On August 24th, another fantastic NCAAF Season kicks off. College Football Week 1 happens from August 24th through September 2nd. Some teams, like Florida State, play two games during the first week. Other teams kick off their season on September 2nd. Check out our complete betting guide for 2024 College Football Week 1.

A Closer Look at 2024 College Football Week 1

Georgia routs Clemson and easily covers the -13.5

Dabo Swinney doesn’t utilize the transfer portal. Who knows why? He doesn’t and Kirby Smart does. Not only that, but at every position, Georgia is better. Also, the game happens in Atlanta.

Jump on this line as soon as possible. If you wait too long, the sharps will get involved and Clemson, which may not surpass 7 wins in 2024, becomes a +16 point underdog instead of a +13.5 dog. Georgia routs Clemson by 20 or more. So even if the Tigers are at +16, the Dawgs are the bet. Still, it would be nice to back UGA at less than 14 points.

Pounce on the Buckeyes to throttle Akron ATS once odds land

Chip Kelly remains one of the most creative play callers in football. Kelly went from UCLA’s head coach to Ohio State to run Ron Day’s offense. Odds on Ohio State versus Akron have yet to land because oddsmakers aren’t sure about what type of line to set.

No matter the line, even if it’s Buckeyes by 40, back Ohio State. The reason is that Day isn’t messing around this season. He knows Ohio State fans are tired of losing to Michigan and tired of fumbling their way through the regular season only to fail to win the conference title. Day is going to instruct his team to dominate every chance they get.

Best underdog ATS play? Fresno State at Michigan

Fresno State is a massive +21.5 underdog to hang with the Wolverines in Ann Arbor. Michigan is the better team and will win this game, but the Wolverines went through big changes during the offseason and it wasn’t just losing John Harbaugh to the NFL’s L.A. Chargers.

Sherrone Moore is a capable coach. But he doesn’t have the team that won the National Championship last season. Fresno State is a quality west coast program that competes at every level. The Bulldogs keep their loss to the Wolverines closer than the spread.

Boston College and Georgia Tech to cover against Florida State are Week 1’s two-second the best ATS plays

The Eagles and Yellow Jackets always play Florida State tough. Last season, Boston College almost upset FSU on the moneyline. This season, the Seminoles aren’t nearly as good of a team because Jordan Travis, one of 2023’s top college quarterbacks, is now in the NFL.

So is Jared Verse, one of the best defensive ends in college football last season, and so is Keon Coleman, one of last season’s top wide receivers. FSU wins both of their first week games. But they don’t cover.

USC is the top underdog moneyline play in Week 1 versus LSU

Why is LSU, who lost Jayden Daniels to the NFL, a favorite over USC in College Football Week 1? The game happens at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Almost every fan in the stadium is going to be dressed in USC maroon.

Not only that, but Lincoln Riley hired D’Anton Lynn to run the defense. Lynn turned UCLA’s 87th ranked defense in 2022 to the 11th ranked defense in 2023. Lynn immediately transferred Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, one of the nation’s top linebackers last season while at Oregon State, to USC. The Trojans beat LSU straight up.

The second best moneyline play in NCAAF Week 1 is Wyoming over Arizona State in Tempe

Wyoming always does two things well, run the football and play defense. Both of those things will put a hurt onto an ASU team that isn’t good at doing anything well.

The Sun Devils transferred some decent players, but Arizona State won’t be as cohesive as the Cowboys. In addition, Wyoming brings the better offensive line to the field. Bet against ASU on the moneyline.

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