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Dub’s College Football Picks

Check out my college football picks for this week. I’m so excited that I get to pick games again. Football is back! One of my favorite things to do is…

Dub's Football Picks

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Check out my college football picks for this week. I'm so excited that I get to pick games again. Football is back! One of my favorite things to do is pick games. It makes watching the game a little more fun, especially if it's one that doesn't have one of my favorite teams playing in it.

Usually, I pick three college games and three NFL games. However, NFL football doesn't kick off until next week, so I'll give you six college games this week. One thing I love about college kickoff weekend is there will be games all day on Saturday. However, there will also be college games on Sunday and even one on Monday!

I'm including all of the local teams that most people here in Kicks Country usually cheer for. Georgia, South Carolina, and Clemson are all included in this week's picks. Then I also picked a few other games involving some popular teams.

Now I did pretty well last season. I had some good weeks and some not-so-good weeks, but such is life in the world of football picks. You're always going to get some right and some wrong. One thing I do love is picking an upset and everyone telling me I'm crazy and then I get to say "I told ya so"!

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These are my college football picks for week one.

UT Martin @ 1 Georgia

This game is Saturday evening at 6pm on ESPN + and SEC Network +
There isn't even a spread in this game. Give me The Dawgs by a million!

21 North Carolina vs. South Carolina

This game will take place Saturday night at 7:30 in Charlotte and you can catch it on ABC. North Carolina is favored by 2.5 point. I'm going to pick South Carolina in the upset. Give me The Gamecocks by a field goal.

8 Florida State vs. 5 LSU

This game will go down Sunday night at 7:30 in Orlando and you'll be able to see it on ABC. This is probably the biggest game of the weekend. Two top ten ranked teams going head to head. LSU is favored by 2 points. I'll take that. Give me the SEC team in a close one.

9 Clemson @ Duke

This game will be Monday night at 8pm and you'll be able to see it on ESPN. Clemson is favored by 13 points. Yeah, I like that. Give me the Tigers by at least two touchdowns.

3 Ohio State @ Indiana

This game is Saturday at 3:30 on CBS. Ohio State is favored by 30. Yeah I think that Ohio State is going to be strong again this year. I'll take that. Give me the Buckeyes by at least three touchdowns.

West Virginia @ 7 Penn State

This game will be Saturday night at 7:30 on NBC. Penn State is favored by 20.5 points. I do think that Penn State will win, but I don't know if it will be by 20. Give me Penn State by 14.

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Bryan “Dub” Axelson is the host of the Kicks Wake Up Krew on KICKS 99 and has been with Beasley Media Group in Augusta for over 20 years. He got his start in radio by being a regular caller on the Kicks 99 morning show. He was soon hired and has worked in various roles in Augusta, including Promotions Director. He was raised in Georgia, and currently lives in Grovetown with his wife Kelsey, their daughter Maddie, and their 3 dogs. Dub enjoys watching sports, playing golf, spending time with his family, and discovering new music.