{"id":295022,"date":"2024-09-05T15:57:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T19:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=295022"},"modified":"2024-09-05T15:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T19:57:18","slug":"college-football-picks-props-predictions-week-2-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/college-football-picks-props-predictions-week-2-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"College football Week 2 picks and predictions: NCAAF best bets on Nebraska’s Raiola and Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The marquee college football game of the week pits No. 3 Texas against No. 10 Michigan at the Big House in Ann Arbor. But I don’t expect the game to be as close as the rankings might suggest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Michigan’s offence looked wobbly at best in the season opener, which is part of the reason I’m comfortable backing Texas to win by at least a touchdown. I’m also riding with Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola to go over his passing yards total against Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the best college football Week 2 picks for the action on Sept. 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College football Week 2 picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click linked odds to add selection to betslip. Note: Lines have changed\/market no longer available if grey.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCAAF Week 2 picks<\/strong><\/td>Odds<\/strong><\/td>Bet now \u2b07\ufe0f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Texas -7<\/td>-122<\/td>Add to betslip<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Raiola over 249.5 pass yards<\/td>-104<\/td>Add to betslip<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Iowa -3<\/td>-125<\/td>Add to betslip<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Go to full college football betting markets<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Bet: Texas -7 (-122)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last time Quinn Ewers was at the Big House, he held a clipboard and watched his Ohio State Buckeyes get trounced by the Wolverines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now he’s back \u2014 in burnt orange \u2014 as a legit Heisman Trophy candidate at the helm of a dangerous Longhorns squad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a battle of two reigning College Football Playoff teams, but Michigan is merely a shell of itself. The Wolverines lost their starting quarterback and running back, the entire offensive line and half of their starting defence to the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas lost all three of its wide receivers, to be fair, but it replenished that group in the transfer portal. And having Ewers under centre makes a world of difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michigan has two quarterbacks … which means it has none. Davis Warren, a preferred walk-on, averaged 4.7 yards per attempt against lowly Fresno State in Week 1. And Alex Orji is an explosive runner that the Wolverines don’t seem to trust to throw forward passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas cruised to a 52-0 win over Colorado State in its season opener, while Michigan needed a late pick-six to topple Fresno State, 30-10. Frankly, I don’t think the Wolverines’ murky offence will be able to keep up with the Longhorns on the scoreboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat:<\/strong> Ewers and the Longhorns are 5-2-1 ATS over their past eight games (dating back to last season).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Raiola over 249.5 pass yards (-104):<\/strong> Raiola’s collegiate debut was a smooth ride to a 40-7 victory over UTEP. He finished with 238 pass yards and two scores with a 70.4% completion rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you didn’t watch the game, you missed this gorgeous teardrop throw:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1829985270755967050\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The No. 2 quarterback in the 2024 class (per 247 Sports) almost certainly would’ve cleared this yardage total if he hadn’t been pulled in Nebraska’s blowout win. Assuming it’s a closer matchup between the Cornhuskers and the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday, Raiola will have his chances to hit the over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Colorado allowed North Dakota State quarterback Cam Miller to throw for 277 yards on just 22 attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iowa -3 (-125):<\/strong> Iowa had a bottom-five scoring offence last year, but maybe things will be different this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hawkeyes put up 40 points in their season opener against FCS Illinois State. They only hit the 40-point milestone once in 14 games last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a little more life from the offence and more of the typical dominance from the defence (No. 4 last year in points allowed), Iowa could be a feisty team this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even with last season’s offensive ineptitude, Iowa pulled out a 20-13 road win over Iowa State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cyclones got off to an unsatisfactory start this year with a 21-3 win over FCS North Dakota \u2014 as a 30-point favourite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCAA made at 2:50 p.m. on 09\/05\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The marquee college football game of the week pits No. 3 Texas against No. 10 Michigan at the Big House in Ann Arbor. But I don’t expect the game to be as close as the rankings might suggest. The pregame narrative: Michigan’s offence looked wobbly at best in the season opener, which is part of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":295055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[77,78],"tags":[50,259],"class_list":["post-295022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-ncaaf","tag-college-football-betting","tag-ncaaf"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCollege football Week 2 picks, props and predictions | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our college football Week 2 picks, props and predictions. 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