College Football AI Predictions Week 1: ChatGPT Projections & ATS Picks for Top Games

We turned to our friendly neighborhood robot to predict the first full CFB slate of the season.

Last Updated: August 30, 2025 10:02 AM EDT • 6 minute read

College Football AI Predictions Week 1: ChatGPT Projections & ATS Picks This Week — Pictured: North Carolina Tar Heels running back Davion Gause (21) reacts as we offer our college football AI predictions for Week 1. Photo by Bob Donnan / Imagn Images.

As if you haven't gotten enough of our expert analysis heading into a historic Week 1, we've turned to an old friend for our college football AI predictions as our first full Saturday of college football action in 2025 begins.

We trained the latest and most advanced ChatGPT model to make its college football picks for this weekend's top matchups - including Texas vs. Ohio State, LSU vs. Clemson, and Notre Dame vs. Miami - while offering score predictions for the rest of this week's televised slate.

Looking for our (human) expert picks? We have you covered with all of our college football predictions for Week 1.

🤖 College football AI score projections & ATS picks: Week 1

College football AI predictions simulated via ChatGPT with pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale; ATS picks based on the latest college football odds and subject to change.

Projected score	ATS pick	Confidence
Auburn 34, Baylor 27	Auburn +0.5	⭐⭐⭐
Georgia Tech 31, Colorado 24	Georgia Tech -3.5	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ohio State 24, Texas 20	Ohio State +1.5	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tennessee 38, Syracuse 20	Tennessee -13.5	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mississippi State 35, Southern Miss 17	Mississippi State -12.5	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Alabama 31, Florida State 17	Alabama -13.5	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Texas A&M 41, UTSA 14	Texas A&M -22.5	⭐⭐⭐
Clemson 31, LSU 27	Clemson -3.5	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Michigan 45, New Mexico 10	Michigan -34.5	⭐⭐⭐
Oregon State 27, California 23	Oregon State -1.5	⭐⭐⭐
Arizona 41, Hawai‘i 17	Arizona -17.5	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Utah 27, UCLA 20	Utah -5.5	⭐⭐⭐
South Carolina 30, Virginia Tech 20	South Carolina -7	⭐⭐⭐
Notre Dame 27, Miami 21	Notre Dame -2.5	⭐⭐⭐⭐
North Carolina 31, TCU 27	North Carolina +3.5	⭐⭐⭐⭐

🔮 Best college football AI predictions for Week 1

College football AI predictions and score projections generated via ChatGPT model simulation based on real-time search and historical stats.

🏈 Alabama vs. Florida State prediction

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Final
Alabama	10	7	7	7	31
Florida State	0	7	3	7	17

🔢 Alabama projected stats

Passing leader: Ty Simpson - 20/31, 238 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader: Richard Young - 16 rush, 84 yds, 1 TD
Receiving leader: Ryan Williams - 6 rec, 88 yds, 1 TD

🔢 Florida State projected stats

Passing leader: Tommy Castellanos - 18/30, 205 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader: Roydell Williams - 13 rush, 58 yds, 1 TD
Receiving leader: Duce Robinson - 6 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD

🆚 Alabama vs. Florida State analysis

Alabama jumps in front 10-0 as Ty Simpson hits Ryan Williams twice to set up a Richard Young plunge, then adds a field goal. Florida State steadies behind Tommy Castellanos’ scrambling and a red-zone strike to Duce Robinson, but the Tide take a 17-7 halftime lead.

After the break, Bama’s pass rush forces a long FSU drive to stall for three, and Simpson answers with a play-action seam that sets up 24-10. FSU trims it to 24-17 early in the fourth, but Young grinds out a clock-eating TD drive and the defense closes it, 31-17.

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🏈 LSU vs. Clemson prediction

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Final
Clemson	7	10	7	7	31
LSU	3	7	7	10	27

🔢 LSU projected stats

Passing leader: Garrett Nussmeier - 26/39, 286 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader: Caden Durham - 17 rush, 82 yds, 1 TD
Receiving leader: Barion Brown - 6 rec, 94 yds, 1 TD

🔢 Clemson projected stats

Passing leader: Cade Klubnik - 24/35, 292 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader: Adam Randall - 14 rush, 68 yds, 1 TD
Receiving leader: Antonio Williams - 7 rec, 96 yds, 1 TD

🆚 LSU vs. Clemson analysis

Clemson strikes first when Cade Klubnik hits Antonio Williams in the end zone to cap a 75-yard drive, and a second-quarter bootleg TD makes it 17-10 at half. LSU answers after the break: Garrett Nussmeier rifles a post to Barion Brown, then Caden Durham bounces a zone run to tie it 17-17.

