College Football Week 8 Predictions, Picks Against Spread For Top 25 Teams

Another week of college football is upon us, and yet again, the most-anticipated game involves a pair of ranked teams from the SEC.

No. 6 Texas A&M travels on the road to take on No. 1 Alabama in an SEC West division showdown that will have huge implications on the College Football Playoff race.

Here are my predictions for Week 8 of the 2016 season. All spreads are from OddsShark, and my picks are italicized.

Season picks record: 71-57-2 (6-11 last week)

Thursday, Oct. 20
BYU at No. 14 Boise State (-9.5)

Saturday, Oct. 22
No. 10 Wisconsin (-2.5) at Iowa
NC State at No. 7 Louisville (-20)
No. 22 North Carolina (-9) at Virginia
Memphis (-2) at No. 24 Navy
Illinois at No. 3 Michigan (-28)
Purdue at No. 8 Nebraska (-23.5)
TCU at No. 12 West Virginia (-5)
No. 6 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama (-16.5)
Eastern Michigan vs. No. 20 Western Michigan (-23.5)
No. 19 Utah at UCLA (-7)
No. 17 Arkansas at No. 21 Auburn (-9)
Oregon State at No. 5 Washington (-31.5)
No. 11 Houston (-24) at SMU
NO. 2 Ohio State (-20) at Penn State
No. 16 Oklahoma (-13) at Texas Tech
No. 23 Ole Miss at No. 25 LSU (-4.5)

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