Bear Bets: A FOX Sports Gambling Show

Bill Belichick & UNC Bounce Back + CFB Week 1 Power Rankings & Early Lines

Bear Bets: A FOX Sports Gambling Show

Show Notes

College Football Week 1 is here & Bear Bets is back with Chris 'The Bear' Fallica, Geoff Schwartz, and Sammy Panayotovich to recap College Football Week 0. The Bear Bets Weekend Debrief touches on Bill Belichick & North Carolina pulling off the win in their season opener, USC winning in lackluster fashion against San Jose State, Hawaii breaking the hearts of bettors every where with a late fumble & whether or not Mike Norvell is on the hot seat after a weak win against New Mexico State.Sammy P drops his Top 10 CFB Power Rankings heading into Week 1. Are the Ohio State Buckeyes the top dog? The guys answer some questions from the Bear Bets Mail Bag including questions on the Texas Longhorns 1st half & whether not to bet Florida State vs SMU this weekend.Then, they wrap things up with some early lines they're eyeing heading into Week 1 including #2 Oregon vs Boise State, #7 Miami vs Stanford, & Wisconsin vs #4 Notre Dame.

Chapters:0:00 Intro0:40 Bill Belichick & UNC Win Opener4:55 Virginia Lays The Hammer on NCST7:44 USC Lackluster Win vs SJSU11:00 Sammy P's Top 10 Power Rankings12:30 Bear Bets Mail Bag: Texas 1st Half Best Bet?15:10 Bear Bets Mail Bag: FSU Worry vs SMU20:30 Bad Beat of the Week: Hawaii +4 vs Stanford22:30 Week 1: Early Lines We're Eyeing23:30 Oregon State vs #23 Houston27:00 Boise State vs #2 Oregon28:00 Oklahoma State vs Tulsa29:00 Wisconsin vs #4 Notre Dame30:00 #7 Miami vs Stanford31:00 Geoff Schwartz & Sean Payton BEEF35:25 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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