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2026 season

The ten · Week 1

The ten games worth arguing about this week. Locks at the first kickoff · Aug 29ET
Switch to Predict and pick them, then copy the link and send it to someone who disagrees. Each game locks when it kicks off, so a card cannot be filled in after the fact, and compare picks will show you only the ones you split on.
Confidence points. In predict mode each game here carries a 1–10 box. Rank your ten and a wrong favorite costs what you said it was worth — your scorecard totals what you earned against what you staked. Leave them blank and nothing changes.

Sat, Aug 29

2 games
3:30pET
UVA -5.5 · O/U 53.5
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ESPNScott StadiumCharlottesville, VAPreview →
10:00pET
UNLV -4.5 · O/U 56.5
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FOXAllegiant StadiumLas Vegas, NVPreview →

Fri, Sep 4

2 games
9:00pET
MIA -24.5 · O/U 48.5
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ESPNStanford StadiumStanford, CAPreview →
9:00pET
USC -22.5 · O/U 51.5
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FOXLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CAPreview →

Sat, Sep 5

3 games
3:30pET
ORE -24.5 · O/U 52.5
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CBSAutzen StadiumEugene, ORPreview →
7:30pET
LSU -9.5 · O/U 51.5
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ABCTiger Stadium (LA)Baton Rouge, LAPreview →
10:00pET
UNLV -3 · O/U 58.5
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CWClarence T.C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HIPreview →

Sun, Sep 6

2 games
7:30pET
NeutralLiberty Mutual Music City Kickoff
MISS -6.5 · O/U 55.5
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ABCNissan StadiumNashville, TNPreview →
7:30pET
ND -20.5 · O/U 47.5
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NBCLambeau FieldGreen Bay, WIPreview →

Mon, Sep 7

1 game
7:30pET
SMU -2.5 · O/U 52.5
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ESPNDoak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FLPreview →

How these ten were chosen

By arithmetic on the same board you can see, not by anyone's judgement of what matters. Each game scores for a ranked team (more for a higher rank), for a close betting line, for being a conference game, and for the two teams' efficiency ratings; a lopsided line scores against it however good the favorite is, and a game against an FCS opponent scores heavily against. The top ten by that score make the card, in kickoff order.
That means the card can miss a rivalry with two unranked teams, and it will. It is a rule, and a rule you can check beats a list someone picked.