Week 1 of the 2022 college football season begins with six games scheduled for 7 p.m. ET kickoffs on Thursday, Sept. 1, including West Virginia at Pittsburgh in the first Backyard Brawl since 2011, and it ends with Clemson facing Georgia Tech at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Sept. 5.
Those are two of 83 FBS games scheduled for Week 1, all of which will be available to bet on at the online sportsbook.
How To Bet on Week 1 College Football Odds
Weekly college football betting for the 2022 season begins with Week 0 odds on Saturday, Aug. 22, and continues with those 83 games over a five-day period over Labor Day weekend. It’s the first opportunity to select spreads, over/under totals, moneylines, and more from dozens of games.
Whether you want to bet on Purdue to cover the spread against Penn State as a home underdog on Thursday night, predict a moneyline upset like Oregon over Georgia or Cincinnati over Arkansas, or build a parlay with Big Ten games, there are a variety of Week 1 college football odds for everyone.
45 Week 1 games now up at @BetMGM, including:
WVU at Pitt (-7)
Penn State (-3.5) at Purdue
Oregon vs. Georgia (-17.5)
Cincinnati at Arkansas (-7)
Utah (-2.5) at Florida
Notre Dame at Ohio State (-14.5)
FSU at LSU (-2.5)— Andrew Doughty (@DoughtyBetMGM) June 30, 2022
To view updated odds, visit the BetMGM sportsbook, and navigate to college football odds.
You can see all available matchups, including Oregon-Georgia, scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff in Atlanta, and Notre Dame-Ohio State, scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff in Columbus.
If you’re a first-time bettor, check out our betting guide for how to read college football odds.
Week 1 College Football Schedule
| Date | Matchup | Location |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | St. Francis (PA) vs. Akron | Akron, OH |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | Ball State vs. Tennessee | Knoxville, TN |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | South Carolina State vs. UCF | Orlando, FL |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | Central Michigan vs. Oklahoma State | Stillwater, OK |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | Bryant vs. Florida International | Miami, FL |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | Long Island University vs. Toledo | Toledo, OH |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | VMI vs. Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | Penn State vs. Purdue | West Lafayette, IN |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | Eastern Illinois vs. Northern Illinois | DeKalb, IL |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | Alabama A&M vs. UAB | Birmingham, AL |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | Louisiana Tech vs. Missouri | Columbia, MO |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | New Mexico State vs. Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | Northern Arizona vs. Arizona State | Tempe, AZ |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | Cal Poly vs. Fresno State | Fresno, CA |
| Thurs., Sept. 1 | Portland State vs. San José State | San Jose, CA |
| Fri., Sept. 2 | Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI |
| Fri., Sept. 2 | Western Michigan vs. Michigan State | East Lansing, MI |
| Fri., Sept. 2 | Virginia Tech vs. Old Dominion | Norfolk, VA |
| Fri., Sept. 2 | William & Mary vs. Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| Fri., Sept. 2 | Temple vs. Duke | Durham, NC |
| Fri., Sept. 2 | Tennessee Tech vs. Kansas | Lawrence, KS |
| Fri., Sept. 2 | Illinois vs. Indiana | Bloomington, IN |
| Fri., Sept. 2 | TCU vs. Colorado | Boulder, CO |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Northern Iowa vs. Air Force | Usaf Academy, CO |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Maine vs. New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Texas State vs. Nevada | Reno, NV |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Western Kentucky vs. Hawai'i | Honolulu, HI |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Sam Houston vs. Texas A&M | College Station, TX |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Central Connecticut vs. UConn | East Hartford, CT |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | South Dakota State vs. Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Buffalo vs. Maryland | College Park, MD |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Colorado State vs. Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Rutgers vs. Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | North Carolina vs. Appalachian State | Boone, NC |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | NC State vs. East Carolina | Greenville, NC |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Delaware vs. Navy | Annapolis, MD |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Richmond vs. Virginia | Charlottesville, VA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Southeast Missouri State vs. Iowa State | Ames, IA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Bowling Green vs. UCLA | Pasadena, CA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Cincinnati vs. Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Oregon vs. Georgia | Atlanta, GA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Arizona vs. San Diego State | San Diego, CA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | North Dakota vs. Nebraska | Lincoln, NE |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Bethune-Cookman vs. Miami | Miami Gardens, FL |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Norfolk State vs. Marshall | Huntington, WV |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Tulsa vs. Wyoming | Laramie, WY |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | UTEP vs. Oklahoma | Norman, OK |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Houston vs. UTSA | San Antonio, TX |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Troy vs. Ole Miss | Oxford, MS |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | UC Davis vs. California | Berkeley, CA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | BYU vs. South Florida | Tampa, FL |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Nicholls vs. South Alabama | Mobile, AL |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Morgan State vs. Georgia Southern | Statesboro, GA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Florida Atlantic vs. Ohio | Athens, OH |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Middle Tennessee vs. James Madison | Harrisonburg, VA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Rice vs. USC | Los Angeles, CA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Mercer vs. Auburn | Auburn, AL |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Utah vs. Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Miami (OH) vs. Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Elon vs. Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | South Dakota vs. Kansas State | Manhattan, KS |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Army vs. Coastal Carolina | Conway, SC |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Liberty vs. Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Illinois State vs. Wisconsin | Madison, WI |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | UMass vs. Tulane | New Orleans, LA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | SE Louisiana vs. Louisiana | Lafayette, LA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Albany vs. Baylor | Waco, TX |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Grambling vs. Arkansas State | Jonesboro, AR |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Utah State vs. Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Memphis vs. Mississippi State | Starkville, MS |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Georgia State vs. South Carolina | Columbia, SC |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Notre Dame vs. Ohio State | Columbus, OH |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | SMU vs. North Texas | Denton, TX |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Colgate vs. Stanford | Stanford, CA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Murray State vs. Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | UL Monroe vs. Texas | Austin, TX |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Louisville vs. Syracuse | Syracuse, NY |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Idaho vs. Washington State | Pullman, WA |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Boise State vs. Oregon State | Corvallis, OR |
| Sat., Sept. 3 | Kent State vs. Washington | Seattle, WA |
| Sun., Sept. 4 | Florida State vs. LSU | New Orleans, LA |
| Mon., Sept. 5 | Clemson vs. Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA |
College Football Betting at the Sportsbook
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