Wisconsin -1.5

    Nov. 11

    South Carolina
    Florida -14.5

    Notre Dame -16.5
    Air Force

    Tennessee
    Arkansas -3

    Nebraska
    Texas A&M -2.5

    Nov. 16

    West Virginia -4
    Pittsburgh

    Nov. 18

    Auburn -5
    Alabama

    Michigan
    Ohio State -6.5

    North Carolina State
    North Carolina -3

    California
    USC -6.5

    Washington
    Washington State -7

    Iowa -7
    Minnesota

    Michigan State
    Penn State -5.5

    Kansas State
    Kansas -3

    Miami -9
    Virginia

    Nov. 23

    Boston College
    Miami -12.5

    Nov. 24

    Oregon -3
    Oregon State

    Colorado
    Nebraska -7

    Louisiana State (at Little Rock)
    Arkansas -1.5

    Mississippi State
    Mississippi -7

    Georgia Tech
    Georgia -7

    Brigham Young
    Utah -5.5

    Louisville -7
    Pittsburgh

    Florida
    Florida State -1.5

    South Carolina
    Clemson -9

    Oklahoma -13.5
    Oklahoma State

    Virginia
    Virginia Tech -14

    Notre Dame
    USC -3

    Arizona State
    Arizona PK

    Dec. 2

    USC -14
    UCLA

    Stanford
    California -20.5

    Oregon State
    Hawaii -3

    Army (at Philadelphia)
    Navy -12.5

    Connecticut
    Louisville -23

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