Week 1 of NCAA football betting has finally arrived and not a moment too soon. Are you ready to get back into the game?

After the always-loathsome offseason, schools across the country are ready to square off for the title of nation's best, and Bodog's online sportsbook wants to make sure you're not cut from the action.

College football kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 2 with fan favorite Marshall on the road against No. 2-ranked Ohio State, plus it's a big first day back for the Hurricanes (No. 13), the University of Southern California (No .14) and Pittsburgh (No. 15), who play Florida A&M, Hawaii and Utah respectively.

And you can expect one mother of a work-out on Saturday, Sept. 4 as No. 1-ranked Alabama makes its debut against San Jose State, followed by a pair of games worthy of any player's attention: both No. 6-ranked Texas Christian versus No. 24-ranked Oregon State and No. 18-ranked North Carolina versus No. 21-ranked LSU.

Will TCU succeed in holding off the Oregon State Beavers? Or will Jacquizz Rodgers lead his team over the Horned Frogs to make Beaver Nation proud? And with Jordan Jefferson in the saddle, will Louisiana State manage to overthrow the slightly-favored Tar Heels?

As time-tested coaches, grizzled veterans and wide-eyed rookies of the NFL prepare for the fourth and final week of the NFL preseason all across the country, most guys back at home will be slow to move as they ease their way back into the game.

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Your NFL preseason betting this week is headlined by a match-up with enough animosity to fill an hour of prime time television, regardless of whether Tom Brady and Eli Manning suit up for the contest or not. And in order to give the New York Giants/New England Patriots rivalry its due diligence, you'll need to stay sharp from kick-off until the final whistle blows.

Fresh off a defeat at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens, New York will host the Patriots in a game bound to stir up memories of the 2007 Super Bowl. When the two clubs square off in New York this Thursday it will mark the sixth consecutive time the two teams have closed out preseason together, with each winning a game a piece since that fateful day in February of '07. Emotions will run wild in New Meadowlands Stadium this time around, which is why you'll want to keep a clear head while placing your NFL bets on Bodog this week.

Elsewhere in the NFL, the Miami Dolphins will try their luck in Texas against the struggling Dallas Cowboys. In an attempt to get his disappointing squad up to Week 1 standards, Dallas head coach Wade Phillips has tossed around the idea of playing his starters in one last attempt to get them in season-worthy condition. It's a bold move that might affect your approach to the preseason finale, so choose wisely when betting online.

One question on the minds of Broncos fans is whether or not first-year quarterback Tim Tebow will feel well enough to play against the Minnesota Vikings after cautiously missing Week 3 with sore ribs. Tebow originally sustained the injury in the opening round of the preseason begging the question of whether or not the former Florida Gator's wild style of play is well-suited for the NFL.

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