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Week 11 college football opening lines: Title contenders big favorites in tough games

Alabama, Oregon and Baylor face tough tests this weekend, but Vegas is predicting easy wins for each.

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We’ve got some top tier matchups this weekend in college football, with three of the national title contenders facing stiff competition.

Top-ranked Alabama hosts LSU, and are 9.5-point favorites on College GameDay. In Thursday night action, Baylor is a touchdown favorite at home against Oklahoma, while Oregon is a 9.5-point favorite at Stanford.

Florida State is the biggest favorite of the week, at -34.5 on the road against Wake Forest.

The closest game is predicted to be Penn State and Minnesota, which currently stands at a pick ‘em with neither team favored.

For updates as the week’s games draw closer, head over to OddsShark.

  • Bowling Green (-24.5) at Miami (OH)
  • Ohio at Buffalo (-2.5)
  • Central Michigan at Ball State (-21.5)
  • Oklahoma at Baylor (-7)
  • Troy at Louisiana-Lafayette (-13)
  • Oregon (-9.5) at Stanford
  • Louisville (-26.5) at Connecticut
  • Air Force at New Mexico (-1.5)
  • UAB at Marshall (-23)
  • Missouri (-14) at Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt at Florida (-10)
  • SMU at Cincinnati (-10.5)
  • Auburn (-7.5) at Tennessee
  • Penn State at Minnesota (Pick ‘em)
  • Iowa (-14) at Purdue
  • Western Kentucky (-6) at Army
  • Kansas State at Texas Tech (-4)
  • TCU (-8) at Iowa State
  • Arkansas at Mississippi (-17)
  • Virginia at North Carolina (-14)
  • Western Michigan (-3) at Eastern Michigan
  • Tulane at UTSA (-7.5)
  • USC (-17) at California
  • BYU at Wisconsin (-9)
  • UTEP at North Texas (-21)
  • Illinois at Indiana (-7.5)
  • Syracuse at Maryland (-3.5)
  • Nebraska at Michigan (-6.5)
  • Nevada at Colorado State (-8)
  • Hawaii at Navy (-18)
  • Boston College (-24) at New Mexico State
  • Mississippi State at Texas A&M (-19)
  • Florida State (-34.5) at Wake Forest
  • Virginia Tech at Miami (-6.5)
  • Notre Dame (-3.5) at Pittsburgh
  • Tulsa at East Carolina (-14)
  • Kansas at Oklahoma State (-32)
  • North Carolina State at Duke (-9)
  • Florida International at Middle Tennessee State (-17)
  • Arizona State (-7) at Utah
  • Houston at UCF (-10)
  • Texas (-7.5) at West Virginia
  • Arkansas State at Louisiana-Monroe (-3.5)
  • Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech (-14)
  • LSU at Alabama (-9.5)
  • Colorado at Washington (-27)
  • Utah State (-13) at UNLV
  • UCLA (-2.5) at Arizona
  • Fresno State (-10.5) at Wyoming
  • San Diego State at San Jose State (-6.5)

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