College Football Gambling Picks For Week Zero 2019

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College football gambling is back!

I can't tell you how much excitement the weekly release of college football lines brings me in the fall.

It's just glorious.

Last season we finished 102-93 for a 52.3% winning percentage on the year.

We were rolling until I collapsed in the bowl season. (After two disastrous years of bowl betting I'm going to dial it back on bowls this year because the bowl season -- outside of the playoff games -- has become the equivalent of betting NFL preseason games; it's nearly impossible to know which teams and players care and which teams and players will even play.)

I've been posting college football picks on Outkick since 2011, when I started the site. I believe our first year with weekly picks was 2012. Here are the bowl game picks for that year and season tallies.

And while we're at it, here are the rest of the years final gambling tallies.

Here is 2013.

Here is 2014.

Here is 2015.

Here is 2016.

Here is 2017.

Here is 2018.

We were over .500 in five of the seven years -  the two losing years were 47% and 49% winners -- and our best winning year was 60%. (In 2015 and 2016 I was on fire.)

My goal, as always, is to hit 55% winners.

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With that in mind, there are only two picks this week because there are only two games.

So, of course, we're going 2-0!

Here they are:

Florida vs. Miami under 48.5, now 47 

Florida has an almost entirely remade offensive line, a still erratic quarterback when it comes to decision making, and is facing a deep and difficult Miami defensive front. Meanwhile, the Gator defense should be pretty stout up front and they are facing a brand new quarterback, Jarren Williams, and a brand new head coach, Manny Diaz.

That's quite a bit of offensive change.

So what happens here?

Well, year two is typically when a coach who will dominate surges in college football -- every coach to win an SEC title in the title game era has won at least nine games by year two -- but Dan Mullen has the Gators ahead of the curve, coming off a beat down of Michigan in the bowl game to notch the Gators a tenth win and boasting a top ten ranking.

So Mullen's already sitting pretty even before season two begins.

I think Florida wins, but over seven seems steep, which is why I'd rather focus on both defenses dominating in a steaming hot first game under the lights in a neutral site Orlando venue.

The under is the play.

Arizona at Hawaii, the over 70, now 74

College football's opening night is going to see us move from a defensive slugfest in Florida to a late night offensive onslaught in Hawaii.

Khalil Tate is 100% healthy and the Hawaii defense is a mess.

That doesn't bode well for the Rainbows.

Last year Hawaii played two top 25 teams -- Fresno State and Utah State and gave up 50 or more to both teams. Meanwhile the Wildcat defense was a mess, unable to stop anyone.

What's that mean?

Points, baby!

While Arizona isn't a top 25 team like the two teams who hung 50+ on Hawaii last year, they have the potential to climb into the top 25 early in the year thanks to a winnable September slate.

I expect Arizona to be solid this year in the Pac 12 South.

This game doesn't kick off until 10:30 eastern, meaning we'll all be staying up late rooting for a double win to start the season.

But there's going to be so many points raining down, you'll have your winning bet cashed by the end of the third quarter.

Boom, a 2-0 start to 2019.

It's time to get rich, kids!

Let's roll.















































































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Clay Travis is the founder of the fastest growing national multimedia platform, OutKick, that produces and distributes engaging content across sports and pop culture to millions of fans across the country. OutKick was created by Travis in 2011 and sold to the Fox Corporation in 2021. One of the most electrifying and outspoken personalities in the industry, Travis hosts OutKick The Show where he provides his unfiltered opinion on the most compelling headlines throughout sports, culture, and politics. He also makes regular appearances on FOX News Media as a contributor providing analysis on a variety of subjects ranging from sports news to the cultural landscape. Throughout the college football season, Travis is on Big Noon Kickoff for Fox Sports breaking down the game and the latest storylines. Additionally, Travis serves as a co-host of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, a three-hour conservative radio talk program syndicated across Premiere Networks radio stations nationwide. Previously, he launched OutKick The Coverage on Fox Sports Radio that included interviews and listener interactions and was on Fox Sports Bet for four years. Additionally, Travis started an iHeartRadio Original Podcast called Wins & Losses that featured in-depth conversations with the biggest names in sports. Travis is a graduate of George Washington University as well as Vanderbilt Law School. Based in Nashville, he is the author of Dixieland Delight, On Rocky Top, and Republicans Buy Sneakers Too.