August 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
The 2024 college football season is finally here, and while most of the Associated Press Top 25 teams in the country won't play until Week 1, there are still some notable games you can bet on.
No. 10 ranked Florida State and Georgia Tech will open the season in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin. The game will air on ESPN at 12pm ET. The Seminoles are coming off a season in which they went undefeated and won the ACC but missed out on the College Football Playoff. That could change this year with a new 12-team format at the end of the season. Florida State is currently 35-1 odds on ESPN BET to win the national championship and +140 odds to make the playoff.
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ESPN BET has odds listed for three matchups against FBS teams, including an FCS vs. FBS showdown between Montana State and the University of New Mexico. Despite being an FCS team, Montana State is currently favored to win by 11.5 points over the Lobos. The nightcap sees SMU, one of the newcomers to the ACC this season, take on Nevada. The Mustangs are 25-point favorites going into the Week 0 matchup. The final game of the night sees Hawaii take on FCS Delaware State as a 38-point favorite.
Here are all the betting lines, money lines and totals for Week 0 of the college football season.
All odds provided by ESPN BET.
No. 10 Florida State (-11) vs. Georgia Tech
Saturday, noon ET, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, broadcast on ESPN
Moneyline: Florida State (-450), Georgia Tech (+360)
Total: 55.5 points
Betting Trends
Florida State has won 12 straight games against ACC opponents (8-4 ATS in that span).
Georgia Tech went 7-2 ATS last season and 5-4 as an underdog (tied for most underdog wins in FBS last season).
Georgia Tech is 7-1 ATS in their last eight meetings against Florida State (did not cover the last meeting of 2022) and 4-4 SU over the past year.
The over was 9-4 in Georgia Tech games last season.
Montana State (-13) vs. University of New Mexico
Saturday, 4pm ET, University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Moneyline: Montana State (-525), New Mexico (+400)
Total: 54.5 points
Betting Trends
Montana State (-10.5) is the biggest FCS favorite against an FBS team since 2013 (Old Dominion (-14) vs. Idaho and Jacksonville State (-10.5) vs. Georgia State). Old Dominion and Jacksonville State have since moved to FBS, and Idaho has moved to FCS. The Georgia State vs. Jacksonville State matchup was the schools' first FBS season.
SMU (-27) vs. Nevada
Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada
Moneyline: SMU (-3500), Nevada (+1500)
Total: 55.5 points
Betting Trends
SMU is 9-0 in games with at least 17 points under Rhett Lashlee and 7-2 ATS.
SMU is the favorite to win its biggest road championship since the 1978 FBS/FCS split.
Delaware vs. Hawaii (-38)
Saturday, 11:59 p.m. ET, Clarence TC Chin Athletics Complex, Honolulu
Total: 55.5 points
