By Chris Marler
Week 1 is finally here. No more Home Goods runs. Saturdays now belong to the couch. Football takes over with five straight days, starting with 17 games Thursday.
To kick off the season we are back again for another year of Big Picks Energy. Here are the best bets for week one.
Dwayne “The Lock” Johnson – Lock of the Week
- Auburn ML -135 (Friday)
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- Nebraska -6.5
- South Florida +5.5 (Thursday)
- Georgia Tech ML -198 (Friday)
- Tennessee -6.5 1st Half
- Tennessee Over 16.5 points 1st Half
- Alabama -7 1st Half
- Clemson -2.5 -152
- South Carolina -6.5 -139
- LaNorris Sellers Over 1.5 Pass TDs
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