580 Sports Talk’s Football Picks, Presented by Prairie Band Sportsbook – Weekend of Sept. 14-15, 2024

The football season is upon us, and we’re bringing back our 580 Sports Talk football picks contest! Each week, Dan, Brendan, and Spencer will pick two NFL games and two college football games against the spread, and also make a fifth ‘wild card’ pick that could be a spread, total, or player prop from the college or professional slate of games. They’ll also designate one pick each week as their ‘Lock of the Week’. We’ll track their records throughout the season and crown a champion.

Last week, Brendan was the only one to post a winning record, going 3-2. Dan ate a tough-luck push in his Lock of the Week and finished 1-3-1 while Spencer brought up the rear at 1-4.

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(All lines from Prairie Band Sportsbook and were current as of Friday when the article was posted.)

Dan Lucero

CFB: Hawaii +4 at Sam Houston State

CFB: Coastal Carolina -18 at Temple

NFL: Colts -2.5 at Packers

NFL: Bears at Texans -6.5

*LOCK OF THE WEEK*
“The Bears were unconvincing Week 1, only beating the Titans because Will Levis kept giving them the football. Meanwhile, the Texans looked as good as any AFC contender in Week 1. On their home turf, I think CJ Stroud and the Texans have plenty of firepower, and the ability to avoid the mistakes that would allow the Bears to stay close.” — DL

WC: Oregon at Oregon State OVER 49.5 points

Season record: 2-5-1 (Lock of the Week 0-1-1)

Brendan Dzwierzynski

CFB: Alabama -16 at Wisconsin

CFB: Washington vs. Washington State +5

NFL: Chargers -5 at Panthers

*LOCK OF THE WEEK*
“I don’t want to pick the low-hanging fruit, but it’s too easy. The Chargers aren’t “good,” but they’re miles better than the Panthers right now. Carolina’s problems only got worse last week with the Derrick Brown injury, and there’s no light at the end of the tunnel.” — BD

NFL: Jets at Titans +4

WC: Colts at Packers UNDER 40.5 points

Season record: 5-3 (Lock of the Week 1-1)

Spencer Dupuis

CFB: UNLV at Kansas -9

CFB: North Texas +10 at Texas Tech

NFL: Chargers -5 at Panthers

NFL: Saints at Cowboys -6

WC: Giants at Commanders UNDER 43 points

*LOCK OF THE WEEK*
“Both teams are bad. Daniel Jones can’t play and Jayden Daniels has to improv so much because the OL is terrible. Expect it to be a low scoring slop-fest.” — SD

Season record: 3-5 (Lock of the Week 0-2)