College Football: Picks| Predictions| Odds| Schedule

The college football is overall easier than the NFL game due to a shortage of overall talent because most top players who have graduated from high school opt to play in the NFL ASAP. NFL players are the best of the best.

College Football: Picks| Predictions| Odds| Schedule

Picks:

Caesars: Michigan -27.5

Sports Interaction: Michigan -27.5

Opinions vary on Michigan this season, but the offense should remain dynamic no matter how Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy split the first-team reps. The Wolverines were 5-1 ATS when favored by more than 14 points last season. Better days are ahead for the Rams under Jay Norvell, but this is a lot to ask in the opener.  

Predictions:

The point total in Ball State’s last seven games against Power Five opposition failed to reach 68 points. In fact, the average point total in the Cardinals’ past 10 games of that variety is just 50.9.

Tennessee’s offense is explosive, yes, but the Volunteers have a huge game at Pitt looming in Week 2 and may call off the dogs relatively early if they can. The Vols are certainly suspect defensively, but they did allow just six points against MAC foe Bowling Green in last year’s opener.

Odds:

One of the college picks the model is high on in Week 1: Florida (+3) covers at home against No. 7 Utah at 7 p.m. ET. Few new head coaches have generated the kind of buzz that new Gators head coach Billy Napier has in his new location.

Many programs were looking to bring him in two seasons ago, but he made the decision to wait for his preferred situation in Gainesville. 

Schedule: