11 Utah (-3.5) at No. He has added another 255 yards and three scores on the ground, too. College football Week 8 picks, predictions against the spread. Last year's blowout 56-7 victory over Sparty vaulted the Buckeyes back into the playoff conversation. However, Lance Leipold's Jayhawks will need to play better than they did the Week 5 win over Iowa State to stay atop the Big 12 standings after this weekend. But other than their battle against Wake Forest, Liberty has played a weak schedule. Prediction: Oklahoma State 28, Texas Tech 17, No. While the spotlight has been pointed toward the offense, Tulane's defense has allowed only 17.4 points per game. UCF may be on the road, but a game at Memphis never hurt anybody. Tulsa is 1-4 in its last five games, mostly because of a subpar defense that can't stop the run. Top college football predictions for Week 9. Take a page from Missouri's playbook, dial up (at least) 52 passes and hope Max Johnson has a similar 4-1 TD-to-INT ratio. There aren't a lot of big-time matchups, but some wild ones are upcoming. The Crimson Tide know that it's time to hit the gas if they want to be playing for the national championship. James Parks. The Demon Deacons are coming off of a 31-21 road win over a much improved Florida State team. The biggest storyline from this game will undoubtedly be the health of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. No. Prediction: Florida State 28, NC State 26, No. They have seven interceptions in their last three games, and Taulia Tagovailoa has now thrown at least three picks in three of his nine games with Maryland. Last November, BYU destroyed Boise State. That includes impressive victories over Arizona State and Utah, as well as considerably less impressive wins over Arizona and South Florida. College football's Week 6 slate for the 2022 season features 57 games, and our NCAA experts are ready with their predictions and picks. ET, No. ET. Under interim head coach Brent Key, who was promoted from offensive line coach, Georgia Tech went on the road and upset No. Mississippi State, meanwhile, has won two straight over Bowling Green and Texas A&M. Predictions for each Week 6 game are broken into three sections: Top 25 teams, best games between unranked teams and the rest of the slate. ET: Georgia Southern 24, South Alabama 16, FIU at North Texas, 4 p.m. This week will show just how good the SEC is, and just how underrated the Big 12 is, with incredible conference games on deck. In the last three weeks, he's combined for seven passing touchdowns and five scores on the ground. The pro football world is descending on Indianapolis for the annual NFL Scouting Combine this week, where 2023 draft prospects will be put through a gauntlet of on-field workouts, off-field medical exams, media . The Eagles have struggled so far this season, losing to Rutgers to open the year before dropping two out of its last four against Virginia Tech and Florida State. 118: Eastern Michigan Eagles 24.7. Predicting NFL Week 6 upsets, plus weekly buzz, notes Geno Smith's stock is pointing up, while Russell Wilson's play as a Bronco has been subject to critique. Arkansas has lost its last two games to Texas A&M and Alabama. That game was closer than the final 39-27 score, by the way. Odds and lines subject to change. . The Buffaloes average 16.3 points, and that won't be nearly enough to keep up with a high-scoring Ducks offense. ET, ABC), Washington State at No. NC State is just a 3.5-point favorite at home, but it'll be interesting to see how this Wolfpack team rebounds from the home loss to Clemson. ET: UTEP 27, Rice 23, Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Texas A&M lost its chance to claim that with a loss to Mississippi State in Week 5 and it will likely lose on Saturday against Alabama. ET. Oklahoma's Dillon Gabriel left last week's TCU game with a head injury. I suspect quarterback Tanner Mordecai and Co. will have enough firepower to get this W. But it's going to come right down to the wire. Washington has also played relatively well throughout the season, except for a major hiccup against Arizona State. ET See No. The matchup is so fascinating that it has drawn ESPN's College GameDay away from its typical spot at the Red River rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners. Although Kentucky suffered its first loss of the season to Ole Miss last week, the Wildcats' chances of winning the SEC East are still in front of them. That could give the Jayhawks an edge in this one. 8 Tennessee for prediction, No. Unlike Georgia State and LSU, though, the Bulldogswho have allowed just one offensive touchdown thus far this seasonwill squeeze the life out of Auburn if they get ahead by multiple scores. The Wolfpack would be booted from the Top 25 if they're dominated by the Demon Deacons at home. After losing to an unranked Stanford team that didn't even jump into the AP Top 25 as a result of the upset, Oregon didn't fall as far as expected (from No. ET (Friday). 1 Alabama and Texas A&M is in prime time in Week 6. UNC's Week 4 loss to Notre Dame knocked the Heels out of the rankings, but this is still a quality 4-1 team. Although Florida State has lost the last two to NC State, I like the 'Noles in an upset here. And though Tanner McKee has 10 touchdowns against zero interceptions since becoming Stanford's starting quarterback, this will be the toughest defense he has faced by a wide margin. No. 116: Texas Longhorns 24.2. Making matters even more fun, meteorologists are calling for rain across Virginia pretty much all week, so this could be quite the slop fest. Still, both teams enter this one 4-1. Miami first-year head coach Mario Cristobal knows how important a game like this would be to get the Hurricanes back on track. 