College football odds, picks, predictions, betting advice: Proven expert backing Oregon State in Week 8, 2024

SportsLine's top Vegas experts have revealed their Week 8 college football picks

By CBS Sports Staff

Oct 16, 2024 at 3:38 pm ET • 3 min read

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No. 5 Georgia will have another opportunity to take down a top-five team when it travels to No. 1 Texas on Saturday night during the Week 8 college football schedule. The Longhorns are 5-point favorites in the Week 8 college football odds following their 34-3 win at then-No. 18 Oklahoma last week. They have won all six of their games by at least 19 points, while Georgia's lone loss came against then-No. 4 Alabama at the end of September. Should you back the Longhorns with your Week 8 college football bets?

The Crimson Tide lost to Vanderbilt two weeks ago before escaping against South Carolina last week, so they will be looking for a much better performance when they travel to No. 11 Tennessee on Saturday afternoon. Alabama is a 3-point road favorite in the Week 8 college football spreads, and that is one game where college football expert betting advice will come into play. Before you make any Week 8 college football expert picks, be sure to see what SportsLine's team of college football experts have to say about the upcoming college football slate.

SportsLine has four college football experts who enter the Week 8 college football schedule on profitable betting streaks of $900 or more for $100 bettors. Leading the way is Mike Tierney, who is an outstanding 19-5 on his last 24 college football against-the-spread picks, returning $1,340. He's followed by Bruce Marshall (21-8-1 on college football ATS picks, $1,199), Matt Severance (21-8 on all college football picks, $917) and Josh Nagel (18-12 on all college football picks, $914). Anyone who has followed them is way up at sportsbooks and betting apps.

Now, the experts have turned their attention to the latest Week 8 college football odds and college football betting lines and locked in their picks. Head here to see every pick.

Top Week 8 college football expert predictions

We can tell you one of the top college football expert picks for Week 8 is that Matt Severance is backing Oregon State (+7.5) to cover at home against the UNLV Rebels. Oregon State's offense has been on fire since losing to then-No. 9 Oregon in Week 3, scoring at least 37 points in each of its last three games. The Beavers picked up wins over Purdue and Colorado State before losing to Nevada by five points on the road last week.

Junior quarterback Gevani McCoy threw four interceptions in that loss, but he only had one interception in his first five games of the season. Junior running back Anthony Hankerson has 639 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns this season, averaging 5.0 yards per carry. UNLV is winless in its last 10 games against Pac-12 opponents, while Oregon State has won 12 of its last 14 home games.

"I think Oregon State wins this outright if running back Jam Griffin plays after missing Saturday's loss at Nevada but believe the Beavers at least cover this number even if he isn't available again. The last time OSU was a home dog to a team outside the Top 25 was in 2021 vs. Arizona State and it won outright," Severance told SportsLine. See which other teams to pick here.

How to make Week 8 college football expert picks

Severance has also locked in several other best bets and SportsLine's top experts are adding college football picks on a daily basis, including Tierney, the No. 1 expert, who is fading one of the most popular teams in college football. You need to see these picks before betting on college football Week 8.

So what are SportsLine's top college football experts saying about Week 8, and which popular team should you fade? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine right now to see picks from college football experts who are all up at least nine units during the 2024 college football season, and find out.