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Orange68 said... (original post) I will respecfully disagree. The point spread is not objective measure of the relative strength of either football team, but a measure of the bett... show more That's the opening line, which is set before a single dime is bet. Only after the opening line is set does the public's subjective belief comes into play. And it would take heavy betting on one side to move the line 1 point, unless an injury keeps a key player out. With that 2 1/2 opening line, they might adjust it to 3 points if they're betting UF, or 2 points if they're betting AU. It would take extreme betting on one side to move it to 3 1/2 or 1 1/2 points, books don't want to get middled. That opening line is very reflective of the percieved strenghts of both teams by those who do this for a living, and they're very good.