College football expert picks Week 9: Picks against the spread for every Top 25 game
College football expert picks for Week 9 as we tackle every Top 25 game of the week and pick against the spread and point total.
Even in what most considered a down week in college football last week had its share of craziness. Penn State and Oklahoma State went down as top-10 teams while there were other Top 25 losses as well. But now we’re onto a loaded Week 9 slate with a slate full of monster matchups — but first, a recap for our expert picks last week.
While it wasn’t out of this world, it was a solid, positive week for the college football expert picks. We went 10-9 against the spread and 12-7 betting the totals, which puts us at 66-79-1 and 78-64-4, respectively, for the season. That’s a grand total of 144-143-5 for the season.
Now, we get even further over .500 for the season with our college football picks against the spread for every Top 25 game in Week 9 — and it’s a packed slate on deck to get after. Note: All odds are via WynnBET. For more betting info and content, visit BetSided.
Top 25 teams not in action in Week 9: Alabama (3), Texas A&M (14)
College football expert picks, Week 9: No. 25-16
Virginia (+2.5) at 25 BYU – Over 63.5
The one thing I’m most confident in for this game is that a ton of points are going to be scored. UVA has made sure of that. With that, the Cavaliers getting points just feels a tad safer, even if it’s only 2.5.
Troy at 24 Coastal Carolina (-17.5) – Over 52.0 (Thursday Night)
I was expecting a big bounce-back spot for the Chanticleers and they definitely let me down with a one-touchdown victory that, by all accounts, shouldn’t have been that close. This isn’t the same team they were last year but, hey, at least the over did hit.
22 Iowa State (-6.5) at West Virginia – Under 48.5
If this were a month ago, I’d be all over West Virginia at home. This team has fallen by the wayside a bit over that timeframe, though, while Iowa State has found a bit of mojo. Give me the Cyclones and take the under as both offenses are still somewhat limited.
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Fresno State (-1.0) at 21 San Diego State – Over 44.0
The Aztecs have proved me wrong a couple of times over recent weeks but I’m not worried. The truth of the matter is that SDSU hasn’t played an offense like Fresno State’s this season and the Bulldogs are going to smack them in the mouth to get this one rolling.
20 Penn State (+18.5) at 5 Ohio State – Under 60.0
Even though it probably looks crazy, the recent Ohio State resurgence hasn’t come against a team like Penn State. I think the Buckeyes are going to struggle early and, though they will still win, it won’t be a blowout and will be far more low-scoring than anticipated.
19 SMU (+1.0) at Houston – Over 61.5
Houston has been playing much better but, all told, SMU is just the better team with better talents. Even if they are on the road, getting them as a slight underdog was obvious. And as is always the case with the Mustangs, smash the over.
10 Ole Miss (+2.0) at 18 Auburn – Over 66.5
For quite some time, the Rebs have struggled at Jordan-Hare Stadium. This is a team I think can turn that around, though. Ole Miss just has more spots where I’m confident in right now, which leads me to take them as road dogs. And the over is low enough to jump in that pool too.
Miami at 17 Pittsburgh (-10.0) – Over 61.5
We’re starting to trust Pitt again, which probably means they’re about to lay an egg at home against Miami. Nonetheless, the Panthers have been rolling behind Kenny Pickett and I think we see more of that this week in a high-scoring game.
Texas at 16 Baylor (-2.5) – Under 61.0
At this point, I’ve got to stop acting like Texas is the team that it could be and treat it like the team it is. The same could be true of Baylor as well. The Bears have been strong defensively and slow the game down. Assuming they can get control at home, that is going to snuff out the life from the Longhorns offense.