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Memphis will aim to get off to a hot start in a home game against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. The Tigers are the better team and have a star quarterback, which is why they are big-time favorites in this contest. UL-Monroe will have easier games down the road, and it will be a moral victory if they are simply able to keep this matchup somewhat close.The Warhawks return a decent number of players from last year but they weren’t particularly successful, so the hope is an extra year of experience and maturation will result in more wins.... 

Arizona State is trying to become a program that is perennially pushing for a quality bowl game, but Graham has been in a downward spiral after some initial success at the school. ASU is trying to shake off a disappointing 5-7 season in 2016 by turning it around this year.There are questions at quarterback and throughout the secondary, but a game against an inferior New México State program should cure those ills, at least temporary. The Aggies have a fifth-year senior directing the offense, which is a plus, and they hope to score enough points to keep up in what should be a big-time shootout.... 

The Buckeyes have a lot of talent to replace but recruit so well that it shouldn’t be a problem. They have one of the best quarterbacks in the country leading the way and are going to be explosive again offensively. Indiana finished under .500 last season and is one of the lower-tier teams in the Big Ten.The Hoosiers are aiming to make a bowl game this season but it’s almost certain they begin the season with a loss in 2017.... 

An offensive explosion is expected between these two teams and it should be fun for both those in attendance and the fans watching on television from home. Tulsa had an impressive year in 2016 but is still the small-school program in this matchup. Oklahoma State is from the bigger conference and has the better collection of talent. Add in home field advantage and it’s easy to understand why the Cowboys are favored in this matchup.Kickoff for this regular season Week 1 game is set for Thursday, August 31, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. ET at Boone Pickens Stadium.... 

UCF rolled to victory in this matchup last year and has proven to be the superior program between these Florida neighbors. The Knights are heavy favorites and seem likely to win this one, although a big spread means if FIU plays well it should cover.... 

The Bulls are traveling to face off with the Minnesota Gophers in the regular season opener for both teams and Minnesota enters as a big-time favorite. The Gophers are from a bigger conference and have grander expectations this season, and will aim to get off to a quick start.This matchup in Week 1 of the regular season will take place on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.... 

The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors are heading to the mainland to start the season for the first time in five years. Hawaii will play the Massachusetts Minutemen in one of the stranger non-conference games of 2017. These teams met at the tail end of the 2016 season and Hawaii ended up winning a barnburner. It was a needed victory as it assured the Rainbow Warriors of a spot in a bowl game and led to the team getting its first bowl win in a decade.This contest in Week 1 will go down Saturday, August 26, 2017, at 6 p.m. ET at McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. This game will be broadcast on FS1.... 

Thank God, college football is finally back! No more yard work, no more chores, now it’s time for you to sit back, relax, and have the college football season wash over you. The season starts with an intriguing matchup between an up-and-coming power conference team, the Oregon State Beavers, and a team that could turn a lot of heads and win the Mountain West, the Colorado State Buffaloes. These two teams have only met twice in their history with each school winning once. The winner will break that all-time deadlock.This contest in Week 1 will go down Saturday, August 26, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. ET at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. This game will be broadcast on CBS Sports.... 

One of the most anticipated games during the first full week of college football will be when the BYU Cougars take on LSU in Houston. However, the Cougars have one game before then, a home opener against the Portland State Vikings. BYU typically doesn’t start the season off with an FCS foe, instead waiting to the middle or the end of the season to play one, but decided to take advantage of the NCAA allowing a few teams to play games on the last weekend of August. This will be the one FBS vs. FCS showdown of this weekend.This contest in Week 1 will go down Saturday, August 26, 2017, at 3 p.m. ET at Lavell Edwards Stadium. This game will be broadcast on ESPN.... 

Tampa is ready for the Charlie Strong era to start. The South Florida Bulls may have lost former head coach Willie Taggart to Oregon in the offseason, but replaced him with the best possible candidate in Strong. Strong will try to keep the momentum going for a program that is finally heading in the right direction again after the disastrous Skip Holtz era. The Bulls first test will come on the road when they head to California to take on the San Jose State Spartans.This contest in Week 1 will go down Saturday, August 26, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. ET at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports.... 

For the second straight season, Australia will be the sight of one of the first college football games of the year. Last year, California and Hawaii brought a thrilling style of football to the Down Under. This season, the Stanford Cardinal and Rice Owls will bring a much different version. The game will be played in Allianz Stadium, a traditional rugby venue that will be opening its doors to college football for the first time in its 30-year history this week.This contest in Week 1 will go down Saturday, August 26, 2017, at 10 p.m. ET at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.... 

