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2025 NCAA Football Week 1 Predictions and Betting Picks
The wait is over—college football is back, and Week 1 of the 2025 NCAA season is set to deliver fireworks. With powerhouse programs clashing and playoff hopefuls trying to make early statements, the board is packed with prime betting opportunities. Sportsbooks have released their opening lines, and savvy bettors are already targeting the best angles ahead of kickoff.
This year’s Week 1 schedule brings us heavy-hitting matchups like Ohio State vs. Texas and Clemson vs. LSU, along with a Monday night showdown between North Carolina and TCU that marks the debut of Bill Belichick as UNC’s head coach. Let’s break down where the value lies across the spread, moneyline, totals, and more.
NCAA Football Week 1 Schedule: Matchups, Times & Locations (2025 Kickoff)
Saturday, August 23, 2025
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa State @ Kansas State | 10:00 AM | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |
| Fresno State @ Kansas | 4:30 PM | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS |
| Sam Houston @ Western Kentucky | 5:00 PM | Houchens Industries–L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY |
| Stanford @ Hawai’i | 5:30 PM | Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI |
Thursday, August 28, 2025
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook @ San Diego State | TBD | Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA |
| Boise State @ South Florida | 3:30 PM | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL |
| Ohio @ Rutgers | 4:00 PM | SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ |
| Lafayette @ Bowling Green | 4:00 PM | Doyt L. Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH |
| East Carolina @ NC State | 5:00 PM | Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC |
| Jacksonville State @ UCF | 5:00 PM | FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL |
| Delaware State @ Delaware | 5:00 PM | Delaware Stadium, Newark, DE |
| St. Francis (PA) @ UL Monroe | 5:00 PM | Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA |
| Wyoming @ Akron | 5:00 PM | InfoCision Stadium, Akron, OH |
| Central Arkansas @ Missouri | 5:30 PM | Memorial Stadium, Columbia, MO |
| Elon @ Duke | 5:30 PM | Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC |
| UT Martin @ Oklahoma State | 5:30 PM | Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK |
| Buffalo @ Minnesota | 6:00 PM | Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN |
| Stephen F. Austin @ Houston | 6:00 PM | TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX |
| Alabama State @ UAB | 6:30 PM | Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL |
| Nebraska @ Cincinnati | 7:00 PM | GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Miami (OH) @ Wisconsin | 7:00 PM | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI |
Friday, August 29, 2025
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State @ Army | 4:00 PM | Michie Stadium, West Point, NY |
| Western Michigan @ Michigan State | 5:00 PM | Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI |
| Kennesaw State @ Wake Forest | 5:00 PM | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC |
| App State @ Charlotte | 5:00 PM | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC |
| Bethune-Cookman @ Florida International | 5:00 PM | Pitbull Stadium, Miami, FL |
| Western Illinois @ Illinois | 5:30 PM | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), Champaign, IL |
| Wagner @ Kansas | 5:30 PM | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS |
| Auburn @ Baylor | 6:00 PM | McLane Stadium, Waco, TX |
| Georgia Tech @ Colorado | 6:00 PM | Folsom Field, Boulder, CO |
| UNLV @ Sam Houston | 7:30 PM | Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX |
| Central Michigan @ San José State | 8:30 PM | CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA |
Saturday, August 30, 2025
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut @ UConn | TBD | Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, CT |
| Mississippi State @ Southern Miss | 10:00 AM | M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS |
| Syracuse @ Tennessee | 10:00 AM | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA |
| Texas @ Ohio State | 10:00 AM | Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH |
| Florida Atlantic @ Maryland | 10:00 AM | SECU Stadium, College Park, MD |
| Ball State @ Purdue | 10:00 AM | Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN |
| Northwestern @ Tulane | 10:00 AM | Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA |
| Duquesne @ Pittsburgh | 10:00 AM | Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA |
| VMI @ Navy | 10:00 AM | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
| Merrimack @ Kent State | 10:00 AM | Dix Stadium, Kent, OH |
| Toledo @ Kentucky | 10:45 AM | Kroger Field, Lexington, KY |
| Fordham @ Boston College | 12:00 PM | Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Robert Morris @ West Virginia | 12:00 PM | Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV |
| Old Dominion @ Indiana | 12:30 PM | Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN |
| Eastern Kentucky @ Louisville | 1:00 PM | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Louisville, KY |
| Alabama @ Florida State | 1:30 PM | Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL |
| Marshall @ Georgia | 1:30 PM | Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA |
| Nevada @ Penn State | 1:30 PM | Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA |
| South Dakota @ Iowa State | 1:30 PM | Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA |
| Bucknell @ Air Force | 1:30 PM | Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, CO |
| Temple @ Massachusetts | 1:30 PM | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst, MA |
| Holy Cross @ Northern Illinois | 1:30 PM | Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, IL |
