They’re calling it the best Week 1 college football has ever seen. Your mileage may vary; if you enjoyed watching the Alabama Crimson Tide get smacked around by the Florida State Seminoles, or Bill Belichick’s debut with the North Carolina Tar Heels spoiled by the TCU Horned Frogs, then yes, Week 1 delivered.
More importantly, how did you make out with your college football player props? It was a rough day at the office for Arch Manning (Under 1.5 passing TDs), Ryan Williams (zero TDs) and Trey’Dez Green (Under 2.5 receptions), but those were plausible plus-EV bets for Week 1. Now that we’ve got all those results and more to work with, we can fine-tune our NCAAF player prop predictions and dig up three more value picks for Week 2.
Kevin Jennings: Under 27.5 Rushing Yards (-115) at Caesars
We’ve got three Under picks for you this week, taking advantage of their natural betting value, and our college football prop best bets kick off with Jennings, now in his junior year as SMU’s quarterback.
Jennings isn’t a statue by any means, but his career-high average was 25.3 rushing yards per game last year, and he was limited to 12 yards on six attempts in this year’s opener versus Texas A&M-Commerce. Granted, Baylor’s run defense allowed 307 rushing yards to Auburn in their Week 1 matchup, but the Tigers were up early in that game, and they have a much more mobile QB in Jackson Arnold (137 yards on 16 carries).
Brett Eskildsen: Under 37.5 Receiving Yards (-125) at Caesars
Will anyone find the end zone in this year’s Cy-Hawk tilt? These are typically low on scoring and high on defensive intensity; the total for Saturday’s contest is a modest 41.5. Meanwhile, Eskildsen has just five catches in two games thus far, as the Cyclones spread the ball around under head coach Matt Campbell.
Targeting these relatively low totals for our college football props means we’re dealing with added volatility – Eskildsen did bite off 66 yards in one chunk last week versus South Dakota. If he does that again this Saturday, facing one of the toughest defenses in the FBS, more power to him.
Josh Kattus: Under 26.5 Receiving Yards (-115) at Caesars
Kentucky fans were thrilled last week to see Kattus grab three catches for 43 yards in their win over Toledo – no Wildcat did better through the air. However, none of these guys is expected to carry the offensive load; Kentucky’s 2025 roster is tilted towards the run, and Kattus is already halfway towards last year’s season total of six catches.
Ole Miss should be considerably harder to beat than Toledo was. They’re 10.5-point favorites at press time; even if Kentucky falls behind and they have to start chucking it downfield, Kattus might be left on an island at tight end.
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