Week 8 College Football Odds Report
The college football season is past the halfway stage along with the push for a bowl game or the College Football Playoff will be on. There are a number of big spreads for some of these AP Top 25 teams, notably: No. 4 Ohio State (-28) in Northwestern, West Virginia at No. 5 Oklahoma (-33.5), No. 6 Wisconsin (-31) in Illinois and Tennessee at No. 1 Alabama (-34.5).
The biggest line movement among the ranked teams thus far is UL Monroe in No. 24 Appalachian State in which the Mountaineers opened at -17 and have??fallen into -14.5. Meanwhile, the largest total movement is in the No. 6 Wisconsin at Illinois game where the total opened at 52 points also has fallen to 49.5.
Below is a listing of all the spreads and totals for all the ranked games at Week 8.
Check out our NCAAF odds page??to see all of the other college and the most up-to-date chances for these games matches of this week.
Temple vs SMU Game Center
Line History
Temple picked up its second victory over a ranked opponent last week by trimming then-No. 23 Memphis, and the Owls look to get a third. Outside of a nasty loss at Buffalo in Week 3, Temple might be at the upper 25 itself. Meanwhile, the Mustangs are coming off their bye week also bring a 6-0 record and then also in Week 7. Furthermore, SMU is 5-1 ATS, only failing to pay its last time out against Tulsa.
This line has transferred to over a touchdown to get SMU now, and that I find a little surprising because -6.5 looked like an appropriate line. The Mustangs have a solid balance on crime through the air and on the ground, while the Owls lean more on their attack with QB Anthony Russo. Defensively, while the Mustangs are in quitting quarterbacks just so-so SMU is far much not better than Temple and is strong against the run sport.
That can be their first meeting because 2016, although temple has covered with SMU in each of the past few meetings, including winning two of those games . That being said, the prior three competitions between these schools have been -12 (Temple, 2016), -13.5 (Temple, 2015) and -14 (SMU, 2013). I expect a bit of a buyback for the Owls and also this line final around -7 for the Mustangs.
Michigan vs Penn State Game Center
Line History
After knocking off then-No, the undefeated Nittany Lions eye victories over ranked opponents. 17 Iowa week 17-12. Meanwhile, after getting stomped at then-No in the street. 13 Wisconsin in Week 4, Michigan has rattled off three consecutive wins. 14 Iowa, and it showed some art in Illinois and Rutgers against weaker teams.
The Wolverines have had the Nittany Lions number lately, going 4-1 SU and ATS but that lone loss came at Beaver Stadium at 2017 from the contest. Penn State won that match 42-13 and it was the only time that the Nittany Lions had been??preferred over Michigan in??the last seven encounters.
Penn State has had a better offense and defense compared to Michigan this season but has had some vulnerabilities in its own secondary, surrendering an average of 205.8 passing yards per game. The Nittany Lions will allow Wolverines??QB Shea Patterson attempt to??conquer them as he has got the average yards per completion and the pass completion percentage of the livelihood. I could see this line continue to proceed in favor of Penn State.
Boise State vs BYU Game Center
Line History
Because it makes its way boise State proceeds to climb the ranks. Copy Chase Cord filled in admirably although the Broncos faced some adversity as accurate freshman Hank Bachmeier, their quarterback, left the game with a hip injury. On the opposing side, BYU is returning home looking its first win when it edged then-No. 24 USC 30-27 in overtime.
Even though the Broncos have had the Cougars amount winning five of the last seven meetings since 2012, they have just covered in just two of these games. Boise State has been favored in each of the past five competitions between these groups, with four of these having a spread of a touchdown or longer.
BYUs offense was anemic this year, averaging 22.3 points per game, which doesnt bode well this week since Boise State ranks 27th in school soccer with just 19.5 points allowed per game. Its a little surprising to see this line remain stagnant far and it can stay there all week, but when it goes, I believe it will move in favor of Boise State.
Oregon vs Washington Game Center
Line History
After falling in its season opener from then-No. 16 Auburn, Oregon has rattled off five straight wins. Washington continues to be a tough team falling into Cal and Stanford, while earning a success. 21 taking care of business and USC.
The Ducks are a reliable bet against the Huskies, covering in seven of these and winning eight of the past ten meetings, but they are 1-2 ATS within the previous three. This past year, Oregon was a 3.5-point underdog at home to Washington and won 30-27. Now we are seeing a 6.5-point swing and the Ducks are going to be on the street.
Both teams have been strong defensively and average the exact identical amount of points each match. On the other hand, the Ducks??defense has enabled the third-fewest points a game this year and has been really tough against opposing running backs, permitting only 107.5 rushing yards per game. That may be an issue for Washington since it averages 178.7 rushing yards per game. If youre a Huskies backer, then I think this line will visit +3.5 as we near kickoff.
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