College football picks today: Week 1 Friday best bets include UNLV vs. Sam Houston State play [8/29/2025]

Today’s college football picks for August 29, 2025 are here, with Friday’s college football best bets powered by thousands of data simulations analyzing the latest odds and matchups.

These college football best bets include matchups like the UNLV vs. Sam Houston State game at 9:30PM ET, with this article updated throughout the day to feature the highest-probability plays based on thousands of data-driven simulations from our predictive analytics model.

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List of college football picks tonight [8/29, updated 9:03PM ET]

After diving deep into the numbers and conducting thousands of simulations, our independent predictive analytics model has figured out the best football bet for Friday, August 29, 2025.

Sam Houston State ML (+260)

• Probability: 30.2%
• Edge: 2.4%
• Matchup: UNLV vs. Sam Houston State (9:30PM ET, Friday)

Our model has pinpointed a high-probability college football betting opportunity tonight, which comes in the UNLV vs. Sam Houston State matchup. We recommend a bet on the Sam Houston State ML at +260 odds, with our analysis showing a 30.2% chance of hitting and a compelling edge of 2.4%.

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List of upcoming college football games to bet on now

• UNLV vs. Sam Houston State (9:30PM ET, Friday)
• Central Michigan vs. San Jose State (10:30PM ET, Friday)
• Texas vs. Ohio State (12:00PM ET, Saturday)
• Northwestern vs. Tulane (12:00PM ET, Saturday)
• Mississippi State vs. Southern Miss (12:00PM ET, Saturday)
• Syracuse vs. Tennessee (12:00PM ET, Saturday)
• Ball State vs. Purdue (12:00PM ET, Saturday)
• Florida Atlantic vs. Maryland (12:00PM ET, Saturday)
• Merrimack vs. Kent State (12:00PM ET, Saturday)
• Duquesne vs. Pittsburgh (12:00PM ET, Saturday)

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Conclusion

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