Week 3 College Football Lines: Tide opens 27-point favorite in night game against the Rams

The Alabama Crimson Tide take a significant step-up in competition this week, as Mike Bobo’s Colorado State Rams travel to Tuscaloosa for Alabama’s first night game of the season (6:00 p.m. Central, ESPN2/WatchESPN). Nevertheless, the Books see a comfortable win for the nation’s No. 1 team. The Crimson Tide opens a 27-point favorite.

Much of the SEC begins its intraconference play this week, and the money projects a lot of narrow results — some, even curious (like LSU just a touchdown favorite over Mississippi State.)

Here are the lines from Bookmaker.eu, SEC Games in bold.

Top 25

Colorado State at Alabama (-27)

Tulane at Oklahoma (-34)

Clemson at Louisville (+2.5)

Texas at USC (-14)

Georgia State at Penn State (-38.5)

Fresno State at Washington (-33)

Air Force at Michigan (-26)

Army at Ohio State (-29.5)

Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh (+10)

Wisconsin at BYU (+13)

LSU at Mississippi State (+6.5)

Virginia Tech at East Carolina (+22)

Kansas State at Vanderbilt (+3.5)

Stanford at San Diego State (+7.5)

SMU at TCU (-17)

Oregon State at Washington State (-15.5)

Illinois at South Florida (-16.5)

Tennessee at Florida (-5)

UCLA at Memphis (+4.5)

College Football Week 3 Opening Odds

New Mexico at Boise State (-15.5)

UMass at Temple (-14)

Illinois at South Florida (-16.5)

Arizona at UTEP (+21)

Kentucky at South Carolina (-7.5)

Notre Dame at Boston College (+11.5)

UConn at Virginia (-11.5)

Air Force at Michigan (-26)

Coastal Carolina at UAB (+2)

Cincinnati at Miami Ohio (-4)

Georgia State at Penn State (-38.5)

Iowa State at Akron (+7.5)

North Carolina at Old Dominion (OFF)

Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh (+10)

Middle Tennessee State at Minnesota (-8)

Florida International at Indiana (-24)

UCLA at Memphis (+4.5)

Northern Illinois at Nebraska (-15.5)

Baylor at Duke (-14)

Kansas at Ohio (-10.5)

Utah State at Wake Forest (-13.5)

Clemson at Louisville (+2.5)

Central Michigan at Syracuse (-10.5)

Virginia Tech at East Carolina (+22)

Wisconsin at BYU (+13)

Purdue at Missouri (-7)

North Texas at Iowa (-24)

UL Lafayette at Texas A&M (-23)

Bowling Green at Northwestern (-23)

Tulane at Oklahoma (-34)

Tennessee at Florida (-5)

SMU at TCU (-17)

Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky (-7)

Army at Ohio State (-29.5)

Oregon State at Washington State (-15.5)

Appalachian State at Texas State (+23)

Colorado State at Alabama (-27)

Tulsa at Toledo (-9.5)

Idaho at Western Michigan (-17)

Southern Miss at UL Monroe (+6.5)

Oregon at Wyoming (+14)

LSU at Mississippi State (+6.5)

Georgia Tech at UCF (+2)

Kansas State at Vanderbilt (+3.5)

Rice at Houston (-24)

Miami at Florida State (PPD)

Troy at New Mexico State (+5.5)

Arizona State at Texas Tech (-6)

Texas at USC (-14)

San Jose State at Utah (-26)

Fresno State at Washington (-33)

Ole Miss at Cal (+3.5)

Stanford at San Diego State (+7.5)