There are many ways to craft a winning ticket in college football, and every now and again a book will offer the best route: A profit boost. In this case, BetMGM profit boosts to pair with the top Week 1 CFB predictions.
Best CFB Predictions for BetMGM Profit Boost
Two-Leg Parlay for BetMGM 50% Profit Boost
There are two main lines of thinking here since this bet is most likely capped at a certain number. The first is to take a dog or short favorite to push this into plus money. The strategy should focus on taking a number and boosting it to beat the rest of the market, as it does no good to boost a bet and still be behind other books. Short favorites are always strong, as the solo boost should push this through zero and return better results long term.
The other way is to build and boost a two-leg parlay. The latter just makes more sense with the schedule, so add Hawaii +3 to betting slips as the first leg. The Rainbow Warriors looked sharp against Vanderbilt last week, outgaining them in the box score and having a fourth quarter comeback fall short. They host a Stanford team that is in total disarray and has not even named a starting quarterback yet at the time of writing this column. The Cardinal will not be able to keep up with a Hawaii team that is 8-2 against the spread over its last 10 home openers. It is a parlay, so take the points with Hawaii at home.
The second play here is UTSA on the moneyline to simply win its opener at Houston. Just play the volatility game here, as one team returns 16 starters, including its quarterback, while the other program sets afoot as a new member of the Big 12 with a new quarterback, running back and over half of its offensive line. UTSA not only returns its quarterback, but Frank Harris will be under center for his seventh year. Take the team with more consistency in the biggest week where that matters, and watch the Road Runners pace to victory in Houston.
Best CFB Prediction for BetMGM Profit Boost: Hawaii +3 / UTSA -125 (+414 With Profit Boost)
Four-Leg Parlay for BetMGM 50% Profit Boost
Leg 1: Hawaii +3 vs. Stanford
See above. The Rainbow Warriors are in a comfortable spot at home taking on a Stanford team with a new coach and no idea who to start at quarterback.
Leg 2: Michigan State -600 vs. Central Michigan
Michigan State is not losing this football game — not at home and definitely not in its opener. There are some new faces for Michigan State, including a tandem of quarterbacks and its starting running back, who transferred from UConn, but even a slow start can be overcome against a flailing Central Michigan squad. Just win, baby.
Leg 3: Louisville -300 at Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech opens its season hosting Louisville as a 3-1 home dog. Louisville boasts a new head coach and defensive coordinator, the latter helping to stabilize a rush that lost some key players. It will not be pretty for Louisville, and it is best to stay away from a double-digit spread, so taking them to win makes the most sense.
Leg 4: Miami (Ohio) +16.5 at Miami (Florida)
This is going to take a lot out of Miami (Ohio), but the RedHawks have the fire for this fight. Miami (Florida) was awful against the spread last year, finishing 1-10 overall. It has not seen a bowl game in two years yet is laying over two touchdowns to a RedHawks team that has been in the postseason two straight seasons.
Best CFB Prediction for BetMGM Profit Boost: Hawaii +3 / Michigan State -600 / Louisville -300 / Miami (Ohio) +16.5 (+700 with Profit Boost)
