The Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs open the NFL season on Thursday Night Football. The Chiefs are the defending Super Bowl champions and are favored by 6.5 points. The Lions are coming off a winning season and have a strong defense and a good running game. The total is set at 53.5 points. Read on to get our season opening pick.
Israel Adesanya, 24-2 (16 KOs), (-500) fights a dangerous opponent in Sean Strickland, 27-5 (11 KOs, 4 Submissions), (+375) at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia on September 10th. Middleweight Champ Adesanya comes in as a big -500 favorite. Can he retain his belt? Get Loot’s full fight preview and get his UFC 293 prediction before placing your bets!
The Clemson Tigers and Duke Blue Devils kick their 2023 NCAA football season’s off with a clash at Wallace Wade Stadium in which oddsmakers have listed the Tigers as -13 road favorites. Get Loot’s Clem/Duke point spread prediction here!
A couple less known Big Ten teams get together in NCAA Week 1 football when the Northwestern Wildcats visit the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, where oddsmakers have installed the home team as -7 favorites and a low over/under of 40. Read Loot’s full game preview and see how he’s betting the NW/Rut game here!
One of Week 1’s best betting opportunities comes from the West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions game, where the bookies have Penn. St. listed as -20.5 home favorites. Read Loot’s full game preview and get his WVU/PSU point spread prediction here!
How will the Ohio State Buckeyes fare without C.J. Stroud? Probably pretty well, as the AP Top 25 has OSU ranked third to open the season. Oddsmakers have labeled the Week 1 Ohio St/Indiana game with a tight point spread of -28 in favor of Ryan Day and Co. Get Loot’s OSU/Ind pick here!
With SEC giant Tennessee opening the 2023 college football season as the 12th ranked team and the Sagarin Rankings showing the Virginia Cavaliers being ranked 88th, we’ve got a bug meets windshield situation in Nashville in Week 1. Get Loot’s UVA/Ten betting prediction here!
The Michigan Wolverines kick their 2023 NCAA football season off with a creampuff matchup against the East Carolina Pirates on September 2nd. Oddsmakers aren’t making it easy for bettors though, as the point spread on this one was Michigan -34.5 at time of print. Get Loot’s take and his ECU/Mich pick here!
The Louisville Cardinals and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets meetup Friday night in the ESPN prime time slot where the bookies have the visiting Cardinals listed as -7.5 favorites. Read Loot’s preview and get his Lou/GT prediction here!
The Central Michigan Chippewas and Michigan State Spartans meet up for college football’s version of Week 1 “Friday Night Lights” in which oddsmakers are favoring Sparty as -14 home favorites. Get our CMU/MSU prediction ATS here!