Picking Every Game: College Football Predictions, Week 8 (Saturday Selections)

Record:
This week: SU – 38-16; ATS – 27-25-1; O/U – 22-30-1
Overall: SU – 323-92; ATS – 184-200-4; O/U – 180-201-7

(Results in parentheses)

Saturday, October 23
Matchup Time TV Prediction
UMass (+35.5) at Florida State (O/U 60) Noon ACCN Florida State, 45-17
(Florida State, 59-3)
#3 Oklahoma (-38.5) at Kansas (O/U 66.5) Noon ESPN Oklahoma, 58-14
(Oklahoma, 35-23)
Northwestern (+23.5) at #5 Michigan (O/U 50.5) Noon FOX Michigan, 34-17
(Michigan, 33-7)
Illinois (+24) at #11 Penn State (O/U 46.5) Noon ABC Penn State, 23-7
(Illinois, 20-18 9OT)
Eastern Michigan (-3) at Bowling Green (O/U 49) Noon ESPN+ Bowling Green, 28-27
(Eastern Michigan, 55-24)
Northern Illinois (+5) at Central Michigan (O/U 57.5) Noon ESPNU Northern Illinois, 31-24
(Northern Illnois, 39-38)
Arkansas Pine-Bluff (NL) at Arkansas Noon SECN Arkansas, 58-7
(Arkansas, 45-3)
Kansas State (+1) at Texas Tech (O/U 60.5) Noon FS1 Texas Tech, 35-31
(Kansas State, 25-24)
#13 Wake Forest (-3) at Army (O/U 52.5) Noon CBSSN Wake Forest, 31-24
(Wake Forest, 70-56)
#2 Cincinnati (-27.5) at Navy (O/U 48.5) Noon ESPN2 Cincinnati, 34-17
(Cincinnati, 27-20)
Syracuse (+3) at Virginia Tech (O/U 45.5) 12:30 p.m. CSS Syracuse, 24-21
(Syracuse, 41-36)
Kent State (-5.5) at Ohio (O/U 66.5) 1 p.m. ESPN+ Kent State, 34-28
(Kent State, 34-27)
Texas State (+10.5) at Georgia State (O/U 60.5) 2 p.m. ESPN+ Georgia State, 34-31
(Georgia State, 28-16)
Wisconsin (-3) at Purdue (O/U 40) 3 p.m. BTN Wisconsin, 21-14
(Wisconsin, 30-13)
#22 Clemson (+3) at #21 Pittsburgh (O/U 48) 3:30 p.m. ESPN Pittsburgh, 27-17
(Pittsburgh, 27-17)
#9 Oklahoma State (+7) at Iowa State (O/U 47) 3:30 p.m. FOX Iowa State, 31-28
(Iowa State, 24-21)
Maryland (+5) at Minnesota (O/U 55) 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Minnesota, 33-27
(Minnesota, 34-16)
Buffalo (-11) at Akron (O/U 57.5) 3:30 p.m. ESPN+ Buffalo, 34-17
(Buffalo, 45-10)
Miami (Ohio) (+5) at Ball State (O/U 51.5) 3:30 p.m. ESPN+ Miami, 41-31
(Miami, 24-17)
Western Michigan (-1.5) at Toledo (O/U 54.5) 3:30 p.m. CBSSN Western Michigan, 27-21
(Toledo, 34-15)
Colorado (+8.5) at California (O/U 43) 3:30 p.m. P12N California, 24-17
(California, 26-3)
#12 Oregon (+2) at UCLA (O/U 60.5) 3:30 p.m. ABC UCLA, 27-23
(Oregon, 34-31)
BYU (-4.5) at Washington State (O/U 56) 3:30 p.m. FS1 BYU, 31-28
(BYU, 21-19)
LSU (+9) at #20 Ole Miss (O/U 76) 3:30 p.m. CBS Ole Miss, 45-38
(Ole Miss, 31-17)
New Mexico (+20) at Wyoming (O.U. 40.5) 3:30 p.m. STAD Wyoming, 27-10
(New Mexico, 14-3)
Rice (+23) at UAB (O/U 45) 3:30 p.m. ESPN+ UAB, 41-14
(Rice, 30-24)
Mississippi State (-20.5) at Vanderbilt (O/U 51) 4 p.m. SECN Mississippi State, 35-17
(Mississippi State, 45-6)
