College Football Picks Week 8 Top 25 Odds And Matchups

The college football picks Week 8 schedule is a big one with three Top 25 matchup including No. 5 Georgia at No. 1 Texas and No. 7 Alabama at. No. 11 Tennessee as SEC football takes center stage again. I chip-in a Top 25 betting report in Forbes with added insight and analysis plus additional picks, analysis and information you can bet on in Off Shore Gaming Association.

A small winning week on college football Picks and Opinions going 5-4 ATS in Week 7, which followed 8-1 ATS in Week 6.

Follow along each week as I provide my Picks, Opinions and Leans on Top 25 matchups and games, along with any bonus picks, in my college football coverage at Off Shore Gaming Association. Bonus picks went 6-0 ATS last year and we’ll continue to add select Picks and Opinions on games of interest and those generating more watch and wager interest.

College Football Week 8 Odds

College football odds from leading online sportsbooks refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting. All times Eastern and betting favorites (-) listed.

Saturday, Oct. 19

• No. 1 Texas (-4.5) vs. No. 5 Georgia, 7:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
• No. 2 Oregon (-28.5) at Purdue (Friday), 8 p.m. | FOX
• No. 3 Penn State | Bye
• No. 4 Ohio State | Bye
• No. 6 Miami (-4.5) at Louisville, 12 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
• No. 7 Alabama (-3.5) at No. 11 Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
• No. 8 LSU (-2.5) at Arkansas, 7 p.m. | ESPN
• No. 9 Iowa State (-13.5) vs. UCF, 7:30 p.m. | FS1
• No. 10 Clemson (-20.5) vs. Virginia, 12 p.m. | ACCN
• No. 12 Notre Dame (-9.5) at Georgia Tech, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
  No. 13 BYU (-9.5) vs. Oklahoma State, 10:15 p.m. | ESPN
• No. 14 Texas A&M (-17.5) at Mississippi State, 4:15 p.m. | SECN
• No. 15 Boise State | Bye
• No. 16 Indiana (-6.5) vs. Nebraska, 12 p.m. | FOX
• No. 17 Kansas State (-2.5) at West Virginia, 7:30 p.m. | FOX
• No. 18 Ole Miss | Bye
• No. 19 Missouri (-4.5) vs. Auburn, 12 p.m. | ESPN
• No. 20 Pittsburgh | Bye
• No. 21 SMU (-15.5) at Stanford, 8 p.m. | ACCN
• No. 22 Illinois vs. No. 24 Michigan(-3.5), 3:30 p.m. | CBS/Paramount+
• No. 23 Army (-15.5) vs. East Carolina, 12 p.m. | ESPN2
• No. 25 Navy (-16.5) vs. Charlotte, 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 68, Nebraska 62, Arizona State 39, Oklahoma 36, Washington State 32, Iowa 29, Texas Tech 18, Syracuse 13, Arkansas 13, Utah 7, Louisville 6, Southern California5, Liberty 2, UNLV 1.

College Football Picks Week 8

Sat., Oct. 18

• Tennessee (+3.5) vs. Alabama
• Virginia (+21.5) at Clemson

Opinions

• LSU (-2.5) at Arkansas
• Illinois (+4.5) vs. Michigan
• West Virginia (+3) vs. Kansas State

Non Top 25 Opinion

• Iowa (-5.5) at Michigan State

Alabama at Tennessee

See more stats and ATS info in my college football Top 25 coverage in Forbes. It’s a Pick on Tennessee, who both runs (235 yards) and passes (203) for at least 200 yards per game. I’ll be updating more college football stats of significance, but the Volunteers stronger, balanced offensive attack combined with a better defense at home is an easy choise over an Alabama team that lost to Vanderbilt as a huge favorite and struggled last week again as a 20+ point favorite in a 2-point home win over South Carolina.

Tough Travel and Matchups

Situational handicapping includes travel and time changes with more teams changing conferences and longer travel, especially for previous Pac 12 teams. That includes UCLA at Rutgers and USC at Maryland this week, along with early start for Arizona State at undervalued Cincinnati. Also, Kansas State going from the elevation at Colorado and emotional 31-28 win to the woods in West Virginia setting up a nice spot for the Mountaineers to also take advantage or more Wildcats injuries. No play yet, as WV also dealing with more injuries and we’ll see if some +3’s pop on home ‘Dog.

I pick and bet other games, but cover the Top 25 each week in Forbes providing information you can bet on for the most watched and wagered games generating the most interest.

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