For the first time in six seasons, North Dakota State will not have a chance to win another FCS Championship. The James Madison Dukes took care of that when they went into Fargo and knocked off the favored Bison in the FCS Semifinals a month ago and are now the heavy favorites to win their second FCS Championship ever. They will be taking on the Youngstown State Penguins, a team that also went on the road to defeat a favored opponent, and Youngstown State will be looking for its first tile in 20 years.... 

It’s the Alabama Crimson Tide against the Clemson Tigers in round two as we get a repeat of last year’s National Championship Game except this time, the Tide are even scarier. Nevertheless, both teams are riding high off their respective College Football Playoff victories. Both defenses took care of their respective opponents, but each offense provides new challenges when these two teams collide next week.... 

Last year’s national title game was so good that the best thing to do this season was to play it again. No one is surprised that the Alabama Crimson Tide are here. Alabama has been the favorite to win the national title in most years this decade with the greatest coach in college football history manning the sidelines. The Clemson Tigers making it back here is another story. Many called for Florida State or perhaps Louisville to win the ACC, but Dabo Swinney and the Tigers persevered and find themselves with another chance to knock off the kings of college football.... 

It’s a year later, but here we are with the same matchup to determine the college football champion as the Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers get set to collide in the College Football Championship Game a week away in Tampa. Last year, the No. 2 team topped the No. 1 seed as Nick Saban’s Tide outlasted Clemson thanks to a 24-point fourth quarter.... 

In one of the great non-College Football Playoff matchups of this bowl season, the Auburn Tigers and Oklahoma Sooners will meet up for only the second time in the programs’ histories. It’ll be a rematch of the 1972 Sugar Bowl where the Sooners bested the Tigers. If recent trends are any indication the Big 12 champion are in great position to repeat given Auburn’s struggles down the stretch. Some of those struggles, however, can be traced back to injuries that should be behind the Tigers when they take to the field.... 

While this is not a college football playoff game, it does feature—arguably—the two hottest teams in the country in the Penn State Nittany Lions and USC Trojans. It is also the Rose Bowl which in itself always brings plenty of history and intrigue. Both offenses are rolling, too, which could lead to a high scoring affair making this a very interesting game for betting purposes.... 

The Western Michigan Broncos enter this Cotton Bowl with an undefeated season still intact. The only other college football team that went undefeated was the Crimson Tide who rank No. 1 in the standings, earning a College Football Playoff berth. The Wisconsin Badgers meanwhile ended the season ranked ahead of the Broncos despite three losses. But a win for the Broncos could signal the need to expand the College Football playoffs as they’d become just the seventh team to end the year undefeated without a chance at the national title since 2004.... 

The Clemson Tigers were the National Champion runners-up last season and need a win over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl to advance to the National Championship for the second straight year. The Buckeyes enter play as the slight favorites, but don’t overlook a Clemson team lead by DeShaun Watson. All in all, this is a game between two elite offense and a pair of strong defenses. Whichever defense is able to slow down the others’ prolific offense will get the win.... 

People bet on football across the globe and BookMaker customers can be prepared for the action by reading every NCAA preview. Start cramming your cranium with pigskin knowledge and start cashing college football lines today! The USC Trojans and Penn State Nittany Lions square off in the Rose Bowl on Monday, January 2, 2017 at 5:00 p.m., ET. ESPN will televise the game live.... 

People bet on football across the globe and BookMaker customers can be prepared for the action by reading every NCAA preview. Start cramming your cranium with pigskin knowledge and start cashing college football lines today! The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Florida Gators square off in the Outback Bowl on Monday, January 2, 2017 at 1:00 p.m., ET. ABC will televise the game live.... 

People bet on football across the globe and BookMaker customers can be prepared for the action by reading every NCAA preview. Start cramming your cranium with pigskin knowledge and start cashing tickets on games today! The Florida State Seminoles and Michigan Wolverines square off in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Friday, December 30, 2016 at 8:00 p.m., ET. ESPN will televise the game live.... 

This year’s meeting between the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 2 Clemson Tigers in this year's semifinal, Fiesta Bowl has all the makings of an epic classic. The matchup is headlined by the Buckeyes punishing defense that thrives on forcing turnovers against Clemson's explosive offense and a multitude of players who you will see playing on Sunday’s in the years to come.... 

The bowl games are going to start coming fast and furious, and the odds at BookMaker.eu are constantly changing in the biggest bowl games of the season. There's a lot on the line for a lot of teams playing in the biggest bowls, and bettors have plenty of opportunities to cash in as well.... 

The Franklin Mortgage Music City Bowl has an intriguing matchup this year when the Nebraska Cornhuskers meet the Tennessee Volunteers in a battle of bragging rights between the Big 10 and SEC conferences. Both teams had higher aspirations entering the year but both are fired up and ready for the opportunity to end the year on a good note with a win and momentum heading into next year....