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#19 Oklahoma at #23 Tennessee (6:00 PM ET, on ESPN, in Knoxville, Tennessee) UPSET
My prediction: #23 Tennessee defeats #19 Oklahoma 35-31
Watch to watch for: Tennessee's running game. I'm pretty sure must everybody that knows a thing or two about Tennessee, realizes that they have a rising QB in Joshua Dobbs, who has the talent to put
a team on his back when he has to, but their running game is also very strong especially with talented RBs Jalen Hurd and Alvin Kamara in the back field. And in my opinion, they're going to play a big part in this game.
My thoughts/reasons: I think this game will be close pretty much the whole way through, I think it'll kinda be a back-and-forth type game, and Oklahoma's offense will be able to put up the production they need to in order to win, but I think that Tennessee will be able to hang on late and get a big home win.
Photo credit: Jim Brown - USA Today Sports
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#7 Oregon at #5 Michigan State (8:00 PM ET, on ABC, in East Lansing, Michigan)
My prediction: #5 Michigan State defeats #7 Oregon 41-35
What to watch for: Oregon's passing game. Oregon QB Vernon Adams will likely be a huge factor in the Ducks' passing game and their overall offense not only in this game, but the whole season. But on the road vs a top 5 opponent he'll have to exceed a lot of expectations in only his second game as a Oregon Duck to walk out of Spartan Stadium with a win. But he certainly has the talent to do so, regardless it'll be very tough.
My reason/thoughts: This game (like Oklahoma-Tennessee) in my opinion will be a close game pretty much the whole way through. And Oregon QB Vernon Adams will probably have a great season for Oregon, but since it's still very early, I think we may see some struggles especially early on. And Michigan State has a pretty good offense behind QB Connor Cook. So in the end I see Michigan State's experience on offense holding on in crunch time and getting the Spartans a huge early season win.
Photo Credit: Joe Robbins - Getty Images
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#14 LSU at #25 Mississippi State (9:15 PM ET, on ESPN, in Starkville, Mississippi) UPSET WATCH
My prediction: #14 LSU defeats #25 Mississippi State 24-21
Watch to watch for: LSU's defense. LSU's defense was still one of the best in the SEC last season, but they also struggled at times last season. And since this is LSU's first game of the season (because their opener vs McNese State got cancelled due to weather) it'll be interesting to see how LSU's defense shows up vs Dak Prescott and company, especially on the road.
My thoughts/reasons: This was a very tough game to pick for multiple reasons, and one of the bigger reasons is having to bet against Dak Prescott at home, but I think LSU will be able to run the ball effecitviely enough to put points on the board, and I think that Brandon Harris has improved in his decision making and will at the least, not lose the game for LSU. LSU's defense is not likely to stop or shut down Mississippi State's offense, but I think they'll at least be able to limit the Bulldogs' offense enough late to get the victory. But this game will be one of the most entertaining games I think we'll see in at least the first five weeks of the season.
Photo credit: Stephen Lew - AP
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My Sneaky Good Game of The Week
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#20 Boise State at BYU
My prediction: #20 Boise State defeats BYU 28-24
What to watch for: BYU's offense. BYU, unfortunately lost their starting QB Taysom Hill to a devastating season-ending injury last week vs Nebraska, so it'll be interesting to see how backup QB Tanner Magum will do stepping in his place for a full game as a starter.
My thoughts/reasons: This game will be a pretty good game, Boise State is ranked inside the top 20, and BYU is right outside of the top 25 and they're coming off of a big road win in the final seconds at Nebraska last week. As for the game, I think that BYU will be hanging around the whole game, and will be giving Boise State all they can handle, but I think that Boise State will be able to take it from them late in the game and get a big road win to improve to 2-0.
Photo credit: Adam Eschbach - Idaho Press-Tribune
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That's just a few of some pretty good games this week.
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