Alabama, Auburn season-opening lines posted; Tide slight favorite over Texas and more

Alabama, Auburn season-opening lines posted; Tide slight favorite over Texas and more

There are plenty of unknowns heading into the upcoming college football season for both Alabama and Auburn.

Hugh Freeze will lead the Tigers into the season in his first year on the Plains. Meanwhile, Nick Saban’s Tide debuts different offensive and defensive coordinators from a season ago. Then, of course, there is the question of quarterback for both squads.

Despite all of it, DraftKings’ betting lines don’t appear to be impacted by those unknowns.

The sports book has installed Auburn as a 39½-point favorite over visiting UMass on Saturday, Sept. 2. Alabama, on the other hand, is a 39-point home favorite against Middle Tennessee on the same day.

DraftKings has also listed the Tide as a 7-point favorite against Texas the following week.

Check out the early Week 0 and Week 1 lines, courtesy of DraftKings:

Saturday, Aug. 26

  • UMass @ New Mexico State (-10)
  • Navy @ Notre Dame in Dublin (-21)
  • Ohio @ San Diego State (-5½)
  • San José State @ USC (-29½)
  • Florida International @ Louisiana Tech (-10½)
  • UTEP @ Jacksonville State (-1½)
  • Hawai’i @ Vanderbilt (-18½)

Thursday, Aug. 31

  • Nebraska @ Minnesota (-7½)
  • NC State (-16) @ UConn
  • Florida @ Utah (-9½)
  • Kent State @ UCF (-31½)

Friday, Sept. 1

  • Central Michigan @ Michigan State (-14½)
  • Stanford (-10½) @ Hawai’i
  • Louisville (-8½) @ Georgia Tech
  • Miami (OH) @ Miami (-17½)

Saturday, Sept. 2

  • Colorado @ TCU (-20½)
  • Texas State @ Baylor (-25)
  • Ohio State (-28) @ Indiana
  • South Carolina @ North Carolina (-1½)
  • Toledo @ Illinois (-8½)
  • East Carolina @ Michigan (-36½)
  • Buffalo @ Wisconsin (-23)
  • Utah State @ Iowa (-20½)
  • Old Dominion @ Virginia Tech (-14)
  • Arkansas State @ Oklahoma (-33½)
  • Akron @ Temple (-10)
  • Ball State @ Kentucky (-26)
  • Fresno State @ Purdue (-6½)
  • Northern Illinois @ Boston College (-9½)
  • Sam Houston @ BYU (-23½)
  • Texas Tech (-14) @ Wyoming
  • Washington State (-16) @ Colorado State
  • Coastal Carolina @ UCLA (-15½)
  • Nevada @ USC (-36½)
  • Boise State @ Washington (-14½)
  • Virginia @ Tennessee (-27)
  • New Mexico @ Texas A&M (-37½)
  • Army (-7) @ UL Monroe
  • UTSA @ Houston (-2)
  • Rice @ Texas (-34½)
  • South Florida @ Western Kentucky (-13)
  • UMass @ Auburn (-39½)
  • California (-7) @ North Texas
  • South Alabama @ Tulane (-6½)
  • Middle Tennessee @ Alabama (-37)
  • Louisiana Tech @ SMU (-14½)
  • West Virginia at Penn State (-18½)

Sunday, Sept. 3

  • Oregon State (-16) @ San José State
  • LSU (-2) vs Florida State in Orlando

Monday, Sept. 4

  • Clemson (-11) @ Duke

Saturday, Sept. 9

  • Texas A&M (-6½) at Miami
  • Texas at Alabama (-7)

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Music App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.