Week 7 was another terrific week of college football, headlined by an instant classic in Seattle as Oregon vs Washington somehow exceeded my expectations last weekend. Once again, we suffered a brutal beat in the column, as South Carolina blew a double-digit lead with 4 minutes remaining to kill our chances of a winning week. We also got unlucky in Corvallis, as a pick-six thwarted our under in UCLA-Oregon State. Unfortuna tely, 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.
Despite having a great Week 7 on my personal betting card, we went 1-2 in the column last week, bringing us to 10-9 over the past 6 weeks. However, as I said at the beginning of the season, 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 this season, so let’s start with this week!
We’ve got a very compelling slate ahead of us, including a massive game in Columbus as serious Big Ten 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 8 of the college football season and remember you can check out all of our CFB predictions for the Week 8 games.