College Football Picks Against The Spread September 3-4, 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 September 3-4, 2017

The kickoff weekend of college football 2017 draws to a close over the end of Labor Day Weekend. This is the best football weekend of the year since there is no NFL to get in the way. Now if only FanDuel and DraftKings would bring back their NCAA games!

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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. The last three take place over the last two days of Labor Day weekend. These are all good! Let’s get the picks!

CHARLOTTE, NC – DECEMBER 29: The Virginia Tech Hokies celebrate after defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 35-24 in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium on December 29, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

(22)West Virginia vs. (21)Virginia Tech(-4.5) at Landover, MD(3): Virginia Tech closed 2017 strong, but they will open the 2017 season with a true freshman starting at quarterback for the first time since 1999 when some kid named Michael Vick stepped under center for the Hokies. That turned out pretty well for them. I don’t know if it will here or not, but I do know that Virginia Tech’s defense is plenty good enough to cover this on their own. Give me the Hokies.

Texas A&M at UCLA(-4.5)(2): The Aggies still don’t have a quarterback, and the Bruins struggled last year without Myles Jack. Now they also lose Paul Perkins. Josh Rosen is back under center, so the experience at quarterback alone should be good enough for the Bruins to win at home. Give me UCLA.

(25)Tennessee(-3.5) vs. Georgia Tech at Atlanta(3): I’m not drinking this Kool Aid. Tennessee was one of the most talented teams in the country last year, and they were so dysfunctional they barely made a bowl game. That is not the talent of Josh Dobbs that wasn’t enough. That was coaching. As far as I can tell, the coaching is the same. This is essentially a home game for the Bees. Tech straight up.

Next: A Final Look At How I Did In 2016

Of the 44 games over the opening two weekends, there were 44 FBS vs. FBS games. I had eight one pointers, 14 two pointers, 12 three pointers, seven four pointers, and three five pointers. That leaves me with a total of 115 possible points. I’m aiming for 65! Check back to see how I did!