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A new college football season begins this weekend with a four-game Week 0 slate after a nearly eight-month layoff since last season's national championship game.
The road to the first 12-team College Football Playoff begins with a game involving the most likely playoff contender of all teams playing in the opening weekend. My college football predictions and best bets for Week 0 with odds from the best college football betting sites involve two plays in the neutral-site ACC contest between the No. 10 Florida State Seminoles and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
I also analyze a player prop involving one of the ACC's newest members, the SMU Mustangs, and discuss if the biggest line on the board in the Delaware State vs. Hawaii game has ballooned too big.
College football best bets for Saturday: Week 0
College football odds as of Friday and subject to change. Track the college football scores for the latest line movement and matchup info.
- Haynes King anytime touchdown scorer (+130 via bet365) vs. Florida State ????
- Sean Dollars 40+ rushing yards (+110 via DraftKings) vs. SMU ???
- Georgia Tech +10.5 (-110 via Caesars) vs. Florida State ????
- Delaware State +40.5 (-110 via BetMGM) vs. Hawaii ???
Week 0 college football schedule and odds for Saturday
(Odds via FanDuel)
- Florida State (-10.5) vs. Georgia Tech (+10.5), Saturday at noon ET
- Montana State (-13.5) vs. New Mexico (+13.5), Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET
- SMU (-24.5) vs. Nevada (+24.5), Saturday at 8:00 p.m. ET
- Delaware State (+39.5) vs. Hawaii (-39.5), Saturday at 11:59 p.m. ET
College football player props for Week 0
College football picks made Friday; odds subject to change.
Georgia Tech signal-caller King is the only returning Power 5 quarterback who threw for over 2,700 yards and ran for over 640 yards last year. He scored rushing touchdowns in five consecutive games to end last season (seven total in that span) and seven of the final eight.
I am not worried about King facing a top-10 team. Last season, he played four ranked teams and scored touchdowns in three of those games. That stretch included a two-touchdown performance against the then-No. 1 team in the country (Georgia).
The value with bet365's +130 odds is phenomenal, considering Caesars has an implied probability of 54.13% (-118 odds) for King to find the endzone. At bet365, a winning $10 wager would pay out $23 compared to $18.47 at Caesars.
Best odds: +130 via bet365 | Implied probability: 43.48%
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Nevada started to lean on Dollars much more towards the end of last season, as he had 16-plus rushing attempts in three of the final four games after having only two such games in the first seven. He should be even more of a focal point of the Wolf Pack offense after Matt Lubick's hiring as offensive coordinator, who is expected to bring many of Kansas's intricate running schemes to his new role.
FanDuel has +106 odds for Dollars' 40-plus alternate rushing yards, so the best value lies with DraftKings. And considering Dollars has the shortest odds (+550 at bet365) to be Nevada's first touchdown scorer, I am making this a three-star play given the oddsmakers' perceived confidence in his role in the offense.
A winning $10 wager returns $11 in profits.
Best odds: +110 via DraftKings | Implied probability: 47.62%
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College football game picks for Week 0
Florida State might have the No. 10 national ranking next to its name, but the underdog Yellow Jackets are getting all the love in the betting markets. Georgia Tech was a 13.5-point 'dog at most of our best sports betting sites earlier in the summer and was +11 at multiple sportsbooks as of last week.
Georgia Tech is the more experienced team in this matchup, returning 82.5% of its offensive production (fourth in the ACC). Florida State, by contrast, is breaking in 14 new starters, seven each on offense and defense. I would not back the underdogs at anything +10 or lower, but as long as I get the hook, Georgia Tech is the play.
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Best odds: -110 via Caesars | Implied probability: 52.38%
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This massive spread suggests that Hawaii should have little issue beating an FCS opponent who won just one game a season ago. However, is a team ranked 109th out of 134 FBS teams – per Bill Connelly's SP+ rankings – worthy of being near six touchdown favorites against anyone?
Hawaii will once again feature a pass-happy attack with the return of quarterback Brayden Schager and his top-six receivers from a year ago. But I expect strong winds (wind gusts of 22 mph are expected in Honolulu) and the fact that Hawaii is in a look-ahead spot to a massive home game against UCLA next week to keep this game within the number.
The 40.5-point spread at BetMGM is a full point higher than the lowest current number offered (+39.5 at FanDuel).
Best odds: -110 via BetMGM | Implied probability: 52.38%
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