The ubiquity of line moves on college underdogs leads me to the obvious conclusion. Namely, that these are cartel/"group" moves based on program analyses of the length of the games being reduced by x number of plays, and this working in favor of the underdogs. Really, the only significant favorite move thus far this week is on UCLA, and I'm on board with that, having bet UCLA early with both a straight play and teaser.
Now, do I think these dog moves are wise? Not really. Last week, all of the major college moves got stomped, headlined by the Hawaii move versus Stanford. Plus San Jose State versus Oregon State and Colorado State versus Washington State. Who in their right mind is firing on Hawaii, SJState, and Colorado State if I can't? If I can't pull the trigger on these teams, who does?
I'm not sure I've seen this kind of across-the-board underdog betting wave before. I'm more interested in the who and the why of it than in the games themselves. But I did have the brains and dumb luck to wait on the chalk I like, so things worked out. I have the best of almost every line in which I'm involved. Even God forsaken Temple, which I have at +10, is getting love. Who (other than me) bets Temple in this spot? Temple down from +10 to +8 1/2 (with a +7 1/2 at DraftKings). There are some sick bastards out there. I feel obligated to hedge some if a -7 becomes available. It's a late game, so who knows? Maybe.