We're dialing up a hot batch of sharp college football picks for Thursday's Week 1 slate, closing out with Stony Brook vs. San Diego State.
A long college football weekend begins Thursday, and the evening slate in particular is packed with smart predictions using PRO's cutting-edge betting tools. These games stick out with hefty edges Thursday night:
- Wyoming vs. Akron (7 p.m. ET on Mountain West Network)
- Nebraska vs Cincinnati (9 p.m. ET on ESPN)
- Stony Brook vs. San Diego State (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+)
Wyoming vs. Akron features three proven betting systems backing the same predictions against the spread.
Additionally, our projections favor a bet on Nebraska vs. Cincinnati, which has seen a healthy share of line movement.
For the late game between Stony Brook vs. San Diego State, experts are betting an undervalued spread pick.
Week 1 is here, folks! Let's check out three spread and over/under picks for college football Thursday night, courtesy of Action PRO.
College Football Picks for Thursday
Wyoming vs. Akron Pick
Both the Wyoming vs. Akron line (Wyoming -5.5) and total (47.5) are dropping.
Scanning Bet Labs, and trends dug up by director of research Evan Abrams, there's clear value backing Akron to cover the spread. Three separate college football angles converge to show an edge in Thursday's opener.
Let's start with the best angle of the bunch, finding winning teams to cover at a 57.4% rate.
In college football, the"Home 'Dog, Early" system focuses on teams opening their season as home underdogs. These teams often enter Week 1 overlooked by the market, yet they enjoy the advantage of a familiar environment, crowd energy and months of preparation for the opener.
When these teams are attracting less than 50% of the tickets
