Online Sportsbook Opens Betting On NCAA Week 1 & Marquee Match-ups Of 2006Season
WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO (August 18, 2006) football season isn¹t for another two weeks, fans can already get in on the action on all of the season¹s big games at PinnacleSports.com. The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports.com has already opened wagering on every game taking place during the first week of the college football as well as on several marquee match-ups taking place each week of the NCAA season.
The first day of college games takes place on Thursday, August 31st with Steve Spurrier¹s South Carolina Gamecocks traveling to conference rival Mississippi State where PinnacleSports.com lists the host Bulldogs as 6 point underdogs in Starkville. On the first Saturday of games, Heisman hopeful Brady Quinn and Notre Dame kick off the second season of the Charlie Weis regime at Georgia Tech where the Fighting Irish are 7.5 point favorites. The biggest match-up of the opening week pits in-state rivals Miami (Florida) and Florida State squaring off in the Orange Bowl where the Hurricanes are favored by 3.5 points over the Seminoles.
In addition to posting betting lines on the full schedule of games taking place during the first week of the NCAA season, PinnacleSports.com is also taking wagers on several of the most anticipated games taking place each week during the entire 14-week regular season.
These marquee match-upsinclude:
· Ohio State (pick Oem) at reigning national champion
Texas on September 9th · Michigan (+6) visiting Notre Dame on September 16th
· October 7th¹s ³Red River Shootout² between Texas (-2.5) and Oklahoma
· Florida (-4) vs Georgia at ³The World¹s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party² October 28th
· Louisville (-3.5) hosting West Virginia on November 4th · Michigan (+6) at rival Ohio State November 18th
· ³The Iron Bowl² November 18th with Auburn (-3.5) facing in-state rival Alabama
· Notre Dame (+3) hoping to avenge 2005¹s last second loss to USC November 25th
· Florida (+1.5) traveling to Florida State on November 25th
· Cross-town rivals USC (-12) facing UCLA December 2nd
³It¹s simply not enough to give our players the opportunity to bet on the first week of college games, so for the second straight year we¹ve offered lines on the best match-ups of each week throughout the entire season,² said Simon Noble of PinnacleSports.com. ³Whether bettors like Ohio State to beat reigning national champs Texas in Austin on September 9th, or favor Notre Dame avenging last season¹s last second loss to USC, they¹ll find lines on all of the biggest games at PinnacleSports.com.²
PinnacleSports.com also has compiled odds on a number of NCAA teams winning the BCS Championship Game where Notre Dame is a slight favorite at +684 (i.e., win $6.84 for every $1 bet) to win their first title since 1988 over surprise West Virginia (+703) and top-ranked Ohio State (+730). In addition, the online sportsbook lists Brady Quinn as the early favorite to become the seventh Heisman Trophy winner in Notre Dame history at 7/4 odds. Bettors can also place wagers on the total number of regular season wins by every Division IA NCAA team exclusively at PinnacleSports.com.
For a more information and a complete list of odds, please visit the football section at www.pinnaclesports.com.
About PinnacleSports.com
PinnacleSports.com is the Internet¹s largest sports betting site serving customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. Founded in 1998, PinnacleSports.com was the first sports book to introduce reduced margin wagering, using a -105 pricing model that gives bettors up to 50% better value on wagers than traditional bookmakers. With low minimum bet requirements and the highest maximum limits on the Web, PinnacleSports.com has earned an industry leading reputation for providing consistent value to the player, professional customer service and the quickest payouts online. Fully licensed and regulated in Curacao, the company offers a secure environment for sports betting, racing and casino gaming.
