| Daily Blog •June 12, 2012 |
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Every year I do about 300 radio shows and a popular question this time of year is “Who do you think will be favored when XXX and XXX meet?” This is asked by callers and the hosts of the radio stations. I can always speculate during June but there is a casino in Las Vegas that is the first to put out some lines on the upcoming games for the 2012 season.
As you know gambling in Las Vegas is legal and the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas has released their numbers earlier this week. Below is a list of all the marquee games that the Golden Nugget has posted for the upcoming year. This information is posted for news matter only.
Golden Nugget Early Lines For 2012's
Marquee College Football Games
| Date | Away | Home |
| Friday, Aug. 31 | Boise St | Michigan St (-6 ½) |
| Saturday, Sept. 1 | Marshall | West Virginia (-20) |
| Michigan (Arlington, TX) | Alabama (-12) | |
| Auburn (Atlanta, GA) | Clemson (-2 ½) | |
| Navy (Dublin, Ireland) | Notre Dame (-13 ½) | |
| Sunday, Sept. 2 | Kentucky | Louisville (-11 ½) |
| Colorado (-6) (Denver, CO) | Colorado St | |
| Thursday, Sept. 6 | Pittsburgh | Cincinnati (-5) |
| Saturday, Sept. 8 | Oklahoma St (-9 ½) | Arizona |
| Miami | Kansas St (-7) | |
| Iowa St | Iowa (-5) | |
| Washington | LSU (-21) | |
| Georgia (-3) | Missouri | |
| Florida | Texas A&M (-1) | |
| Nebraska (-6 ½) | UCLA | |
| USC (-21) (East Rutherford, NJ) | Syracuse | |
| Friday, Sept. 14 | Washington St (-17 ½) | UNLV |
| Saturday, Sept. 15 | Alabama (-6 ½) | Arkansas |
| Notre Dame | Michigan St (-3) | |
| USC (-10) | Stanford | |
| Florida -5 | Tennessee | |
| Saturday, Sept. 22 | LSU (-10 ½) | Auburn |
| Clemson | Florida St (-8) | |
| Michigan | Notre Dame (-1) | |
| Kansas St | Oklahoma (-16) | |
| Missouri | South Carolina (-5) | |
| California | USC (-24) | |
| Saturday, Sept. 29 | Mississippi | Alabama (-31) |
| Tennessee | Georgia (-13 ½) | |
| Ohio St | Michigan St (-4 ½) | |
| Wisconsin | Nebraska (-3) | |
| Texas | Oklahoma St (-3 ½) | |
| Arkansas (-2 ½) | Texas A&M | |
| Baylor | West Virginia (-11) | |
| Thursday, Oct. 4 | USC (-16) | Utah |
| Saturday, Oct. 6 | Arkansas (-4 ½) | Auburn |
| LSU (-7 ½) | Florida | |
| Kansas | Kansas St (-20) | |
| Nebraska | Ohio St (-2) | |
| Washington | Oregon (-20) | |
| Georgia (-2 ½) | South Carolina | |
| West Virginia | Texas (-4 ½) | |
| Miami, FL (Chicago, IL) | Notre Dame (-9 ½) | |
| Saturday, Oct. 13 | Stanford | Notre Dame (-5) |
| Nevada (-17) | UNLV | |
| Alabama (-14 ½) | Missouri | |
| USC (-17) | Washington | |
| Texas (Dallas, TX) | Oklahoma (-6) | |
| Saturday, Oct. 20 | UNLV | Boise St (-35 ½) |
| Stanford (-4) | California | |
| South Carolina | Florida (-4) | |
| Florida St (-10) | Miami, Fl. | |
| Michigan St | Michigan (-6) | |
| BYU | Notre Dame (-10) | |
| Alabama (-17) | Tennessee | |
| Baylor | Texas (-11) | |
| LSU (-8) | Texas A&M | |
| Colorado | USC (-36) | |
| Kansas St | West Virginia (-7 ½) | |
| Friday, Oct. 26 | Cincinnati | Louisville (-3 ½) |
| Saturday, Oct. 27 | Mississippi St | Alabama (-24) |
| USC (-14) | Arizona | |
| Texas A&M | Auburn (-3) | |
| Michigan (-2) | Nebraska | |
| Notre Dame | Oklahoma (-12) | |
| TCU | Oklahoma St (-9) | |
| Ohio St (-3) | Penn St | |
| Tennessee | South Carolina (-7 ½) | |
| Michigan St | Wisconsin (-5) | |
| Florida (Jacksonville, FL) | Georgia (-4 ½) | |
| Thursday, Nov. 1 | Virginia Tech (-6 ½) | Miami, Fl. |
| Saturday, Nov. 3 | Missouri | Florida (-5 ½) |
| Oklahoma St | Kansas St (-1) | |
| Alabama | LSU (-2) | |
| Nebraska | Michigan St (-5) | |
| Pittsburgh | Notre Dame (-13) | |
| Oregon | USC (-6) | |
| TCU | West Virginia (-7) | |
| Thursday, Nov. 8 | Florida St | Virginia Tech (-1) |
| Friday, Nov. 9 | Pittsburgh (-2 ½) | Connecticut |
| Saturday, Nov. 10 | Texas A&M | Alabama (-20) |
| Georgia (-6) | Auburn | |
| Notre Dame (-12) | Boston College | |
| Mississippi St | LSU (-17) | |
| Baylor | Oklahoma (-17) | |
| West Virginia | Oklahoma St (-6 ½) | |
| Arkansas (-3) | South Carolina | |
| Kansas St | TCU (-3 ½) | |
| Missouri | Tennessee (-1) | |
| Arizona St | USC (-27) | |
| Saturday, Nov. 17 | Mississippi | LSU (-26) |
| Stanford | Oregon (-13 ½) | |
| USC (-16) | UCLA | |
| Ohio St | Wisconsin (-7) | |
| Oklahoma (-4) | West Virginia | |
| Friday, Nov. 23 | Arizona St | Arizona (-5 ½) |
| Washington | Washington St (-3) | |
| Saturday, Nov. 24 | Auburn | Alabama (-18) |
| LSU (-3) | Arkansas | |
| South Carolina | Clemson (-4) | |
| Florida | Florida St (-7 ½) | |
| Mississippi St (-10) | Mississippi | |
| Michigan (-3) | Ohio St | |
| Oklahoma St | Oklahoma (-8) | |
| Oregon (-16) | Oregon St | |
| TCU | Texas (-7 ½) | |
| Missouri | Texas A&M (-3) | |
| Notre Dame | USC (-14) | |
| Saturday, Dec. 1 | Texas (-3) | Kansas St |
| Oklahoma (-10) | TCU | |
| Saturday, Dec. 8 | Army (Philadelphia, PA) | Navy (-4 ½) |
One thing that jumped out to me right away was that my pick to win the National Championship this year Florida St is currently an underdog at Virginia Tech this November!
Thanks for Golden Nugget Director Tony Miller for stepping out on a limb to release the first college football lines in Las Vegas, and also kudos to one of his assistants, Aaron Kessler, for putting in the long hours prepping the formula that the GN used to come up with the numbers. Finally, thanks to Keith Fridrich for letting me know that the Nugget had these lines up and sending me a copy. Next time you are in Vegas, give the Nugget a look.
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