There are line moves and then there are line moves. Needless to say, an 11-point swing on the game total for this week's Conference USA matchup between UTSA and FIU certainly falls into the latter category. SBR's college football market analysis discusses the betting action for this game and several other notable Week 7 matchups.
Week 7 of the college football season is upon us. Conventional wisdom might suggest that opening lines will be that much more accurate than they we re six weeks ago. After all, bettors and bookmakers alike now have a month and a half's worth of data points available on every team.
In actuality, there are still widespread disagreements across the betting market. As a result, a number of Week 7 college football lines have already endured a significant adjustment.
Another prevalent theme in the market this week is that of publicly backed underdogs. In some cases, market trends may be enough to change one's outlook on a particular game.