Week 1 picks: ACC, MAC action abounds

We're back for a second straight week, this time with our Week 1 best bets.

Can Virginia turn things around in its opener against heavily-favored Tennessee?

Notre Dame’s 14-0 first quarter lead against Navy put us in the W column to start the season.

After that? We’ll call it rough luck.

But we are back for more in Week 1 of the college football season, scouring the best lines so you don’t have to.

Let’s get to this week’s picks.

Virginia +16.5 1H vs. Tennessee (PointsBet USA)

Virginia struggled in coach Tony Elliott’s first season, going just 3-7 overall and 4-6 against the spread. Tennessee took off in coach Josh Heupel’s second season, going 11-2 overall and 10-3 against the spread.

So why take the Cavaliers in the first half of the opener?