{"id":375489,"date":"2025-10-15T16:53:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=375489"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:53:35","slug":"college-football-picks-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/college-football-picks-week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"College football Week 8 picks and predictions: NCAAF best bets on Ole Miss’ Cayden Lee, Utah vs. BYU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s a loaded week in NCAA Division I football, and we’ve got four predictions featuring some of the best teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The Ohio State Buckeyes have been as dominant as anyone so far, and they should be able to handle the Wisconsin Badgers with ease. In a top-10 matchup between the Georgia Bulldogs and Ole Miss Rebels, look for Cayden Lee to make his mark in between the hedges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the best college football Week 8 picks, featuring a prediction for the Utah Utes vs. BYU Cougars matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College football picks Week 8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Best bet: Iowa -3 (-106)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wish I knew what this line would’ve been before the season. A lot has changed since then, at least on the Penn State side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nittany Lions were in the Big Ten championship game and the College Football Playoff last year. But their 2025 season has gone off the rails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penn State has lost three games in a row, including two in which it was favoured by 21+ points. Quarterback Drew Allar is out for the year with an injury, and head coach James Franklin was ousted after the team’s most recent defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Times are tough in State College, and I doubt they’ll get any easier this week in the hostile environment of Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hawkeyes are 4-0-1 ATS in their past five games, which includes a 20-15 loss (as 9-point underdogs) vs. No. 3 Indiana a few weeks back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I picked Iowa to cover a -3 spread last week in Wisconsin, and the Hawkeyes came up big with a 37-0 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penn State still has two talented running backs in Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen, but Iowa is stout against the run (2.8 yards per carry, eighth in D-I). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given how much Penn State’s stock has tanked in the past week, this is a worthwhile number to back a solid Iowa team at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat:<\/strong> Penn State is 0-6 ATS, losing each of its past three games outright as a favourite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More college football picks: Week 8<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lee over 45.5 receiving yards (-118):<\/strong> In arguably the biggest matchup of the week, No. 5 Ole Miss visits No. 9 Georgia. Lee should be an X-factor for the Rebs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third-year wideout has been steadily productive in the past four games:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Sept. 13<\/strong>: 3 catches, 75 yards<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sept. 20:<\/strong> 2 catches, 60 yards<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sept. 27:<\/strong> 4 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Oct. 11:<\/strong> 3 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Coinciding with Lee’s production uptick is the ascendence of quarterback Trinidad Chambliss. The former D-II quarterback took over for the injured Austin Simmons and has been lighting it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I wouldn’t hate seeing a greater volume of receptions from Lee, but his big-play ability has shined through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Georgia’s defence is gettable through the air. The Dawgs rank 84th in defensive EPA per pass, according to Game On Paper (compared to eighth in defensive EPA per rush).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lee put up 81 yards on four catches against Georgia last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Utah over 26.5 points (-118):<\/strong> One of the pluses of conference realignment is the annual reinstatement of the Holy War, a rivalry game that’s renewed this week in Provo, Utah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    No. 15 BYU is a home underdog against No. 23 Utah, which probably has something to do with their strength-of-schedule discrepancy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Utes have the 71st-ranked schedule, per ESPN, while the Cougars rank 85th in that regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Utah has a dangerous dual threat quarterback named Devon Dampier. The transfer from New Mexico leads the Big 12 in completion percentage (71.5%) and has rushed for five TDs and 5.8 yards per carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Having scored 30+ points in five of their six games, the Utes should be able to cash this bet. They rank fifth in the country in offensive success rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    BYU just coughed up 27 points to a mediocre Arizona team that ranks 72nd in success rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    No. 1 Ohio State vs. Wisconsin ATS pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Ohio State -25 (-110):<\/strong> Coming off a shutout loss at home to Iowa, the Wisconsin Badgers have to face the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. This could \u2014 and should<\/em> \u2014 be ugly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Ohio State is 5-0-1 ATS this year and has won its six games by an average of 30.0 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • The Buckeyes are scoring 36.8 PPG, while the Badgers have only scored 34 total points in their past four games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Wisconsin is just 1-3 ATS at home this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Advanced stats swing heavily in Ohio State’s favour. The Buckeyes rank third in net EPA per play, while the Badgers sit way down at 109th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Offensively, the Buckeyes should be able to blow the doors off the Badgers. Ohio State is third in offensive success rate; Wisconsin is 93rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Despite facing excessive roster\/coaching turnover following its national championship season, Ohio State has hardly missed a beat. The Buckeyes should bury the Badgers on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          College football picks made at 4:50 p.m. on 10\/15\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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