Hawaii vs. Delaware State prediction, odds, line: 2024 college football picks, Week 0 bets from proven expert

The Delaware State Hornets and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors meet during the Week 0 of college football on Saturday. The Hornets, who finished 1-10 a year ago, are looking for their first winning record since 2012, when they finished 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Rainbow Warriors, who finished 5-8 overall and 3-5 in the Mountain West Conference, are looking for their first winning mark since going 5-4 in a COVID-19 shortened 2020 season. That was also the last time the Rainbow Warriors took part in a bowl game.

Kickoff from Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu, Hawaii, is set for 11:59 p.m. ET. The Rainbow Warriors are 39.5-point favorites in the latest Delaware State vs. Hawaii odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 54.5. Before making any Hawaii picks vs. Delaware State or college football predictions, you need to see what SportsLine's Emory Hunt has to say .

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player's perspective. In addition, Hunt was 93-78-5 (+777) on his college football picks last year. Anyone who has followed him is way up.

Now, Hunt has set his sights on Hawaii vs. Delaware State and just locked in his picks and CFB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see Hunt's picks . Here are several college football odds and betting lines for Delaware State vs. Hawaii:

• Hawaii vs. Delaware State spread: Rainbow Warriors -39.5
• Hawaii vs. Delaware State over/under: 54.5 points
• Hawaii vs. Delaware State money line: Hornets +8000, Rainbow Warriors -100000
• DSU: The Hornets last made an FCS playoff appearance in 2007
• HAW: 5-7-1 ATS last season
• Hawaii vs. Delaware State picks: See picks at SportsLine

Why Hawaii can cover

The Rainbow Warriors are led by senior quarterback Brayden Schager . Last season, he led the team in passing, completing 332 of 525 passes (63.2%) for 3, 542 yards and 26 touchdowns. He was intercepted 14 times, but had a rating of 130.9. He threw for 300 or more yards six times, including a 427-yard and three-touchdown effort in a 41-34 loss to San Diego State on Oct. 14. In a 27-24 win over Colorado State on Nov. 25, he was 30 of 43 (69.8%) for 320 yards and one touchdown.

Senior wide receiver Steven McBride is also back and was Schager's top target in 2023. In 13 games, he caught 63 passes for 1,024 yards (16.3 average) and nine touchdowns. He caught at least three passes in each game, including a season-high seven in a 35-28 loss at Vanderbilt in the season opener and against Albany on Sept. 9. He had six catches for 180 yards and one touchdown in a 44-20 loss at UNLV on Sept. 30. See who to back at SportsLine .

Why Delaware State can cover

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Marqui Adams returns for the Hornets after leading the offense a year ago. In nine games, he completed 110 of 185 passes (59.5%) for 1,452 yards and nine touchdowns. He was intercepted nine times and had a quarterback rating of 131.7. Adams was also the team's second-leading rusher, carrying 81 times for 278 yards (3.4 average) and one touchdown.

Also returning is redshirt junior running back Marquis Gillis . In 11 games a year ago, he carried 143 times for 732 yards (5.1 average) and five scores. He was the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year in 2022 and earned second-team all-conference honors. He ranked fifth in the MEAC in rushing at 49.5 yards per game in 2022, averaging 4.9 yards per carry with five TDs. See who to back at SportsLine .

How to make Delaware State vs. Hawaii picks

Hunt has analyzed this matchup and while we can tell you he's leaning Over on the point total, he has discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine .

Who wins Delaware State vs. Hawaii on Saturday, and which critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see Saturday's Delaware State vs. Hawaii picks, all from the expert who was 93-78-5 on his college football picks last year .