Vegas Handicapper Reveals Winning Picks for 2025 College Football Kickoff

As of August 25th, 2025, the 2025 college football season is set to kick into high gear over Labor Day Weekend, with games scheduled every day from Thursday to Monday. This week 1 slate features some of the most anticipated matchups of the entire season.

According to the article, legendary Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall, who was previously synonymous with the famous sports betting newsletter The Gold Sheet, has turned his attention to analyzing the latest college football odds for week 1. Marshall, who crushed his 2024 college football betting picks, going 64-43 and returning more than 16 units, has evaluated each week 1 matchup using his "Tech Corner" technique that evaluates all the trends.

One of Marshall's top recommendations is backing No. 24 Tennessee (-14) against Syracuse in a neutral-site game in Atlanta. The article notes that Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel has an impressive 9-0 record against the spread in regular season non-conference games since 2022, and the Vols also cleared the total in their last four games of the 2024 season.

Additionally, the article highlights several other highly anticipated week 1 matchups, including No. 1 Texas as a 2.5-point underdog against No. 3 Ohio State, No. 8 Alabama as a 13.5-point favorite over Florida State, and No. 4 Clemson as a 4-point favorite against No. 9 LSU.