College Football Odds and Lines for 2024

The most important game of the second week of the college football season and arguably the most impactful overall in the early schedule takes place on Saturday away for the Texas Longhorns against the reigning national champion Michigan Wolverines.

What can we expect from this duel? Let's see how the computer prediction model College Football Power Index predicts the game.

Odds for Texas: The computer is clearly on the side of the Longhorns, who have a 73.6 percent chance of winning the game according to the model, which simulates the games 20,000 times.

Michigan odds: This leaves the Wolverines as the projected winners in the remaining 26.4 percent of simulations, even though they are playing at home.

Point distribution: According to the odds at FanDuel Sportsbook, Texas is the 7.5-point favorite against Michigan, with the total point total for the game set at 42.5.

Predictions for Texas: The index projects the Longhorns to win 10.5 games this season and have a 25.3 percent chance of qualifying for the College Football Playoff, the second-best odds in the SEC.

Michigan Predictions: According to the models, the Wolverines will win 8.3 games this season and have a modest 7.1 percent chance of winning the Big Ten title for the fourth year in a row.

Points forecast? The index suggests that Texas will perform 12 points better than Michigan on the same field with both teams currently configured.

When: Saturday, September 7
Time: 12pm Eastern Time
TV: Fox Network

The Football Power Index (FPI) college football rankings and computer prediction model are a measure of team strength that can be used to predict a team's future performance.

The rankings and result predictions are based on 20,000 simulations of a team's season and matches, using a combination of key analytics including past results, quality of opponents, team talent, player recruitment and team schedule.

The teams are not ranked by talent as in other rankings, but by projected points advantage per game against an average team on neutral ground.

First place votes in brackets

1. Georgia (57)
2. State of Ohio (5)
3. Texas
4. Alabama
5. Notre-Dame
6. Ole Miss
7. Oregon
8. Penn State
9. Missouri
10. Michigan
11. Utah
12. Miami
13. USC
14. Tennessee
15. Oklahoma
16. State of Oklahoma
17. State of Kansas
18. LSU
19. Kansas
20. Arizona
21. Iowa
22. Louisville
23. Georgia Tech Institute
24. NC State
25. Clemson

The game odds are updated regularly and are subject to change.

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