2026 College Football Week 1 Free Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

The 2026 College Football season kicks off in full swing August 28th – September 1st featuring LSU Vs Clemson, Boise St. Vs Oregon, and Louisville Vs Ole Miss.

We will have 6 Premium Picks against the spread this week! Enjoy the free college football picks against the spread as well! 

Use the Matchup generator below to analyze all games. The Matchup generator exposes potential mismatches showing strong offensive units versus weak defensive units or vice versa. Many other factors are taken into account for the final prediction such as power rankings, returning starters, home field, coaching, strength of schedule, and against the spread average. Finally, intangibles such as injuries, suspensions, weather, and trends will be used in the days leading into the game to provide an accurate prediction for each game versus the Vegas spread.

 

The team highlighted in green is the College Football Game Picker team predicted to cover the spread.


Thursday, September 3rd, 2026:


UMass Vs Rutgers

Vegas: Rutgers -30.5

College Football Game Picker: Rutgers by 29.19


Akron Vs Wake Forest

Vegas: Wake Forest -22.5

College Football Game Picker: Wake Forest by 25.15


Colorado Vs Georgia Tech

Vegas: Georgia Tech -6.5

College Football Game Picker: Georgia Tech by 6.67


UAB Vs Illinois

Vegas: Illinois -27.5

College Football Game Picker: Illinois by 32.15


Friday, September 4th, 2026:

San Jose St. Vs E. Michigan

Vegas: E. Michigan -4.5

College Football Game Picker: E. Michigan by 8.93


Toledo Vs Michigan St.

Vegas: Michigan St. -10.5

College Football Game Picker: Michigan St. by 10.72


UTEP Vs Oklahoma

Vegas: Oklahoma -41.5

College Football Game Picker: Oklahoma by 49.84


Fresno St. Vs USC

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Miami FL Vs Stanford

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Saturday, September 5th, 2026: 

Coastal Carolina Vs W. Virginia

Vegas: W. Virginia -21.5

College Football Game Picker: W. Virginia by 29.01


Liberty Vs James Madison

Vegas: James Madison -6.5

College Football Game Picker: James Madison by 8.21


N. Texas Vs Indiana

Vegas: Indiana -40.5

College Football Game Picker: Indiana by 47.79


E. Carolina Vs Alabama

Vegas: Alabama -28.5

College Football Game Picker: Alabama by 29.50


Ohio Vs Nebraska

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Oregon St. Vs Houston

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Miami OH Vs Pittsburgh

Vegas: Pittsburgh -16.5

College Football Game Picker: Pittsburgh by 16.26


Ball St. Vs Ohio St.

Vegas: Ohio St. -50.5

College Football Game Picker: Ohio St. by 59.98


Kent St. Vs S. Carolina

Vegas: S. Carolina -36.5

College Football Game Picker: S. Carolina by 37.55


Boston College Vs Cincinnati

Vegas: Cincinnati -7.5

College Football Game Picker: Cincinnati by 12.14


Marshall Vs Penn St.

Vegas: Penn St. -24.5

College Football Game Picker: Penn St. by 34.02


Tulane Vs Duke

Vegas: Duke -9.5

College Football Game Picker: Duke by 7.74


Texas St. Vs Texas

Vegas: Texas -30.5

College Football Game Picker: Texas by 43.40


Boise St. Vs Oregon

Vegas: Oregon -24.5

College Football Game Picker: Oregon by 24.76


Baylor Vs Auburn

Vegas: Auburn -7.5

College Football Game Picker: Auburn by 10.94


Oklahoma St. Vs Tulsa

Vegas: Oklahoma St. -14.5

College Football Game Picker: Oklahoma St. by 21.29


N. Illinois Vs Iowa

Vegas: Iowa -31.5

College Football Game Picker: Iowa by 44.84


Wyoming Vs Colorado St.

Vegas: Colorado St. -3.5

College Football Game Picker: Colorado St. by 2.60


Florida Intl. Vs S. Florida

Vegas: S. Florida -13.5

College Football Game Picker: S. Florida by 11.09


Missouri St. Vs Texas A&M

Vegas: Texas A&M -39.5

College Football Game Picker: Texas A&M by 49.36


Sam Houston Vs Troy

Vegas: Troy -16.5

College Football Game Picker: Troy by 11.81


Arkansas St. Vs Memphis

Vegas: Memphis -10.5

College Football Game Picker: Memphis by 6.45


W. Michigan Vs Michigan

Vegas: Michigan -27.5

College Football Game Picker: Michigan by 28.92


La Monroe Vs Mississippi St.

Vegas: Mississippi St. -28.5

College Football Game Picker: Mississippi St. by 25.77


Clemson Vs LSU

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Florida Atl. Vs Florida

Vegas: Florida -26.5

College Football Game Picker: Florida by 29.53


C. Michigan Vs New Mexico

Vegas: New Mexico -10.5

College Football Game Picker: New Mexico by 11.24


UNLV Vs Hawaii

Vegas: UNLV -2.5

College Football Game Picker: UNLV by 14.66


UCLA Vs California

Vegas: UCLA -1.5

College Football Game Picker: UCLA by 8.29


W. Kentucky Vs Nevada

Vegas: W. Kentucky -2.5

College Football Game Picker: W. Kentucky by 6.75


Sunday, September 6th, 2026:

Washington St. Vs Washington

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Wisconsin Vs Notre Dame

Vegas: Notre Dame -20.5

College Football Game Picker: Notre Dame by 29.56


Louisville Vs Ole Miss

Vegas: Ole Miss -6.5

College Football Game Picker: Ole Miss by 9.87


Vegas Odds for Week 1

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