College football picks today: Week 0 best bets include two spread plays [8/23/2025]

Today’s college football picks for August 23, 2025 are here, with Saturday’s college football best bets fueled by thousands of predictive simulations analyzing the latest odds and matchups.

These college football best bets include matchups like Stanford vs. Hawaii and UC Davis vs. Mercer, 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 [8/23, updated 6:31PM ET]

After crunching the numbers and running thousands of simulations, our famous predictive analytics model has figured out the best football bets for Saturday, August 23, 2025.

Hawaii -1.5 (-118)

• Probability: 60.1%
• Edge: 6.0%
• matchup: Stanford vs. Hawaii (7:30PM ET, Saturday)

Our model has pinpointed a high-probability college football betting opportunity tonight, which comes in the Stanford vs. Hawaii matchup. We recommend a spread bet on Hawaii -1.5 at -118 odds, with our analysis showing a 60.1% chance of hitting and a compelling edge of 6.0%.

Mercer +4.5 (-110)

• Probability: 58.9%
• Edge: 6.5%
• matchup: UC Davis vs. Mercer (7:00PM ET, Saturday)

Our model has found another strong college football bet for Saturday's sports action, this time in the matchup between UC Davis and Mercer. We suggest placing a spread wager on Mercer +4.5 at -110 odds, with a 58.9% probability delivering a 6.5% edge.

Hawaii ML (-125)

• Probability: 58.3%
• Edge: 2.8%
• matchup: Stanford vs. Hawaii (7:30PM ET, Saturday)

Our model has found another strong college football bet for tonight's college football action,this time in the Stanford vs. Hawaii matchup. We recommend a bet on Hawaii ML at -125 odds. Our model shows a 58.3% probability and 2.8% edge for this wager.

NCAAF best bets: Saturday, 8/23/2025

As of 6:31PM ET, here are our top three college football bets by probability recommended by our model:

Matchup	Bet	Odds	Probability	Edge
Stanford vs. Hawaii	Hawaii -1.5	-118 @ FanDuel	60.1%	6.0%
UC Davis vs. Mercer	Mercer +4.5	-110 @ BetMGM	58.9%	6.5%
Stanford vs. Hawaii	Hawaii ML	-125 @ BetMGM	58.3%	2.8%

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List of Upcoming College Football Games To Bet On Now

• Sam Houston State vs. Western Kentucky (7:00PM ET, Saturday)
• UC Davis vs. Mercer (7:00PM ET, Saturday)
• Stanford vs. Hawaii (7:30PM ET, Saturday)
• North Carolina Central vs. Southern University (7:30PM ET, Saturday)

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Conclusion

Our college football best bets are locked and loaded for August 23, 2025, featuring plays such as Hawaii -1.5 and Mercer +4.5. Powered by advanced simulations, these picks are here to boost your betting game.

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