College Football Picks Against The Spread Late September 2, 2017

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 Late September 2

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 24 FBS vs. FBS games on our first football Saturday. The last 12 Saturday games kick after 4pm eastern. Here they are against the spread!

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 02: Linebacker Uchenna Nwosu #42 of the USC Trojans reacts against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the 2017 Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 2, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Kentucky(-10.5) at Southern Mississippi(1): Stephen Johnson is a good quarterback, but I saw Kentucky give away lead after lead last year. I just can’t take them to cover this. Give me the Eagles at home.

Western Michigan at (4)USC(-27.5)(3): Call me crazy, but this looks low. Give me the Trojans.

Appalachian State at (15)Georgia(-14.5)(5): This line opened at -37! This kind of drop is completely unprecedented, and completely unfounded. Georgia will win by somewhere between the two. Give me the Bulldogs.

Miami(OH) at Marshall(-1.5)(1): The Redhawks started 0-6 last year and finished 6-0. I’m going to say they wont do that again this year. They start 1-0! Redhawks straight up!

Massachusetts(-2.5) at Coastal Carolina(1): You know, this is only the second time UMass has been favored since joining FBS. Coastal Carolina takes this to win their FBS debut. UMass lost to Hawaii at home last week. The ‘Cleers can pull it off!

Georgia Southern at (12)Auburn(-33.5)(1): I really hate taking Auburn with lines this big, especially when they nearly lost to Jacksonville State in the opener last year. I do realize that this is a different team, but there is a pattern in place. Give me Georgia Southern.

(16)Louisville(-26.5) at Purdue(2): The Boilermakers are usually pretty tough at home, and there is a reason that only one player has won back to back Heisman’s. The pressure gets to you. I think the Cards come out flat and pull away late. Too late to cover this.

South Alabama at Mississippi(-23.5)(2): The Jaguars made a bowl game last year, so they aren’t a bad team. Ole Miss has to break in a new quarterback and a new coach. Everything points to them starting slow. The defense will dominate the Jags, but the offense wont cover this.

(3)Florida State vs. (1)Alabama(-6.5) at Atlanta(2): This line looks high for the same reasons I highlighted in Pick em. I think this game stays really close. Give me Florida State.

Arkansas State at Nebraska(-14.5)(3): No one really knows what to expect out of Tanner Lee. Nebraska was supposed to have a great QB recruit in each of the last two years, and they can’t beat out a transfer from Tulane? I do know that Arkansas State has an Oklahoma transfer at quarterback that might be better than anything Nebraska has. Nebraska is going to struggle in this one. Give me Arkansas State.

Vanderbilt(-3.5) at Middle Tennessee State(3): This is a game that MTSU had won in Nashville last year before giving it away late. I think they seal the deal at home this year. Blue Raiders straight up!

BYU vs. (13)LSU(-14.5) at New Orleans(3): I don’t like the half, but I do like LSU this year. Guice is the real deal. Give me LSU in what amounts to a home game.

Houston(-10.5) at UTSA: Oh, this would have been an entertaining game if not for Hurricane Harvey. The Roadrunners getting one of the premier programs in the state to come to the Alamo Dome fresh off of losing the two best players in program history to the NFL. I would have liked to see what the Roadrunners can do. Even if they reschedule this, Houston will be able to gather their bearings by the time they play and it wont be the same. For the record, I would have taken UTSA at home.

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