A wise sports writer once said: “welcome to college football saturday.”

welcome to college football saturday — Jon Bois (@jon_bois) August 17, 2019

And yes, indeed, it is my honor to welcome you to Saturday of Week 1, where the cobwebs of the offseason are about to shake off and awesome college football action is about to begin.

1-0 Sports’ goal is to “Just Go 1-0” every week, and for this college football season, we want to help you go 1-0 every week too.

That’s why we’ve put together a multimedia guide – called The 1-0 Packet – every week that you can go through in about 15-30 minutes and get everything you need to know for college football this weekend. The guide includes what bets to make, College Football Playoff updated rankings, Game of the Week analysis, and a Watch Guide so that you don’t have to wonder what channel to flip to at any given moment.

So here it is, The 1-0 Packet, Week 1:

Betting Advice

Thomas and Robert sat down and made some college football spread picks AND straight-up picks. We have a little bit of an unproven track record, but Robert used to bet on some sports so if that’s enough of a resume for you to lay some dough down on his picks, be our guest:

Watch Guide

Get your fingers ready and wrapped around the remote, because here’s what football is on right now.

The list is separated into three tiers, so tune your TVs based on your football desperation level. Anyways, here goes:

College Football Playoff Predictions

Thomas and Robert sit down on The 1-0 Sports Show and reveal their picks for the 4 teams that’ll go dancing in December for a national title opportunity:

Game of the Week Prediction

This week’s game of the week is in Arlington, Texas, where the #11 Oregon Ducks meet the #16 Auburn Tigers to kick off the season. There’s so much on the line in this game, as Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn is coaching for his job this year after a disappointing 8-5 campaign last year, while the Ducks seem to be fighting for the Pac-12’s relevance among Power 5 conferences.

Breakdown

The Tigers welcome in true freshman quarterback Bo Nix, who won the Class 6A state title in Alabama the last two years in high school, to lead Auburn. Meanwhile, Oregon’s Justin Herbert left being a potential first-round pick on the table to return for his senior season. Up front, both teams have experienced offensive lines, so the trenches shouldn’t be an issue. Still, while Nix is surrounded by talent, the Ducks likely have a talent advantage on offense, considering they have RB CJ Verdell, who finished with 1,000+ yards and 10 TDs last season.

On the defensive end, the Ducks look solid, with the return of LB Troy Dye, along with Deommodore Lenoir and Thomas Graham at CB. Still, Auburn boasts one of the best defensive lines in the country, as DT Derrick Brown returns despite being projected as a high-round NFL pick, along with DE Marlon Davidson. The Tigers likely have the defensive edge, although their linebacker core could be a question mark as they lose 3 starters from that position from last year.

In the end, the quarterback play will be the difference maker, and with Bo Nix having such talent, it’s hard for me to pick against him. Perhaps I’m suffering from the Trevor Lawrence Effect by completely disregarding potential freshman inexperience and immaturity, but I don’t think Nix will fold under the pressure, though he will make mistakes. Auburn’s defense is going to be able to hold the Ducks’ attack just enough for Nix to put some points on the board.

Prediction: Auburn 34, Oregon 31

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