The wait is over! College football is back, and it’s time to dive into the action. We’ve analyzed the Week 1 matchups and uncovered some prime opportunities to capitalize on college football ATS lines.
2024 College Football ATS Picks for Week 1 of the 2024 Season
MyBookie’s Look at the Against the Spread Betting the First Week
2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season | 155th season of college football in the United States
August 24, 2024 – December 14, 2024
2024 NCAAF Week 1 Against the Spread Picks
The start of the College Football season is arriving.
We expect this season to be a great one, and are looking forward to the action unfolding on the week.
Week 1 should be fun, and we have some of the best games Against the Spread Picks for you.
Let’s get to it:
Writer’s Picks for the First Week of the NCAAF
Florida Atlantic Owls +11.5 over Michigan State Spartans
The Owls struggled a season ago, winning just 4 games.
This is a program that had some success, but recently has fallen on hard times.
Really the case for their opponents too.
Michigan State, albeit out of the Big Ten, also went 4-8 a season ago.
These two teams are going to battle it out to start the season.
Look for a fun tilt here to get going, with the Owls competing through the end.
Florida Atlantic keeps this within a score, and covers the spread, never getting scared of being on the road in East Lansing.
Take Florida Atlantic +11.5.
Temple Owls +42.5 over Oklahoma Sooners
This is a 3-9 Temple Owls team from a season ago, going to Norman Oklahoma.
We saw last year that it has become more difficult to completely bury a team with the new speed up rules of College Football.
42 points is plenty for Oklahoma to beat the Owls by.
Don’t get us wrong, Oklahoma is going to win this game, and win it big, but we do think Temple can cover this spread.
A 49-7 game goes to the Owls in terms of covering.
Take the Owls and the points in Week 1!
Wisconsin Badgers -24 over Western Michigan Broncos
The Wisconsin Badgers finished last season at 7-6, falling to LSU in their finale.
The Western Michigan Broncos had a down season at 4-8.
It takes some time to rebuild and get back on track, especially as a MAC team.
The transfer portal is a great thing to recover quickly, but the Broncos did not get in enough.
Wisconsin is going to win this game, and win it easily.
We feel a Badgers win 38-7 is coming in Madison.
Take Wisconsin to cover the spread over Western Michigan on Saturday!
Duke Blue Devils -23.5 over Elon Phoenix
Duke has a new head coach, and a new string of players.
But, regardless of that, we are not concerned about this game.
Duke is going to be able to contend near the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the Phoenix are middle of the road CAA squad.
Duke wins this game by 24 points or more over the Phoenix.
We will take Duke 35-7 over Elon in this game.
TCU Horned Frogs -8.5 over Stanford Cardinal
In one of the better games of the weekend, two power programs get together.
TCU, out of the Big 12 had a little bit of a slip up last year, but that was to be expected.
The Horned Frogs are just a season removed from playing in the national title game.
Stanford is going to look different, and it will take many games to realize they are part of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In the end, this is going to be a competitive game, but the Horned Frogs offense wins out.
We like TCU by 10 here.
Take the Horned Frogs on the road at the Cardinal.
Vanderbilt Commodores +13.5 over Virginia Tech Hokies
The final against the spread bet that we have for Week 1 is the Vanderbilt Commodores at home over the Virginia Tech Hokies.
Vanderbilt, playing at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, knows they need to be better from the start.
Virginia Tech has had some up and down seasons.
They finished 7-6 last season, and won their bowl game over Tulane.
Both teams look to make improvement, as the Commodores won just two games.
Vanderbilt does not win this game, but competes indeed.
Vanderbilt has a chance late and covers the spread.
These are our favorite Week 1 Against the Spread Picks.
We are excited about these games and want to wish you the best of luck with all your College Football bets.
Enjoy the games!
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