The Tarleton State Texans and McNeese State Cowboys kick off the NCAA Division I spring college football season on Saturday. Kickoff from Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, Texas, is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. William Hill Sportsbook lists Tarleton State as a three-point favorite, while the Over-Under for total points is set at 51. 

Before making any McNeese State vs. Tarleton State picks, you NEED to see what SportsLine's Emory Hunt has to say.

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player's perspective.

Hunt enjoyed a dominant 2019 college football season. He went 116-79-2, returning $2,976 to $100 players, and capped it off with LSU -5.5 over Clemson in the national championship game. Anybody who has been following him is way up.

Now, Hunt has locked in another confident pick for McNeese State vs. Tarleton State. We can tell you he knows a crucial X-factor that makes one side a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

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