College Football Week 0 Betting Guide: CFB Expert picks for Saturday, August 23

UpdatedSep 15, 2026

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Ladies and gentlemen, college football is BACK! Okay, so it’s only 5 games in Week 0, but it’s the first time in nearly 9 months that teams will go head-to-head. We have a handful of exciting matchups to get excited for, including Farmageddon in Ireland as Iowa State battles Kansas State. You can find out all of our college football picks and CFB predictions for Saturday’s matchups. On top of that, we have our college football expert’s best bets of the day, along with our parlays and Same Game Parlay picks to help you bet better today across all of the NCAAF action. Let’s dive in!

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College football Week 12 best bets

CFB Week 0 best bets — after finishing last season on a 21-7 run, check out Caleb Wilfinger’s 2 top picks for Saturday

College football Week 12 parlays

Gear up for the first Saturday of CFB action with our experts’ parlays to take you right across the day.

College football Week 0 parlay — we finished the season up +14.17 units on our parlay picks!
Iowa State vs Kansas State Same Game Parlay — start the new CFB season right with our SGP at +525 odds!
Fresno State vs Kansas Same Game Parlay — get our expert’s SGP for tonight’s game on FOX at +615 odds

College football Week 0 picks

Below, you’ll find our betting previews and NCAAF predictions for EVERY GAME in Week 0. You can also check out our college football best bets for our experts’ top picks.