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(DISCLAIMER: This contest is for entertainment purposes only. No actual money is being wagered.)
Welcome to Week 1 of Season 6 of our college football gambling game!
For those who are new to the contest: every week, at about noon on Friday, we post all the picks for the week. This thread is for you to discuss your picks, and this week’s game action in general. Banter is much encouraged. And there are prizes to the year’s winner.
We line-shop for you; protectyouru.net offers the best -110 lines for each game, chosen from up to 15 different Internet and brick-and-mortar sports books. We also update lines throughout the week. This means you can take advantage of split bets, hedge bets, and other complex plays if you want to.
Here are all the picks that have been made so far. I will update this as the weekend progresses.
| USER | WAGER | UNITS |
| bullbard | California -1329.0 money line to beat Hawaii | 250.00 |
| BullsOnParade96 | Temple -16.0 points over Army | 100.00 |
| BullsOnParade96 | Western Kentucky -19.0 points over Rice | 50.00 |
| BullsOnParade96 | Indiana -9.5 points over Florida International | 50.00 |
| defdans | Florida State -185.0 money line to beat Mississippi | 50.00 |
| defdans | Houston +12.0 points over Oklahoma | 40.00 |
| defdans | Over 46.5 points in the Army-Temple game | 30.00 |
| defdans | Georgia Tech -3.0 points over Boston College | 25.00 |
| defdans | Houston +400.0 money line to beat Oklahoma | 10.00 |
| dsidwell31 | Over 49.5 points in the Massachusetts-Florida game | 100.00 |
| dsidwell31 | Under 63.0 points in the California-Hawaii game | 50.00 |
| dsidwell31 | Over 54.5 points in the Hawaii-Michigan game | 50.00 |
| dsidwell31 | Over 67.5 points in the Houston-Oklahoma game | 25.00 |
| dsidwell31 | Notre Dame -3.0 points over Texas | 25.00 |
| eastcoastbull | Houston +10.0 points over Oklahoma | 100.00 |
| eastcoastbull | Stanford -635.0 money line to beat Kansas State | 25.00 |
| eastcoastbull | Tennessee -1100.0 money line to beat Appalachian State | 25.00 |
| ElliotMoore | Toledo +135.0 money line to beat Arkansas State | 40.00 |
| ElliotMoore | South Carolina +155.0 money line to beat Vanderbilt | 40.00 |
| ElliotMoore | Over 63.0 points in the Bowling Green State-Ohio State game | 35.00 |
| ElliotMoore | California -20.0 points over Hawaii | 35.00 |
| ElliotMoore | Indiana -9.5 points over Florida International | 30.00 |
| ElliotMoore | Clemson -7.0 points over Auburn | 30.00 |
| ElliotMoore | Wisconsin +10.0 points over Louisiana State | 10.00 |
| ElliotMoore | Georgia Tech -3.0 points over Boston College | 10.00 |
| ElliotMoore | Oregon State +13.0 points over Minnesota | 10.00 |
| ElliotMoore | Hawaii +41.0 points over Michigan | 5.00 |
| ElliotMoore | Mississippi +170.0 money line to beat Florida State | 5.00 |
| GaryStephen | Florida State -4.5 points over Mississippi | 100.00 |
| GaryStephen | Texas-El Paso -7.5 points over New Mexico State | 50.00 |
| GaryStephen | Under 43.0 points in the Tulane-Wake Forest game | 10.00 |
| Gibbsak | Houston +10.0 points over Oklahoma | 25.00 |
| Gibbsak | Texas +4.0 points over Notre Dame | 20.00 |
| Gibbsak | Missouri +320.0 money line to beat West Virginia | 10.00 |
| Gibbsak | Arkansas -25.0 points over Louisiana Tech | 1.00 |
| gym399 | California -20.0 points over Hawaii | 39.00 |
| gym399 | Ball State +150.0 money line to beat Georgia State | 23.00 |
| gym399 | Hawaii +41.0 points over Michigan | 23.00 |
| gym399 | Houston +10.0 points over Oklahoma | 23.00 |
