Following a five-game appetizer with Week 0 last Saturday, the 2025 college football season kicks into high gear as Week 1 of the FBS schedule takes place over a span of five days. The slate begins Thursday with 17 games and concludes Monday with a matchup between TCU and North Carolina.
The marquee contest takes place Saturday, when No. 1 Texas visits third-ranked Ohio State at noon ET. Surprisingly, the Buckeyes are 2.5-point favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 47.5.
With nearly 80 games from which to choose, there is a plethora of possibilities for parlays in Week 1. SportsLine has revealed its top three-leg parlays, with one involving favorites and another consisting of underdogs.
SportsLine’s top three-leg favorites parlay would bring a return of +115, while the parlay involving three underdogs offers a +1069 return.
Money-line favorites parlay for Week 1
Syracuse vs. Tennessee pick
The 24th-ranked Volunteers are a perfect 3-0 against the Orange, with their most recent victory being a 33-9 triumph in 2001. Both teams have done well in season openers of late, with Tennessee winning its last five and Syracuse emerging victorious in four straight and 10 of its last 11. Each of the last four triumphs during the Volunteers’ current streak have been by at least 32 points.
Tennessee has won each of its last four matchups against ACC teams. While ranked 14th in the country, the Volunteers rolled past then-No. 24 NC State 51-10 as 8.5-point favorites last season in their last meeting with an ACC opponent.
SportsLine expert Micah Roberts likes Tennessee to defeat Syracuse at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta by double digits, as he grabbed the Volunteers -12.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Roberts, who is +285 on…
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Author : Scott Erskine
Publish date : 2025-08-27 23:24:00
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