2024 college football picks, Week 0 odds, spreads, bets by proven expert: This 3-leg parlay pays 6-1

The Week 0 college football odds favor an FCS school over an FBS school in the Montana State vs. New Mexico matchup at 4 p.m. ET. Montana State is No. 4 in the preseason FCS poll and is an 13.5-point favorite in the latest Week 0 college football odds over a Lobos team that's posted a losing record in each of the last seven seasons. There is also another FBS vs. FCS matchup in the opening weekend as Hawaii (-39.5) hosts Delaware State , which features an 11:59 p.m. ET kickoff.

On the FBS front, No. 10 Florida State is -10.5 against Georgia Tech in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland at noon ET. SMU is -27.5 at Nevada in an 8 p.m. ET matchup on CBS Sports Network. Before locking in any Week 0 college football picks, be sure to see the top Week 0 college football expert picks, predictions and best bets from Thomas Casale .

A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has been betting -- and winning -- for more than 30 years. Over the past two college football seasons, Casale is 122-92-5 (57%) overall on his college football picks and 26-8 (76.4%) in bowl games -- all publicly documented. Anybody who has followed him is way up.

Now, he has turned his attention to the Week 0 college football odds and is sharing his top three best bets over at SportsLine. If you parlay them together, you could be looking at a return of around 6-1. Get his top college football picks at SportsLine .

Top Week 0 college football expert predictions

One of Casale's top Week 0 college football picks: He's backing Georgia Tech (+10.5) to cover Florida State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on Saturday at noon ET. FSU rolled to a 13-0 start last year, infamously missed out in the College Football Playoff, and then got romped by 60 points in the Orange Bowl by Georgia -- the largest blowout in bowl history. The Noles then lost 10 players to the NFL Draft, which was third-most amongst all teams.

Most of those players chose to not play in the Orange Bowl blowout, so the FSU that takes the field this season could look more like the one it fielded in that game, rather than the one that started 13-0.

The Yellow Jackets can certainly compete offensively with Florida State, due to the presence of dual-threat QB Haynes King . Last year, he ranked first in the ACC in passing TDs (27) and eighth in rushing scores (10). His ability, plus the fact that FSU has so much roster turnover, has Casale liking Georgia Tech with this game being the season opener. "If this game were played in October, maybe the Seminoles cover this number," Casale told SportsLine, "but in August, I'll take the points with the undervalued Yellow Jackets." See what other picks Sallee likes at SportsLine .

How to make Week 0 college football picks

Casale has also found two other college football picks he loves, including a look ahead to a marquee matchup in Week 1 where one offense "has a solid edge." You can only see his picks at SportsLine .

What are the best bets for Week 0 of college football, and which total is way off? Visit SportsLine now to see Thomas Casale's college football best bets, all from a proven college football handicapper who has gone 26-8 on bowl games the past two seasons , and find out.