Five Friday college football games, three parlays, and a few plus-money prices worth flagging. We break down the best lines at DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and more, with combined odds up to +681.
Friday Night College Football Parlay Picks: Five Games, Three Parlays
Friday's college football slate (October 23) runs from a 7:00 PM ET kickoff to a late 10:30 PM ET finish, and the market is full of tight numbers. Several spreads sit at 1.5 points, and a couple of favorites are priced at even money or better. Below are the best prices we found, three parlays built from them, and the lines that look generous.
A note on method: we could not retrieve form or head-to-head data for these teams, so everything below is based on the market prices alone. Treat these as price-driven angles, not form-based predictions.
Friday's Best Available Prices
| Game (ET) | Best Spread | Best Total | Best Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke @ Virginia (7:00 PM) | Virginia -1.5 -110 (DraftKings); Duke +1.5 -108 (Caesars) | U 47.5 -110 (FanDuel); O 47.5 -103 (Courtside) | Duke +105 (Caesars); Virginia -120 (BetMGM) |
| UMass @ UConn (7:00 PM) | UConn -15.5 -108 (BetMGM); UMass +15.5 -105 (FanDuel) | U 48.5 -105 (FanDuel); O 48.5 -110 (Caesars) | UMass +600 (theScore Bet); UConn -714 (FanDuel) |
| Army @ Tulsa (8:30 PM) | Tulsa -1.5 -102 (FanDuel); Army +1.5 -112 (DraftKings) | U 53.5 -105 (Fanatics); O 53.5 -105 (DraftKings) | Tulsa -109 (Caesars); Army -106 (Courtside) |
| Air Force @ Wyoming (9:00 PM) | Air Force -5.5 +102 (BetRivers); Wyoming +5.5 -108 (BetMGM) | U 45.5 -106 (Courtside); O 45.5 -109 (Caesars) | Wyoming +195 (theScore Bet); Air Force -200 (FanDuel) |
| NC State @ Stanford (10:30 PM) | NC State -7.5 +100 (FanDuel); Stanford +7.5 -115 (Fanatics) | U 55.5 -105 (Hard Rock Bet); O 55.5 -105 (BetMGM) | Stanford +250 (Hard Rock Bet); NC State -286 (FanDuel) |
Parlay 1: The Plus-Money Spread Trio (+665)
- Air Force Falcons -5.5 (+102, BetRivers) at Wyoming
- NC State Wolfpack -7.5 (+100, FanDuel) at Stanford
- Army Black Knights +1.5 (-112, DraftKings) at Tulsa
Combined odds: +665. Two of these three legs pay plus money for backing a favorite on the spread, which is rare. Air Force at +102 and NC State at +100 mean you are not paying the usual juice to lay points. Army getting a point and a half at Tulsa is the safety leg: the moneyline is Army -106 at Courtside against Tulsa -109 at Caesars, so the market sees this as a coin flip, and the cushion gives you a push-or-better edge in a one-score game.
Parlay 2: Cushion and a Slow-Pace Under (+624)
- Wyoming Cowboys +5.5 (-108, BetMGM) vs Air Force
- UConn Huskies -15.5 (-108, BetMGM) vs UMass
- Under 53.5 (-105, Fanatics) in Army @ Tulsa
Combined odds: +624. This parlay takes the other side of Parlay 1 in the Air Force game, so do not play both. Wyoming at home with 5.5 points is a fair price. The moneyline at +195 (theScore Bet) implies about a 34% chance, and a team that can lose by a field goal and still cover is attractive in a parlay. UConn laying 15.5 is a big number, but the moneyline of -714 at FanDuel implies roughly an 88% win probability, so the market expects a comfortable result. The Army-Tulsa under at 53.5 is the highest total on the card outside NC State and Stanford, so there is room for it to land.
Parlay 3: Underdog ML Plus Two Totals (+681)
- Duke Blue Devils moneyline (+105, Caesars) at Virginia
- Under 48.5 (-105, FanDuel) in UMass @ UConn
- Over 55.5 (-105, BetMGM) in NC State @ Stanford
Combined odds: +681. The spread here is only 1.5, so this falls under our small-spread exception and the moneyline is the better route. Duke at +105 pays more than the +1.5 at -108, and for a game this close you get plus money for the outright win. The totals legs give us two different game scripts: a lopsided UConn game that could drain the clock, and a high-scoring NC State game with the biggest total on the board at 55.5.
Where the Value Is
- NC State -7.5 at +100 (FanDuel): Laying a touchdown at even money is rare. Stanford +7.5 is -115 at Fanatics, so FanDuel's price on the favorite is the sharpest number in the game.
- Air Force -5.5 at +102 (BetRivers): Plus money on a road favorite, while Wyoming +5.5 costs -108 at BetMGM. That 10-cent gap suggests BetRivers is the outlier.
- Duke +105 ML (Caesars): Virginia is -120 at BetMGM, so the market leans slightly toward the home side, but not by much. Taking the plus-money side of a near pick'em is where the value sits.
- UMass +600 ML (theScore Bet): This implies a 14% chance. It is a lottery ticket, not a parlay anchor, and we are not using it.
- Over 47.5 at -103 (Courtside): The best price on any total on the board, though we did not need it in these builds.
Bottom Line
Parlay 1 is our favorite for the price: two plus-money spreads and one cushion leg. Parlay 2 is the safer-looking build thanks to Wyoming's points and the Army-Tulsa under, and Parlay 3 is for those who like a moneyline underdog with totals. Shop each leg across books, since the gaps on this slate are real, and lines can move before Friday kickoff.
Where to place these parlays
A parlay has to be placed at a single sportsbook, so the best price for each individual leg is not always available together. These are the live prices for each whole parlay at the sportsbooks that offer every leg.
| Parlay | Best price | Next best |
|---|---|---|
| Parlay 1 (3 legs) | FanDuel +610 | - |
| Parlay 2 (3 legs) | BetMGM +611 | theScore Bet +582, FanDuel +571 |
| Parlay 3 (3 legs) | BetMGM +661 | FanDuel +660, Caesars +640 |
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