We have 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’s being picked by our entries as of Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 8 AM ET.
Here are the “early returns” on the contest. In () next to the SportsFormulator prediction is our projected margin.
Thursday
Indiana (-8.5) at Florida International
Consensus – Indiana 80%
SportsFormulator – Indiana (-14)
Tulane at Wake Forest (-17.5)
Consensus – Tulane 56%
SportsFormulator – Tulane (+13)
Tennessee (-21.5) vs. Appalachian State
Consensus – Tennessee 62%
SportsFormulator – Appalachian State (+11)
Western Kentucky (-16.5) vs. Rice
Consensus – Western Kentucky 71%
SportsFormulator – Western Kentucky (-38)
Friday
Kansas State at Stanford (-15.5)
Consensus – Stanford 60%
SportsFormulator – Stanford (-26)
Saturday
Alabama (-10.5) vs. USC at AT&T Stadium (Dallas)
Consensus – Alabama 75%
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 72%
SportsFormulator – Clemson (-13)
Michigan (-41.5) vs. Hawaii
Consensus – Hawaii 58%
SportsFormulator – Hawaii (+40)
Penn State (-19.5) vs. Kent State
Consensus – Penn State 73%
SportsFormulator – Penn State (-28)
LSU (-9.5) vs. Wisconsin at Lambeau Field (Green Bay)
Consensus – LSU 62%
SportsFormulator – Wisconsin (+4)
Iowa (-28.5) vs. Miami-Ohio
Consensus – Iowa 74%
SportsFormulator – Iowa (-32)
West Virginia (-10.5) vs. Missouri
Consensus – West Virginia 66%
SportsFormulator – West Virginia (-16)
Oklahoma (-10.5) vs. Houston at NRG Stadium (Houston)
Consensus – Oklahoma 60%
SportsFormulator – Oklahoma (-13)
Washington (-26.5) vs. Rutgers
Consensus – Washington 51%
SportsFormulator – Washington (-28)
Ohio (-21.5) vs. Texas State
Consensus – Ohio 64%
SportsFormulator – Ohio (-23)
Northwestern (-6.5) vs. Western Michigan
Consensus – Northwestern 61%
SportsFormulator – Western Michigan (+3)
Sunday
Notre Dame (-4.5) at Texas
Consensus – Notre Dame 58%
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 (80%)
2) Alabama -10.5 (75%)
3) Iowa -28.5 (74%)
4) Penn State (73%)
5) Clemson -7.5 (72%)
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