Going to do things a tad different this year. I will still give my picks for the top match-ups each week. But this year I am going to add in every game between FBS opponents and the formula’s pick against the Spread.
So far over the last 3 years I am 68% with my picks here. Hopefully I can continue that this year.
There are a LOT of good games to start the 2016 season off, enough that many are saying this is the best opening week ever. I think this might be one of the best College Football Season’s ever!
Top Match-ups:
- Stanford 38 – Kansas St 24 (Kansas St keeps it close, but Stanford pulls away at the end)
- Oklahoma 35 – Houston 28 (Houston’s upset bid and Playoff chances end as OU’s offense proves too much for Houston to handle)
- Texas A&M 31 – UCLA 28 (In what might be the best game of the weekend, Texas A&M holds off UCLA)
- LSU 24 – Wisconsin 14 (Wisconsin’s Defense keeps them in the game and keeps Fournette under wraps for most of the game, LSU depth proves too much in the end)
- Georgia 27 – North Carolina 31 (Mitch Trobisky ruins Coach Smart’s first game and enters the national conscience)
- Alabama 31 – USC 21 (USC just doesn’t have the depth to hang with Alabama this year. Alabama out lasts USC)
- Clemson 28 – Auburn 21 (Auburn keeps this game closer than many expect. But Clemson is too good in the end)
- Notre Dame 28 – Texas 20 (Texas Defense keeps them in the game, but their offense just isn’t good enough to pull off the upset. Keep it close in Austin)
- Florida State 28 – Ole Miss 17 (Dalvin Cook has a good day, and FSU pulls away from Ole Miss in the end. FSU’s defense makes a statement for 2016).
Formula Spread Picks (Straight up pick is in bold):
- Charlotte +39 (@Louisville)
- Tulane +17 (@Wake Forest)
- FIU +10.5 (Indiana)
- Appalachian St +21.5 (@Tenn)
- South Carolina +4 (@Vandy)
- Rice +17 (@WKU)
- Oregon St +13 (@Minn)
- Georgia St – 4 (Ball St)
- Army +16 (@Temple)
- Colorado St +8.5 (@Colorado)
- Kansas St +15 (@Stanford)
- Arkansas St -3.5 (Toledo)
- Georgia Tech -3 (@Boston College)
- Oklahoma -11.5 (Houston)
- Bowling Green +28 (@Ohio St)
- Northwestern -5 (Western Mich)
- Hawaii +40 (@Michigan)
- Louisiana Lafayette +20 (Boise St)
- South Alabama +28 (@Miss St)
- West Virginia -10 (Missouri)
- Rutgers +27 (@Washington)
- UCLA +3 (@Texas A&M)
- Wisconsin +10.5 (LSU)
- Kent State +21.5 (@Penn St)
- Miami (Oh) +27.5) (Iowa)
- Texas St +21 (@Ohio)
- Louisiana Tech +26 (Arkansas)
- North Carolina +3 (UGA)
- North Texas +9.5 (SMU)
- San Jose St +5.5 (@Tulsa)
- Kentucky -6.5 (Southern Miss)
- UMASS +36 (@UF)
- USC +12 (Alabama)
- Fresno State +28 (@Nebraska)
- UTEP -9 (New Mexico St)
- Auburn +8 (Clemson)
- Arizona -1 (BYU)
- Wyoming +10 (NIU)
- Notre Dame -4 (@Texas)
- Florida State -4.5 (Ole Miss)
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