| Montana State @ Oregon | 2:00 PM | Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR |
| Maine @ Liberty | 2:00 PM | Williams Stadium (VA), Lynchburg, VA |
| Alabama A&M @ Arkansas | 2:15 PM | Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR |
| Chattanooga @ Memphis | 2:30 PM | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN |
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois State @ Oklahoma | 4:00 PM | Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK), Norman, OK |
| UAlbany @ Iowa | 4:00 PM | Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA |
| Coastal Carolina @ Virginia | 4:00 PM | Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA |
| Weber State @ James Madison | 4:00 PM | Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, VA |
| Long Island University @ Florida | 5:00 PM | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL |
| UTSA @ Texas A&M | 5:00 PM | Kyle Field, College Station, TX |
| Charleston Southern @ Vanderbilt | 5:00 PM | FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN |
| North Dakota @ Kansas State | 5:00 PM | Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS |
| Austin Peay @ Middle Tennessee | 5:00 PM | Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN |
| North Alabama @ Western Kentucky | 5:00 PM | Houchens Industries–L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY |
| Southeast Missouri State @ Arkansas St. | 5:00 PM | Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR |
| Morgan State @ South Alabama | 5:00 PM | Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL |
| Nicholls @ Troy | 5:00 PM | Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL), Troy, AL |
| LSU @ Clemson | 5:30 PM | Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC), Clemson, SC |
| Missouri State @ USC | 5:30 PM | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA |
| New Mexico @ Michigan | 5:30 PM | Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Texas Tech | 5:30 PM | Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX |
| SE Louisiana @ Louisiana Tech | 5:30 PM | Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA |
| UTEP @ Utah State | 5:30 PM | Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT |
| Georgia State @ Ole Miss | 5:45 PM | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS |
| Portland State @ BYU | 6:00 PM | LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT |
| Rice @ Louisiana | 6:00 PM | Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA |
| Eastern Michigan @ Texas State | 6:00 PM | UFCU Stadium, San Marcos, TX |
| Lamar @ North Texas | 6:00 PM | DATCU Stadium, Denton, TX |
| Abilene Christian @ Tulsa | 6:00 PM | Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK |
| East Texas A&M @ SMU | 7:00 PM | Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX |
| Bryant @ New Mexico State | 7:00 PM | Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM |
| Georgia Southern @ Fresno State | 7:30 PM | Valley Children’s Stadium, Fresno, CA |
| Idaho @ Washington State | 8:00 PM | Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA |
| Northern Arizona @ Arizona State | 8:00 PM | Mountain America Stadium, Tempe, AZ |
| California @ Oregon State | 8:30 PM | Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR |
| Hawai’i @ Arizona | 8:30 PM | Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ |
| Utah @ UCLA | 9:00 PM | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA |
| Colorado State @ Washington | 9:00 PM | Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA |
Sunday, August 31, 2025
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech @ South Carolina | 1:00 PM | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA |
| Notre Dame @ Miami | 5:30 PM | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL |
Monday, September 1, 2025
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TCU @ North Carolina | 6:00 PM | Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC |
Best College Football Bets for Week 1, 2025
Our analysts have poured over offseason changes, early line movement, and matchup data to bring you top picks across multiple categories. Whether you’re aiming to cash in on a point spread or ride a high-scoring shootout, our Week 1 picks are designed to give you a strategic edge.
Against the Spread (ATS): Ohio State -3.5 vs. Texas
The Buckeyes return with one of the nation’s top offensive lines and a reloaded defense. Texas may have the star power, but OSU’s depth and consistency give them the edge to cover.
Moneyline: Clemson (-135) vs. LSU
Dabo Swinney’s squad is primed to start hot at home, and their balanced offense should be enough to outlast a still-transitioning LSU team.
Total Points: Over 56.5 (Clemson vs. LSU)
Expect a back-and-forth scoring affair between these two explosive teams. Both squads can put up points in bunches.
Player Prop: Arch Manning (Texas) Over 2.5 Passing TDs
In a nationally televised opener, look for Manning to shine—even if the Longhorns come up short, his stat line should deliver.
Team Prop: Ohio State Over 30.5 Points
The Buckeyes’ offense has too many weapons to be kept in check, especially with a full offseason to prepare for Texas.
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NCAA Picks Week 1 FAQ
What are the top matchups in NCAA Week 1 for 2025?
Some of the biggest games to watch in Week 1 include Ohio State vs. Texas, LSU vs. Clemson, and North Carolina vs. TCU. These matchups are generating early excitement and betting action.
What are the best types of bets for NCAA Week 1?
Popular betting options include point spreads (ATS), moneyline picks, totals (over/under), as well as player and team props. Each type offers a unique edge depending on the matchup.
When is the best time to place NCAA Week 1 bets?
Early betting often gives you better value before lines adjust. Watch for sharp movement and injury updates in the week leading up to kickoff.
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