Week 8 was another terrific week of college football, headlined by a massive win for Ohio State over Penn State in Columbus. Once again, we suffered a brutal result in the column as South Carolina and Missouri moved the ball comfortably but could not execute in the red zone, especially in the second half.
Unfortunately, that’s just the way it goes. Now, with last weekend in the rearview mirror it’s time to get into this Week 8 slate with my weekly best bets column. We went 2-2 in the column last week — bringing us to 12-11 over the past 7 weeks. However, as I’ve said a lot lately, regression was to be expected after we cashed at an unsustainable 63% rate a season ago. There’s plenty of time to turn things around in 2024, so let’s start with this week!
We have a very compelling slate ahead of us, including a massive game in Salt Lake City as serious Pac-12 and College Football Playoff implications are on the line in what is the biggest game of the week. I love the card as a whole, which is why I’m going with 4 best bets this week to get us back on track. With Saturday rapidly approaching, here is a look at my best bets for Week 9 of the college football season and remember you can check out all of our CFB predictions for the Week 9 games.