Circa Sports releases college football lines for Weeks 0 and 1
22 July 2026(PRESS RELEASE) -- As college football season approaches, Circa Sports – a leading authority in sports betting – has released point spreads and totals for games in Week 0 and Week 1.
The season kicks off in Dublin, Ireland, where TCU is a 6.5-point favorite over North Carolina. Locally in Las Vegas, UNLV is a 4-point favorite over Memphis on Saturday, 29 August.
As the rest of the teams kick off in Week 1, there are a few notable games between power conference teams. Georgia Tech opened as a 7.5-point favorite against Colorado on Thursday. Meanwhile, later in the weekend, LSU is 11.5-point favorites against Clemson, Notre Dame is 20.5-point favorites against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field and Ole Miss is a 5-point favorite against Louisville, where they will face off in Nashville.
Notable games in Week 0 and Week 1 include:
Week 0:
- North Carolina vs TCU (-6.5, 49) (in Dublin)
- Memphis at UNLV (-4, 59)
Week 1:
- Colorado at Georgia Tech (-7.5, 51.5)
- UAB at Illinois (-27.5, 57)
- Boston College at Cincinnati (-7.5, 54.5)
- Northern Illinois at Iowa (-31, 45.5)
- Wyoming at Colorado State (-4, 48)
- UCLA at Cal (PK, 54)
- Western Kentucky (-3, 53) at Nevada
- Boise State at Oregon (-24.5, 51.5)
- Baylor vs Auburn (-6.5, 59.5) (in Atlanta)
- UNLV (-1.5, 58.5) at Hawaii
- Clemson at LSU (-11.5, 49)
- Wisconsin vs Notre Dame (-20.5, 48) (in Green Bay)
- Louisville vs Ole Miss (-5, 56) (in Nashville)
- SMU (-1.5, 52.5) at Florida State
In addition, Circa Sports oddsmakers have continued to update the championship odds for the season, which will culminate in the final game in Las Vegas. Unlike some past seasons, there isn’t a clear favorite going into the season. Texas, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Oregon are all between +650 and +730 to win the title, with another four teams being +1600 or lower.
The favorites to win the national championship include:
- Texas +650
- Ohio State +700
- Notre Dame +725
- Oregon +730
- Georgia +950
- Indiana +1000
- Miami +1100
- LSU +1600
- Texas A&M +2500
- Alabama +2700
- Texas Tech +2700
- USC +3000
- Oklahoma +3500