It's already Week 7 of the 2023 college football season – bizarre, right?
Well, it's time for our experts to help keep your picks on track by providing five best bets for Saturday's afternoon slate, including a selection for Iowa vs. Wisconsin.
Dive in below and formulate your college football betting card with the top odds, picks and best bets for Saturday afternoon on October 14.
Week 7 College Football Afternoon Best Bets
The team logos in the table below represent each of the matchups that our college football betting staff is targeting from Saturday afternoon's slate of games. Click on the team logos for any of the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 2 p.m. | Charlotte +3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Under 44 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Texa s A&M +3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech -1 | |
| 4 p.m. | Under 35 | |
Navy'vs.'Charlotte
Saturday, Oct. 142 p.m.'ETESPN+Charlotte +3
By Brett Pund
With my best bet entry last week, I faded this Navy team, and I'm going back to the same play again with Charlotte.
This is the same Midshipmen team that failed to cover a week ago at home against North Texas. Why should they be favored on the road just a week later based on that performance?
Even with its new-look option attack, you have to be able to stop the run against the Naval Academy. Well, the 49ers have been one of the toughest squads on the ground this season.
Coming into this contest, Charlotte ranks first among Non-Power Five teams in power success defensively, while also entering top-20 in Rushing Success Rate and Rush PPA, according to collegefootballdata.com.
This is the same unit that held Florida to just 111 yards on the ground, which is well below the 153 yards-per-game average by the Gators.
Another key to this bet is the scheduling spot. With how tricky it can be to prepare for the Navy offense, Charlotte has had two weeks to game plan after coming off its bye week.
It all adds up to this being my best bet again in Week 7. If you want to sprinkle more on the moneyline, I don't hate that idea either.
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Cal'vs.'Utah
Saturday, Oct. 143 p.m.'ETPac-12 NetworkUnder 44
By Cody Goggin
Despite the absence of star quarterback Cam Rising, Utah has played well enough to be sitting at 4-1 through five games.
Without him, the Utes are running the ball at the 12th-highest rate in college football and have been doing their best Iowa impression.
Utah ranks 124th in Success Rate and 129th in Finishing Drives on the year. It's 126th in Rushing Success Rate and 114th when passing.
The Utes have faced a tough schedule of defenses, but they still haven't shown many signs of hope. They rank 120th in seconds per play this season, and they will look to grind out another low-scoring victory against Cal.
This hasn't been the way that Cal has played this year. The Golden Bears' offense has been impressive, ranking 11th in rushing PPA and 26th in Rushing Success Rate.
However, Cal has faced four opponents this year that rank outside of the top 80 in Rushing Success Rate Allowed, which has propped up its numbers.
Against Auburn, potentially the only decent run defense Cal has faced to this point, this team was only able to put up an 11th-percentile Offensive Success Rate, scoring just 10 points.
Utah's defense has been a different beast than what Cal has seen so far. Utah ranks second in Defensive Success Rate, sixth in Havoc rate and 13th in Finishing Drives.
The Utes' run defense is fifth in Success Rate and 12th in PPA, so it should be able to contain this Cal rushing attack.
I believe that this will be one of the lower-scoring games on the slate this Saturday, as Utah will look to just grind Cal into the ground.
Pick: Under 44 (Play to 42.5)Bet the Under Instantly at FanDuel With QuickSlip!
Texas A&M'vs.'Tennessee
Saturday, Oct. 143:30 p.m.'ETCBSTex as A&M +3
By Mike Ianniello
Everybody knows Joe Milton III has a rocket arm. The problem is that he often doesn't know how to aim that rocket. He's completing just 63% of his passes this season and has five Turnover Worthy Plays to just six Big Time Throws.
Considering the strength of his arm, all three of his interceptions this year have been on deep passes.