The college football season is beyond the halfway stage along with the push to get the College Football Playoff or a bowl game will be really on. There are a couple large spreads for some of those 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 in No. 1 Alabama (-34.5).
The greatest line motion one of the ranked teams thus far is UL Monroe at No. 24 Appalachian State where the Mountaineers opened at -17 and have??fallen to -14.5. The biggest total motion is in the No. 6 Wisconsin at Illinois game in which the total started at 52 points and has fallen to 49.5.
Below is a listing of all of the spreads and spreads for all the rated games at Week 8.
Have a look at our NCAAF chances page??to find the most chances for these games and all the other school matches of the week.
Temple vs SMU Game Center
Line History
Temple picked up its second victory over a ranked opponent a week by edging then-No. The Owls, and 23 Memphis search round the road at SMU for a third. Exterior of a nasty loss at Buffalo in Week 3, Temple may very well be in the upper 25. The Mustangs are coming off their bye week at Week 7 and then also bring a 6-0 record to the back half of the year. Furthermore, SMU is 5-1 ATS, just failing to pay its last time out from Tulsa.
This line has transferred to over a touchdown to get SMU now, which I find a little surprising as -6.5 seemed like an appropriate line. The Mustangs have a balance on offense and on the ground, while the Owls lean more in their aerial assault with QB Anthony Russo. Defensively, Temple is far better compared to SMU and is very powerful against the run sport, whereas the Mustangs are in quitting opposing quarterbacks.
Temple has covered the last three meetings in each such as winning two of these games but that can be their first meeting since 2016. That being said, the previous three contests involving these universities have been -12 (Temple, 2016), -13.5 (Temple, 2015) and -14 (SMU, 2013). I expect a bit of this line closing around -7 and a buyback for the Owls for the Mustangs.
Michigan vs Penn State Game Center
Line History
After knocking off then-No the Nittany Lions eye that was undefeated victories over ranked opponents. 17 Iowa week 17-12. Meanwhile stomped at then-No on the road. 13 Wisconsin at Week 4, Michigan has rattled off three straight wins. 14 Iowa, also it showed some art against teams that are poorer in Illinois and Rutgers.
The Wolverines have had the Nittany Lions amount lately, moving 4-1 SU and ATS over the past five meetings, but that lone loss came at Beaver Stadium at 2017 from the contest. Penn State won that game 42-13 plus it was the only time the Nittany Lions was preferred over Michigan.
Penn State has had a much better offense and defense than 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 happily let Wolverines QB Shea Patterson attempt to beat on them as hes the average yards per completion as well as the pass completion percentage of their livelihood. I could see this lineup continue to proceed in favour of Penn State.
Boise State vs BYU Game Center
Line History
Boise State continues to climb the ranks because it makes its way throughout the Mountain West in 5-1 ATS along with 6-0 SU. Because genuine freshman Hank Bachmeier, their quarterback, left the game with a hip 23, the Broncos faced some adversity week but backup Chase Cord filled in admirably. On the opposite side, BYU is returning home looking for its first win if it edged then-No. 24 USC 30-27 in overtime.
Even though the Broncos have experienced the Cougars number lately, winning five of the previous seven meetings theyve only covered in two of these matches. Boise State was preferred between these teams in every one of the past five competitions, with four of those having a spread of a touchdown or more.
BYUs offense has been anemic this year, averaging 22.3 points a game, which does not bode well this week as Boise State ranks 27th in college football with only 19.5 points allowed per game. Its somewhat surprising to observe this line stay stagnant far and it could remain there weekly, but I believe itll move in favor of Boise State, if it moves.
Oregon vs Washington Game Center
Line History
After dropping in its season opener against then-No. 16 Auburn, Oregon has rattled off five straight wins, covering in three of those. Meanwhile, the Washington is still a tough team falling into Stanford and Cal, while earning a success. 21 USC and taking good care of business.
The Ducks have been a reliable bet against the Huskies, covering in seven of these and winning eight of their past ten meetings, but theyre 1-2 ATS within the previous three. This past year, Oregon had been a 3.5-point underdog in the home to Washington and won 30-27. Today we are visiting a 6.5-point swing along with the Ducks will be on the road.
Both teams are strong and average the same amount of points per match. However, the Ducks??defense has allowed the third-fewest points a game this season and has been really tough against opposing running backs, permitting just 107.5 rushing yards per game. That may be an issue for Washington since it averages 178.7 rushing yards per game. If you are a Huskies backer, then I believe this line will go to +3.5 because we near kickoff.
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