Football is back! Week 0 of the college football season kicks off this weekend, and while we may not have the sexiest matchups possible, there are some real good games to help scratch your football itch.
On this week's AVGSean Podcast, Chris and I (Sean) went through the slate of games and gave our predictions on who wins, as well as some Over/Under predictions. If you don't have time to listen to the full pod, check out some of our predictions (and brief explanations) below and fire back with your own!
Sean: Nebraska & Under 55
Chris: Nebraska & Under 55
Rationale: Scott Frost is on the hottest of hot seats in Lincoln, while Bret Bielema is just getting started for the Illinis. The Huskers will come into this game with a greater sense of urgency and continuity with their system that outlasts Illinois in their first game of a new era. Neither offense is particularly explosive as is the norm in the Big 10, so we're both hammering the under here.
UConn v. Fresno State Picks:
Sean: Fresno & Under 62.5
Chris: Fresno & Under 62.5
Rationale: This game will probably be the most underwhelming of the day unless you like watching a team get curb stomped. Simply put, UConn is a dumpster fire of a football program, and Fresno has been a quality Group of 5 team for what feels like the entirety of the 2000s. Chris took the under because he thinks Fresno's backups will get in early and will run a lot of clock. Sean took the under because he feels UConn won't be able to sniff the end zone even with the nose of a husky.
Hawaii v. UCLA Picks:
Sean: Hawaii & Over 68
Chris: UCLA & Over 68
Rationale: Sean takes Hawaii because the talent there is a lot better than they'll receive credit for in the national media, and he just doesn't trust Chip Kelly has UCLA on track yet. Chris took UCLA expecting their talent to show out more with it being a home game, and a believe in the explosiveness of Kelly's system now that he has more of his kind of players on the roster. Both took the over because they don't believe either team is particularly interested in playing defense.
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