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The 2021 college football season begins with five games on Saturday, four of which are FBS vs. FBS matchups. A Big Ten matchup kicks off the “Week 0” college football schedule as Illinois hosts Nebraska at 1 p.m. ET. The latest college football odds from Caesars Sportsbook list the Cornhuskers as seven-point favorites in that matchup. Other college football lines of note for Saturday include UCLA (-17) against Hawaii and Fresno State laying 27.5 points against Connecticut.
Where are the best values in the college football spreads for Saturday? And which bets can you make with confidence in these season openers? Before making any college football picks for Week 0 of the 2021 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 five years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of over $3,500 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. For the 2020 season, it went 56-37 on all top-rated picks and returned over $1,200 on its top-rated spread and over-under 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. 28, 2021
One of the top college football picks the model is recommending for Saturday: Hawaii (+17) stays within the spread against UCLA in a 3:30 p.m. ET matchup at the Rose Bowl.
The Rainbow Warriors battled their way to a 5-4 mark in coach Todd Graham’s first year. The pandemic made scheduling and travel particularly challenging for Hawaii, but the Rainbow Warriors got their season underway on Oct. 24. After a 2-3 start, Hawaii won three of its last four, including an impressive 28-14 win over Houston in the New Mexico Bowl.
Chip Kelly’s offense took some steps forward in 2020, but UCLA went just 3-4 overall and dropped its final two games of the season. The Bruins also gave up almost 31 points per game.
Hawaii quarterback Chevan Cordeiro returns after throwing for over 2,000 yards and rushing for almost 500 last year. The model projects that he’ll throw for around 280 yards and rush for 30 more, helping the Rainbow Warriors stay within the spread more than 60 percent of the time.
How to make college football picks for Saturday, Aug. 28
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 $3,500 in profit over the past five seasons, and find out.
College football odds for Saturday, Aug. 28 (via Caesars)
Saturday, Aug. 28
Nebraska at Illinois (+7, 55)
Featured Game | Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
UConn at Fresno State (-27.5, 62.5)
Featured Game | Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Connecticut Huskies
Hawaii at UCLA (-17, 68.5)
Featured Game | UCLA Bruins vs. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
UTEP at New Mexico State (+9, 54.5)
Featured Game | New Mexico State Aggies vs. UTEP Miners
Southern Utah (FCS) at San Diego State (no line)
