USC will try to avoid having its season completely fall apart for the second campaign in a row when it travels to Maryland on Saturday afternoon during the Week 8 college football schedule. The Trojans started last year 6-0 before losing five of their final six games, and they have dropped three of their last four games this season. They have covered the spread in four of their six games though, and they are 7.5-point favorites against the Terrapins in the Week 8 college football odds. Should you back either of those teams with your Week 8 college football bets?
The Week 8 college football spreads include SEC showdowns between No. 11 Tennessee (+3) and No. 7 Alabama, along with No. 1 Texas (-3.5) vs. No. 5 Georgia. The other ranked vs. ranked matchup on Saturday features No. 22 Illinois (+3) vs. No. 24 Michigan in a Big Ten on CBS contest. Before locking in any Week 8 college football picks on those games or others, be sure to see the latest college football predictions from SportsLine’s proven model.
The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it is a sizzling 12-5 on all top-rated picks over the past three weeks of this season. Anyone who has followed it has seen strong returns.
Now, it has turned its attention to the latest college football odds and Week 8 college football betting lines. Head here to see every pick.
Top college football predictions for Week 8
One of the college picks the model is high on during Week 8: No. 8 LSU (-2.5) notches a road win over Arkansas in a 7 p.m. ET matchup on Saturday. Arkansas starting quarterback Taylen Green suffered a left leg injury in the fourth quarter of an upset win over Tennessee in Week 6, and his status for this game is uncertain. The Razorbacks cannot afford to be without Green in this matchup, as LSU is riding a five-game winning streak following an overtime win against then-No. 9 Ole Miss.
Junior quarterback Garrett Nussmeier had 337 passing yards and three touchdowns in the win over the Rebels, leading a game-tying drive in the final seconds of regulation. LSU has scored at least 29 points in every game of its hot streak, while Arkansas has been held under 25 points in all three of its conference games. The Tigers have won seven of the last eight meetings between these teams, and the model has LSU covering in over 60% of its latest simulations. See the rest of its Week 8 college football picks here.
Another prediction: No. 21 SMU (-16) cruises to a blowout win at Stanford in an 8 p.m. ET kickoff on Saturday. The Mustangs have been extremely impressive in their last three games, blowing out TCU and Florida State at home before taking down then-No. 22 Louisville as 6.5-point underdogs. Sophomore quarterback Kevin Jennings completed 21 of 27 passes for 281 yards while rushing 10 times for 114 yards and a touchdown against the Cardinals.
Jennings has completed 66.7% of his passes for 1,014 yards, six touchdowns and one interception this season, and he has also rushed for 262 yards and two scores. SMU had an extra week to prepare for this game following the win over the Cardinals, while Stanford has lost three straight games by 24-plus points. The Cardinal did not score more than 14 points in each of those outings, and their lack of firepower is one reason why SMU is covering nearly 70% of the time. See picks for every other game in Week 8 here.
How to make college football picks for Week 8
The model has also made the call on who wins and covers in every FBS matchup in Week 8, and it’s calling for five underdogs to win outright. You can only get every pick for every game at SportsLine.
So what college football picks can you make with confidence, and which five underdogs win outright in Week 8? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams win and cover the spread, all from a proven computer model that has returned well over $2,000 in profit since its inception, and find out.
College football odds for Week 8
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Wednesday, Oct. 16
Western Kentucky at Sam Houston State (-2.5, 55.5)
FIU at UTEP (+7, 47.5)
Thursday, Oct. 17
Georgia State at Marshall (-9, 51.5)
Boston College at Virginia Tech (-7, 49.5)
Friday, Oct. 18
Florida State at Duke (-3, 42.5)
Oregon at Purdue (+27.5, 98.5)
Oklahoma State at BYU (-9.5, 53)
Fresno State at Nevada (+2.5, 50.5)
Saturday, Oct. 19
Virginia at Clemson (-21, 57.5)
Miami at Louisville (+4.5, 61.5)
Notre Dame at Georgia Tech (+11.5, 49)
Alabama at Tennessee (+3, 56.5)
Michigan at Illinois (+3, 43.5)
Colorado at Arizona (-3.5, 57.5)
LSU at Arkansas (+2.5, 55.5)
Georgia at Texas (-3.5, 56)
SMU at Stanford (+16, 53.5)
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