Before all FBS teams take the field in the first week of September, the last week of August will see nearly two dozen squads begin their 2022 college football seasons. There are 11 games in the Week 0 college football schedule, which takes place on Saturday, Aug. 27 and includes three conference matchups. Big Ten foes Nebraska and Northwestern will face off in the week’s only Power-5 matchup, with the Cornhuskers listed as 13-point favorites. Those Week 0 college football odds come courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under for that game is set at 50.5.
Elsewhere, Conference USA will showcase two games: Charlotte vs. FAU (-7) and North Texas vs. UTEP (pick’em). Which familiar foes should you go with before placing your Week 0 college football bets in Saturday’s limited slate of games? Before finalizing any college football picks for Week 0 of the 2022 season, be sure to see the latest college football predictions from SportsLine’s proven model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past six years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,600 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It also finished the 2021-22 college football season on a 43-31 run on all top-rated college football side picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, it has turned its attention to the latest college football odds for Saturday from Caesars and locked in picks for every FBS matchup. Head here to see every pick.
Top college football predictions for Aug. 27, 2022
One of the top college football picks the model is recommending for Saturday: Wyoming (+10) stays within the number versus Illinois in a 4 p.m. ET matchup on Sunday. The Cowboys are coming off a 7-6 season and a bowl win despite not having stability at the quarterback position. Both Sean Chambers and Levi Williams saw roughly equal playing time, but both transferred in the offseason. Wyoming also had an incoming transfer at the position in former Andrew Peasley, who came over from Utah State.
Peasley offers dual-threat abilities and should complement Titus Swen in the Cowboys backfield. Swen averaged 92.2 rushing yards over his last five games of 2021, despite being a backup during that stretch. He and Peasley should relish facing an Illini defense that was gashed for nearly 400 rushing yards versus Wisconsin last year.
The defense’s struggles in that game, somewhat, overshadowed Illinois’ struggles on the other side of the ball all season. Of the 130 FBS teams, just 14 of them averaged fewer points per game than the Fighting Illini who will be hoping their own incoming QB transfer kick starts the offense. But former Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito is just 4-9 over his last 13 starts and will have to match up against a Wyoming defense that was No. 13 against the pass last year, ranking just one spot behind national champion Georgia.
The model foresees a low-scoring game which plays into the hands of Wyoming. It has the Cowboys (+10) falling by just a touchdown, and thus covering in almost 60% of simulations. See which other teams the model likes here.
How to make college football picks for Saturday, Aug. 27
The model has also made the call on who wins and covers in every other FBS matchup on Saturday, and it’s calling for a big favorite to get a huge scare. You can only get every pick for every game at SportsLine.
So what college football picks can you make with confidence? And which heavy favorite gets a big scare? 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 has returned almost $3,600 in profit over the past six seasons, and find out.
College football odds for Saturday, Aug. 27 (via Caesars)
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Saturday, Aug. 27
Nebraska at Northwestern (+13, 50.5)
Featured Game | Northwestern Wildcats vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
UConn at Utah State (-27, 60.5)
Featured Game | Utah State Aggies vs. Connecticut Huskies
Wyoming at Illinois (-10, 44)
Featured Game | Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Wyoming Cowboys
Charlotte at FAU (-7, 59)
Featured Game | Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Charlotte 49ers
North Texas at UTEP (PK, 55)
Featured Game | UTEP Miners vs. North Texas Mean Green
Nevada at New Mexico State (+9, 50.5)
Featured Game | New Mexico State Aggies vs. Nevada Wolf Pack
Vanderbilt at Hawaii (+7, 55)
Featured Game | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs. Vanderbilt Commodores