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Week 1 NCAA Football Schedule – Handicapping The Top 10 Games

Week 1 Free Picks 2015

The NCAA football season is just a month away and picking off lines now is always a valuable idea. Lines will continue to move as the season gets closer and closer. Finding value within these lines is extremely possible now as the public is yet to touch these.

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Let’s take a look at ten of the best games on the week one schedule! Sportsbooks already have pointspreads listed for week one games, so all lines shown below are from BetOnline.

Thursday September 3rd, 2015

Florida International vs. Central Florida (-17, 46.5)

The opening total of 46.5 offers a nice spot here for an Under play. Central Florida is a rather slow paced, grind it out type of offense while Florida International struggles to move the ball.

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Central Florida should have no problem beating FIU here and we can expect a slower paced game that will feature a lot of UCF running clock in the 2nd half with a big lead. Prediction: Central Florida 24 Florida International 7.

Duke (-9.5) vs. Tulane

Duke has been a force to reckon with in the ACC in the past years. Known as a dominate basketball school, the football program has made a name for themselves. However, after competing for a couple straight seasons, the Blue Devils are in major rebuilding mode. Tulane returns 13 starters and is going to be much better in 2015. Duke will struggle here as replacing Anthony Boone will be incredibly tough and take time. Prediction: Duke 21 Tulane 20

Western Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt (-2.5)

A power conference team vs a mid major team offers a solid chance to see how good C-USA is. Western Kentucky ruined Marshall’s perfect season by throwing up 67 points last year. Opening as co-favorites to win the conference, the offense is poised to be one of the best. Vanderbilt only averaged 17 points a game in 2014 and are expected to be the same in 2015. Their offense just isn’t enough to keep up with the Hilltoppers. Prediction: Western Kentucky 41 Vanderbilt 27

Friday September 4th, 2015

Michigan State (-19.5) vs. Western Michigan

The Broncos are the class of the MAC coming into this season. They have a returning offense that offers many downfield threats and arguable the best QB in the conference in Zach Terrell. With 9 returning offensive starters, WMU is expected to average around their 2014 total of 33.8 points a game. Michigan State is far more physical and has a much tougher defense. With the game in Western Michigan’s small stadium, the noise level will be up there. WMU keeps it close, but Michigan State escapes with a win. Prediction: Michigan State 31 Western Michigan 21

Saturday September 5th, 2015

Arizona State vs. Texas A&M (-3, 66)

Kyle Allen made a splash in the SEC last season with A&M as the Aggies offense was a high paced, high scoring attack. On the flip side of things, the Sun Devils are expected to be one of the top teams in the country and have just of an attacking offense as the Aggies.

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This will be an early season shootout and be one of the best games on slate during Week 1. Prediction: Arizona State 45 Texas A&M 35

Texas vs. Notre Dame (-9.5)

The Fighting Irish capped off their 2014 season with a Music City Bowl win and found their future QB in Malik Zaire. Returning 19 of 22 starters is also a major concern for the Longhorns. Tyrone Swoops struggled under pressure in 2014 and with this game highlighting an opening week night game in Notre Dame, we can expect the same results. Prediction: Notre Dame 31 Texas 13

Wisconsin vs. Alabama (-10)

The Crimson Side lost a lot offensively, but are still one of the best in country thanks to the recruiting job done by Nick Saban. Wisconsin lost essentially their whole offense when Melvin Gordon went to the NFL. Jake Coker will likely be the starter for Bama here and he fits in very well with Saban’s offense. Roll Tide Roll! Prediction: Alabama 28 Wisconsin 10

Stanford (-12) vs. Northwestern

Stanford returns starting QB Kevin Hogan, who was a beast in 2014. Hogan returns to an offense that should be even better and will compete in the Pac-12. For the Wildcats, they were abysmal in 2014 and return essentially the same team. Things could get ugly here in Northwestern. Prediction: Stanford 31 Northwestern 13

BYU (-6.5) vs Nebraska

Nebraska QB Tommy Armstrong Jr. showed many signs of brilliance in his Sophomore season and will be the starter heading into this one. The Cornhuskers really don’t have any threat at RB as they lost Abdullah to the NFL. Taysom Hill leads a run dominant offense in BYU and it should be just as talented as 2014. Even with home field, the Cornhuskers’ lack of RB will be a crucial key here. Prediction: BYU 38 Nebraska 24

Louisville vs. Auburn (-11)

Louisville is still trying to figure themselves out.

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They struggled to find a QB in 2014 and that is the same case heading into 2015. Auburn lost Nick Marshall and will now hand the ball to Jeremy Johnson. Johnson fits right in with the Auburn system of run and gun and will be just as dominant as Marshall. Prediction: Auburn 45, Louisville 21

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By Tony M

Tony is new to Cappers Picks and has been betting on sports since the first day he turned 18. He is a 22 year old Cleveland native who lives and breathes Indians baseball. His dream is to be part of a championship celebration at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario.