Saturday's College Football Parlay Picks: Best Odds Oct 24

Saturday's College Football Parlay Picks: Three Combinations Worth Your Attention

Saturday's NCAA college football card is huge. Thirty games are on the board, starting with a noon ET window that has ten kickoffs. The lines were posted early in the week, so some bookmakers are already out of step with each other. That is where parlay value comes from. We don't have reliable form or head-to-head data this week, so every angle below comes from the prices alone: line shopping, implied probability and key numbers.

Odds can move before Saturday, so treat these prices as a Tuesday snapshot. All times are ET.

Where the Value Sits on Saturday's Board

• Plus-money on short spreads: Kansas State Wildcats -3.5 is +100 at Hard Rock Bet, Toledo Rockets -3.5 is +100 at theScore Bet, and Florida Atlantic Owls -7.5 is +100 at theScore Bet. Most books charge about -108 to -110 for these, so you get a bonus on every leg.
• Under prices at plus money: Courtside has Iowa Hawkeyes @ Minnesota Golden Gophers under 40.5 at +102. It also has LSU Tigers @ Auburn Tigers under 50.5 at +100 and Pittsburgh Panthers @ Miami Hurricanes under 50.5 at +100.
• Underdog moneylines near a coin flip: Kansas Jayhawks are +125 at Hard Rock Bet. Tennessee Volunteers are +116 at Courtside. Both sit on spreads of 3 or less.

Parlay 1: Three Spread Favorites (+635)

Combined odds: +635. The legs are -110, -108 and +100.

The two big road favorites are priced at roughly an 80% moneyline chance or better. Oregon is -345 at FanDuel, and Texas Tech is -400 at theScore Bet. Laying 8.5 and 10.5 points instead of the moneyline keeps the price near even money per leg. The value flag is Kansas State at +100 on -3.5. Getting plus money on a favorite spread is unusual, and the moneyline of -161 at FanDuel says the market likes the Wildcats.

Parlay 2: Big Ten Favorite, a Low-Scoring Under and a Plus-Money Home Chalk (+696)

Combined odds: +696. The legs are -103, +102 and +100.

This ticket is built on the best prices in the market. Indiana at -103 is cheaper than the usual -110 on a seven-point spread. The Iowa-Minnesota total of 40.5 is the lowest on the entire slate except Miami (OH) @ Central Michigan. A plus-money under on a number that low is a rare find. Florida Atlantic at -7.5 for +100 is the third piece, and the Owls are -313 on the moneyline at FanDuel. We're getting paid to lay a spread the market treats as comfortable.

Two of these three prices come from Courtside and one from theScore Bet. You will need accounts at both to get the full +696.

Parlay 3: Two Short Underdogs and a Road Favorite (+828)

Combined odds: +828. The legs are +125, +116 and -110.

This is the higher-variance ticket. Kansas at +125 carries an implied win probability of about 44%. Baylor is only -3 on the spread at BetMGM (-102), and the Jayhawks get +3 at -110 at Courtside. That is a game where the underdog moneyline has real appeal. Tennessee at +116 implies roughly 46%. South Carolina is only a 2.5-point favorite, so the Volunteers are close to a pick-em at a plus price. BYU is the anchor. At -6.5 and -110, it has a decent cushion on a 43.5 total, which points to a lower-scoring game where a touchdown-plus margin is harder to give back.

If you would rather cut risk, swap one underdog moneyline for the +3 spread. Kansas +3 is -110 at Courtside and Tennessee +2.5 is -110 at Caesars. You give up a lot of payout but gain a field-goal cushion.

Line Shopping Flags: Prices to Treat With Caution

• Toledo vs Western Michigan: theScore Bet has Toledo Rockets -3.5 at +100 while BetMGM has Western Michigan Broncos +3 at -105. The books are 0.5 points apart on the main line, so check which number you are actually getting.
• Troy vs UL Monroe: Troy Trojans -17 (+105, betPARX) and UL Monroe Warhawks +15 (-108, Caesars) are two points apart. That is a stale-line signal, so we are leaving this game alone.
• Sacramento State @ Ball State: the over is posted at 51.5 and the under at 49.5. Those are different numbers from different books, so avoid it as a parlay leg.

Final Word

Parlay 1 is the cleanest, with three favorite spreads and a plus-money bonus on Kansas State. Parlay 2 is the best price-for-price value because every leg is at -103 or better. Parlay 3 is the entertainment ticket, with two near-even underdogs. Quoted combined prices assume the best price for each leg, and those prices come from different bookmakers. A single-book ticket will pay less, so confirm the final price before you place it.

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.

Shopping around matters: the gap between the best and worst sportsbook on these parlays is up to 14% of the profit. Prices move, so check the live comparison before you bet.

Please bet responsibly and only stake what you can afford to lose, because parlays lose more often than they win.