College GameDay crew, Alex Caruso pick winners for CFP Round 1 games
By Adam Spencer
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College GameDay was live from College Station on Saturday morning ahead of a big-time matchup between No. 7 seed Texas A&M and No. 10 seed Miami in Round 1 of the College Football Playoff.
The Playoff started on Friday night with Alabama winning at Oklahoma. The Hurricanes will try to make it 2 road winners to start the tournament, but the Aggies will have the 12th man behind them.
The GameDay crew of Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit was joined by Oklahoma City Thunder guard (and former Aggie) Alex Caruso to pick winners for Saturday’s 3-game slate.
Here’s who the guys like for Round 1 of the College Football Playoff:
No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Tulane
- Desmond: Ole Miss
- Saban: Ole Miss
- McAfee: Ole Miss
- Caruso: Tulane
- Herbstreit: Ole Miss
No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 James Madison
- Desmond: Oregon
- Saban: Oregon
- McAfee: Oregon
- Caruso: Oregon
- Herbstreit: Oregon
No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Miami
- Desmond: Miami
- Saban: Miami
- McAfee: Texas A&M
- Caruso: Texas A&M
- Herbstreit: Texas A&M
Will the crew be proven right or wrong? We’ll find out as we embark on an incredible Saturday of College Football Playoff fun.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
