The latest Fanatics Sportsbook promo code is built for football season, as the offer provides new users up to $100 back in FanCash on every game day between now and Oct. 12 if their first football bet loses. College football returns on Saturday and the five-game slate is highlighted by No. 17 Kansas State taking on No. 22 Iowa State in Dublin in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The latest Week 0 college football odds at Fanatics list the Wildcats as 3.5-point favorites while the over/under is 51 points. The SportsLine Projection Model predicts that the over hits in that game nearly 60% of the time, making it one of our top Week 0 college football predictions.
The rest of the Week 0 college football schedule includes UNLV (-30.5) vs. Idaho State, Kansas (-14) vs. Fresno State, Western Kentucky (-10.5) vs. Sam Houston State and Hawaii (-2.5) vs. Stanford. Before locking in your Week 0 college football picks on your favorite betting sites like Fanatics Sportsbook, you’ll also want to be sure to check out the top college football betting picks from SportsLine’s proven computer model. Claim the latest Fanatics Sportsbook bonus code here, where new users get up to $100 in FanCash back every game day if their first football bet loses:
The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and was a profitable 27-16 combined on money-line and over/under college football picks in 2024. Anybody following its college football betting picks on betting sites could have seen strong returns.
Best Week 0 college football picks:
- Over 51 points in Kansas State vs. Iowa State (-110)
- Fresno State ML (+425) vs. Kansas
- Under 61.5 points in Western Kentucky vs. Sam Houston State (-110)
Combining the model’s three picks into a Week 0 college football parlay at Fanatics Sportsbook would result in a payout of +1813 (risk $100 to win $1813). Bet it at Fanatics Sportsbook here:
Over 51 points in Kansas State vs. Iowa State (-110)
Quarterback play is king in college football, and both of these programs return starters, with Rocco Becht leading Iowa State and Avery Johnson leading Kansas State. Becht has thrown for 6,625 yards and 48 touchdowns with 17 interceptions in two seasons as the starter for the Cyclones and also showed improved running ability with 318 yards and eight touchdowns last year. Meanwhile, Johnson threw for 2,712 yards and 25 touchdowns with 10 interceptions in his first season leading the Wildcats and has already rushed for 901 yards and 14 touchdowns in his career after being used in select packages as primarily a runner when he was a freshman. These are two of the best QBs in the Big 12, and the model predicts they combine to hit the over in almost 60% of simulations.
Fresno State ML (+425) vs. Kansas
Kansas is a Big 12 school that has been ranked at some point in each of the last three seasons, so expect the Jayhawks to have a talent edge here. However, the spread (-13.5) and the money line might skew a little too far in Kansas’ favor considering Fresno State’s history as a program. The Bulldogs won 29 games from 2021-2023 and then went 6-7 last year with Tim Skipper as the interim head coach. This offseason, they hired former North Dakota State head coach and USC associate head coach Matt Entz to lead the program and the expectation for a quick turnaround is high. Even in a down year, Fresno State went to UCLA late in the season and gave it everything it could handle in a 20-13 loss, and the program also had power conference wins over Purdue, Arizona State, Washington State and UCLA in the previous three seasons. The model predicts the Bulldogs win in 29% of simulations, far exceeding the 19.1% implied odds.
Under 61.5 points in Western Kentucky vs. Sam Houston (-110)
Sam Houston is coming off an incredible 10-win season in its second year as an FBS program, and Western Kentucky went to the Conference USA championship game. However, there’s not a lot here to suggest that this will be a shootout. The Hilltoppers only scored 76 points over the final five games of the season last year and have an almost completely new offense. Meanwhile, Sam Houston State has a brand new coaching staff and was hit hard by the transfer portal after a transformative season. The model is predicting these two teams to combine for 53 points on average, and says the Under hits in almost 70% of simulations.
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You can also see Week 0 college football picks from former Vegas bookmaker Micah Roberts. Visit SportsLine to see his best bets. SportsLine’s Josh Nagel, who is 4-0 in his last four spread picks involving Kansas State, has locked in his best bet for Iowa State vs. Kansas State right here.
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