East Carolina (+13) at Houston (O/U 58) 4 p.m. ESPNU Houston, 38-17
(Houston, 31-24)
Boston College (+6) at Louisville (O/U 57) 4 p.m. ACCN Louisville, 31-27
(Louisville, 28-14)
Liberty (-21.5) at North Texas (O/U 60.5) 4 p.m. ESPN+ Liberty, 45-14
(Liberty, 35-26)
UTSA (-7) at Louisiana Tech (O/U 60) 7 p.m. STAD UTSA, 31-28
(UTSA, 45-16)
Tennessee (+25) at #6 Alabama (O/U 67) 7 p.m. ESPN Alabama, 45-17
(Alabama, 52-24)
#23 San Diego State (+3.5) at #25 Air Force (O/U 39) 7 p.m. CBSSN Air Force, 24-21
(San Diego State, 20-14)
Nevada (+3) at Fresno State (O/U 65) 7 p.m. FS2 Nevada, 30-24
(Fresno State, 34-32)
South Alabama (-13.5) at Louisiana-Monroe (O/U 51) 7 p.m. ESPN3 South Alabama, 31-23
(Louisiana-Monroe, 41-31)
Temple (+2.5) at USF (O/U 55) 7 p.m. ESPN+ USF, 30-27
(USF, 34-14)
Western Kentucky (-15) at FIU (O/U 77) 7 p.m. ESPN+ Western Kentucky, 48-28
(Western Kentucky, 34-19)
Georgia Tech (+7) at Virginia (O/U 63.5) 7:30 p.m. ACCN Virginia Tech, 34-24
(Virginia, 48-40)
#14 N.C. State (-3) at Miami (Fla.) (O/U 51.5) 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 N.C. State 34-30
(Miami, 31-30)
#4 Ohio State (-21) at Indiana (O/U 60.5) 7:30 p.m. ABC Ohio State, 41-13
(Ohio State, 54-7)
Utah (-3) at Oregon State (O/U 56.5) 7:30 p.m. P12N Utah, 31-26
(Oregon State, 42-34)
South Carolina (+20.5) at #15 Texas A&< (O/U 45) 7:30 p.m. SECN Texas A&M, 40-17
(Texas A&M, 44-14)
West Virginia (+4.5) at TCU (O.U 56.5) 7:30 p.m. ESPNU TCU, 30-24
(West Virginia, 29-17)
USC (+6.5) at #7 Notre Dame (O/U 57.5) 7:30 p.m. NBC Notre Dame, 31-23
(Notre Dame, 31-16)
New Mexico State (+18) at Hawaii (O/U 59.5) Midnight Team1 App Hawaii, 27-14
(Hawaii, 48-34)
Friday, October 22
Matchup Time TV Prediction
Middle Tennessee (-15.5) at UConn (O/U 56) 6 p.m. CBSSN Middle Tennessee, 31-17
(Middle Tennessee, 44-13)
Memphis (-1) at UCF (O/U 63.5) 7 p.m. ESPN2 UCF, 35-31
(UCF, 24-7)
Colorado State (-3.5) at Utah State (O/U 58.5) 9:30 p.m. CBSSN Colorado State, 31-24
(Utah State, 26-24)
Washington (-18) at Arizona (O/U 46.5) 10:30 p.m. ESPN2 Washington, 31-10
(Washington, 21-16)
Thursday, October 21
Matchup Time TV Prediction
Louisiana (-18) at Arkansas State (O/U 70) 7:30 p.m. ESPNU Louisiana, 44-24
(Louisiana, 28-27)
Tulane (+14) at #24 SMU (O.U 70.5) 7:30 p.m. ESPNU SMU, 41-24
(SMU, 55-26)
FAU (-7) at Charlotte (O/U 57) 7:30 p.m. CBSSN FAU, 28-24
(FAU, 38-9)
San Jose State (-3.5) at UNLV (O/U 44) 11 p.m. CBSSN UNLV, 23-20
(San Jose State, 27-20)
Tuesday, October 19
Matchup Time TV Prediction
#10 Coastal Carolina (-4.5) at Appalachian State (O/U 60.5) 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Coastal Carolina, 35-28
(Appalachian State, 30-27)
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