The true Week 1 is upon us and
there are 83 options for football games to consume with 43 of those being the FBS
vs FBS variety. This being the first matchup guide/picks of the year let’s just
run through what this contains. Obviously, the teams in the matchup, the
respective ratings for each team, the spread which includes HFA (the HFA isn’t
in the chart for space reasons), win% denotes how likely my predicted winner is
to be the winner based on past results, date/time/TV are the when and where to
watch the game.
|
Home
|
Away
|
Home
Rating
|
Away
Rating
|
My
Spread
|
Win%
|
Date
|
Time
|
TV
|
|
Cincinnati
|
UCLA
|
13.450
|
5.909
|
10.115
|
61.1%
|
29-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN
|
|
Connecticut
|
Wagner
|
-14.755
|
-22.636
|
9.391
|
-
|
29-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN3
|
|
Central Michigan
|
Albany
|
-24.548
|
-22.636
|
-0.954
|
-
|
29-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN3
|
|
Bowling Green
|
Morgan State
|
-19.287
|
-22.636
|
4.957
|
-
|
29-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN3
|
|
Buffalo
|
Robert Morris
|
-3.596
|
-22.636
|
20.184
|
-
|
29-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN+
|
|
UCF
|
Florida A&M
|
20.475
|
-22.636
|
46.106
|
-
|
29-Aug
|
18:30
|
CBSSN
|
|
WKU
|
Central Arkansas
|
-18.857
|
-22.636
|
5.680
|
-
|
29-Aug
|
18:30
|
ESPN+
|
|
Charlotte
|
Gardner-Webb
|
-5.164
|
-22.636
|
19.586
|
-
|
29-Aug
|
18:30
|
ESPN+
|
|
Clemson
|
Georgia Tech
|
30.776
|
3.046
|
32.584
|
85.0%
|
29-Aug
|
19:00
|
ACCN
|
|
Tulane
|
FIU
|
0.637
|
3.980
|
-1.732
|
52.2%
|
29-Aug
|
19:00
|
ESPN3
|
|
UAB
|
Alabama State
|
-4.910
|
-22.636
|
18.771
|
-
|
29-Aug
|
19:00
|
ESPN+
|
|
Texas A&M
|
Texas State
|
19.317
|
-11.334
|
35.824
|
88.5%
|
29-Aug
|
19:30
|
SECN
|
|
Minnesota
|
South Dakota State
|
11.757
|
-22.636
|
37.543
|
-
|
29-Aug
|
20:00
|
FS1
|
|
Arizona State
|
Kent State
|
4.720
|
-14.710
|
22.975
|
74.7%
|
29-Aug
|
21:00
|
P12N
|
|
San Jose State
|
Northern Colorado
|
-13.898
|
-22.636
|
9.697
|
-
|
29-Aug
|
21:00
|
-
|
|
BYU
|
Utah
|
3.041
|
17.520
|
-10.723
|
61.7%
|
29-Aug
|
21:15
|
ESPN
|
|
Army
|
Rice
|
7.538
|
-21.192
|
31.510
|
83.8%
|
30-Aug
|
17:00
|
CBSSN
|
|
Michigan State
|
Tulsa
|
14.028
|
-9.261
|
27.857
|
79.9%
|
30-Aug
|
18:00
|
FS1
|
|
USF
|
Wisconsin
|
-0.814
|
2.472
|
-1.425
|
51.9%
|
30-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN
|
|
Rutgers
|
UMASS
|
-13.776
|
-19.714
|
8.845
|
59.7%
|
30-Aug
|
18:15
|
BTN
|
|
Wake Forest
|
Utah State
|
8.754
|
3.113
|
8.478
|
59.3%
|
30-Aug
|
19:00
|
ACCN
|
|
Nevada
|
Purdue
|
-3.302
|
4.604
|
-6.328
|
57.1%
|
30-Aug
|
20:30
|
CBSSN
|
|
Colorado
|
Colorado State
|
-4.178
|
-19.215
|
15.037
|
66.3%
|
30-Aug
|
21:00
|
ESPN
|
|
Oregon State
|
Oklahoma State
|
0.710
|
4.172
|
-0.723
|
51.2%
|
30-Aug
|
21:30
|
FS1
|
|
Ohio State
|
FAU
|
22.473
|
-9.463
|
37.656
|
90.5%
|
31-Aug
|
11:00
|
FOX
|
|
Iowa State
|
Northern Iowa
|
12.077
|
-22.636
|
38.564
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
11:00
