With the second week of college football, that means the writers at the site will include an NFL game as well as the usual three college picks. Join them each Friday afternoon as they make the best and worst predictions. They’ll lose a lot, cry some, and make friends along the way.
2026 Results
Blaine Duncan: 1-2 (Week One: 1-2)
TD Wood: 2-1 (Week One: 2-1)
Mallory McCormack: 2-0-1 (Week One: 2-0-1)
Greg Bosworth: 1-1-1 (Week One: 1-1-1)
Blaine Duncan
Ah, yes. College football. It’ll make you wanna boogie woogie!
Mississippi State at Minnesota (+1) – This is not the type of game that State has traditionally won. Give me the Golden Gophers at home, although a real gopher wouldn’t stand a chance against a real bulldog. Let me make that clear.
Tulsa (-13.5) at Sam Houston State – The Golden Hurricanes looked good last week at home. Can they do it on the road? Against Sam Houston, yes.
Ohio State at Texas (-1.5) – It’s a low line weekend! That’s right! I’m putting dollars on the biggest game of the year thus far. If the Buckeyes come into Austin, Texas and beat the Longhorns, what does that say about the playoffs?
NFL Game of the Week
Buccaneers at Bengals (-3.5) – It feels like it’s Joe Burrow’s year, never mind his Week One woes of the past.
TD Wood
Alright, a 2-1 start, I’ll take it. The schedule this weekend isn’t too loaded, which can mean chaos is afoot, especially this early in the season. What new ways will the Big Ten embarrass themselves? What drama will engulf the SEC next? Who knows!?
Oklahoma (-5) at Michigan – Yeah, gimme the Sooners all day. Michigan is 0-1 as far as I’m concerned, and I don’t think it gets any better for them this week. Facing a Brent Venables defense is hardly the cure for an ailing offense. Things might get ugly in Ann Arbor before they get better.
North Dakota State (-2) at Air Force – The Bison looked right at home in their FBS debut, and I like them to roll against an Air Force program that’s been in a funk lately.
Ohio State at Texas (OVER 49.5) – Last year was a defensive struggle while two young offenses worked to find their footing. This season tells a different story, and I think we’ll see a shootout worthy of the primetime spot. There will be a ridiculous amount of future NFL talent on the field in this one.
NFL Game of the Week
Cowboys (-3) at Giants – There are two things I’m certain of: firstly, Greg will not be happy to see me pick his beloved Cowboys. Second, by the end of the season, Giants fans will be extremely disappointed with John Harbaugh. I cannot express enough how glad I am to see him out of Baltimore.
Mallory McCormack
Well, now that the chaos of Week One is over, can someone give me a second so I can check on the lights in Tallahassee? 😉 Arch didn’t let me down this year and FSU gave me a tie, so that can only mean that I’m probably gonna lay a big fat egg this week. But hopefully not in the way that someone needs to call me dysfunctional. (Also, thanks Dabo; we were rooting for you! We were all rooting for you!)
Missouri (-5.5) at Kansas – Friday night special! It was so fun to watch Austin Simmons and Cayden Lee last week. I miss seeing them in the Vaught every week, but they’re hitting their stride again — and so are the other receivers.
Oklahoma (-5.5) at Michigan – Sorry Wolverines, you’re not gonna get help at the end of the game this week. But honestly, a second isn’t going to help them against Oklahoma. Those dang guns that they fire off in Norman still give me nightmares and the offensive power will be burned into the maize-and-blue memories for a while after this one.
Cal at Syracuse (-3) – My Rebs took some of the Orangemen’s best receivers in the portal, but it’s ok. That’s a long flight from the West Coast to almost Canada, so I think jet lag isn’t in Cal’s favor.
NFL Game of the Week
Ravens at Colts (+3.5) – I think the Colts defense is quietly one of the best coming into the season. To me this is a bigger swing in the Ravens favor than it should be, so I’ll take Indy. (Also TD, stop picking against my teams!)
Greg Bosworth
Not exactly where I wanted to be after Week One, but on the bright side going into Week Two, I am not Clemson bad, lol
Mississippi State (ML -108) at Minnesota – This is pretty much a pick ’em game, and I am going with the slight road Dawgs. They had several close calls last year, to show that they are headed in the right direction. I love Kamario Taylor, and there’s not a better way for State to show they are a team you can no longer overlook on the schedule than going into Big Ten country and pulling off a solid win over the Gophers.
Oregon (-23) at Oklahoma State – The Ducks were in a fight for their lives last week against Boise State and now everyone is already questioning if they are overrated or not. Oklahoma State was very disappointing, especially on the offensive end, against Tulsa at home, so one would think Oregon’s winning margin could be similar to last year’s.
Memphis (+8.5) at Boise State – This almost seems like an early season G6 elimination type game from the college football race, making tomorrow’s game on the blue field one of the most intriguing of the weekend. I see this game being close no matter which way it goes, and I wouldn’t even be surprised if Charles Huff’s team leaves Boise with their second impressive road win of the season.
NFL Game of the Week
Cowboys (-3) at Giants – Dallas has won 10 of the last 11 in this rivalry, so sometimes the easiest thing is to go with recent history. We will find out just how much improved the Cowboys’ defense is from a year ago as that will be the difference between the team with the star on the side of their helmet winning the East or being around the .500 mark.
Note: All games are against the spread. Odds are taken from MGM Grand Sportsbook.
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