The home Tigers steady behind Adam Randall, whose cutback score restores a 24-17 lead. Nussmeier keeps LSU within a field goal, but a late Clemson march chews clock and finishes with a tight end leak for 31-27, covering a short number.

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🏈 Notre Dame vs. Miami prediction

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Final
Notre Dame	10	7	3	7	27
Miami	7	7	0	7	21

🔢 Notre Dame projected stats

Passing leader: CJ Carr - 19/31, 232 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader: Jeremiyah Love - 21 rush, 104 yds, 1 TD
Receiving leader: Malachi Fields - 6 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD

🔢 Miami projected stats

Passing leader: Carson Beck - 23/36, 275 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader: Mark Fletcher Jr. - 15 rush, 68 yds
Receiving leader: C.J. Daniels - 7 rec, 95 yds, 1 TD

🆚 Notre Dame vs. Miami analysis

Notre Dame lands the first punch: CJ Carr strings together quick-game throws to Malachi Fields and finishes a 10-0 start before Miami answers on a Carson Beck slot fade. The Irish lean on Jeremiyah Love to control tempo and take a 17-14 halftime edge.

After the break, ND’s front squeezes Beck into underneath throws and forces a third-quarter punt parade; a long Irish drive yields three for 20-14. Beck finds C.J. Daniels to make it tense late, but Carr’s third-and-seven dart seals a clock-killing march and a 27-21 Irish win.

🏈 TCU vs. North Carolina prediction

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Final
North Carolina	7	10	7	7	31
TCU	7	3	7	10	27

🔢 TCU projected stats

Passing leader: Josh Hoover - 27/41, 318 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader: Kevorian Barnes - 13 rush, 61 yds
Receiving leader: Eric McAlister - 6 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD

🔢 North Carolina projected stats

Passing leader: Gio Lopez - 19/30, 242 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader: Davion Gause - 18 rush, 92 yds, 1 TD
Receiving leader: Kobe Paysour - 7 rec, 88 yds, 1 TD

🆚 TCU vs. North Carolina analysis

In Bill Belichick’s debut, UNC scripts tempo early: Gio Lopez hits Kobe Paysour for a big gain to set up an early touchdown, and a two-minute drill before half pushes it to 17-10. Josh Hoover answers after the break with chunk plays to Eric McAlister and a red-zone dart to tie 17-17, but Davion Gause’s cutbacks reclaim the lead at 24-17.

A late TCU surge makes it 27-24, yet Lopez strings a 10-play march capped by a Paysour corner for 31-27. With TCU driving, a third-and-long pressure forces Hoover high, and UNC kneels it out.

🏈 Texas vs. Ohio State prediction

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Final
Ohio State	7	10	0	7	24
Texas	3	7	3	7	20

🔢 Texas projected stats

Passing leader: Arch Manning - 24/38, 268 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader: Quintrevion Wisner - 18 rush, 82 yds
Receiving leader: Ryan Wingo - 6 rec, 89 yds, 1 TD

🔢 Ohio State projected stats

Passing leader: Julian Sayin - 22/33, 245 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader: James Peoples - 17 rush, 79 yds, 1 TD
Receiving leader: Jeremiah Smith - 7 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD

🆚 Texas vs. Ohio State analysis

Ohio State leans on a quick-game script to settle Julian Sayin, who hits Jeremiah Smith on a red-zone glance for 7-3. Texas answers with Arch Manning finding Ryan Wingo off play-action, but a third-down breakup by Caleb Downs stalls another Longhorns drive before half, 17-10.

After a field-position slog, James Peoples caps a 10-play march to make it 24-13. Manning leads a late TD drive, yet a final OSU pressure package forces a hurried throw on 4th-and-7 near midfield, sealing a 24-20 Buckeyes win that lands under the market total.

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