The last time Deion Sanders took the field in a competitive game in the city of Atlanta came on April 16, 1997. As the centerfielder and leadoff man for the Cincinnati Reds, Sanders went 1-for-4 and scored the team's only run in a 7-1 loss to the Braves at what was then Turner Field. Almost 30 years later, Sanders returns to the city in which he blossomed into a two-sport star.
On Thursday, Coach Prime will lead the Colorado Buffaloes into Bobby Dodd Stadium to face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the season opener for both teams. Bet on Colorado-Georgia Tech and more with the FanDuel promo code and get $350 in bonus bets: Sanders begins a pivotal fourth season as the coach in Boulder. After a breakthrough second season in 2024 when the Buffaloes went 9-4 and Travis Hunter won the Heisman Trophy, Colorado stumbled to 3-9 last season.
On Thursday, the Buffaloes will face a Georgia Tech program that has improved every season under coach Brent Key, culminating in a 9-4 record last year. The Yellow Jackets are 6.5-point favorites. Colorado is the marquee attraction on Thursday, there are other sports betting options on a sporting landscape that includes a partial college football schedule and a nine-game MLB slate.
Below is a snapshot of what to watch and bet at the best sports betting apps, for Thursday, Sept. 3. Claim the Caesars Sportsbook promo code CBSDYW here to bet on Thursday and double your winnings on 10 bets: Time: 6 p.m. | Location: Piscataway, N.J. | TV: Big Ten Network | Stream: Fubo (Try for free) Week 1 of the college football season kicks off with a matchup between the Minutemen and Scarlet Knights. UMass has lost 16 straight games — the longest active losing streak in the FBS.
Over that time, the team's average margin of defeat has been 24.9 points. Last season, UMass was rarely competitive, staying within 24 points just three times. Meanwhile, Rutgers is one of just two Big Ten teams returning a 1,000-yard rusher (Antwan Raymond) and receiver (KJ Duff) from last season. (No. 1 Ohio State is the other.) The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every college football game 10,000 times, says the Scarlet Knights have a 57.0% chance to cover and assigns a B grade to Rutgers -29.5.
Time: 7 p.m. | Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. | TV: ACC Network | Stream: Fubo (Try for free) SportsLine pick -- Model: Wake Forest -26.5 | Expert: Akron +24.5 (Emory Hunt) After a down season in his lone year at North Carolina, quarterback Gio Lopez gets the starting nod for the Demon Deacons in the team's season opener against the Zips. Lopez has been reunited with offensive coordinator Rob Ezell, who helped Lopez throw for 2,559 yards and 18 touchdowns against just five interceptions in 2024 at South Alabama. On Thursday, Lopez will face an Akron program that is 1-26 in its past 27 road openers.
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