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College Football Same Game Parlays & Picks: Week 1 (2025)

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Week 1 of the college football season is set to begin tonight! There are 17 games on tonight’s slate, along with many more games on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and even Monday.

With so many games on the betting board, it can get a bit overwhelming. Therefore, I did the hard work for you. I’ve added two same-game parlays that have some value heading into Week 1.

Let’s get after it!

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Top College Football Same Game Parlays: Week 1

(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)

No. 1 Texas vs. No. 3 Ohio State

  • Leg 1: Jeremiah Smith Over 83.5 Receiving Yards (-114)
  • Leg 2: Arch Manning Under 236.5 Passing Yards (-114)
  • Leg 3: Ohio State Moneyline (-122)

The Ohio State Buckeyes won a championship last year. Now, they’ll take on the Texas Longhorns to begin this season. Texas is currently labeled as the No. 1 team in the nation, but that doesn’t really mean much yet. After all, these are just pre-season rankings.

Anyway, Jeremiah Smith recorded 76 catches for 1,315 yards last year. He totaled 15 touchdowns and averaged 17.3 yards per catch. He’s going to be even more involved this year. While there are question marks about Julian Sayin at quarterback, the same could be said about Arch Manning.

Manning has a little bit more experience, but this will be the first season he’s truly the starting quarterback for Texas. In his first game as a true starter for Texas, he’ll also have to face a fierce defense that always shows complex schemes. When Manning played against Georgia last year, he looked totally out of place. In reality, Julian Sayin is more mobile and can make something out of nothing more than Manning can.

This should be a terrific matchup between Texas and Ohio State, but it’ll likely be sloppier than some might believe. This is a game between two highly ranked teams with relatively new quarterbacks.

I’ll take the home team in this game to close out the same-game parlay.

Parlay Odds: +417

No. 9 LSU vs. No. 4 Clemson

  • Leg 1: Caden Durham Over 62.5 Rushing Yards (+-114)
  • Leg 2: Cade Klubik Under 34.5 Rushing Yards (-114)
  • Leg 3: LSU Moneyline (+150)

This game will likely be much different than the Texas-Ohio State game. Ultimately, both teams have returning quarterbacks who are highly regarded. Cade Klubik really turned it around last season for Clemson. Meanwhile, Garrett Nussmeier was a bit inconsistent, but when he was on, he looked like the best quarterback in college football.

However, while both teams have elite quarterbacks, the media on both sides are primarily discussing how great each team’s defense is. It’s hard to ignore the fact that LSU hasn’t won an opener since the Joe Burrow days. However, that should only make LSU want it more. After all the losses, you’d think LSU would be much more prepared this go-around. Additionally, they attempted to compensate by utilizing many younger prospects on defense. This year, they’ve added a significant amount of experience to the roster through the transfer portal.

On the LSU side, we’ve heard that they’ve tackled well and feel super confident heading into the season on defense. That’s something new that we haven’t heard in other seasons.

For Clemson, the defense should be just as elite, especially at home. LSU will need to establish the run and get solid yardage on the ground to dictate the offense. Clemson’s camp already suggested that Caden Durham might be the best running back they’ll see this season.

Therefore, I’ll take Caden Durham to add at least 62.5 rushing yards for LSU.  I’ll also take Clemson QB Cade Klubnik to rush for under 34.5 rushing yards, since LSU is super excited about their recent tackling ability. In addition, we’ll roll with the LSU Tigers to win outright on the moneyline.

Parlay Odds: +425

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