{"id":34637,"date":"2022-09-01T21:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T21:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=34637"},"modified":"2022-09-01T21:00:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T21:00:49","slug":"college-football-is-back-9-2-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2022\/09\/01\/college-football-is-back-9-2-22\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football is BACK: 9\/2\/22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Football season is the best time of the year. It means it&#8217;s time to start thinking about your pick&#8217;em pool.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re looking to make better picks on opening weekend, here is your guide to Friday&#8217;s matchups, thanks to our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/college-football\/odds\/\">SportsLine<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AP21364839962407.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01205411\/AP21364839962407.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01205411\/AP21364839962407-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01205411\/AP21364839962407-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Virginia Tech (-7.5) @ Old Dominion\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What better way to kick off the season than with a game between two rival powerhouse teams: <a href=\"https:\/\/hokiesports.com\/news\/2022\/8\/31\/womens-soccer-hokies-to-face-old-dominion-on-thursday.aspx\">Virginia Tech and Old Dominion<\/a>? The odds are in Virginia Tech&#8217;s favor, but this could be anyone\u2019s battle to win.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>West Michigan @ Michigan State (-22.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michigan State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/game\/_\/gameId\/401416591\">holds the advantage<\/a> against West Michigan in their first football game of the season. Of course, anything can happen, so West Michigan shouldn&#8217;t get too discouraged. Who knows? Maybe they&#8217;ll pull off the upset and come out victorious. Stranger things have happened.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AP21317742813848.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01205552\/AP21317742813848.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01205552\/AP21317742813848-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01205552\/AP21317742813848-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(AP Photo\/Chris Szagola)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Temple @ Duke (-6.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duke fans feel confident this Friday as their team goes up against Temple University. The odds are definitely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/game\/_\/gameId\/401411094\">in Duke&#8217;s favor<\/a>&#8211; they&#8217;ve got a strong coaching staff, experienced players, and distinctive home-field advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>East Kentucky @ East Michigan (-13.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">East Michigan is looking pretty good this Friday as they face off against East Kentucky in their first game of the season. The odds look to be in their favor, and their fans feel<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/game\/_\/gameId\/401416590\"> confident<\/a> about their chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Illinois @ Indiana (-2.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oddsmakers have spoken, favoring Indiana in Friday&#8217;s game against Indiana. On paper, it looks like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/game\/_\/gameId\/401405061\">pretty even matchup<\/a> &#8211; both teams are coming off of disappointing seasons and are eager to prove themselves, but Indiana still has the edge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AP22230648167417.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01205646\/AP22230648167417.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01205646\/AP22230648167417-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01205646\/AP22230648167417-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TCU (-13.5) @ Colorado\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the old saying goes, &#8220;The best offense is a good defense.&#8221; And that will undoubtedly be the case for TCU when they take on Colorado this Friday. 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Our world-class customer service team will help you every step of the way. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/auth\/sign-up\">So what are you waiting for?<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football season is the best time of the year. It means it&#8217;s time to start thinking about your pick&#8217;em pool.&nbsp; If you&#8217;re looking to make better picks on opening weekend, here is your guide to Friday&#8217;s matchups, thanks to our friends at SportsLine: Virginia Tech (-7.5) @ Old Dominion\u00a0 What better way to kick off [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":34641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[797,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","category-ncaa-college-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>College Football is BACK: 9\/2\/22 | The Poolside Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The best time of year has finally arrived--college football is back! 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