It's the best time of the year to be a college football fan. After months of waiting, fans around the world are ready to solidify their predictions for Week 0 of the college football schedule. While only four games will be played on Saturday, the first glimpse of the 2024 college football season will be in Dublin with an ACC showdown between No. 10 Florida State (-10.5) and Georgia Tech. The Seminoles are 11-4 in their last 15 meetings against the Yellow Jackets, while FSU is 1-8 against the spread in their last nine meetings against Georgia Tech.
Meanwhile, in the other matchup between two FCS schools in Week 0, SMU has a 24.5-point advantage over Nevada. Which side of the spread should you bet on these matches, and what other lines should you target for Week 0 college football? Before you lock in your Week 0 college football picks on these and other matches, be sure to check out Thomas Casale's expert picks, predictions and best bets for Week 0 college football.
A frequent guest on national radio and television shows discussing college sports, Casale has been making bets — and winning — for over 30 years. Over the past two college football seasons, Casale has amassed a record of 122 wins, 92 losses, and 5 ties in college football predictions (57%) and 26 wins and 8 losses (76.4%) in bowl games, all of which have been publicly recorded. Anyone who follows him is pretty high up in the rankings.
Right now, he's taking a look at college football odds for Week 0 and sharing his top three best bets with SportsLine, which combine to produce a return of about 6 to 1. Get his top college football picks at SportsLine.
College football experts' top predictions for Week 0
Casale's top college football picks for Week 0: He likes the over (55.5). SMU takes on Nevada in the season opener with kickoff at 8 pm ET on CBS Sports Network. SMU will be looking to make a presence known in their first game as a member of the ACC. The Mustangs were one of the highest scoring teams in college football last season, averaging 38.7 points per game which ranked eighth in the country.
SMU returns several starters on offense, including quarterback Preston Stone, who passed for 3,197 yards, 28 touchdowns and six interceptions last season while also rushing for 198 yards and four scores. Stone will now face a Nevada defense that allowed 30 or more points eight times last year.
“Stone is one of the best quarterbacks in the ACC and should start the new season attacking a pass defense that held opposing quarterbacks to over 65 percent of their passes last year. If Stone plays in a big way, this over should be an easy hit,” Casal told SportsLine. You can see other picks that Surry likes at SportsLine.
How to make your Week 0 college football picks
Casale has found two other college football predictions he likes, including a look at a high-profile Week 1 matchup in which one offense will have a “massive advantage,” and you can see his predictions exclusively at SportsLine.
What are the best bets for Week 0 in college football, and which totals are way off the mark? Visit SportsLine now to find out by looking at the best college football bets from Thomas Casale, a proven college football handicapper who has a 26-8 record in bowl games over the past two seasons.
