College Football Returns with International Matchup on Saturday

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College Football Returns with International Matchup on Saturday
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  1. College football is back, and again the season kicks off overseas as Bill Belichick and North Carolina take on TCU in Dublin, Ireland at noon ET on Saturday, Aug. 29. That's one of eight FBS matchups on the schedule for a day that stretches over approximately 13 hours and two continents. Stateside, the top matchups include USC vs. San Jose State, NC State vs. Virginia, Hawaii vs. Stanford and Memphis vs. UNLV. Visit our  review and get $200 in bonus bets as a new user after $5+ in wagers here:

  2. Top college football predictions for Week 0 One of the top college football picks the model is recommending for Week 0: Virginia (-4.5, 52.5) covers against NC State in a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff. UVA's nine ATS wins last year were only topped in the ACC by national runner-up Miami. The Cavs should relish this game being relocated from Rio de Janeiro to Virginia, considering NC State's road woes. The Wolfpack went 0-4 ATS as a road underdog in 2025, making them the only Power 4 team to fail to cover as road dogs over at least four games.

  3. So what college football picks can you make with confidence, and which underdog pulls off a shocking upset? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams win and cover the spread, all from a proven computer model that is on a 31-19 run, and find out.

  4. Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan (-9.5, 52.5) New Mexico State at Florida State (-32.5, 53.5) Hawaii at Stanford (-3.5, 48.5) Memphis at UNLV (-4.5, 56.5)

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  1. 01 Bleacher Report

    Oh, it's been a journey. To arrive here, at actual football games, we've had to endure another dreadful offseason. From courtrooms to NIL drama to College Football Playoff expansion rumors, we've crawled through the mess that is the college football offseason.

  2. 02 CBS Sports

    The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times. It is on a 31-19 run on top-rated CFB money-line picks since the 2024 season, and it has been upgraded for the 2026 season to even better factor in the transfer portal. Anybody following its college football betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.

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