|
FS1
|
|
Nebraska
|
South Alabama
|
1.675
|
-19.215
|
26.186
|
78.1%
|
31-Aug
|
11:00
|
ESPN
|
|
Illinois
|
Akron
|
-6.849
|
-16.323
|
12.021
|
63.1%
|
31-Aug
|
11:00
|
BTN
|
|
Ball State
|
Indiana
|
-8.509
|
8.900
|
-17.409
|
68.8%
|
31-Aug
|
11:00
|
CBSSN
|
|
Maryland
|
Howard
|
1.942
|
-22.636
|
27.315
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
11:00
|
BTN
|
|
Kansas
|
Indiana State
|
-10.416
|
-22.636
|
13.705
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
11:00
|
-
|
|
Kentucky
|
Toledo
|
10.369
|
-2.407
|
16.592
|
67.9%
|
31-Aug
|
11:00
|
SECN
|
|
Memphis
|
Mississippi
|
-0.302
|
-2.726
|
4.498
|
55.2%
|
31-Aug
|
11:00
|
ABC
|
|
Louisiana
|
Mississippi State
|
0.266
|
11.017
|
-9.726
|
60.7%
|
31-Aug
|
11:00
|
ESPNU
|
|
NC State
|
East Carolina
|
6.588
|
-9.778
|
20.486
|
72.0%
|
31-Aug
|
11:00
|
ACCN
|
|
West Virginia
|
James Madison
|
7.446
|
-22.636
|
34.037
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
13:00
|
-
|
|
Ohio
|
Rhode Island
|
-2.630
|
-22.636
|
22.320
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
13:00
|
ESPN+
|
|
Washington
|
Eastern Washington
|
10.839
|
-22.636
|
37.826
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
14:00
|
P12N
|
|
Temple
|
Bucknell
|
2.586
|
-22.636
|
26.505
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
14:00
|
ESPN3
|
|
Alabama
|
Duke
|
29.993
|
10.383
|
19.611
|
71.1%
|
31-Aug
|
14:30
|
ABC
|
|
Penn State
|
Idaho
|
11.128
|
-22.636
|
39.319
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
14:30
|
BTN
|
|
Air Force
|
Colgate
|
-2.839
|
-22.636
|
21.787
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
14:30
|
-
|
|
Navy
|
Holy Cross
|
-11.738
|
-22.636
|
14.309
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
14:30
|
CBSSN
|
|
Coastal Carolina
|
Eastern Michigan
|
-5.090
|
-7.830
|
5.194
|
55.9%
|
31-Aug
|
14:30
|
ESPN+
|
|
North Carolina
|
South Carolina
|
-9.936
|
13.043
|
-22.979
|
74.7%
|
31-Aug
|
14:30
|
ESPN
|
|
Tennessee
|
Georgia State
|
10.313
|
-9.721
|
25.232
|
77.1%
|
31-Aug
|
14:30
|
ESPNU
|
|
Appalachian State
|
E. Tennessee State
|
10.121
|
-22.636
|
35.597
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
14:30
|
ESPN+
|
|
Stanford
|
Northwestern
|
10.517
|
9.556
|
4.424
|
55.1%
|
31-Aug
|
15:00
|
FOX
|
|
Arkansas
|
Portland State
|
-7.352
|
-22.636
|
19.329
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
15:00
|
SECN
|
|
Texas Tech
|
Montana State
|
6.042
|
-22.636
|
32.561
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
15:00
|
-
|
|
Boston College
|
Virginia Tech
|
3.971
|
10.253
|
-3.517
|
54.1%
|
31-Aug
|
15:00
|
ACCN
|
|
Liberty
|
Syracuse
|
-3.801
|
11.276
|
-13.587
|
64.7%
|
31-Aug
|
17:00
|
ESPN+
|
|
New Mexico
|
Sam Houston State
|
-22.419
|
-22.636
|
1.512
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
17:00
|
-
|
|
UTSA
|
Incarnate Word
|
-13.853
|
-22.636
|
9.767
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
17:00
|
ESPN3
|
|
Troy
|
Campbell
|
0.800
|
-22.636
|
25.835
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
