After months of waiting, the 2022 NCAA college football season is finally here. Although the majority of the nation doesn't play any games for another week, several schools are ready to kick things off on Saturday, Aug. 27 with Week 0.
There are 11 games slated for Week 0, including a wide variety of schools and talent levels. Fortunately, we've gathered the betting odds and made some predictions so you have everything you know heading into the first NCAAF games of the 2022 campaign.
NCAA College Football Week 0 Odds – Saturday, Aug. 27
- Time: 12 p.m. ET
- Spread: Austin Peay Governors N/A (N/A), Western Kentucky Hilltoppers N/A (N/A)
- Total: OVER N/A (N/A), UNDER N/A (N/A)
- Moneyline: Austin Peay Governors N/A, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers N/A
Austin Peay and Western Kentucky kick off Week 0 with a matchup at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. It's a game that shouldn't be that tough for the Hilltoppers to win, especially with the Governors being an ASUN Conference school.
Since the odds aren't available yet, I'm going with a WKU outright victory for now. Once the odds are available, this section will be updated to reflect what the best bet actually is.
Prediction: WKU 31, Austin Peay 22
Best Bet: TBD
- Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
- Spread: Nebraska Cornhuskers -12.5 (-110), Northwestern Wildcats +12.5 (-110)
- Total: OVER 50.5 (-110), UNDER 50.5 (-110)
- Moneyline: Nebraska Cornhuskers -530, Northwestern Wi ldcats +490
In one of the bigger matches of Week 0, Nebraska and Northwestern go head-to-head at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The Cornhuskers are the heavy favorites here and it isn't tough to see why. While Nebraska only won three games last season, one of those victories was a massive 56-7 victory over the Wildcats to start October.
Given that Nebraska is also 7-4 straight up in its last 11 meetings with Northwestern, I like the odds of the Cornhuskers winning here.
Prediction: Nebraska 41, Northwestern 11
Best Bet: Nebraska -12.5 (-110)
- Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
- Spread: Idaho State Bengals N/A (N/A), UNLV Rebels N/A (N/A)
- Total: OVER N/A (N/A), UNDER N/A (N/A)
- Moneyline: Idaho State Bengals N/A, UNLV Rebels N/A
Just like the Week 0 opener, there aren't any available odds for Idaho State vs. UNLV. just yet. Having said that, the Rebels are the clear-cut better tea m here. UNLV isn't the best team, but it should be a tougher opponent than what Idaho State is used to facing.
These two schools have only met once, all the way back in 2015, resulting in a massive 80-8 victory for UNLV. While I can't say it'll be that big of a blowout again, I fully expect the Rebels to walk away with the victory.
Prediction: UNLV 45, Idaho State 13
Best Bet: TBD
- Time: 4 p.m. ET
- Spread: UConn Huskies +27.5 (-110), Utah State Aggies -27.5 (-110)
- Total: OVER 59.5 (-110), UNDER 59.5 (-110)
- Moneyline: UConn Huskies +1800, Utah State Aggies -3500