Biggest Favorites For College Football Week 8

Ball State running back TJ Horton runs a route during an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.
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Odds Boost This Weekend

Last week was a week for big favorites, as several major championship contenders were laying large college football spreads.

As it turns out, it was also a big week for total college football carnage. Many large favorites lost outright, overturning the college football national championship odds market as we know it.

Below are the biggest favorites from this week’s schedule. But after last week’s upsets, tread carefully or, better yet, consider betting a few underdogs.

UCLA -14 vs. Mich St

Alabama -14 vs. Texas A&M

Ball State -14 vs. Sacramento State

Troy -14.5 vs. UL Monroe

UConn -14.5 at UMass

Northwestern -16 vs. Rutgers

SMU -19.5 vs. Cal

Miami -20.5 vs Pitt

Biggest Favorites For College Football Week 8

  • Miami -20.5
  • SMU -19.5
  • Northwestern -16
  • UConn -14.5
  • Troy -14.5
  • Ball State -14
  • Alabama -14
  • UCLA -14

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Chase Kiddy is a senior writer for BetMGM who primarily covers college sports. He takes two things very seriously: board games and Las Vegas picks contests. He has previously written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports.

Chase Kiddy is a senior writer for BetMGM who primarily covers college sports. He takes two things very seriously: board games and Las Vegas picks contests. He has previously written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports.