There are a few exciting games on Friday night before the full Saturday slate. These are some bets to make for Friday night college football on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Friday Games
Michigan State (-14) vs. FAU o/u 45
Michigan State made a home run hire this offseason, bringing in Jonathan Smith from Oregon State to be their new head coach. Smith brought along QB Aidan Chiles from Oregon State, who has the potential to be a massive star in college football.
This is definitely a rebuilding year for Michigan State, but this offense could be good right off the jump with Chiles in the same system that he ran at Oregon State. Many of the offensive line and star TE Jack Velling came along to keep the cohesion going.
Michigan State will likely struggle in Big Ten play this season, so Jonathan Smith will want to make a statement against a declining FAU team in this opening game.
Best Bet: Michigan State -14
Oklahoma (-42) vs. Temple o/u 58
Oklahoma and Brent Venables will play their first game as an SEC team on Friday night. That makes me think Venables will want to make a statement right off the bat. There is also precedent that Venables has no problem keeping his foot on the gas and beating down inferior opponents. Last season, they beat Arkansas State 73-0 in their opening game.
Temple lost quarterback EJ Warner last season, and its roster is in really bad shape. Oklahoma should absolutely dominate on the defensive side of the ball. The Sooners are also breaking in a new quarterback in Jackson Arnold, but they should have no problem moving the ball against the Owls.
I am still not fully sold on Arnold and the Oklahoma offense until I see more, however, defensively they should wreak havoc on Temple. Therefore, I’m betting the Temple team total under. I don’t expect the Owls to score at all, but their team total is set at 7.5 so even if there is a fluke play of some kind that results in a touchdown, you are covered there.
Best Bet: Temple TT u7.5
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