Week 8 of the College Football season will have a tough time living up to the excitement that Week 7 provided.
Thrilling finishes were combined with a set of “bizarro” results from our College Football picks.
The reliable prognosticators struggled, while the struggling pickers looked pretty reliable last week.
What can the Michigan sports bettors expect for Week 8, which includes five matchups of Top 25 teams?
ESPN’s SVP, Stanford Steve & The Bear
The ESPN trio of Scott Van Pelt, Stanford Steve and The Bear had been the most reliable picking trio of this group.
However, Week 7 proved to be too difficult for these three.
While others thrived, The Bear went 0-3, while Stanford Steve was 2-3 and SVP was just 5-4.
All remain over .500 on the season, led by The Bear’s 22-12-1, while SVP is 8 games over .500.
Can they get back on the winning track for Week 8?
SVP (6-3)
- Navy +3 vs. Houston (Loss)
- SMU +3 vs. Cincinnati (Win)
- LSU -2.5 vs. Ole Miss (Win)
- Northwestern +14 at Maryland (Win)
- Liberty +7 vs. BYU (Win)
- Georgia Southern +2.5 at Old Dominion (Win)
- East Carolina +5 vs. UCF (Win)
- Minnesota +4 at Penn State (Loss)
- Kansas State +3.5 at TCU (Loss)
The Bear (3-0)
- Troy +3 at South Alabama (Win)
- Texas Tech -6.5 vs. West Virginia (Win)
- Arizona State +2.5 at Stanford (Win)
Stanford Steve (3-2)
- UL Monroe vs. Army Over 55 (Win)
- Houston vs. Navy Over 51 (Win)
- UCLA at Oregon Under 70.5 (Loss)
- UTEP +4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Win)
- Purdue +2 at Wisconsin (Loss)
Barstool college football picks
It was quite a week for Dave Portnoy at Barstool.
He put up an impressive 10-4 record on his college picks, including a win on his Lock of the Week of Georgia -38 vs. Vanderbilt.
Portnoy needed the big week, as it moves his overall record to 67-61-3.
Big Cat and Rico each missed their Lock of the Week in Week 7. Big Cat sits at 141-144-7 on the season, while Rico is just 50-57-1.
Let’s see if Portnoy can build off last week’s hot picks in Week 8.
Portnoy (8-9)
- Georgia Tech -3 vs. Virginia (Loss)
- Navy +3 vs. Houston (Loss)
- Clemson -13.5 vs. Syracuse (Loss)
- Wake Forest -20 vs. Boston College (Lock of the Week) (Win)
- Boston College vs. Wake Forest Over 61 (Loss)
- Maryland -13.5 vs. Northwestern (Loss)
- Ole Miss vs. LSU Over 66 (Loss)
- LSU -1.5 vs. Ole Miss (Win)
- Oregon -6.5 vs. UCLA (Win)
- UCLA vs. Oregon Over 69.5 (Win)
- Texas vs. Oklahoma State Over 61.5 (Win)
- Oklahoma State +6.5 vs. Texas (Win)
- Mississippi State +21 at Alabama (Loss)
- Air Force -3 vs. Boise State (Loss)
- South Carolina +3 vs. Texas A&M (Win)
- Kansas State +3.5 at TCU (Loss)
- Oregon State -23.5 vs. Colorado (Win)
Big Cat’s Lock of the Week
Toledo vs. Buffalo Over 58 (Win)
Rico’s Lock of the Week
UCF -5 at East Carolina (Loss)
Cash The Ticket Picks
The Cash The Ticket duo of Mike Valenti and Jim Costa haven’t been shy about their struggles picking college football games in 2022.
However, Costa finally broke through in Week 7 with a 5-2 record. Valenti went 3-3 to maintain a level of respectability in recent weeks.
For Week 8, the two had a little confidence in their picks on the Cash The Ticket Podcast.
Will Costa be able to put together two strong showings in a row?
Valenti (4-3)
- SMU +3 vs. Cincinnati (Win)
- Navy +2.5 vs. Houston (Loss)
- LSU -1.5 vs. Ole Miss (Win)
- Kansas State +3.5 at TCU (Loss)
- Oregon -6.5 vs. UCLA (Win)
- Clemson -13.5 vs. Syracuse (Loss)
- Eastern Michigan +2.5 at Ball State (Win)
Costa (2-4)
- Oregon -6.5 vs. UCLA (Win)
- Clemson -13.5 vs. Syracuse (Loss)
- Kansas State +3.5 at TCU (Loss)
- Central Michigan -6.5 vs. Bowling Green (Loss)
- Ole Miss +1.5 at LSU (Loss)
- Penn State -4.5 vs. Minnesota (Win)
College Football Week 8 lines at Michigan sportsbooks
Some of these picks are made early in the week and may have had the lines change. Be sure to get your best value. Here’s what’s available at Michigan’s top sportsbooks for each game.
