The Tennessee Volunteers will travel to open the 2012 NCAA college football season with a game against the North Carolina St Wolfpack on Friday night.
Kick off time from a neutral site in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPNU.
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The betting odds from this week one college football game opened up with the SEC club Tennessee Volunteers favored by -7 points with an over under of 52 points.
Early money from the NCAA college football bettors has poured on the ACC conference underdog as the Tennessee Volunteers are now favored by -3 points. The over under has moved up a ½ point to a current line of 52 ½ points.
Tennessee Volunteers money line bettors will lay -160 odds with the home underdog North Carolina St Wolfpack returning +140 odds to pull off the upset win with no need for taking points
Tennessee and North Carolina St have no recent head to head meetings.
Head coach Derek Dooley enters his third season as the head coach for Tennessee. They finished at 5-7 last season and failed to land a bowl berth. He will have 10 starters back on offense and nine to his defensive corps.
Junior quarterback Tyler Bray returns under center for Tennessee. He completed 59.5% of his passes for 1983 yards with 17 touchdowns and 6 picks. The Volunteers lose their top running back. Sophomore Marlin Lane will see significant time in the backfield and last year he rushed for 305 yards and two touchdowns with a low 3.7 yards per rush average. Their top two receivers are back in 2012.
The Wolfpack head coach Tom O’Brien returns for his sixth year as the head coach for the program. He has seven starters back on offense and six on the defensive side of the ball. They finished 2011 with a record of 8-5 and earned a Belk Bowl berth defeating Louisville 3124 as a -2 point betting favorite.
Senior quarterback Mike Glennon returns as the starter for North Carolina St. A season ago Glennon threw for 31 touchdowns and 12 picks as he hit on 62.5% of his passes.
Top running backs James Washington and Tony Creecy both return to the backfield. Only one of their top four receivers is back in 2012 for North Carolina St.
CFB Trend: North Carolina St Wolfpack is 3-0 ATS in their past three games.
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Tags: NCAA College Football Pointspread Over Under Money Line Betting Odds Preview 8-31-2012, Pick Prediction, Tennessee Volunteers versus North Carolina St Wolfpack