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GIE's Week 1 Pick 'Em Board

August 30, 2026

GIE plays Pick 'Em too. Every week the model ranks the whole slate by confidence — most sure at the top, least sure at the bottom — and drops its picks into the pool right alongside everyone else. Here's the full Week 1 board. Beat it if you can.

GIE's most confident call this week: Georgia Tech. Its coin-flips are at the bottom, where the whole thing can swing.

GIE's Week 1 board

10. Georgia Tech vs Colorado — GIE leans Georgia Tech, but this one's genuinely live.

9. Auburn vs Baylor (neutral) — GIE leans Auburn, but this one's genuinely live.

8. James Madison vs Liberty — GIE leans James Madison, but this one's genuinely live.

7. Ole Miss vs Louisville (neutral) — GIE leans Ole Miss, but this one's genuinely live.

6. UNLV at Hawai'i — GIE leans UNLV, but this one's genuinely live.

5. Eastern Michigan vs San José State — Basically a coin flip — GIE just nudges toward Eastern Michigan.

4. Western Kentucky at Nevada — Basically a coin flip — GIE just nudges toward Western Kentucky.

3. Colorado State vs Wyoming — Basically a coin flip — GIE just nudges toward Colorado State.

2. SMU at Florida State — Basically a coin flip — GIE just nudges toward SMU.

1. California vs UCLA — Basically a coin flip — GIE just nudges toward California.

That's the model's hand — 10 picks, ranked. Think you can do better? Make your own before kickoff at Pick 'Em. Free to play, bragging rights only.

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