College Football Picks

We’re expecting a low scoring affair at Beaver Stadium Saturday with points coming at a premium. Seeing an opening line of PSU being only a -9 favorite may have caused whiplash from doing a double-take in more than a few necks, however, there’s actually pretty good betting value with Big Blue in this Week 8 NCAA football clash!

Emerging offenses meet up in Louisville in a game where the total has more wagering value than the point spread. Clemson should have no problem tearing up the Cardinals wet-paper-bag defense. The Cards should be able to put some points on the board as well. Get Jay’s prediction before taking a side on this one!

The general betting public is biting hard on the undefeated OSU Buckeyes as massive 28 point road favorites. At 5-0 against the spread and being the featured game on a Friday night, would it be prudent for bookies to allow bettors to crush them with a mega-public play? No! The fact is, Northwestern doesn’t get blown out often and will be super motivated to give Ohio State all they can handle. The pick here is NW or pass. Get Dan’s full take here!

The Stanford Cardinal sure aren’t getting any respect after beating up the Washington Huskies. Are the bookies expecting a letdown vs. the lowly UCLA Bruins or do they believe that the public will be slow to react to the possibility that Stanford may be gaining steam?

Troy is a large -14.5 point spread favorite over South Alabama which is telling us that the sportsbooks hung that extra half point on the line to draw in bets on the Jaguars. USA has covered two straight, including a close loss in their latest against a decent GASO team.

The Gators didn’t get much respect from the bettors last week when they showed the Auburn Tigers that their defense is for real. This week the oddsmaker is showing them much respect making the Boys from the Bayou a -13.5 favorite. NCAA Football handicapper likes the chalk here. Find out why.

The Penn St. Nittany Lions have had Iowa’s number winning the last three in this matchup, albeit two of those games were by less than a touchdown. Dan is forecasting another close content Saturday. See his point spread prediction here!

WSU has dropped two in a row and will look to rebound on the road in Tempe on Saturday against ASU. The Sun Devils have only one loss this season and that came by three at home to the Buffaloes in a huge letdown spot after upsetting the Michigan State on the road. A slight home dog sure looks like value in this match.

Saturday Week 7 college football action has USC visiting Notre Dame in a primetime match-up. The Irish lead the all-time series with a record of 48-37-5 and are 3-2 straight up in the last five but are 2-3 versus the betting line. The spread is large ND -11, but Trojans have some injury concerns. Read on to see how Mike M is betting this game.

A pair of under-performing ACC teams go at it Saturday in what may be the best value bet on the board. Get Jay’s take on which way to bet this game as he has huge confidence in this pick.

They Hawaii Rainbow Warriors are much improved on both sides of the ball this season, but will they have what it takes to win on the mainland against a strong Boise St. club on the blue turf? Loot has the cover!

Same story, different weekend! The Crimson Tide of Alabama are sure to win straight up, but will they cover? Nick Saban and Tua Tagovailoa are so good at what they do, it’s a very difficult proposition to consider betting against the Tide.

Excluding a blowout win over the Rams the Buffaloes have played everyone tight losing by a score or less in both losses. The Ducks are a big step up but are they a 20.5 point step up? Get Loot’s take on the game and who he believes is the point spread play here.

The Virginia Cavaliers take on the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium on Friday in an ACC matchup. The Cavaliers are looking good at 4-1, ranked, and coming off a break. However, in their last game before the week off, they lost their only game of the season to Notre Dame, 35-20. They look to get right this week against a Miami team they beat last season. The Hurricanes lost last week to Virginia Tech, 42-35. At 2-3 overall on the season, they are looking to make the mark in conference play after an 0-2 start. Who can notch the cover at Hard Rock?