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We’re buying seven points of protection on two sides we already like. Auburn gets teased from -7.5 to essentially just needing to win, and I love their defensive matchup against a Baylor offense replacing four starters on the offensive line with DJ Lagway taking over at QB after having more turnovers than TD passes at Florida last season. Auburn was one of the country’s best teams at preventing opponents from getting push up front, while offensively the Tigers bring in Alex Golesh, Byrum Brown and several USF weapons to install a fast-paced attack. For the second leg, we’re taking Clemson from +10 to +17 at LSU. LSU is breaking in Lane Kiffin, a new starting QB, lead RB and an entirely new top six at WR, with 28 newcomers projected in its two-deep. Clemson does have defensive turnover, but returns LB Sammy Brown (107 tackles) and DE Will Heldt (15.5 TFL, 7.5 sacks) from a defense that held LSU to just 17 points last season. With this year’s total sitting around 50.5, getting Clemson +17 gives us a ton of room in what projects as another lower-scoring game. Give me Auburn -0.5 / Clemson +17 in the 7-point teaser at -125.

Alright, I know you all have been waiting on the CFB pick to drop for tonight and this is what I landed on as feeling it’s a safer play than attacking a spread or over under. We’re taking two heavy favorites and cutting out the spreads to get a much better price. Georgia Tech beat Colorado 27-20 last season while rushing for 320 yards, and tonight Colorado is projected to start 11 new players on defense while GT adds Justice Haynes, who averaged 122 rushing yards per game and 7.1 YPC at Michigan last season. We’ll pair them with the 40-28 Dodgers at home against St. Louis. LA sends Tarik Skubal to the mound with a 2.84 ERA, 153 strikeouts in 126.2 innings and a .211 opponent batting average, while Cardinals starter Quinn Mathews comes in with a 5.03 ERA. The Dodgers are also 80-52 as favorites this season. Instead of laying -250+ on either team or asking GT to cover 6.5, give me both favorites simply to win at -112.

This line is up from 71.5 to 89.5 but I would be comfortable taking him to go over 100 tonight. Georgia Tech ran all over Colorado last season for 320 rushing yards on 47 carries, and now they add Justice Haynes, who averaged an insane 7.1 yards per carry and 122 rushing yards per game at Michigan last season. Colorado returns just ONE defensive starter, while GT will be breaking in a first-time starting QB in Alberto Mendoza, so I expect them to lean heavily on Haynes and the ground game. We only need 90 yards against a completely rebuilt defense that got gashed on the ground last year. Give me Haynes OVER 89.5.