College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 1 Saturday

Week 1 college football expert picks and predictions for Saturday including Oregon vs Georgia, Utah at Florida, and Notre Dame at Ohio State

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 1, highlighted by Oregon vs Georgia, Utah at Florida, and Notre Dame at Ohio State


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* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
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Week 1 College Football Expert Picks
Colorado St at Mich | Cincinnati at Ark
Oregon at Georgia | Arizona at SDSU
UTEP at Oklahoma | Utah at Florida
Memphis at Miss St | UNC at App State
BYU at USF | Rice at USC
Utah St at BamaGa St at So Carolina
Notre Dame at Ohio StULM at Texas
Louisville at SyracuseBoise St at Oregon St
Kent St at WashingtonWKU at Hawaii
Florida St at LSUClemson at Ga Tech
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Colorado State at Michigan

Line: Michigan -21, o/u: 57.5

Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: Michigan
Evan Bredeson, CornhuskersWire.com: Michigan
Tony Cosolo, ColoradoBuffaloesWire.com: Michigan
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: Michigan*
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Michigan
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: Michigan*
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: Michigan
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com Michigan*
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN Michigan
Ethan Niewoehner, CFN Michigan
Tyler Nettuno, LSUTigerswire.com Michigan
Zack Pearson, TarHeelswire.com Michigan
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: Michigan
Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: Michigan
AJ Spurr, RollTidewire.com Michigan
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: Michigan*
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: Michigan
John Williams, SoonersWire.com: Michigan
Clucko the Chicken (a coin flip), CFN: Colorado State
CONSENSUS PICK: Michigan

Week 1 College Football Expert Picks
Colorado St at Mich | Cincinnati at Ark
Oregon at Georgia | Arizona at SDSU
UTEP at Oklahoma | Utah at Florida
Memphis at Miss St | UNC at App State
BYU at USF | Rice at USC
Utah St at BamaGa St at So Carolina
Notre Dame at Ohio StULM at Texas
Louisville at SyracuseBoise St at Oregon St
Kent St at WashingtonWKU at Hawaii
Florida St at LSUClemson at Ga Tech
Expert Pics Week 0 | Week 1 Thurs/Friday

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Boise State vs Oregon State Prediction, Game Preview

Boise State vs Oregon State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 1 game on Saturday, September 3

Boise State vs Oregon State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 1, Saturday, September 3


Boise State vs Oregon State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 3
Game Time: 10:30 pm ET
Venue: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Boise State (0-0), Oregon State (0-0)
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Why Boise State Will Win

The Broncos might need to replace a slew of key players, but the defense has the line to hold up against the Beaver running game, the secondary will be great, and Hank Bachmeier and the passing attack should be good enough to overcome a slew of other concerns.

The Oregon State defense was a struggle last season, and it’s going to take a little while to be great this year – if it gets there. The secondary has talent, but it got hit for 244 yards per game partly because there wasn’t any sort of a pass rush to rely on.

Oregon State will probably need to this to get into more of a shootout than it might like. Last year’s team couldn’t handle Utah State in Los Angeles Bowl, and it was wildly inconsistent. As long as Boise State is steady, it should be able to hang around on the road.

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Why Oregon State Will Win

Does Boise State have a ground game to rely on?

There wasn’t any push up front, the Broncos were 110th in the nation in rushing, and the Oregon State run defense should be fine. Boise State will have to win this through the air.

The Beaver offense should be even stronger this season with a great balance, a decent receiving corps, and a line that won’t give up a whole lot of plays in the backfield.

The attack doesn’t have to be explosive, but it should be able to convert on third downs on a regular basis and own the clock.

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What’s Going To Happen

It’ll be a great test for the Pac-12 team after clunking the last time it had to play the Mountain West – that bowl loss to Utah State.

The Beavers will want to make a big early statement, but Bachmeier will be great, the Boise State defense will step up its play after closing out last year strong, and it’ll be a good, tight game that comes down to the last drive – the Bronco D will hold.

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Boise State vs Oregon State Prediction, Line

Boise State 30, Oregon State 27
Line: Oregon State -2.5, o/u: 56.5
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