College football odds, picks, predictions for Aug. 28, 2021: Advanced model fading UCLA in Week 0
It’s late August which means the 2021 college football season is upon us with five games featuring FBS teams on tap this Saturday. Dubbed “Week 0”, the opening slate is highlighted by a Big Ten battle as Illinois hosts Nebraska at 1 p.m. ET. Neither team won more than three games last year but the Cornhuskers are seven-point favorites in the latest college football odds per Caesars Sportsbook. The only other game featuring a Power 5 team is UCLA hosting Hawaii at 3:30 p.m. ET, while Southern Utah visits San Jose State at 10 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network to conclude the day.
You definitely want to get your college football picks off on a winning note before the rest of the teams take the field next week. Can Nebraska block out the ongoing NCAA investigation surrounding its program and easily dispose of the Fighting Illini? Or should you