TrevRogers.com considers BetUs.com the #1 online sportsbook for many reasons. One of them being the huge amount of football betting futures odds that they make available for bettors before the college football or NFL season kicks off. We have been taking a looks at the “Over/Under” team win totals for certain college football teams this week. We continue today with a look at the 2009 college football betting odds for the Tennessee Volunteers and the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Tennessee Volunteers: Over 7 Wins +110 , Under 7 Wins -150
The Tennessee Volunteers are coming off a disappointing 5-7 season but the arrival of new head coach Lane Kiffin has people excited in Knoxville about the ’09 campaign. Tennessee returns just 13 starters but there is still plenty of talent on this team to make a vast improvement from last year. Much of the success will depend on quarterback, Jonathan Crompton. He’s been through four offensive coordinators in four years but Kiffin plans on using Crompton’s athleticism and arm strength to stretch opposing offenses. Tennessee is very young at the skill positions but the talented freshman they’ve brought in could be difference makers. The defense was very good last season but returns just six starters. They will not be as dominant as the unit that finished third in the nation in overall defense. They lack experience and depth at the linebacker position as well as defensive line. Despite the inexperience, I have Tennessee penciled in for 8 regular season wins. They should win their first two against Western Kentucky and UCLA. Then they have home games against Ohio University, Auburn, South Carolina, Memphis, and Vanderbilt, all of which are very winnable games. I’ll take the over 7 wins for Tennessee as I see them improving from the ’08 campaign.
South Carolina Gamecocks: Over 7 Wins +150 , Under 7 Wins -200
South Carolina returns just 11 starters from a team that went 7-6 a year ago. They will likely open the season 0-2 in my opinion with road games at North Carolina State, who is going to be a solid team this year, and then at Georgia. They get Mississippi and Florida at home but I don’t see them winning either one of those games. On October 17th, they travel to Alabama which figures to be too much of a rugged road test and they also have to go to Tennessee. I see this team winning 6 regular season games at best and that’s only if they can take care of Clemson at home to close out the season. South Carolina lost quarterback Smelley leaving huge question marks at that position and if you don’t have a quarterback in the SEC, you’re asking for trouble. Depth on the defensive side of the ball is also a major concern. I just don’t see this team winning more than 6 regular season games. The schedule is too difficult and they’ve simply lost too many good players from last year.
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