Early lines: Vegas likes Iowa in one, not so much in another

The whole Vegas thing is about kicking up interest and spinning the betting lines. The Golden Nugget wanted to get ahead of that and released 150 college football game spreads on Friday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes were mentioned in a couple.

The Golden Nugget has Iowa as a 4.5-point favorite for their Sept. 12 meeting at Jack Trice Stadium. Yes, Iowa State won two games last season and Vegas has put an over/under victories total of three on the Cyclones for 2015, but will Iowa fans bite into a 4.5 favorite at Iowa State? This series has loosely followed a pattern the last several years, and that pattern is Iowa State wins when it really shouldn't, or at least when it's not favored.

Last season in Iowa City, the Hawkeyes were 10-point favorite and ended up losing 20-17. Iowa has been favored in every game against Iowa State since 2000 and has a 7-7 record against the Cyclones in that span. Also in this period, the Hawkeyes have covered the spread against ISU just four times (2013, 2010, 2009 and 2003).

In the other Iowa game with a spread, the Hawkeyes are a 7-point underdog at Nebraska on Black Friday (Nov. 27). Since the Cornhuskers have joined the Big Ten, Iowa has been favored over them just once, a 1- to 1.5-point favorite last season. That game ended with the Huskers pulling out a 37-34 overtime victory.

Here are the 150 point spreads:

Thursday, Sept. 3

Michigan at Utah -4

TCU -18 at Minnesota

Friday, Sept. 4

Washington at Boise State -13

Saturday, Sept. 5

Wisconsin vs. Alabama -10 (Arlington, Texas)

Louisville vs. Auburn -11.5 (Atlanta, Ga.)

Arizona State vs. Texas A&M -3 (Houston)

Texas at Notre Dame -7.5

Virginia at UCLA -17

BYU at Nebraska -6

Monday, Sept. 7

Ohio State -16 at Virginia Tech

Saturday, Sept. 12

LSU -3 at Mississippi State

UCLA -32 at UNLV

Oklahoma at Tennessee -3

Notre Dame -9 at Virginia

Oregon State at Michigan -14

Iowa -4.5 at Iowa State

Marshall -3.5 at Ohio University

Boise State -6 at BYU

Oregon at Michigan State -1

Thursday, Sept. 17

Clemson -3 at Louisville

Saturday, Sept. 19

Auburn at LSU -4

UNLV at Michigan -33

Ole Miss at Alabama -9.5

South Carolina at Georgia -11

Georgia Tech at Notre Dame -2

Nebraska at Miami, Fla. PK

Stanford at USC -4

BYU at UCLA -14

Colorado -1.5 vs. Colorado State (Denver)

Thursday, Sept. 24

Cincinnati at Memphis -2

Friday, Sept. 25

Boise State -9 at Virginia

Saturday, Sept. 26

LSU -20 at Syracuse

UCLA at Arizona PK

USC -1 at Arizona State

Utah at Oregon -14

Oklahoma State at Texas -2.5

BYU at Michigan -7

Texas A&M vs. Arkansas -6.5 (Arlington, Texas)

Mississippi State at Auburn -8

Tennessee -2.5 at Florida

Thursday, Oct. 1

Miami, Fla. at Cincinnati -2.5

Saturday, Oct. 3

UNLV at Nevada -14

Ole Miss -6 at Florida

Alabama at Georgia PK

South Carolina at Missouri -11

Arkansas at Tennessee -1

Mississippi State at Texas A&M -6.5

Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech -9

Arizona at Stanford -7.5

Arizona State at UCLA -6

Oregon -16 at Colorado

Army at Penn State -28

West Virginia at Oklahoma -10

Kansas State at Oklahoma State -4

Texas at TCU -21

Notre Dame at Clemson -3.5

Thursday, Oct. 8

Washington at Southern Cal -19

Saturday, Oct. 10

LSU -8 at South Carolina

Georgia Tech at Clemson -3

Arkansas at Alabama -7.5

Florida at Missouri -10

Georgia at Tennessee PK

Miami (FL) at Florida State -14.5

Virginia at Pittsburgh -6

Boise State -12 at Colorado State

TCU -11 at Kansas State

Oklahoma -6.5 vs. Texas (Dallas, Texas)

Oklahoma State at West Virginia -5

Wisconsin -1 at Nebraska

Navy at Notre Dame -14

Thursday, Oct. 15

UCLA at Stanford -4.5

Auburn -9 at Kentucky

Friday, Oct. 16

UNLV at Fresno State -12

Boise State -9.5 at Utah State

Saturday, Oct. 17

Florida at LSU -14

Arizona State at Utah -2

USC at Notre Dame PK

Oregon -15 at Washington

Louisville at Florida State -12

Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech -14

Virginia Tech at Miami, Fla. -6

Missouri at Georgia -8.5

Alabama -7 at Texas A&M

West Virginia at Baylor -17

TCU -29 at Iowa State

Oklahoma -3 at Kansas State

Michigan State -4.5 at Michigan

Penn State at Ohio State -19

Saturday, Oct. 24

Utah at USC -7

Kansas State at Texas -2

Tennessee at Alabama -10

Auburn at Arkansas -6.5

Texas A&M at Ole Miss -4

Clemson -4.5 at Miami, Fla.

Florida State at Georgia Tech PK

Thursday, Oct. 29

Oregon -5 at Arizona State

West Virginia at TCU -20

Saturday, Oct. 31

Boise State -28.5 at UNLV

Central Florida at Cincinnati -6

Georgia Tech -10 at Virginia

Ole Miss at Auburn -4

Florida vs. Georgia -12 (Jacksonville, Fla.)

South Carolina at Texas A&M -10

Oregon State at Utah -16

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015

Northern Illinois at Toledo -3

Thursday, Nov. 5

Mississippi State at Missouri, -6

Baylor -12 at Kansas State

Saturday, Nov. 7

LSU at Alabama -9

Arkansas at Ole Miss -1

Auburn -1.5 at Texas A&M

TCU -11 at Oklahoma State

Michigan State -6 at Nebraska

Florida State at Clemson -2

Virginia at Miami, Fla. -6.5

Notre Dame -3 at Pittsburgh

Arizona at USC -7.5

Thursday, Nov. 12

Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech -9.5

Friday, Nov. 13

USC -12 at Colorado

Saturday, Nov. 14

Arkansas at LSU -1.5

Utah at Arizona -3

Oregon at Stanford PK

Alabama -9 at Mississippi State

Florida at South Carolina -2.5

Oklahoma at Baylor -13

BYU at Missouri -12

Saturday, Nov. 21

San Diego State -16 at UNLV

LSU at Ole Miss PK

Fresno State at BYU -18

TCU -5 at Oklahoma

Baylor -10 at Oklahoma State

Michigan State at Ohio State -14

Michigan at Penn State -4.5

Mississippi State at Arkansas -10

Tennessee at Missouri -2.5

USC at Oregon -6.5

Georgia Tech -6 at Miami, Fla.

Arizona at Arizona State -3

UCLA -1 at Utah

California at Stanford -13

Friday, Nov. 27

Baylor at TCU -6

Oregon State at Oregon -22.5

Washington State at Washington -4.5

Iowa at Nebraska -7

Texas A&M at LSU -7.5

Kansas State -24 at Kansas

Oklahoma -3 at Oklahoma State

BYU at Utah State PK

Ohio State -16 at Michigan

Penn State at Michigan State -12

UCLA at USC -3

Colorado at Utah -13.5

Notre Dame at Stanford -3

North Carolina at NC State -6

Virginia Tech -4 at Virginia

Missouri at Arkansas -7

Alabama -3.5 at Auburn

Florida State -4 at Florida

Georgia -1 at Georgia Tech

Louisville -2.5 at Kentucky

Ole Miss -2 at Mississippi

Clemson -3 at South Carolina

Vanderbilt at Tennessee -17

Saturday, Dec. 5

Texas at Baylor -18

West Virginia at Kansas State -5

Saturday, Dec. 12

Navy -13 vs. Army, Philadelphia, Pa.

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