Biggest Favorites For College Football Week 9

Isaac Brown crosses the goal to score during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Florida State in Louisville, Ky., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
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For all the talk of major chaos in college football right now, last week’s biggest favorites went 7-1 straight up and 6-2 against the spread. 

Perhaps this week’s chalkiest college football lines won’t cover so easily. But either way, I’ve listed them out for your benefit below. 

BYU -16.5 vs. Arizona State

Indiana -20 vs. Minnesota

Texas -21 vs. Mississippi State

UCLA -22.5 vs. Nevada

Louisville -22.5 vs. Stanford

UNLV -24 vs. Northern Illinois

North Dakota State -24.5 vs. UTEP

Notre Dame -30.5 vs. Navy

Biggest Favorites For College Football Week 9

  • Notre Dame -30.5
  • North Dakota State -24.5
  • UNLV -24
  • Louisville -22.5
  • UCLA -22.5
  • Texas -21
  • Indiana -20
  • BYU -16.5

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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.