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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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Apr 17, 2021; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers offensive tackle Dare Rosenthal (51) and LSU Tigers wide receiver Kayshon Boutte (1) pose for the camera on a time out during the first half of the annual Purple and White spring game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2021; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers offensive tackle Dare Rosenthal (51) and LSU Tigers wide receiver Kayshon Boutte (1) pose for the camera on a time out during the first half of the annual Purple and White spring game at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports /

2. LSU (-3) at UCLA

Everyone has just finished overreacting to UCLA’s Week 0 performance against Hawaii where they had their way with the Rainbow Warriors and barely broke a sweat.

Chip Kelly won his first season opener as UCLA head coach and the Bruins have some extra momentum heading into their most important non-conference game of the year. Will this be enough to pull off the upset of an LSU team coming off a disappointing 2020 season in which they took about 10 steps back from the national title-winning campaign in 2019?

Short answer: no.

LSU has too many athletes and guys who will give UCLA problems such as Derek Singley Jr. and Kayshon Boutte and even though the quarterback situation is a little iffy with Myles Brennan out and Max Johnson getting the start.

Defensively, LSU is going to cause major problems for Dorian Thompson-Robinson who looked mediocre against a bad Hawaii defense and the offense is going to do just enough to pull away late. The Tigers should win this one by double digits, even if it is on the road.

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