The 2024-25 college football season will conclude on January 20, 2025 in Atlanta. Atlanta-based teams will kick off their season on Saturday, August 24 at noon ET in the Irish as part of the Week 0 college football schedule when the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets take on the No. 10 Florida State Seminoles. The Yellow Jackets return the majority of their starters from last year's team that went 7-6 and won their first bowl game since 2016. FSU, which went 13-1 last year and won the ACC crown, is an 11.5-point favorite to win the ACC in the latest Week 0 college football odds from SportsLine.
Meanwhile, SMU will join the ACC this season, and the Mustangs will take on Nevada in a game on Saturday at 8 PM ET on CBS Sports Network. The Mustangs are 27.5-point favorites in the latest Week 0 college football spread. Before locking in any college football predictions for Week 0 of the 2024 season, be sure to check the latest college football predictions from SportsLine's proven model.
The model simulates FBS college football games 10,000 times. Since inception, the model has generated well over $2,000 in profits for players who spend $100 on the top rated college football picks against the spread. The model also just finished a season with a profitable 13-9 record on its top rated spread picks. Anyone who has followed this model has seen significant profits.
Now, the site has looked at the latest college football odds for Week 0 and has finalized its predictions for every FBS matchup. Click here to see all predictions.
Top college football predictions for week 0
One of the model's top college football picks for Saturday, August 24, is a score of 56.5 points between FSU and Georgia Tech. Led by quarterback Jordan Travis, FSU was one of the most explosive offensive teams in the nation last season, but his injury on November 18 changed everything, and the Seminoles have allowed just 14.7 points per game since then.
Former Clemson and Oregon State quarterback DJ Uiagalelei is expected to be FSU's starter this year, but it's unclear whether he can get FSU's offense back on track, especially considering the Seminoles continue to lose at the skill positions. That total has jumped from 51.5 to 56.5, and SportsLine's model sees value in that inflated number, predicting a combined score of 53 points for both teams as the under hits in over 60 percent of simulations. See the other picks the model likes here.
How to predict college football for Saturday, August 24th
The model predicts who will win both FBS games on Saturday and which team will win, and it also includes two spread picks that have come true nearly 60% of the time, and you can get every pick for every game only at SportsLine.
So, to make college football picks with confidence, which team will win nearly 60% of the time? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine to find out which team will win and cover the spread. It's all powered by a proven computer model that's generated over $2,000 in profits since inception.
College football odds for Saturday, August 24
See all of our Week 0 college football picks, odds and predictions here
Saturday, August 24
Florida State vs Georgia Tech (+11.5, 56.5)
Montana State vs. New Mexico (+8.5, 53.5)
SMU vs. Nevada (+27.5, 57.5)
Delaware vs. Hawaii (-37.5, 55.5)
