College Football Best Bet (Sunday, 8/31/25)
Author: Dylan Lieck | August 31, 2025 | 4:49 P.M. CST
Overall Record: 3-3
Summary: Rough day yesterday. Went 0-2. Northwestern was the wrong side, without a doubt. Preston Stone (SMU transfer QB) was significantly worse than I expected. NW was driving deep into Tulane territory, late 2nd quarter down 10-3, with a chance to tie the game and turned it over. Tulane took it the length of the field the following drive to make it 17-3, and NW couldn’t recover. The second game was much different. A&M played a pathetic first half offensively, and still should’ve covered easily. Despite underperforming all half the Aggies had the ball needing just a FG to cover with 55 seconds to go. They reached the 45 yard line and Marcel Reed made some horrible throws that resulted in a 3 and out.
Update: Make sure to check out our podcast, where we give out our best bets of the week on Wednesday nights. I give out 4, and Uncle T gives out his total of the week and underdog of the week. We also give out a combined 3-team parlay. This week I went 3-1 on my best bets. Uncle T won his total of the week, but lost the dog. And our parlay is 2 for 2 going into tonight, with Notre Dame -2 (the line when given out) as the last leg.
Best Bet Tonight: Notre Dame -130 vs. Miami (FL)
We’re going to back Notre Dame tonight in this early season, top 10 matchup. Notre Dame’s defense is the most known commodity going into tonight. I honestly think backing the under is worth a look here too, but the number has gotten so low, and I don’t trust Mario Cristobal. I could see Notre Dame having a lot of success tonight, specifically on the ground.
CJ Carr is definitely not someone we know a lot about, but we do know a lot about Carson Beck. And, if you’ve followed him over the years you’d know that he is talented but does not always perform. He struggled mightily last year once he lost his two top targets from his first season. While Miami does have a number of talented players, they lost their best 2 weapons from a season ago in Xavier Restrepo and Elijah Arroyo. I think he struggles big time tonight against what might be the nation’s most talented defense.
Take Notre Dame. If you can find -2 (-110) or better ATS, you can do that. Otherwise back them on the ML. We don’t want to lay a full 3 here in a low total game. But -130 is out there at multiple books. So is -2, so find the best number available, but avoid laying more than 2 and more than -130.
Official Pick: Notre Dame -130
Play Rating: 2-Star
