After a sleepy Saturday last week, we have a loaded menu of ranked games. And not just any ranked matchups — the Magnolia Bowl, a colossal showdown in Athens and a White Out in Happy Valley.
It’s great to be a college football fan this weekend. And you know what would make it even better? Hitting an exotic or parlay that makes your entire weekend profitable.
Here’s college football props and exotics from each of the big games this weekend.
Trey'Dez Green (LSU, TE) & Trinidad Chambliss (Ole Miss, QB) Anytime TDs (+513)
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
When Lane Kiffin tweets “take the over,” I find a way to count on points. The way I’m attacking a potentially high-scoring game is by combining two anytime touchdown props.
Let’s start with LSU’s red zone weapon, Trey’Dez Green. The Bayou Bengals’ tight end has played in one game this season. He was targeted four times, hauled in two passes and found paydirt with the game on the line.
His game-winning touchdown reception against Clemson demonstrated how Joe Sloan wants to use him near the goal line. The 6-foot-7 power forward is bouncy and damn-near uncoverable.
And Ole Miss, well, its defense is ill-suited to slow this kid down. The Rebels don’t start a single player in their secondary who stands over six-feet tall. I’m already picturing the pass from Garrett Nussmeier, a rainbowed jump ball to Green in the end zone.
On the other side of this parlay is Trinidad Chambliss, who's one of the best stories going in college football right now. Last season, he was piloting the Ferris State offense. The Division II power won the national championship in 2024 with Chambliss at the helm.
He was also a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award (D-II Heisman). He was a dynamic dual threat, nearly throwing for 3,000 yards while rushing for over 1,000 yards with 25 (!!) touchdowns.
His nose for the end zone was on full display against Arkansas when he punched in not one but two on the ground. Both were designed quarterback runs, and it’s clear he’s an elite goal-to-go weapon. He followed that up with a 112-yard outburst on the ground against Tulane.
I’ll play this parlay at anything north of 5:1 and bank on my red zone weapons finding the paint.
Jam Miller 1st Quarter Anytime TD (+500)
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Welcome back, Jam Miller. Alabama’s dynamic ball carrier has been on the shelf for the first month of the season with a collarbone injury.
According to head coach Kalen DeBoer, Miller has not only practiced, but they’ve increased his workload along the way. The expectation from the Alabama staff is that he’ll be a full-go against Georgia.
Last season, Miller was a big-play threat any time he touched the football. But in the touchdown department, Jalen Milroe was a problem. Milroe punched in 20 touchdowns last season.
However, Ty Simpson is a completely different quarterback. He's averaging just 2.6 yards per carry, and the designed quarterback run calls have all but dried up.
Miller is in line to assume a bell-cow role now that he’s healthy. No Crimson Tide runner has carried it more than 11 times in a game in Miller’s stead.
Miller, meanwhile, received 11 or more touches in eight games last season while sharing the ball carrier load with Milroe and Justice Haynes. With Milroe in Seattle (NFL) and Haynes up at Michigan, this is Miller’s time to shine.
Last season, Georgia got torched by Alabama, allowing 41 points in T-Town. Three touchdowns came for Alabama in the first 15 minutes, including a Miller receiving score.
I was slightly down on Georgia’s defense coming into the season, downgrading the Dawgs' unit from its elite status down to the ranks of mere mortals.
Tennessee victimized the Georgia defense through the air, but found limited success on the ground. I still believe that had more to do with Tennessee’s strengths and preferred game script than Kirby Smart fielding an impenetrable run defense.
Whether by land or air, I like Miller to punch it in for six in the first 15 minutes at this price.
Kaytron Allen or Nick Singleton to Score First + Under 52.5 (+451)
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC
The Penn State offense runs through its dynamic backfield duo. Dating back to last season, either Kaytron Allen or Nick “The Quick” Singleton has scored Penn State’s first offensive touchdown in six of the Nittany Lions’ last eight games.
And two factors are increasing the likelihood of one of them cashing in on an early touchdown against the Ducks: Drew Allar’s reduced role in the running game and the absence of Tyler Warren.
Last fall, Warren was targeted a mind-numbing 138 times while also pulling double-duty as the Nittany Lions’ Wildcat quarterback. As a result, Warren scored Penn State’s opening touchdown in four games.
Allar and backup quarterback Beau Pribula got the touchdown scoring started for Penn State on three occasions in 2024. But Allar’s carries have been cut in half this season, on a game-by-game basis, and he was seen practicing with a knee brace this week.
As for the game itself, I’m on the under. Both the Ducks and Nittany Lions brought something special to the table defensively in the early going. Jim Knowles’ defense ranks ninth in havoc and second in red zone defense, allowing just two red zone touchdowns on the season.
Oregon’s defense has done a wonderful job limiting explosive plays (7th), while shutting down the skies (9th in Pass Defense).
The lone weakness for both defenses is Oregon’s run defense (59th in Success Rate). When you put it all in a blender, I see a defensive struggle for four quarters, with Penn State’s running game winning the day.
