If you love betting on college football and you’re excited about the upcoming 2015 season and the multitude of chances it brings to cash in consistently, then you should know that you’re not alone. You see….collegiate gridiron gamblers just like you are gearing up across the globe for what promises to be another exciting – and potentially valuable – 2015 campaign.Thanks to this mybookie.ag NCAAF betting breakdown original, you’re going to get three great Week 1 college football picks that should all help you get your new wagering season off to a positive start. With that said and the 2015 season quickly approaching, let’s get started.
Texas +13.5 at Notre Dame
Analysis: The Texas Longhorns (6-7 SU, 7-6 ATS) managed to win six games in head coach Charlie Strong’s first season and I believe that things can only get better for the Longhorns moving forward.Still, I believe Texas will only go as far as young quarterback Tyrone Swoopes takes them in 2015 – if he keeps a hold on his tenuous starting position that is.Last season’s more traditional offense has been replaced by an up-tempo, spread attack that should allow the multi-faceted Swoopes to make more plays in the open field. Swoopes however, has competition in the form of redshirt freshman Jerrod Heard and incoming freshman Kai Locksley.80-yard field goal?! Too easy for #Longhorns kicker Nick Rose! @KristenBalboni explains. https://t.co/LrUzn2Sp0w
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Swoopes went 5-7 as the starter in 2014 with 13 TD passes and 11 INTs, but reports out of Austin say that Heard had “really closed the gap,” according to head coach Charlie Strong.Quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson said the development of Heard was “the single-most important thing” that happened to the team in the spring. There’s a chance coaches will play both quarterbacks early in the season until one becomes the clear-cut starter.Senior Jonathan Gray will lead a running back-by-committee approach (again) for the Longhorns that I don’t believe is in the team’s best interest. Gray will be pushed by redshirt freshman Donald “Duke” Catalon and sophomore D’Onta Foreman.If the Horns can improve their offensive line play and overcome the loss of All-American defensive lineman Malcolm Brown, they could surprise.The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-5 SU, 6-7 ATS) have won at least eight games in each of Brian Kelly’s five seasons, but the Notre Dame fan base is getting restless again as they seek nothing short of a national title.Besides, the fan base has a right to be disappointed after watching Notre Dame’s get off to a stellar 7-1 start before collapsing late and dropping four of their last five games last season.Now, with quarterback Everett Golson playing for Florida State, the Irish are looking to rebound and improve under sophomore signal-caller Malik Zaire.Notre Dame needs to upgrade an overly generous defense that gave up a whopping 29.2 points per game last season (84th) but there’s plenty of talent on the roster for Kelly to work with, even if the Irish aren’t as experienced as their head coach would like them to be, particularly at quarterback.Prediction: Texas managed to win three of its last four regular season games and finished 5-4 in the Big 12…so clearly, this team is not as bad as many believe. With Notre Dame having its own issues with an inexperienced quarterback, I believe the Longhorns are the pick to cover the nearly two-touchdown spread in this regular season opener.The Pick: Texas Longhorns +13.5 Points