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College Football Staff Picks Against the Spread for Week 1 Games

Auburn or Oregon? Utah or BYU? Our college football staff picks every important Week 1 game against the spread.
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Week 1 of the college football season is here, and with a full slate of games, SI's college football staff will start our weekly picks against the spread.

Below, our staff's writers and editors make their picks for Week 1. We will be recording each person's ATS records the entire season, but for now everyone is tied for first (and last) place at 0-0. The list of pickers: Ross Dellenger, Joan Niesen, Laken Litman, Max Meyer, Tim Rohan, Molly Geary, Scooby Axson and Michael Shapiro.

UCLA at Cincinnati (-3)

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Georgia Tech at No. 1 Clemson (-36)

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No. 14 Utah (-5.5) at BYU

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Ole Miss at Memphis (-6)

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South Carolina (-9) vs. North Carolina at Bank of America Stadium

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No. 2 Alabama (-35) vs. Duke at Mercedes-Benz Stadium 

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Northwestern at No. 25 Stanford (-6.5)

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Boise State vs. Florida State (-5) at TIAA Bank Field 

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No. 11 Oregon vs. No. 16 Auburn (-3.5) at AT&T Stadium 

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Fresno State at USC (-13.5)

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Houston at No. 4 Oklahoma (-24.5)

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No. 9 Notre Dame (-20) at Louisville

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