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5 best college football bets in Week 1 of the 2021 season

By Connor Muldowney

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 01: JT Daniels #18 of the Georgia Bulldogs prepares to throw the ball during a game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 1, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Benjamin Solomon/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 01: JT Daniels #18 of the Georgia Bulldogs prepares to throw the ball during a game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 1, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Benjamin Solomon/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JANUARY 01: Bryce Young #9 of the Alabama Crimson Tide warms up before the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl football game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at AT&T Stadium on January 01, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-14. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JANUARY 01: Bryce Young #9 of the Alabama Crimson Tide warms up before the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl football game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at AT&T Stadium on January 01, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-14. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

3. Alabama (-19.5) vs. Miami

Miami has a heck of a non-conference slate, starting off with Alabama and then following that up with App State and Michigan State. Not many Power Five teams have that type of tough non-conference schedule, but the Hurricanes will be battle-tested before getting to ACC play.

OK, so they’ll either be battle-tested or completely beat down?

After losing to Alabama in the opener by three-plus touchdowns, it’ll be tough to tell.

The Crimson Tide open 2021 as arguably the favorites to win the national title and a team that will probably run the table in the regular season. They have Bryce Young at quarterback and many believe he will be one of the top Heisman contenders and he has a loaded backfield behind him, elite targets, and a top-tier defense to help him out.

Things are going to get ugly for Miami because of all of the above.

Alabama is going to be typical Alabama in the opener and I think that 19.5-point spread is being generous to Miami. This game shouldn’t be that close.

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