College Football Picks

Boise State is a 17.5-point road favorite at Colorado State with Maddux Madsen day-to-day. Our prediction says the Broncos’ ground game travels just fine.

Our BYU vs Utah prediction: the first top-10 Holy War kicks off in the breakfast hour, and one team has a ground game. The other is hoping for one.

The last annual Alabama-LSU game in Baton Rouge has a line that moved fast. Our Alabama vs LSU prediction finds the value in the spread for Saturday.

TCU vs Arizona pick: No. 24 Wildcats -8.5, total 42.5. The Big 12’s best defense heads to Tucson, and the number looks a touch too big for this matchup.

New Mexico vs Nevada pick: No. 22 Lobos -9.5, total 38.5. A record-setting defense meets a Wolf Pack offense that can’t find a healthy quarterback.

A quarterback question flipped the line on South Florida at East Carolina. Our USF vs ECU prediction weighs the Bulls’ defense against a shaky Pirates offense.

Our Nebraska vs Illinois prediction: Huskers -4.5 with a 49.5 total. Two defenses on a heater and two offenses with questions make the total the play on Friday.

James Madison lost two straight in overtime and the market still lays two touchdowns in Hattiesburg. Our JMU vs Southern Miss pick and full breakdown.

The line on Virginia Tech at SMU has dropped from 7.5 to 6 since opening. Here’s why we think the market got this Friday night ACC game backward.

Our UTSA vs Florida Atlantic prediction is built on one mismatch: a top-10 rushing attack against the softest run defense in FBS. UTSA -7, total 72.5.