The overwhelming majority of the 131 FBS groups will start their 2022 seasons in about seven days time, however for 17 % of faculty soccer’s prime division, play begins in Week 0 with video games scattered from as far West as Honolulu, Hawaii, to as far East as Dublin, Eire. Given these contests are scattered throughout six timezones, there will probably be video games to look at all day into late at evening.
Nebraska vs. Northwestern — that aforementioned sport in Eire — is the spotlight getting into Saturday because the lone contest between not solely Energy 5 opponents however convention foes. The Cornhuskers will probably be searching for a giant first W to kick off the season with coach Scott Frost on the new seat, whereas the Wildcats are searching for a bounce-back season after a 3-9 end in 2021 (with six straight losses to finish the season) upset the Northwestern trustworthy.
Whereas profitable is all that issues for the standings, we care about how these video games will shake out from an odds standpoint. Remember to persist with CBS Sports activities all through the day for school soccer protection from the opening kickoff onward. Let’s check out our professional picks for one of the best of the 11 video games in Week 0.
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Nebraska vs. Northwestern (Eire)
Featured Sport | Northwestern Wildcats vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
12:30 p.m. | Fox, fuboTV (Attempt totally free) — If I am betting the unfold, I am taking Northwestern and the factors — however not as a result of I’ve that a lot religion within the Wildcats. It is that I haven’t got a lot perception in there being lots of factors scored on this sport. Nebraska has made lots of adjustments on the offensive facet of the ball, and there is a sturdy probability the Cornhuskers will probably be on a restricted playbook within the first sport of the season. I additionally count on the Northwestern protection to enhance as a result of it is a part of this system’s DNA. Even when it has not, and the Nebraska offense is firing on all cylinders, we will nonetheless depend on Northwestern’s offense not doing an excessive amount of injury. The underneath is one of the best play. Decide: Below 49.5 — Tom Fornelli
Featured Sport | Illinois Preventing Illini vs. Wyoming Cowboys
4 p.m. | Large Ten Community, fuboTV (Attempt totally free) — The Cowboys had been decimated by departures, together with stud large receiver Isaiah Neyor. Plus, your entire left facet of the offensive line must be rebuilt. The Illini, however, have a longtime switch quarterback in Tommy DeVito who is not going to be shocked by something that the Cowboys throw at him. The mixture of DeVito and established offensive talent gamers will pressure Wyoming right into a shootout … and it is not constructed for that. Decide: Illinois -10 — Barrett Sallee
Featured Sport | Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Charlotte 49ers
7 p.m. | CBS Sports activities Community, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports activities App — Each the Owls and 49ers carry new defensive staffs to campus in an try and bolster models that ranked within the latter half of Convention USA packages in scoring protection. FAU scored 38 factors with ease the final time these two squads confronted off, whereas Charlotte ought to take one other step underneath senior quarterback Chris Reynolds and get again in the direction of the 30 factors per sport mark the crew achieved in 2020. Particularly in Week 0, count on this one to show right into a shootout. Decide: Over 59.0 — Shehan Jeyarajah
Featured Sport | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs. Vanderbilt Commodores
10:30 p.m. | CBS Sports activities Community, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports activities App — Get to know the identify Mike Wright as a result of the Vanderbilt quarterback goes to be one of the vital nice surprises of the 2022 season. The issue? He will not get a lot assist at Vanderbilt. Timmy Chang has taken over the Rainbow Warriors and can announce his presence with a bang — a stellar offensive efficiency that may harken again to the times that he performed quarterback for Hawaii. That can pressure the Commodores right into a shootout — one which Wright and Co. will have the ability to narrowly win because of the dual-threat potential of the sign caller. Decide: Hawaii +6.5 — Barrett Sallee
Which school soccer picks are you able to make with confidence in Week 0, and which huge favourite will get an enormous scare? Go to SportsLine to see which groups will win and canopy the unfold — all from a confirmed pc mannequin that has returned virtually $3,600 in revenue over the previous six seasons — and discover out.
