Long Beach State travels to Stockton Wednesday for a Golden State duel with Pacific. It’s looking like a long year for the Beach; meanwhile, the Tigers have some interesting new talent.

UC San Diego visits Fresno St. Wednesday night. The programs had complete opposite seasons a year ago, but it’s a fresh day.

Loyola Marymount travels to El Paso for an early season duel with UTEP. The Lions are the slightest of favorites.

The Sooners roll into Tuscaloosa Saturday for another SEC showdown. Both teams control their playoff destiny but OU absolutely needs this one. On paper, the match-up is tighter than the spread indicates.

The Demon Deacons and Wolverines square off Tuesday night in downtown Detroit. Two well coached teams should provide plenty of early season excitement.

Top 10 showdown in Sacramento between Oklahoma and UCLA. The market is showing massive respect to the Bruins - for good reason.

USC enters the discussion. The Trojans are a year away but they will be wildly entertaining this year too.

The Eagles and Packers battle Monday night in Green Bay. Two squads trying to prove they’re among the NFC elite.

Expect a lot of black and gold in the Sunday night crowd at SoFi Stadium. Point-spread is teetering between Chargers -2.5 and 3.

USC and N.C. State square off in Charlotte Sunday afternoon. These two squads may have taken a step back from last year, but there’s a ton of talent on both sides.

Clint Allard has taken over the UC San Diego program and the roster looks quite different - the Tritons host Houston Christian Saturday night.

The NFC West is suddenly the most competitive division in the NFL. Los Angeles and SanFrancisco square off Sunday afternoon in the Bay Area. Injury news has shifted the spread L.A.’s way.

The last college football game of the day is a good one. A Mountain West clash in Hawaii. Will coach Timmy Chang’s offense consistently move the ball against the tough Aztec defense?

UNLV basketball was embarrassed on opening night. The Rebels get a chance to redeem themselves against a UT Chattanooga team who is in a tough travel spot.

The Falcons soar into San Jose Saturday to face the Spartans. Money has shown up on SJSU who is now up to -5.5 with the total at 66.5.

Wisconsin Senate committee advanced SB 592, a bill that would let residents place mobile wagers through the state’s federally recognized tribes.

Friday night Big 10 battle in the Los Angeles Coliseum between the Northwestern Wildcats and USC Trojans. A bit of Northwestern money has taken the number down to USC -13.5

The Golden State continues to thrive despite a constant array of misguided attacks.

Between the lines, Kyler Murray and Caitlin Clark have a lot in common. One has an obsessed media and rabid fanbase - the other does not.

Ben Howlett has the IU Indy Jaguars running and gunning. This might be the highest scoring team in college basketball and their totals will be bet up until the public catches on.