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Week 1 2021: CFB Picks from the Stanford Steve & The Bear podcast!

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Stanford Steve & The Bear are back again with week 1 action. Its the best day of the week when their podcast drops so be sure to check out the full show for all the juicy analysis, leans, stayaway games and of course the Big Mike Happy recap at the end of the show.

DISCLAIMER: The following are the unofficial week 1 picks as presented in the Stanford Steve & The Bear podcast, and if you need the specifics you’ll need to listen to the podcast.  These are not their official picks.  Their official picks are always found on ESPN Chalk.

DISCLAIMER: The following are the unofficial week 1 picks as presented in the Stanford Steve & The Bear podcast, and if you need the specifics you’ll need to listen to the podcast.  These are not their official picks.  Their official picks are always found on ESPN Chalk.

Stanford Steve:
Fresno State+20.5 vs Oregon
Kansas State-3 vs Stanford
Kansas State under 53
San Jose State+14 vs Southern Cal
Cal-3 vs Nevada

The Bear:
Iowa-3 vs Indiana
Notre Dame-7.5 vs Florida State

The Bear’s Moneyline Parlay:
ML Parlay: NC State, Ohio State, Cinci, Alabama, USC, Oregon, Georgia Tech

The Bear’s underdogs to take a chance with on the moneyline:
Rice+700 ML
Charlotte+190 ML
Maryland+125 ML
Oregon St+230 ML
UTSA+175 ML
Utah St+600 ML

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Week 1 2021: ATS Picks from Emory Hunt & Brady Quinn!

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Emory Hunt and Brady Quinn were on CBS Sports HQ going live yesterday picking all the top 25 games against the spread. Keep in mind these aren’t official “Win with Quinn” picks as featured on Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff, but I know you people love your Brady Quinn, and I love some Emory Hunt. Quinn went full-on degenerate and picked a side and total on every single game. Sounds like a solid winning strategy to me. Enjoy.

Emory Hunt:

Florida State + 7.5 vs Notre Dame
Kent State + 29.5 vs Texas A&M
UCLA + 3.5 vs LSU
Cincinnati  -23 vs Miami (OH)
Clemson  -3 vs Georgia
Florida Atlantic + 24.5 vs Florida
Indiana + 4.5 vs Iowa
Miami (FL) + 18.5 vs Alabama
Oregon  -20.5 vs Fresno State
Louisiana + 8 vs Texas
Oklahoma  -26.5 vs Tulane
Southern Cal  -14 vs San Jose State
Wisconsin  -4.5 vs Penn State
Ohio State  -13.5 vs Minnesota

Brady Quin:

Notre Dame  -7.5 vs Florida State
Florida State vs Notre Dame Under 56
Kent State + 29.5 vs Texas A&M
Texas A&M vs Kent State Over 65.5
LSU  -3.5 vs UCLA
UCLA vs LSU Under 67
Cincinnati  -23 vs Miami (OH)
Cincinnati vs Miami (OH) Under 51
Georgia + 3 vs Clemson
Clemson vs Georgia Under 51.5
Florida  -24.5 vs Florida Atlantic
Florida vs Florida Atlantic Under 52.5
Iowa  -4.5 vs Indiana
Iowa vs Indiana Under 46
Alabama  -18.5 vs Miami (FL)
Miami (FL) vs Alabama Under 62
Fresno State + 20.5 vs Oregon
Oregon vs Fresno State Under 62
Louisiana + 8 vs Texas
Texas vs Louisiana Over 58
Oklahoma  -26.5 vs Tulane
Tulane vs Oklahoma Over 69
San Jose State + 14 vs Southern Cal
Southern Cal vs San Jose State Over 59.5
Wisconsin  -4.5 vs Penn State
Wisconsin vs Penn State Under 50
Ohio State  -13.5 vs Minnesota
Minnesota vs Ohio State Under 65
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2021-22 College Football: Preseason predictions from the College Gameday crew!

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Week 0 is already in the books, but I wanted to take a minute and post the preseason predictions from the College Gameday crew from Saturday morning. I don’t track these picks in any meaningful way, but its always fun to look back in January to see who was right, who was wrong, and who made the most absurd predictions of all.

Desmond Howard:
Oregon as sleeper team
Clemson to win ACC
Ohio State to win Big 10
Oklahoma to win Big 12
Oregon to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma and Notre Dame in playoff
Oklahoma over Alabama in championship

David Pollack:
Utah as sleeper team
Clemson to win ACC
Ohio State to win Big 10
Oklahoma to win Big 12
Oregon to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
Alabama, Oklahoma, Georgia, Ohio State in playoff
Georgia over Alabama in championship

Lee Corso:
Southern Cal as sleeper team
Clemson to win ACC
Ohio State to win Big 10
Oklahoma to win Big 12
Southern Cal to win Pac 12
Georgia to win SEC
Oklahoma, Clemson, Ohio State, Georgia in playoff
Georgia over Oklahoma in championship

Kirk Herbstreit:
Notre Dame as sleeper team (but UCLA also a sleeper)
Clemson to win ACC
Ohio State to win Big 10
Oklahoma to win Big 12
Oregon to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma in playoff
Oklahoma over Alabama in championship

@GamedayJen:
Wisconsin as sleeper team
Clemson to win ACC
Ohio State to win Big 10
Oklahoma to win Big 12
Utah to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Clemson in playoff
Clemson over Alabama in championship

The Bear:
North Carolina to win ACC
Iowa State to win Big 12

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