The first Saturday of the 2024 college football season is just around the corner, with a pair of FBS games headlining the Week 0 college football schedule on Aug. 24. No. 10 Florida State and Georgia Tech head to Dublin, Ireland, for a matchup at Aviva Stadium, which is hosting a college football game for the third year in a row. The Seminoles went 12-0 in the regular season and won the ACC title last year, but they were left out of the College Football Playoff. They are 12.5-point favorites in the Week 0 college football odds for that noon ET matchup, while SMU is a 26-point road favorite against Nevada later in the day (8 p.m. ET).
Nevada went 2-10 last year and is heading into its first season under head coach Jeff Choate, who was previously the co-defensive coordinator at Texas. So which Week 0 college football lines should you be targeting? 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: Florida State and Georgia Tech stay under 56.5 points. The college football season kicks off internationally with this ACC showdown, and both teams will be dealing with jetlag and an early kickoff time. Georgia Tech played a low-scoring game in its first trip to Dublin, getting past Boston College in a 17-13 final eight years ago.
Notre Dame and Navy scored a combined 45 points in Dublin last year, so there are some recent signs pointing to a low-scoring game in Ireland. Florida State went under the betting total in four of its final six games last season, and it is replacing most of its offensive production from that team. It will likely take some time for the Seminoles to find their footing on that side of the ball, a big reason why the model projects that the under hits in over 60% of simulations. See which other picks the model likes here.
How to make college football picks for Saturday, Aug. 24
The model has also made the call on who wins and covers in both FBS matchups on Saturday, including two spread picks that hit nearly 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 almost 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 Saturday, Aug. 24
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Saturday, Aug. 24
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech (+12.5, 56.5)
Montana State at New Mexico (+8.5, 53.5)
SMU at Nevada (+27, 57)
Delaware State at Hawaii (-37.5, 55.5)
