College Football Betting Results Against The Spread Week 1 2019

College football betting results early 8-31:

Florida Atlantic at Ohio State(-27.5): HIT! The Buckeyes had this covered by the end of the first quarter, but thankfully they played down to their competition after that. It was a strong debut for Justin Fields. Ohio State fans have to be happy about that.

South Alabama at Nebraska(-33.5): HIT! Easy money. I should have maxed this one out. Adrian Martinez looked confused by a basic zone and didn’t see the safety a few times. Beyond that, Nebraska couldn’t run on USA. They are going to have serious issues there. On the bright side, the defense came up with almost as many big plays as they did all of last season.

Akron at Illinois(-18.5): MISS! How is it that Michigan transfers look better when they leave Ann Arbor? Some of this was the competition. Akron’s defense was crushed in this game. This was the Illinois defense that has been being hyped up since Lovie Smith arrived. Are they here to stay?

Indiana(-17.5) vs. Ball State at Indianapolis: MISS!  Yeah, rivalries. The Indiana offense looked pretty good. The defense was pretty good. That has to be good enough.

Boise State at Florida State(-6.5): MISS! I knew I should have picked Boise. What I didn’t expect was to have the Broncos come back from a large first half deficit. FSU looked affected by the heat and humidity. Boise did not. Maybe the fact that Boise ran well over 100 plays had something to do with it. Hank Bachmeier looked the part in his first career start!

East Carolina at North Carolina State(-17.5): MISS! I knew better. This Wolfpack defense was stout. The running game still needs work though.

Mississippi at Memphis(-4.5): MISS! The Memphis run defense was brilliant. So was the Memphis run game. It may not have been pretty, but Ole Miss was beaten by far more than the scoreboard suggests. Memphis was the more physical team.

Toledo at Kentucky(-11.5): MISS! This may have turned out differently had Toledo QB Matt Guagdini not been knocked out on a targeting play. Even before that, the Kentucky defense controlled the pace of this game. It was a solid outing for the Kentucky offense. They aren’t as dangerous as they were with Snell, but this is still a quality Kentucky team.

Mississippi State(-19.5) vs. Louisiana at New Orleans: MISS!  I hate week one. This Mississippi State defense and passing game needs work before SEC play. On the bright side, Kylin Hill was a monster when the Bulldogs really needed him.

Duke vs. Alabama(-33.5) at Atlanta: HIT! The Tide started off slowly, kind of like a cat playing with the mouse. As per usual, the cat got bored and killed the mouse.

Eastern Michigan(-6.5) at Coastal Carolina: HIT! Vann wasn’t much of a force, but pay attention to CCU QB Fred Payton. He is going to put up some massive numbers in the Fun Belt this year.

North Carolina vs. South Carolina(-10.5) at Charlotte: MISS! Not only did the Cocks lose outright, but they lost QB Jake Bentley too. The North Carolina defense was MUCH better than last year and new QB Sam Howell thrived in this offense. It may be too early to call the Heels “back,” but this was certainly a step in the right direction.

Georgia State at Tennessee(-26.5): HIT! The lyrics from Failure’s “Pitiful” come to mind here. “You’re pitiful, laughable, and once again silent.” Their song wasn’t about Vols football, but it certainly could be. I didn’t expect GSU to win outright, but I also knew they wouldn’t lay down. When the dust settled, the Vols lost their home opener for the first time in 36 years. And you thought they were down last year…..

Northwestern at Stanford(-6.5): MISS! It was a rough debut for Hunter Johnson after TJ Green went down. I do believe this game would have stayed closer if Green were able to stay in. The Northwestern defense was very good, as was Stanford’s. Just like we expected.

Virginia Tech(-2.5) at Boston College: HIT! The Eagles bend but don’t break defense did what was needed and AJ Dillon took over the game when he needed to.