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CFB Week 2 (Fri Sept. 11–Sat Sept. 12) · NFL Week 1 (Wed Sept. 9–Mon Sept. 14). Numbers re-checked Monday morning, Sept. 7, 2026, America/Denver. DraftKings via ESPN. No logos. No guesses.
Louisiana Tech at No. 11 LSU
LSU −34.5 DraftKings
Sat Sept. 12 5:30 p.m. MT · SECN+ · Tiger Stadium. O/U 55.5. ESPN / DraftKings.
After Lane Kiffin’s 51–10 Week 1 rout of Clemson, Louisiana Sports lists Louisiana Tech at LSU among Week 2’s “massive home favorite” spots (early board had LSU around − 32.5; live DK is −34.5) (Louisiana Sports). The SEC set the kick at 6:30 p.m. CT on SECN+ (nola.com / The Advocate).
No. 1 Ohio State at No. 5 Texas
Ohio State −1.5 DraftKings
Sat Sept. 12 · 5:30 p.m. MT · ABC · DKR–Texas Memorial Stadium. O/U 48.5. ESPN / DraftKings.
Burnt Orange Nation (Sept. 6) still had Texas −1.5 at DraftKings after both openers covered big (Texas 59–7 Texas State; Ohio State 56–3 Ball State) (Burnt Orange Nation). Live ESPN/DK pickcenter Monday morning flipped to Ohio State −1.5 / 48.5 — print the live board, not the weekend Texas-favored writeups.
No. 10 Oklahoma at No. 16 Michigan
Oklahoma −5.5 DraftKings
Sat Sept. 12 · 10:00 a.m. MT · FOX · Michigan Stadium. O/U 43.5. ESPN / DraftKings.
Maize n Brew (Sept. 6): FanDuel opened Michigan +5.5 / 43.5 after the Wolverines’ Hail Mary 13–12 escape vs Western Michigan; Oklahoma looked sharper in a 51–0 win over UTEP (Maize n Brew). Same piece cites ESPN analytics around a 51.1% Oklahoma win probability — toss-up vibe despite the road chalk.
No. 25 Missouri at Kansas
Missouri −6.5 DraftKings
Fri Sept. 11 · 6:00 p.m. MT · FOX · David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. O/U 50.5. ESPN / DraftKings.
Rock M Nation (Sept. 7): FanDuel has Mizzou −6.5 / 50.5 as a road favorite — “a confident line from the oddsmakers” for Friday in Lawrence (Rock M Nation).
No. 13 Alabama at Kentucky
Alabama −10 DraftKings
Sat Sept. 12 1:30 p.m. MT · ABC · Lexington. O/U 49.5. ESPN / DraftKings.
Saturday Down South (Sept. 6): DraftKings opened Alabama −10.5 / 48.5 with SEC Nation in Lexington after Alabama’s 48–10 over ECU and Kentucky’s 45–13 over Youngstown State (Saturday Down South). Live DK via ESPN Monday: Alabama 10 / 49.5.
No. 20 Tennessee at Georgia Tech
Tennessee −12.5 DraftKings
Sat Sept. 12 · 5:00 p.m. MT · ESPN · Bobby Dodd Stadium. O/U 55.5. ESPN / DraftKings.
Rocky Top Insider (Sept. 6): FanDuel had Tennessee −13.5 / 54.5 Sunday morning after UT’s Furman blowout and Georgia Tech’s buzzer-beater loss to Colorado, with 95% of FanDuel spread money on the Vols (Rocky Top Insider). Live DK via ESPN: Tennessee −12.5 / 55.5.
Week 1 is Sept. 914–. Texans and Cowboys always. Closest other |spread|s Monday AM (excl. Houston/Dallas): Titans 1.5, Vikings 1.5, Ravens 3, Bears 3. Chiefs also |3| (MNF) left off on Sunday preference.
Buffalo at Houston
Texans −1.5 DraftKings
Sun Sept. 13 · 11:00 a.m. MT · CBS · NRG Stadium. O/U 44.5. Line flip vs Sunday package (was Bills −1.5). ESPN / DraftKings.
SI Bills frames the rematch around Buffalo’s 2025 NRG loss — Josh Allen sacked a career-high eight times (SI Bills / Alex Brasky). Texans On SI: C.J. Stroud is healthy this time after Davis Mills started that win (SI Texans).
Dallas at N.Y. Giants
Cowboys− 3 DraftKings
Sun Sept. 13 · 6:20 p.m. MT · NBC · MetLife Stadium. O/U 48.5. Moved from −2.5 on the Sunday package. ESPN / DraftKings.
Mike Moraitis: Dallas is 7–1 in its last eight Week 1 games vs the Giants; the early New York angles are the Harbaugh install and Jaxson Dart / Malik Nabers health (SI Cowboys).
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee
Titans −1.5 DraftKings
Sun Sept. 13 · 11:00 a.m. MT · CBS. O/U 39.5. ESPN / DraftKings.
SI Betting / DraftKings’ Johnny Avello: Titans opened around −3.5 over the Jets and got bet down to −1.5 — Jets money at +3.5/+3. Total still one of Week 1s lowest (SI Betting).
Green Bay at Minnesota
Vikings −1.5 DraftKings
Sun Sept. 13 2:25 p.m. MT · CBS. O/U 46.5. ESPN / DraftKings.
SI Betting: the line flipped from Packers −1.5 open to Vikings −1.5 after Jacobs (Commissioner’s Exempt) / Parsons (PUP) news and Kyler Murray winning the Minnesota job — Avello and Caesars’ Joey Feazel both cite the Green Bay availability drag (SI Betting).
Chicago at Carolina
Bears −3 DraftKings
Sun Sept. 13 11:00 a.m. MT · FOX. O/U 46.5. Was −2.5 / 47.5 on the Sunday package. ESPN / DraftKings.
SI Betting (Avello): the Bears–Panthers total climbed from 44.5 toward the high 40s on scoring/turnover expectations; live board now Chicago −3 / 46.5 (SI Betting).
Baltimore at Indianapolis
Ravens −3 DraftKings
Sun Sept. 13 11:00 a.m. MT · CBS · Lucas Oil Stadium. O/U 47.5. New into closest-|3| tier (replaces Denver at Kansas City on Sunday preference). ESPN / DraftKings.
Jesse Minter’s head-coaching debut. SI Betting still had Ravens −3.5 / 48.5 earlier in the week; live DraftKings shortened to Baltimore −3 / 47.5 (SI Betting). Yahoo/USA Today opening notes: road chalk for Baltimore despite Indianapolis’s early schedule (Yahoo Sports).
Sources: ESPN site.api DraftKings pickcenter/scoreboard; SI Betting; Burnt Orange Nation; Maize n Brew; Rock M Nation; Saturday Down South; Rocky Top Insider; Louisiana Sports; nola.com; Yahoo Sports. Lines move. Monday-morning snapshot, not a live ticker. 21+.
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