Week 2 of the 2024 college football season is upon us, and the slate is full of must-see matchups. The anticipated Saturday showdowns include No. 3 Texas (-7.5) at No. 10 Michigan, Colorado at Nebraska (-7.5), and No. 14 Tennessee (-7.5) at No. 24 NC State. The first SEC and Big Ten conference matchups of the year will also take place with South Carolina visiting Kentucky (-10) and Michigan State going on the road to take on Maryland (-9.5).
The Week 2 college football odds are already on the move, and finding value is all about timing and understanding how the lines might be moving between now and the weekend. Before locking in any Week 2 college football picks, be sure to see the top Week 2 college football expert picks, predictions and best bets from 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 on his college football picks and 26-8 (76.4%) in bowl games — all publicly documented. Anybody who has followed him is way up.
Now, he has turned his attention to the Week 2 college football odds and is sharing his top three best bets over at SportsLine. If you parlay them together, you could be looking at a return of around 6-1. Get his top college football picks at SportsLine.
Top Week 2 college football expert predictions
One of Casale’s top Week 2 college football picks: He’s backing Auburn at -13.5 against Cal at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. Hugh Freeze and the Tigers are coming off a 73-3 win in a Week 1 tuneup against Alabama A&M while California also played an FCS squad (UC-Davis) but managed a less-inspiring 31-13 victory.
This is the second matchup in a home-and-home series, with Auburn winning 14-10 last season, but this is an improved Auburn unit offensively and California seems to have plateaued. Jarquez Hunter is one of the SEC’s top returning running backs and the Tigers will likely use the veteran to try to control this one.
“While I’m high on the Tigers, Cal is at the opposite end of the spectrum. Justin Wilcox has done a solid job at one of the toughest places to coach in the country,” Casale told SportsLine. “However, Cal looks like the same team we’ve seen the past few years with modest talent and issues at quarterback.” See what other picks Casale likes at SportsLine.
How to make Week 2 college football picks
Casale has also found two other college football picks he loves, including going Over in a game that “looks like a shootout.” You can only see his picks at SportsLine.
What are the best bets for Week 2 of college football, and which team has a big edge in the trenches? Visit SportsLine now to see Thomas Casale’s college football best bets, all from a proven college football handicapper who has gone 26-8 on bowl games the past two seasons, and find out.
