The first full week of the 2024 college football season is upon us, and the Week 1 college football slate is full of must-see matchups. The anticipated Saturday showdowns include No. 14-ranked Clemson visiting top-ranked Georgia (-12.5), No. 7-ranked Notre Dame visiting No. 20-ranked Texas A&M (-3) and an in-state rivalry as the No. 19-ranked Miami Hurricanes meet the unranked Florida Gators (+2.5). Then on Sunday, No. 13 LSU faces No. 23 USC (+4) in Las Vegas.

Before you make any Week 1 college football predictions, be sure to checkout the Week 0 college football picks from our proven CFB expert Thomas Casale.

A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has been betting -- and winning -- for more than 30 years. 

Over the past two college football seasons, Casale is 122-92-5 (57%) overall and 26-8 (76.4%) in bowl games -- all publicly documented. Just last week, Casale advised SportsLine members to back Georgia Tech (+10.5) against Florida State in the marquee Week 0 showdown. The Yellow Jackets pulled off the 24-21 outright upset to give his followers an easy winner! Anyone who has followed him is WAY up!

Now, he's turned his attention to the 2024 Week 1 college football odds (see the latest college football lines for each game this week on our college football odds page) and is revealing his two top plays. 

We can tell you Casale is backing Florida to cover as a slight underdog against Miami on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. "This is by far the deepest, most talented roster in Napier's three seasons with the Gators," Casale said. "I expect a tight game but see it being a case of one team coming into the year undervalued and the other a bit overvalued."

Casale has also found two other college football picks he loves, including backing a team that "has a significant edge in the trenches!" You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any college football picks.

What are Casale's best bets for Week 1 in the 2024 college football season, and which lines should you jump on now? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Thomas Casale's best bets, all from one of the top college football analysts in the nation!