14 NC State (-3) (8 p.m. The reigning Heisman winner left last week's Arkansas game in the second quarter with a sprained shoulder. ET: Louisville 36, JMU 16, Colorado State at San Jos State, 10:30 p.m. (Definitely did not see that Hawai'i over Fresno State upset coming, though.) Arizona State is searching for its next head coach, while UCLA is back near the top of the college football world. 3 Penn State 24-23 on a last-second field goal. And the kicker: Ohio State is 6-0 in this series with an average margin of victory of 36.0 points since Maryland joined the Big Ten. ET: UConn-Vanderbilt was on ESPNU this past weekend, and it actually ended up producing one of the most entertaining fourth quarters of the day, ending on a game-winning field goal for the Commodores at the buzzer. They defeated a ranked Cincinnati team to propel themselves into the rankings, despite losing the previous week to East Carolina. ET: UTSA 26, UAB 19, Navy at Cincinnati, 4 p.m. ET: Baylor 32, Oklahoma 23, Georgia State at Southern Miss, 3 p.m. Oregon will be playing a much improved Arizona team. Prediction: Ohio State 52, Northwestern 16, No. Saturday, October 8th, 2022: Missouri Vs Florida. Purdue beat Maryland 40-14 the last time they clashed in 2019. 4 Penn State (5-0) at No. ET: Southern Miss 27, Georgia State 14, Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech, 3 p.m. Prediction: Oregon State 34, Washington 28. Kansas won in a Week 2 shootout against West Virginia, winning 55-42 in overtime. 6 Oklahoma (5-0), Noon ET (in Dallas), No. 21+ (18+ NH/WY). TCU's Max Duggan has yet to throw an interception this season, and he had three touchdown passes in the last two weeks. Prediction: TCU 38, Texas Tech 31, Second-Best: Virginia (3-2) at Louisville (3-2), 3 p.m. Last week, the Tigers' defense forced four turnovers against Auburn to come from down 17 points to win 21-17. Texas' Bijan Robinson has 515 yards and eight touchdowns on the season. The Bearcats aren't making noise as a playoff contender this season, thanks to their loss to Arkansas in Week 1. 9 Ole Miss (-19) at Vanderbilt (4 p.m. 17 TCU, Noon ETSee No. Led by Bijan Robinson, Texas is averaging nearly 270 rushing yards and 3.4 rushing touchdowns per game. Washington looked like one of the best teams in the Pac-12, until UCLA defeated the Huskies 40-32 last Friday night. I think Notre Dame's offense will be too much for this BYU defense, which allows 335.4 yards per game. 113: NC State Wolfpack 30.8. He's rushed for another 329 yards and five touchdowns, too. ET: Bowling Green 30, Western Michigan 21, UTEP at Rice, 7 p.m. 21 Washington at Arizona State. ET: Pitt 28, VT 20, East Carolina at Tulane, 3:30 p.m. As we enter October, we should know how for real this PSU team is. Ole Miss should have no problems winning this one, even on the road. No. ET: Houston 32, SMU 26, Auburn at Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m. Michigan is a 22-point favorite, which sounds about right. The Cavaliers just don't have the firepower to keep up with Maye and UNC's offense. Oklahoma State is one of the four aforementioned undefeated Big 12 teams. Prediction: Washington 48, Arizona State 13, No. Prediction: Illinois 24, Michigan State 16. 10 Florida, No. Enjoy the free college football picks against the spread as well! Arkansas looked like the one team that might challenge 'Bama in the West this season. NC State fell 30-20 to Clemson last week, and Florida State suffered its first loss to Wake Forest last week. Ohio State has won the last six straight against Sparty. Georgia State (2-3) at Troy (4-1), Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Without fail, there's one game every week in these predictions that I just stare at for 10-15 minutes before accepting that I have no clue what to expect. Arizona is 3-5 with three straight losses. October 3, 2022 30A Sports Picks Free Content 0. The offense averaged 39 points in the last two weeks, and Martinez combined for 319 yards and five scores on the ground. Tennessee will be the best offense LSU has faced thus far, but the Tigers have still only allowed 14.8 points per game so far this season. Last year, Oklahoma came from behind from a 28-7 first-quarter deficit to win 55-48 in a thriller. Still, Washington can still make some noise in the Pac-12 this season. Ole Miss trailed Alabama 35-0 before making the final score (42-21) a little bit more respectable. Two offenses with the ability to regularly put the ball in the end zone will face off in Salt Lake City this weekend. TCU is going to be one of the few undefeated teams left in the country after this week, which should give it a bright spotlight. And it definitely feels like they have no hope of keeping pace with an Alabama team that has now scored at least 31 points in 31 consecutive games. He's thrown for 1,135 yards and 10 touchdowns on the season, but he threw his third interception of the year against Clemson last week. Sam Hartman and this Wake offense, which is putting up 40.4 points per game, should have no problems against an Army defense that ranks 102nd nationally. The Bruins vaulted into the Top 25 after beating then-No. The Pac-12 matchup features the 6-2 Utah squad, which has faired well in conference play with a 4-1 record. Oklahoma State is still figuring things out on offense, averaging a modest (certainly by head coach Mike Gundy's standards) 25.4 points per game. Tech's defense forced two turnovers that set up a pair of scores. Nov 22, 2022 9:36 AM EST. 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