Celecciones de fútbol americano universitario: LSU entre tres perdedores con valor de apuestas en la Semana 1

Los fanáticos del fútbol universitario casi pueden probarlo. La temporada 2025 regresa oficialmente este sábado con una lista completa de juegos, encabezado por el número 1 de Texas que se dirige a Columbus para enfrentarse al No. 3 Ohio State. Los Longhorns son perdedores de 2.5 puntos a pesar de tener la clasificación más alta, y son una elección popular para alterar a los campeones nacionales defensores. Sin embargo, ¿se encuentran entre los desvalidos con el mayor valor de apuestas en la Semana 1?

El equipo Inside the Lines, que impulsa el modelo Sportsline, ha simulado cada juego para encontrar sus jugadas de desvalido favoritas para la Semana 1. Para más jugadas gratuitas, puedes encontrar las mejores apuestas diarias en el blog Inside the Lines.

Semana del fútbol universitario 1 Las mejores apuestas de abajo

LSU (+150, DraftKings) @ Clemson

Modelo: LSU 33, Clemson 30

Nos gusta LSU directamente contra Clemson. Ambos programas devuelven gran parte de la misma lista del año pasado, y vale la pena recordar que Clemson perdió su último juego en casa de 2024 ante Carolina del Sur, un tema consistente contra oponentes de calidad en las últimas temporadas.

La línea se inclina hacia Clemson principalmente debido al poder de la marca y la reputación de Dabo Swinney, pero la producción en el campo no ha igualado la clasificación de talentos en el papel. Clemson tiene una línea defensiva robusta, pero LSU aún debería tener la ventaja en el suelo aquí. Los Tigres pueden controlar el juego de carrera contra una defensa que fue sacudida el año pasado: Texas acumuló 300 yardas por tierra en el equipo de Swinney.

We give Clemson a slight turnover advantage, but LSU has the edge in sacks and should be able to create more disruptive plays defensively. LSU is simply the more complete team, and with its ability to run the ball and dictate tempo, the Bayou Bengals walk out with the outright win. Bet LSU-Clemson at DraftKings here:

Utah @ UCLA (+195, DraftKings)

Model: UCLA 21, Utah 20

Give us a home dog in this Pac-12 After Dark throwback. Nico Iamaleava is a proven starter at the Power 4 level and gets the edge as a quarterback playing at home. While Utah added Devon Dampier from New Mexico, his 12 touchdowns to 12 interceptions last season don’t inspire much confidence, and UCLA should have the secondary to neutralize him. The Bruins also added a running back who averaged 6.3 yards per carry at Cal, and new head coach DeShaun Foster knows a thing or two about establishing the ground game.

If UCLA can control the run, it’ll keep Utah’s offense off the field and limit its scoring chances, which already projects well under the Utes’ implied team total. Defensively, the Bruins were stout against the run last year, allowing just 3.5 yards per carry, and we trust them to force Dampier into mistakes.

With both teams looking to redeem themselves from last season and the SportsLine Model making this essentially a pick ‘em, we’re taking UCLA at home with the higher-ceiling quarterback and a defense that can swing the game in the Bruins’ favor. Sign up for DraftKings to bet on Utah-UCLA here:

Temple @ UMass (+115, FanDuel) 

Model: UMass 32, Temple 31

This is one of those games where you just have to embrace the ugly. Temple sits second-to-last in our power rankings and UMass isn’t much higher—but one of these teams gets to play at home and that matters.

The Minutemen didn’t win a single game against an FBS opponent last year, yet they quietly showed life late in the season. They nearly upset Liberty, and even covered against Georgia by rushing for 241 yards — more than Clemson did in the season opener. In fact, UMass played Georgia just about as close as Clemson did, which says a lot about how competitive the Minutemen became down the stretch.

With Temple bringing the nation’s second-worst power rating into this matchup and our model projecting UMass to edge the Owls 32–31, grabbing the Minutemen at +115 on FanDuel looks like the right side. Bet Temple-UMass at FanDuel here: