Place THIS Side in Clemson/LSU + Best Bets for CFB Week 1 | The Coverboys

<p>College Football&#39;s fastest-rising analyst William Patteson is joined by Professional College Football Handicapper John Hodge, better known as “The Sheik” and “Haji,” as The Coverboys break down the entire Week 1 College Football betting slate and lock in their favorite plays of the weekend.</p><p>Patteson and Hodge start by working through the numbers and trends behind 17 potential Concept plays for Week 1, including six home underdogs, low-total Unders, ranked-on-ranked matchups and several other situations that have produced strong results in recent seasons. </p><p>The guys also identify some of the biggest look-ahead spots across the country, with Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, Texas A&amp;M, Texas, and Ohio State among the teams with major games waiting for them in the coming weeks.</p><p>The Week 1 breakdown begins Thursday night with Colorado traveling to Georgia Tech before moving into Friday’s slate. The Coverboys take a closer look at Miami-Stanford and Fresno State-USC, including another potential Concept play as the Hurricanes make the cross-country trip to Palo Alto.</p><p>Saturday brings the biggest slate of the weekend as Patteson and Haji dive into Oregon State-Houston, Boise State-Oregon, Oklahoma State-Tulsa and the highly anticipated Clemson-LSU matchup. </p><p>The guys then head west for UCLA-Cal and UNLV-Hawaii, with multiple home underdogs and some interesting betting situations developing in the late-night window, and also make some time for the Tennessee fans with the Vols entering as massive favorites against Furman.</p><p>The episode winds down with a ranked matchup in the standalone windows. No. 24 Louisville meets No. 9 Ole Miss on Sunday before No. 19 SMU travels to Tallahassee for a Monday night matchup with Florida State. </p><p>Throughout the show, Patteson and The Sheik break down the spreads, totals, betting splits, situational angles and Concept plays that have their attention before locking in their official Week 1 selections.</p><p>No sponsors influencing the picks and no pretending every bet is a lock. The Coverboys combines Patteson’s College Football analysis with Haji’s professional handicapping experience to break down the numbers, find the value and give their actual opinions throughout the 2026 College Football season.</p>