College Football Picks Against The Spread August 31

TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 7: The National Championship Trophy during the College Football Playoff National Championship Media Day on January 7, 2017 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) /

College Football Picks Against The Spread August 31

The first full weekend of the 2017 College Football season is upon us. I have been waiting for this for months! Yes, I am a MLB and NBA fan as well, but college football is still my favorite. It contains the passionate fanbases that seem to be lacking in most major league sports. And never underestimate the chaos created with 128 teams at the highest level as opposed to 30-32. And the best part? The regular season means something!

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For those of you that are new here, I put myself out there every week. For the last six years, I have picked every single college football game. Sounds easy, right? I thought so too. So I have picked them all against the spread. That significantly increases the degree of difficulty.

I take the average of the odds from the six major Vegas casinos and round that to the nearest half point. There will be no ties here. Ties are for the other football.

Some site will sell you top ten picks for a fee. Some will even give you a couple of free picks to lure you in. This is every game picked, all for free.

This contains the picks for FBS vs. FBS games only. It is too hard to get an accurate spread on games that involve 1-AA teams.

I will assign a point value “bet” on each game, between one and five points. That way you can see just how confident I am in each pick. Look for those at the end of each line. I am down 43 points over the last two seasons, but I fully plan to be back to even before the end of of September.

This is for entertainment purposes only! I cannot be responsible for you losing any of your worldly possessions, significant others, or limbs to a loan shark. I am a simple person. I cannot have that on my conscience.

We have 87 games this weekend, but only 40 if them are FBS vs. FBS matchups. There are 15 total games today, but only six of them are FBS vs. FBS matchups. Let’s get picking!

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Florida International at Central Florida(-16.5)(3): That line looks awfully big for a rivalry game. Especially when you have Butch Davis now patrolling the sidelines for FIU. I don’t know that his impact will be instantaneous, but you can bet this team will have a better outlook than last year. UCF wins, but doesn’t cover.

Buffalo at Minnesota(-24.5)(3): This line is all over the place. That alone means that I’m not putting much on this one. It opened at -31, and is down under 24 in some places right now. Minnesota has a new starting quarterback this year in Conor Rhoda. He played some last year when Mitch Leidner was out, but the Gophers still have the two headed running back attack with Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks. P.J. Fleck is now rowing the boat in Minneapolis. Buffalo is going to be up a creek needing one of those paddles before this is done. Give me Minnesota.

Tulsa at (10)Oklahoma State(-17.5)(2): Oklahoma State’s offense is going to be a lot of fun this year with Mason Rudolph and James Washington back, along with their stable or running backs. However, Tulsa will get their points behind RB D’Angelo Brewer and WR Justin Hobbs. The question here is whether QB Chad President can fill the huge shoes of Dane Evans. I think he will be able to at some point this year, but probably not in the first game. Give me the Pokes.

(2)Ohio State at Indiana(-21.5)(3): This was a game that Ohio State probably should have lost two years ago in Bloomington. Richard Lagow is back and has leading receiver Simmie Cobbs back, but they will need production from junior running back Mike Majette to make this a game. Ohio State had issues with explosive offenses last year. I don’t think that has changed here. Indiana is overmatched, but I think they make this interesting in Bloomington. I’ll take the Hoosiers.

Louisiana-Monroe at Memphis(-25.5)(4): Grab this line while you can! It is up three points or more across the board. Memphis just plugged and played last year. They didn’t miss a beat with Riley Ferguson replacing Paxton Lynch. They still have big play receivers Anthony Miller and Roderick Proctor, while Doroland Dorceus could have the backfield mostly to himself this year. Memphis is one of the best group of five teams, and they show it here. Memphis rolls!

New Mexico State at Arizona State(-22.5)(4): Why is this line so low? Arizona State’s lack of defensive chops wont be exposed until Pac 12 season gets under way. Here we will see a lot of star running backs Kalen Ballage and Demario Richard. Sun Devils roll here.

Stay tuned for the rest of the picks against the spread, our ESPN College Pick Em picks, and our DFS picks for NFL preseason, MLB, the PGA tour, and even the EPL! We have something for everyone!

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