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College football odds, picks, predictions for Aug. 24, 2024: Proven simulation model reveals Week 0 best bets
By CBS Sports Staff,
7 hours ago
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The Week 0 college football schedule kicks off Saturday and a national title contender is in the first time slot as No. 10 Florida State takes on Georgia Tech in Dublin at noon ET. The latest Week 0 college football odds via the SportsLine consensus list the Seminoles as 10.5-point favorites. Meanwhile in the United States, Nevada hosts SMU at 8 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network with Preston Stone and the Mustangs listed as massive 27.5-point favorites.
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.
One of the top college football picks the model is recommending for Week 0: Florida State and Georgia Tech go Under 55.5 points. Florida State was among the best defensive teams in the country last season. The Seminoles gave up just 19.29 points per game last season, which ranked 18th in the country.
Meanwhile, Georgia Tech was efficient on offense in 2023 and racked up 290 first downs across 13 games, the 32nd-most in the country. The Yellow Jackets will return starting quarterback Haynes King , who threw for 2,842 yards with 27 touchdowns to go along with 737 rushing yards and 10 more TDs last season. Georgia Tech's ability to bleed the clock with first downs is a big reason why the model is projecting the total to stay Under the posted number in 60% of simulations. See which other picks the model likes here .
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