It’s the most wonderful time of the year for college football fans. After months of waiting, fans everywhere are ready to lock in picks for the Week 0 college football schedule. There are only four games set to be played on Saturday, but the first glimpse of the 2024 college football season will include an ACC showdown between No. 10 Florida State (-10.5) and Georgia Tech in Dublin. The Seminoles are 11-4 in their last 15 meetings against the Yellow Jackets, but FSU is just 1-8 against the spread in its past nine meetings against Georgia Tech.
Meanwhile, SMU is favored by 24.5 points on the road against Nevada in the other contest between two FCS schools in Week 0. Which side of the spread should you be backing in those games and what other Week 0 college football lines should you be targeting? Before locking in any Week 0 college football picks on those games or others, 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 likes the Over (55.5) as SMU takes on Nevada to begin the season in an 8 p.m. ET kickoff on CBS Sports Network. SMU will look to make a statement in its first game as a member of the ACC. The Mustangs were one of the highest-scoring teams in college football last season, averaging 38.7 points per game, which ranked eighth in the country.
SMU will return several starters on offense, including quarterback Preston Stone. Stone threw for 3,197 yards, 28 touchdowns and six interceptions last season, while also rushing for 198 yards and four scores. Stone will now square off against a Nevada defense that allowed 30 or more points on eight occasions last year.
“Stone is one of the best quarterbacks in the ACC and he should start the new season by feasting on a pass defense that let opposing quarterbacks complete over 65 percent of their passes a year ago. If Stone has a big game, this Over will hit pretty easily,” Casale told SportsLine. 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.
