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How Vegas ranks the Top 25 teams in college football
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:24 pm
How Vegas ranks the Top 25 teams in college football
1. Ohio State (No. 1)
2. TCU (No. 2)
3. Baylor (No. 4)
4. Alabama (No. 3)
5. Oregon (No. 5)
6. Arkansas (No. 20)
7. Georgia (No. 9)
8. LSU (No. 13)
9. Michigan State (No. 6)
10. Auburn (No. 7)
11. Florida State (No. 8)
12. Ole Miss (No. 15)
13. Oklahoma (No. 19)
14. Tennessee (No. 25)
15. USC (No. 10)
16. Stanford (No. 21)
17. UCLA (No. 14)
18. Missouri (No. 23)
19. Georgia Tech (No. 17)
20. Clemson (No. 12)
21. Texas A&M (NR)
22. Notre Dame (No. 11)
23. Wisconsin (No. 18)
24. Boise State (No. 24)
25. Mississippi State (NR)
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Thanks to Thanks to FootballPerspective.com, we can utilize early betting lines released by Golden Nugget casino to examine a “Simple Rating System,” or SRS, for every power-conference team.
Essentially, the website used a formula to convert betting lines into rankings. So according to Vegas, here’s the college football Top 25 entering the season (USA Today Coaches Poll ranking in parenthesis):
1. Ohio State (No. 1)
2. TCU (No. 2)
3. Baylor (No. 4)
4. Alabama (No. 3)
5. Oregon (No. 5)
6. Arkansas (No. 20)
7. Georgia (No. 9)
8. LSU (No. 13)
9. Michigan State (No. 6)
10. Auburn (No. 7)
11. Florida State (No. 8)
12. Ole Miss (No. 15)
13. Oklahoma (No. 19)
14. Tennessee (No. 25)
15. USC (No. 10)
16. Stanford (No. 21)
17. UCLA (No. 14)
18. Missouri (No. 23)
19. Georgia Tech (No. 17)
20. Clemson (No. 12)
21. Texas A&M (NR)
22. Notre Dame (No. 11)
23. Wisconsin (No. 18)
24. Boise State (No. 24)
25. Mississippi State (NR)
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:26 pm to SavageOrangeJug
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21. Texas A&M (NR)
Too high
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:27 pm to SavageOrangeJug
Does Vegas in addition to everyone else still not know what they're talking about concerning Ole Miss, posters on the rant? 

Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:28 pm to Henry Jones Jr
They have Ole Miss 5th in the west.. which is about where everybody thinks they'll be 

Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:30 pm to Killean
Every time Ole Miss is in the top 15 people say they're overrated.
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:32 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Vegas doesn't rank teams.
They set betting lines hoping to draw even money on games.
They set betting lines hoping to draw even money on games.
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:34 pm to SavageOrangeJug
Bring on the piggies and vols claiming another preseason title.
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:36 pm to SavageOrangeJug
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6. Arkansas (20)
Seriously....
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:39 pm to SavageOrangeJug
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6. Arkansas (No. 20)
print the shirts
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:40 pm to The Shaqtus
Seriously, seriously? I refuse to get suckered in- 8-4 and I'll be good with this season,
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:40 pm to The Shaqtus
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Seriously....
17-0 did happen
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:48 pm to SavageOrangeJug
I don't know if anyone has ever done a study on which is more accurate, Vegas or the Coaches/media... But I bet Vegas.
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:52 pm to TeLeFaWx
if picking the sec champ by our own media is any indication of the coaches opinion, its vegas in a landslide. That being said, i see 8 wins, possibly 9. Im not gonna argue with the publicity though, Vegas typically knows their shite
Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:53 pm to SavageOrangeJug
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Arkansas is the biggest surprise, at least on the surface. The Razorbacks are getting a ton of love from professional gamblers as well as from early lines in sports books, ranking at No. 6 in the simulated Vegas poll. This isn’t as big of a surprise if you’re familiar with analytics and nerdy stats. Arkansas has finished 0-7 in one-possession games under coach Bret Bielema, something I’ve chronicled endlessly this offseason. In the eyes of professional gamblers, this is a sign that the team has been better than its record indicates and could be undervalued. The gambling market already reflects this.

Posted on 8/2/15 at 1:26 pm to SavageOrangeJug
Lots of money will be lost betting on Tennessee. Fools gold.
Posted on 8/2/15 at 1:38 pm to SavageOrangeJug
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14. Tennessee
Vegas knows best
Posted on 8/2/15 at 1:39 pm to Eric4Tide
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Lots of money will be lost betting on Tennessee. Fools gold.

Posted on 8/2/15 at 1:55 pm to SavageOrangeJug
Looks right to me. 5 SEC-W teams in the top-12 and all 7 ranked. On the other side, 3 SEC-E teams.
Seriously, I think Vegas is giving us too much credit. I'm flattered and all, but we didn't lose all those close games because we're simply "unlucky".
Seriously, I think Vegas is giving us too much credit. I'm flattered and all, but we didn't lose all those close games because we're simply "unlucky".
Posted on 8/2/15 at 2:05 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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21. Texas A&M (NR)
Too high
Way way too high
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