College Football SGPs, Player Props, and Best Bets, Week 9, Friday – October 24

Before we dive into another great Saturday stacked with exciting college football games, there are three Friday night contests you can whet your betting whistle on: North Texas vs. Charlotte, Cal vs. Virginia Tech, and Boise State vs. Nevada. We’ve got your best bets, player props, and same-game parlay picks right here, which you can bet on after you sign up for a new account with Fanatics and claim their great welcome offer to new users: Bet and Get Up To $2,000 in Fan Cash.

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Same Game Parlay (SGP): Boise State vs. Nevada

• Dylan Riley (Boise State), OVER 95.5 Rushing Yards at -115

It’s been either sink or swim for Riley on Game Day. He’s had four games with 100+ rushing yards, including a 201-yard day last week vs. UNLV. But in the other three, he gained 20, 46, and 33 yards. In this game, he’ll be facing a run defense that allows 200+ yards rushing per game.

• Sire Gaines (Boise State), Anytime Touchdown at -190

Since this is a game the Broncos should easily win, I can see Gaines getting more carries in the second half than Riley, with the game well in hand. Gaines has scored three in his last two games. Against a lackluster, tired Nevada defense in the second half, I like his chances of scoring once.

• Boise -21.5 at -110

Nevada is a 1-6 team for a reason—they aren’t very good. Boise State has bounced back from that season-opening loss to USF by winning five of its last six, three by more than 21.5 points.

• SGP Odds: +305

A $100 wager will result in a $405 payday, your stake plus $305 in winnings.

• Drew Mestemaker (North Texas), OVER 2.5 Passing Touchdowns at +100 (vs. Charlotte)

He has had 3+ in just three of four games this season, including last weekend’s big win over UTSA. Charlotte has one of the worst pass defenses in the country and has given up 3+ touchdowns in four of seven games this season.

• Kendrick Raphael (Cal), OVER 65.5 Rushing Yards at -125 (vs. Virginia Tech)

He’s gone OVER this TOTAL in four of seven this season. He got at least 17 carries in each of those games. With his two primary backups ruled out, there’s a good chance he gets 17+ carries and goes OVER this TOTAL again.

• North Texas -26.5 at -110 (vs. Charlotte)

Large spreads make me feel anxious, but North Texas is a pretty good team and Charlotte— not so much. Charlotte struggles to score points (17.1 ppg) and stopping others from scoring (34.9 ppg allowed). North Texas has the No. 1 scoring offense in the nation (45 ppg).

• California ML at +175

I know home field advantage can get a team a couple of points, but I can’t see a reason why a 2-5 Virginia Tech team should be a five-point favorite against a 5-2 Cal team. Yes, the Bears haven’t played as well the last three weeks, but Cal will win as long as they don’t stop themselves.

Games like Cal-Virgina Tech make me wonder what I’m missing. There has to be a good reason why the Hokies were made favorites and have remained so once the bets started pouring in. Proceed with caution regarding this game.

North Texas may be the best team most of the nation has never heard of. Playing against a poor Charlotte team on Friday night is not going to do much for their profile, but it will be another easy win for the Green Wave.

• North Texas vs. Charlotte, 7 p.m. EST.
• California vs. Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m. EST.
• Boise State vs. Nevada, 10 p.m. EST.