With the College Football Playoff expanding the CFB calendar in recent years, it’s become more and more common to schedule a game a week earlier than normal to allow some flexibility later in the season. In 2024, the Week 0 college football schedule will be made up of four games, including two FBS vs. FBS matchup. The action begins at noon ET on Saturday when the No. 10 Florida State Seminoles take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin.
The Seminoles were left out of the CFP despite being unbeaten ACC champions last year. Now they’re 10.5-point favorites in the Week 0 college football odds as they begin their pursuit of making the expanded tournament. Meanwhile, SMU, which is coming off its first ranked season since 1984, is a 24.5-point favorite on the road over Nevada in the Week 1 college football lines. Before locking in any college football picks for Week 0 of the 2024 season, be sure to see the latest college football predictions from SportsLine’s proven model.
The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It is also coming off a profitable 13-9 season on top-rated spread picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen strong returns.
Now, it has turned its attention to the latest college football odds for Week 0 and locked in picks for every FBS matchup. Head here to see every pick.
Top college football predictions for Week 0
One of the top college football picks the model is recommending for Saturday, Aug. 24: FSU and Georgia Tech go Under 55.5 points. In the 11 games that starting quarterback Jordan Travis started last season, the Seminoles averaged 40.1 points per game. However, after Travis suffered a season-ending leg injury against North Alabama on Nov. 18, Florida State only scored 43 points over their next three games.
Now Florida State will have to replace not only Travis, but leading rusher Trey Benson and leading receiver Keon Coleman as well. Meanwhile, Georgia Tech held UCF 15.5 points below its season average in a 30-17 win at the Gasparilla Bowl and limited three of its last five opponents to 22 or less. A Seminole defense full of NFL-level talent should further suppress scoring and those are all reasons the model says the Under hits 60% of the time. See which other picks the model likes here.
How to make college football picks for Week 0
The model has also made the call on who wins and covers in both FBS matchups on Saturday, including two spread picks that hit well over 60% of the time. You can only get every pick for every game at SportsLine.
So what college football picks can you make with confidence, and which teams cover well over 60% of the time? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams win and cover the spread, all from a proven computer model that has returned well over $2,000 in profit since its inception, and find out.
College football odds for Week 0
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Saturday, Aug. 24
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech (+10.5, 55.5)
Montana State at New Mexico (+11.5, 54.5)
SMU at Nevada (+24.5, 55.5)
Delaware State at Hawaii (-40.5, 57.5)
