2026 College Football Week 0 Best Bets: Three picks for Saturday, Aug 29 including NC State vs Virginia, USC

By admin — In News — August 27, 2026

   ​The College Football season is days away and we have games all over the world taking place. North Carolina and TCU kickoff the season in Dublin, Ireland, and NC State and Virginia were supposed to be in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, but the game was moved back to the states, giving the Wolfpack another chance to extend their winning streak in Charlottesville, Virginia. Let’s talk turkey! Here are my three best bets for Week 0 in College Football.North Carolina vs TCU (-9.5): O/U 47.5TCU and North Carolina kickoff the season in Dublin, Ireland and man, do I hope it’s closer than last year! The Horned Frogs demolished the Tar Heels, 48-14, which ended up being TCU’s largest win of the season and UNC’s biggest loss. The Tar Heels threw for 172 yards with two quarterbacks as the outcome was a vast disappointment for Bill Belichick in his Tar Heels debut.I am going to focus on the passing game for UNC as it upgraded its quarterback. Belichick landed Billy Edwards Jr. who started a season at Maryland in 2024, then two games at Wisconsin in 2025, suffering injuries in both contests. It’s a bounce back season for Edwards and Belichick. The two had an entire spring and summer to work together — Belichick didn’t have that last year.In 2024, Edwards finished with 15 passing touchdowns and seven rushing scores to go along with 2,881 passing yards and a 65% completion rate. He started the first seven games with at least 250 yards and six of those featured at least two passing touchdowns. He’s also ran for a touchdown in 10 different games during his career, so he’s mobile too. Nine out of TCU’s 13 opponents in 2025 threw for at least two touchdowns on the Horned Frogs and 10 out of 13 quarterbacks reached at least 170 passing yards.The market is all over TCU here and if the Horned Frogs are the much better team, then UNC will be in a trailing script meaning Edwards can reach 170-plus passing yards. If UNC is competitive or wins, I have a hard time seeing Edwards not finding some type of success through the air as well. I like Edwards at 168+ passing yards on DraftKings up to 175.5.Pick: Billy Edwards Jr. 168+ Passing Yards (1 unit)Peacock offers one of the most comprehensive live sports streaming lineups available today, bringing together the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, Premier League, NCAA football, NCAA basketball, golf, motorsports, and major global sporting events in a single service.North Carolina State vs Virginia (-4.5): O/U 53.5This game was supposed to be played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but was rescheduled to Charlottesville, Virginia — becoming an extra home game for the Cavaliers. These two met last year in Virginia, and NC State won, 35-31. Entering this season, the ACC Preseason Poll slated Virginia at No. 5 and NC State at No. 7.NC State scored at least 30 points in eight out of 13 games last season and can see an improvement this year. The Wolfpack are expected to have one of their best offensive lines in a few seasons with Jayden Scott back at runni  

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