College Football Picks - Thursday 8/29

We made it! College football is back on. I am ready for a full weekend of sitting on the couch, some pacing and beer.

Starting off with these games on Thursday.

Top Picks

Bowling Green/Tulsa under 49.5- I cited this game in my preseason research. Not much has changed for me. I do like Bowling Green's offense to come out and stifle Tulsa and on the other side of the ball, BGSU's offense will play conservatively and help keep the score down.

Utah St +2.5 ML +130 vs Utah- This is the first game when the lines were posted that jumped out to me. Utah St will be coming in confident and will take the game to the Utes. Look for a standout performance from Utah St's qb Keaton.

Vandy +3, ML +145 vs Ole Miss- A nice home dog to get the balance pointing in the right direction. Vandy had offseason problems however I do not think that their coach will let that distract them. They have a consistent coaching staff and a talented team. Ole Miss had a great recruiting class however I think they are at least a year away from becoming a force in the SEC. The Ole Miss qb is inconsistent and I like Vandy to force a critical turnover when to help seal the win.

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UNLV +13 vs Minnesota- I loved UNLV at +17 but apparently so did the rest of the world. I think this will come down to the last possession to see if UNLV can get a back door cover. I think they end up losing by 10 but I will not be surprised if they lose by 17-20 with a chance to get the back door cover/push.

Will be back with a full Saturday lineup.