What do you want from me?
Welcome to the Randy Edsall era, a time when Maryland has just as much of a chance at winning the ACC as Duke.
The Terrapins and Blue Devils are each 125-to-1 longshots to win the ACC title and 30-to-1 to win their respective divisions at the popular online sportsbook 5Dimes.com.
Hey, that’s better odds than either Kentucky or Mississippi has at winning the SEC. Both the Wildcats and Rebels are 250-to-1. But the Terrapins’ long odds are a good gauge at what’s going on in College Park these days.
Things are obviously a bit more cheerful in Tallahassee, where Florida State is the clear-cut favorite to win the ACC title game in Charlotte in December. The Seminoles are around 7-to-5 favorites and have similar odds to what Oklahoma has of winning the Big 12.
Virginia Tech (+300) is second in oddsmakers’ eyes, but only because the Hokies are expected to represent the Coastal Division in the conference title game. Clemson (+550) is the second-best team in most oddsmakers’ eyes. North Carolina—Phil Steele’s pick to win the Coastal Division–is 15-to-1 to win the conference.
Odds to win ACC Championship Game
(courtesy 5Dimes.com)
Florida State +140
Virginia Tech +300
Clemson +550
North Carolina +1500
Georgia Tech +1500
Miami FL +1700
Virginia +1900
NC State +2100
Wake Forest +5000
Boston College +7500
Maryland +12500
Duke +12500
ACC Season Win Totals
The online sportsbook The Greek released season win totals on 43 teams, including seven ACC squads, this week.
For you novice bettors, the -140o next to Clemson, for example, represents that you must bet $140 to win $100 if you think the Tigers will win more than 8.5 games.
Clemson 8.5 (-140o)
Florida State 9.5 (-165o)
Georgia Tech 8 (-130u)
Miami 7 (-125u)
North Carolina 7.5 (-130o)
Virginia 7 (-150u)
Virginia Tech 9.5 (-145u)
Early ACC big game lines
The Golden Nugget sportsbook in Las Vegas released point spreads on approximately 100 games in early June. Vegas site BeyondtheBets.com updated the lines last week. Here’s a glance at some of the big games involving ACC teams.
Saturday, Sept. 1
Clemson -2.5 vs. Auburn
Saturday, Sept. 8
Miami at Kansas State -8
Saturday, Sept. 22
Clemson at Florida State -9
Saturday, Oct. 6
Notre Dame -10 vs. Miami
Saturday, Oct. 20
Florida State -11 at Miami
Thursday, Nov. 1
Virginia Tech -6.5 at Miami
Thursday, Nov. 8
Florida State -3 at Virginia Tech
Saturday, Nov. 12
Notre Dame -12 at Boston College
Saturday, Nov. 24
South Carolina at Clemson -3
Florida at Florida State -6.5
