College football Week 2 betting tips: CU, Alabama, Texas - ESPN

Week 2 of the college football season brings a number of intriguing nonconference matchups. The slate begins at noon ET with Nebraska taking on newly ranked No. 22 Colorado in its home opener from Folsom Field. Colorado opened as a -1 favorite but quickly moved to -2.5 as the week progressed. Another key nonconference game pits Sam Hartman and No. 10 Notre Dame against Brennan Armstrong and NC State (ABC). The day wraps up with a top-15 matchup between the No. 11 Texas Longhorns and the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide in prime time on ESPN.

Joe Fortenbaugh, Matt Miller and Dalen Cuff are here to break it down in this week's betting roundtable.

All odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise noted.

Overs are now 48-45 (51.6%) as we get set to enter Week 2. Given the rule change in which the clock now runs on first downs outside of the final two minutes of each half, this was a bit of a surprise. In that same vein, I'll be looking to play USC overs for the foreseeable future. Offensively, the Trojans are a freight train as predicted. But the USC defense still appears to be suffering from the same deficiencies as last season. — Joe Fortenbaugh

Week 1 always surprises us because we are getting to know the teams, but my biggest takeaway is to ignore the rankings. LSU, Clemson and TCU all lost in Week 1 to unranked teams and the lines skewed in their direction because they were ranked. As we move forward things will even out as the rankings more correctly match each team's success, but for now I'm not putting much stock into them. — Matt Miller

College football is the only sport in the world where perception of your team/league affects your ability to play and win a title. That perception also affects the lines. Florida