| gym399 | Louisiana State -9.5 points over Wisconsin | 23.00 |
| gym399 | Georgia -2.5 points over North Carolina | 23.00 |
| gym399 | Colorado State +8.0 points over Colorado | 23.00 |
| gym399 | Western Kentucky -19.0 points over Rice | 23.00 |
| gym399 | Tennessee -20.0 points over Appalachian State | 23.00 |
| gym399 | Tulane +17.0 points over Wake Forest | 23.00 |
| jjlovecub | West Virginia -9.5 points over Missouri | 55.00 |
| jjlovecub | Oklahoma -10.0 points over Houston | 55.00 |
| jjlovecub | South Carolina +4.5 points over Vanderbilt | 55.00 |
| lrdnorman | Tulane +17.0 points over Wake Forest | 20.00 |
| lrdnorman | Temple -16.0 points over Army | 20.00 |
| lrdnorman | Southern Methodist -9.5 points over North Texas | 20.00 |
| lrdnorman | Western Michigan +6.0 points over Northwestern | 20.00 |
| lrdnorman | Western Michigan +194.0 money line to beat Northwestern | 20.00 |
| lrdnorman | Houston +10.0 points over Oklahoma | 20.00 |
| lrdnorman | Houston +350.0 money line to beat Oklahoma | 20.00 |
| lrdnorman | Florida State -4.5 points over Mississippi | 20.00 |
| lrdnorman | Tulane +645.0 money line to beat Wake Forest | 20.00 |
| lrdnorman | Brigham Young +2.0 points over Arizona | 10.00 |
| lrdnorman | Appalachian State +20.5 points over Tennessee | 10.00 |
| lrdnorman | South Carolina +4.5 points over Vanderbilt | 10.00 |
| mmmmsnouts | Under 42.5 points in the South Carolina-Vanderbilt game | 50.00 |
| mmmmsnouts | Western Michigan +6.0 points over Northwestern | 50.00 |
| mmmmsnouts | Southern Methodist -9.5 points over North Texas | 25.00 |
| mmmmsnouts | Texas A&M -3.0 points over UCLA | 25.00 |
| mmmmsnouts | Stanford -15.0 points over Kansas State | 25.00 |
| mmmmsnouts | Texas +4.0 points over Notre Dame | 25.00 |
| mmmmsnouts | Florida State -4.5 points over Mississippi | 24.00 |
| mmmmsnouts | Arkansas -25.0 points over Louisiana Tech | 1.00 |
| ucscott | Alabama -10.5 points over Southern California | 70.00 |
| ucscott | Notre Dame -3.0 points over Texas | 70.00 |
| ucscott | Indiana -9.5 points over Florida International | 30.00 |
| ucscott | Tennessee -20.0 points over Appalachian State | 30.00 |
| ucscott | Houston +10.0 points over Oklahoma | 30.00 |
| ucscott | Southern California +375.0 money line to beat Alabama | 20.00 |
| USFalum7 | South Carolina +3.5 points over Vanderbilt | 100.00 |
| USFalum7 | Appalachian State +20.5 points over Tennessee | 100.00 |
| USFalum7 | Houston +10.0 points over Oklahoma | 50.00 |
Our players got off to a good start in the Thursday night games. Everyone correctly picked Indiana over FIU; Tulane ATS against Wake Forest; and South Carolina to beat Vanderbilt outright. Everyone also hit the under in those two games. (Did anyone anywhere think Sakerlina-Vandy or Tulane-Wake Forest were going to go over?)
Four of you even played last week’s Cal-Hawaii game, you lovable bunch of degenerates. Results were mixed, but I admire your commitment.
A lot of Week 1 games don’t have lines because they are FCS vs FBS matchups, which often don’t. Marquee games are LSU-Wisconsin at Lambeau Field; Oklahoma-Houston at the Texans’ stadium, whatever it’s called; Texas-Notre Dame; Florida State-Ole Miss in Orlando; Clemson-Auburn; and Georgia-North Carolina.
In the AAC, the only FBS games are Army-Temple, SMU-North Texas, San Jose State-Tulsa, and the aforementioned Houston showdown.
Use the space below to talk up your picks, or about this weekend’s action in general. If you’d like to join the fun, send me an email, and I’ll get you a username/password for our site. Any questions, please ask!