You've waited patiently and now it's here. That's right, college football is back. From Spurrier and Clowney on Thursday night all the way to Pitt's first game in the ACC against defending champion Florida State on Monday night. We've got you covered with our weekly picks against the spread. If Vegas can do it, why can't we?
This season, we'll have a 10-person panel making picks off the lines provided by The Linemakers:
Bill Bender, Sporting News
Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel
Ken Bradley, Sporting News
Andrew Carter, Raleigh News & Observer/Charlotte Observer
Jon Cooper, SaturdayDownSouth.com
Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune
Mike Griffith, MLive.com
Matt Hayes, Sporting News
Bill King, Host of On Campus with Bill King, 6-9 a.m., SiriusXM 91
Dave Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
1. NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH CAROLINA
Thursday, 6 p.m., ESPN
The line: South Carolina by 11.5
Bender: South Carolina 31-23
Bianchi: South Carolina 24-14
Bradley: South Carolina 28-21
Carter: South Carolina 30-27
Cooper: South Carolina 28-13
Greenstein: South Carolina 30-24
Griffith: South Carolina 24-10
Hayes: South Carolina 23-20
King: South Carolina 31-21
Matter: South Carolina 27-20
Thursday, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
The line: Ole Miss by 3.5
Bender: Ole Miss 30-24
Bianchi: Vanderbilt 28-21
Bradley: Ole Miss 27-20
Carter: Vanderbilt 24-23
Cooper: Ole Miss 31-24
Greenstein: Vanderbilt 24-23
Griffith: Vanderbilt 27-24
Hayes: Ole Miss 17-13
King: Ole Miss 24-21
Matter: Vanderbilt 24-21
Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC
The line: Georgia by 2
Bender: Georgia 42-39
Bianchi: Georgia 34-28
Bradley: Clemson 41-34
Carter: Clemson 36-31
Cooper: Georgia 41-30
Greenstein: Georgia 31-27
Griffith: Clemson 26-24
Hayes: Clemson 34-30
King: Georgia 28-27
Matter: Georgia 34-31
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4. TCU vs. LSU (at Arlington)
Saturday, 9 p.m., ESPN
The line: LSU by 4
Bender: LSU 29-13
Bianchi: TCU 17-14
Bradley: LSU 30-20
Carter: LSU 28-17
Cooper: LSU 27-14
Greenstein: TCU 22-20
Griffith: LSU 23-16
Hayes: LSU 21-16
King: LSU 21-17
Matter: LSU 28-24
5. ALABAMA vs. VIRGINIA TECH (at Atlanta)
Saturday, 5:30 p.m., ESPN
The line: Alabama by 20
Bender: Alabama 35-14
Bianchi: Alabama 34-17
Bradley: Alabama 34-10
Carter: Alabama 38-17
Cooper: Alabama 41-17
Greenstein: Alabama 34-10
Griffith: Alabama 41-20
Hayes: Alabama 31-14
King: Alabama 24-3
Matter: Alabama 38-10
Saturday, 10 p.m., Fox Sports 1
The line: Washington by 4
Bender: Washington 24-17
Bianchi: Washington 30-27
Bradley: Boise State 30-28
Carter: Boise State 30-27
Cooper: Boise State 24-21
Greenstein: Washington 30-20
Griffith: Boise State 24-17
Hayes: Washington 24-21
King: Washington 28-24
Matter: Boise State 41-34
7. RUTGERS at FRESNO STATE
Thursday, 10:30 p.m., ESPNU
The line: Fresno State by 9.5
Bender: Fresno State 28-21
Bianchi: Fresno State 27-24
Bradley: Fresno State 27-21
Carter: Fresno State 35-20
Cooper: Fresno State 37-24
Greenstein: Fresno State 24-20
Griffith: Rutgers 23-20
Hayes: Fresno State 30-17
King: Fresno State 35-24
Matter: Fresno State 37-27
8. MISSISSIPPI STATE at OKLAHOMA STATE(at Houston)
Saturday, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2
The line: Oklahoma State by 12.5
Bender: Oklahoma State 34-31
Bianchi: Oklahoma State 42-31
Bradley: Oklahoma State 45-28
Carter: Oklahoma State 41-28
Cooper: Oklahoma State 34-24
Greenstein: Oklahoma State 37-20
Griffith: Oklahoma State 41-27
Hayes: Oklahoma State 38-16
King: Oklahoma State 35-24
Matter: Oklahoma State 41-27
9. BYU at VIRGINIA
Saturday, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU
The line: BYU by 1.5
Bender: BYU 24-14
Bianchi: Virginia 21-17
Bradley: Virginia 23-21
Carter: BYU 30-20
Cooper: Virginia 31-30
Greenstein: BYU 26-22
Griffith: Virginia 30-27
Hayes: BYU 16-13
King: BYU 21-19
Matter: BYU 21-17
10. FSU at PITTSBURGH
Monday, 8 p.m., ESPN
The line: FSU by 10
Bender: FSU 34-17
Bianchi: FSU 24-17
Bradley: FSU 31-14
Carter: FSU 30-13
Cooper: FSU 34-17
Greenstein: FSU 23-20
Griffith: FSU 28-17
Hayes: FSU 17-9
King: FSU 31-14
Matter: FSU 31-17