The 2024 college football season is finally here. While most of the AP Top 25 teams in the country won't play until Week 1, there are still some standout games that bettors can wager on.
No. 10 Florida State and Georgia Tech open their seasons in Dublin at the annual Aer Lingus College Football Classic at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Seminoles are coming off a season in which they went undefeated and won the ACC but missed the College Football Playoff. Things could be different this year with the new 12-team format debuting at the end of the season. Florida State is currently 35-1 odds to win the national championship at ESPN BET and +140 to make the playoffs.
Three other games featuring FBS teams have odds posted on ESPN BET, including an FCS vs. FBS matchup between Montana State and New Mexico. Despite being an FCS team, Montana State is currently listed as a 9.5 favorite over the Lobos. In the evening game, one of the ACC’s newest members this season, SMU, takes on Nevada. The Mustangs enter their Week 0 matchup as nearly 28-point favorites. The final game of the night features Hawai’i taking on FCS side Delaware State as heavy 38-point favorites.
Here are all the betting lines, money lines and totals for Week 0 of the college football season.
All odds courtesy of ESPN BET.
No. 10 Florida State (-11.5) vs. Georgia Tech
Saturday, noon (US ET), Aviva Stadium, Dublin, on ESPN
Money line: Florida State (-450), Georgia Tech (+360)
Total: 55.5 points
State of Montana (-9.5) In New Mexico
Saturday, 4 pm ET, University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Money line: State of Montana (-360), New Mexico (+290)
Total: 53.5 points
Saint Louis State University (-27) In Nevada
Saturday, 8:00 pm ET, Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada
Money line: SMU (-3500), Nevada (+1500)
Total: 56.5 points
State of Delaware in Hawaii (-38)
Saturday, 11:59 p.m. ET, Clarence TC Ching Athletic Complex, Honolulu
Total: 55.5 points