17:00
|
ESPN+
|
|
California
|
UC Davis
|
3.396
|
-22.636
|
28.478
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
17:30
|
P12N
|
|
Marshall
|
VMI
|
0.801
|
-22.636
|
25.137
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
17:30
|
-
|
|
Old Dominion
|
Norfolk State
|
-22.263
|
-22.636
|
3.356
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN3
|
|
Southern Miss
|
Alcorn State
|
2.653
|
-22.636
|
27.187
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN+
|
|
Northern Illinois
|
Illinois State
|
7.561
|
-22.636
|
30.731
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN+
|
|
Western Michigan
|
Monmouth
|
6.025
|
-22.636
|
30.202
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN3
|
|
Arkansas State
|
SMU
|
-2.302
|
-3.788
|
3.682
|
54.3%
|
31-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN+
|
|
Florida State
|
Boise State
|
7.446
|
8.936
|
-1.490
|
52.0%
|
31-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN
|
|
Kansas State
|
Nicholls State
|
2.513
|
-22.636
|
29.228
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN+
|
|
Baylor
|
Stephen F Austin
|
8.595
|
-22.636
|
34.916
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
18:00
|
ESPN+
|
|
Vanderbilt
|
Georgia
|
5.140
|
30.822
|
-23.120
|
74.8%
|
31-Aug
|
18:30
|
SECN
|
|
LSU
|
Georgia Southern
|
22.474
|
5.126
|
22.717
|
74.4%
|
31-Aug
|
18:30
|
ESPNU
|
|
Michigan
|
Middle Tennessee
|
20.991
|
-5.444
|
32.314
|
84.7%
|
31-Aug
|
18:30
|
BTN
|
|
Auburn
|
Oregon
|
17.006
|
12.411
|
4.595
|
55.3%
|
31-Aug
|
18:30
|
ABC
|
|
Iowa
|
Miami (OH)
|
11.354
|
-8.713
|
24.404
|
76.2%
|
31-Aug
|
18:30
|
FS1
|
|
Wyoming
|
Missouri
|
-2.167
|
17.202
|
-17.553
|
68.9%
|
31-Aug
|
18:30
|
CBSSN
|
|
North Texas
|
Abilene Christian
|
-3.887
|
-22.636
|
20.783
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
18:30
|
ESPN+
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
Virginia
|
10.775
|
5.650
|
7.404
|
58.2%
|
31-Aug
|
18:30
|
ACCN
|
|
Texas
|
Louisiana Tech
|
11.530
|
-5.320
|
22.001
|
73.7%
|
31-Aug
|
19:00
|
LHN
|
|
UTEP
|
Houston Baptist
|
-35.182
|
-22.636
|
-11.661
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
19:00
|
ESPN+
|
|
TCU
|
Arkansas Pine-Bluff
|
7.412
|
-22.636
|
33.765
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
19:00
|
-
|
|
ULM
|
Grambling
|
-1.139
|
-22.636
|
21.997
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
19:00
|
ESPN3
|
|
San Diego State
|
Weber State
|
3.192
|
-22.636
|
27.866
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
20:00
|
-
|
|
Washington State
|
New Mexico State
|
7.895
|
-18.185
|
29.236
|
81.4%
|
31-Aug
|
21:00
|
P12N
|
|
UNLV
|
Southern Utah
|
-11.418
|
-22.636
|
12.306
|
-
|
31-Aug
|
21:00
|
-
|
|
USC
|
Fresno State
|
2.714
|
4.666
|
1.811
|
52.3%
|
31-Aug
|
21:30
|
ESPN
|
|
Oklahoma
|
Houston
|
23.625
|
-3.602
|
32.331
|
84.7%
|
1-Sep
|
18:30
|
ABC
|
|
Louisville
|
Notre Dame
|
3.336
|
23.814
|
-17.015
|
68.4%
|
2-Sep
|
19:00
|
ESPN
|
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