College Football 2022 Week 8 Picks And Top 25 Matchups

The 2022 Week 8 picks and college football Top 25 report includes 5 Top 25 match-ups on Saturday, Oct. 23. I provide a preview and picks of those games below, which followed a 2-0 Picks on our NCAA Week 7 side selections on Oklahoma State and Tennessee (+9) outright over No. 3 Alabama. You can preview our initial post of Top 25 Week 8 picks and analysis at Offshore Gaming Association. I bet other games as well, and try to monitor and stay ahead of some of the market moves.

See more game analysis with stats, including my Top 25 betting report at Forbes with the Top 10 feature game between UCLA and Oregon. Additional coverage and chip-ins from me at FanDuel and The Duel Sports including:

 

2022 Week 8 Picks

Week 8 Top 25 Matchups and Picks

See OSGA Top 25 report for full analysis and ATS picks.

  • No. 14 Syracuse at No. 5 Clemson (-14) | 12 p.m. ET | ABC – Pick Syracuse
  • No. 9 UCLA at No. 10 Oregon (-6.5) | 3:30 p.m. ET | FOX – Pick UCLA
  • No. 20 Texas (-6.5) at Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. ET | ABC – Lean Oklahoma State
  • No. 24 Mississippi State at No. 6 Alabama (-21) | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN – Opinion Mississippi State
  • No. 17 Kansas State at No. 8 TCU (-3.5) | 8 p.m. ET | FS1 – Opinion Kansas State

Types of bets and how to read the odds

AP Top 25 Games

The Week 8 schedule includes byes for No. 1 Georgia, No. 4 Michigan, No. 12 USC, No. 15 Utah, No. 22 North Carolina and No. 23 NC State. The rest of the Top 25 schedule for Sat., Oct. 22 with betting lines on favorites listed from FanDuel Sportsbook.

No. 2 Ohio State (-29.5) vs. Iowa | 12 p.m. | FOX

No. 3 Tennessee vs. UT Martin | 12 p.m. | SEC Network

No. 5 Clemson (-14.5) vs. No. 14 Syracuse | 12 p.m. ET | ABC

No. 6 Alabama (-21) vs. No. 24 Mississippi State | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN

No. 7 Ole Miss at LSU (-1.5) | 3:30 p.m. ET | CBS

No. 8 TCU (-3.5) vs. No. 17 Kansas State | 8 p.m. ET | FS1

No. 9 UCLA at No. 10 Oregon (-6.5) | 3:30 p.m. ET | FOX

No. 11 Oklahoma State vs. No. 20 Texas (-6.5)| 3:30 p.m. ET | ABC

No. 13 Wake Forest (-20.5) vs. Boston College | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network

No. 16 Penn State (-5.5) vs. Minnesota | 7:30 p.m. | ABC

No. 21 Cincinnati (-3) at SMU | 12 p.m. | ESPN

No. 25 Tulane (-7) vs. Memphis | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2

Some of the most bet games as of Friday at leading online U.S. sportsbook BetMGM include Kansas State-TCU, Texas-Oklahoma State and Ole Miss-LSU. But UCLA has been among the top few teams taking the most spread money as sharp bettors are supporting the Bruins.

Check back for other betting odds, updates and information you can bet on. That includes our 2022 NFL underdog picks, which are 15-8 ATS with 14 outright winners so far this season. That follows a record-breaking 28-12 ATS 70% season in 2021 from a top of the leaderboard football handicapper.

Author: FairwayJay is a leading national sports betting analyst, writer, handicapper and sports betting insider providing insight and information you can bet on for nearly two decades from Las Vegas. He chips in additional sports betting coverage and reporting on industry news and events for leading media and sports betting sites and companies. Follow him on X (Twitter): @FairwayJay