Week 8 of the college football calendar has arrived, and with it comes a new table of NCAAF odds.'
Accordingly, I've got a fresh set of picks to hand out.
College Football Best Bets: Week 8 Predictions
After I've handicapped the whole board each week, I will publish my five best plays from the wider canon of college football odds.
I'll provide a short explanation of why I like each bet, so you don't have to go on faith alone.
If you prefer an audio version of this weekly article, you can always subscribe to The Lion's Edge, my weekly handicapping podcast for BetMGM.'
The column was due for a losing week last week, which is exactly what we got. We were 14-6-1 over four weeks prior to the Week 7 setback, so I'm confident that we'll get back on the horse this Saturday. To the picks!
This is a major ACC showdown featuring two undefeated teams with big-time ACC championship implications. And whenever you see two undefeated teams playing in a big game in late October, you expect to see a tight point spread. Right?
Yet here, Clemson is nearly a two-touchdown favorite. The book is telling you how little it respects Syracuse, in spite of the showdown status and conference implications of the game.
Unsurprisingly, public bettors see an undefeated team catching 13.5 points and have flocked to that position, with 62% of the market-wide bets backing the Orange.'
But it's actually Clemson that's getting nearly three-quarters of the market handle, with sharp action ostensibly verifying the sportsbook's marginal opinion on 'Cuse. Back Clemson to keep rolling.