580 Sports Talk’s Football Picks, Presented by Prairie Band Sportsbook – Weekend of Sept. 7-8, 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.

In the first week of picks, both Brendan and Spencer went 2-1 while Dan went 1-2. Brendan was the only one to hit on his Lock of the Week pick.

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

Dan Lucero

CFB: Kansas -4.5 at Illinois

CFB: Appalachian State +17 at Clemson

NFL: Cardinals at Bills -6.5

NFL: Broncos at Seahawks -6

*LOCK OF THE WEEK*
“Bo Nix’s first NFL start is on the road in a hostile environment against a Mike McDonald defense. That’d be tough for any rookie QB, even one I thought more highly of than I do Nix. Add what I expect to be a potent Seahawks offense and a porous Denver defense into the mix, and I don’t think I’m being a homer, or a hater, when I say this has wipeout potential. I’ll lay less than a touchdown, no problem.” — DL

WC: Cardinals at Bills OVER 47 points

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

Brendan Dzwierzynski

CFB: Kansas -4.5 at Illinois

CFB: Colorado at Nebraska -7

NFL: Texans at Colts +2.5

NFL: Eagles vs Packers +2

*LOCK OF THE WEEK*
“Is this a homer pick? Sure. But given the circumstances for the two teams, I’m surprised the Packers are underdogs. Philadelphia is replacing two coordinators and hasn’t been good versus play action, meanwhile Green Bay’s offense may be the best in the NFL.” — BD

WC: Vikings at Giants UNDER 41 points

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

Spencer Dupuis

CFB: Marshall +20.5 at Virginia Tech

CFB: Boise State +19 at Oregon

NFL: Patriots at Bengals -8

*LOCK OF THE WEEK*
“The Patriots are rebuilding, and will not be able to compete with the Bengals even if Ja’Marr Chase doesn’t play.” — SD

NFL: Commanders +3.5 at Buccaneers

WC: Jayden Daniels (WAS) OVER 1.5 passing touchdowns

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