We held a free week 1 ATS college football pick ’em contest going on right now. Wanna see how you compare? Wanna bet against the public? We breakdown each game with how it was picked by our entries.
Here are the final results for the contest. In () next to the SportsFormulator prediction is our projected margin. See our predicted scores for every game.
Thursday
Indiana (-8.5) at Florida International
Consensus – Indiana 83%
SportsFormulator – Indiana (-14)
RESULT: Indiana covers
Tulane at Wake Forest (-17.5)
Consensus – Tulane 56%
SportsFormulator – Tulane (+13)
RESULT: Tulane covers
Tennessee (-21.5) vs. Appalachian State
Consensus – Tennessee 61%
SportsFormulator – Appalachian State (+11)
RESULT: Appalachian State covers
Western Kentucky (-16.5) vs. Rice
Consensus – Western Kentucky 71%
SportsFormulator – Western Kentucky (-38)
RESULT: Western Kentucky covers
Friday
Kansas State at Stanford (-15.5)
Consensus – Stanford 55%
SportsFormulator – Stanford (-26)
Saturday
Alabama (-10.5) vs. USC at AT&T Stadium (Dallas)
Consensus – Alabama 79%
SportsFormulator – Alabama (-11)
Boise State (-20.5) at Louisiana-Lafayette
Consensus – Boise State 70%
SportsFormulator – Boise State (-23)
Ohio State (-27.5) vs. Bowling Green
Consensus – Ohio State 61%
SportsFormulator – Bowling Green (+19)
Clemson (-7.5) at Auburn
Consensus – Clemson 73%
SportsFormulator – Clemson (-13)
Michigan (-41.5) vs. Hawaii
Consensus – Hawaii 58%
SportsFormulator – Hawaii (+40)
Penn State (-19.5) vs. Kent State
Consensus – Penn State 74%
SportsFormulator – Penn State (-28)
LSU (-9.5) vs. Wisconsin at Lambeau Field (Green Bay)
Consensus – LSU 60%
SportsFormulator – Wisconsin (+4)
Iowa (-28.5) vs. Miami-Ohio
Consensus – Iowa 75%
SportsFormulator – Iowa (-32)
West Virginia (-10.5) vs. Missouri
Consensus – West Virginia 68%
SportsFormulator – West Virginia (-16)
Oklahoma (-10.5) vs. Houston at NRG Stadium (Houston)
Consensus – Oklahoma 58%
SportsFormulator – Oklahoma (-13)
Washington (-26.5) vs. Rutgers
Consensus – Washington 53%
SportsFormulator – Washington (-28)
Ohio (-21.5) vs. Texas State
Consensus – Ohio 66%
SportsFormulator – Ohio (-23)
Northwestern (-6.5) vs. Western Michigan
Consensus – Northwestern 63%
SportsFormulator – Western Michigan (+3)
Sunday
Notre Dame (-4.5) at Texas
Consensus – Notre Dame 65%
SportsFormulator – Notre Dame (-11)
Monday
Florida State (-5.5) vs. Ole Miss at Camping World Stadium (Orlando)
Consensus – Florida State 64%
SportsFormulator – Ole Miss (+1)
Top 5 Consensus ATS Picks for week 1 college football contest:
1) Indiana -8.5 (83%)
2) Alabama -10.5 (79%)
3) Iowa -28.5 (75%)
4) Penn State (74%)
5) Clemson -7.5 (73%)
RESULTS
Consensus – 3 for 4 (75%) ATS
SportsFormulator – 4 for 4 (100%) ATS
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