Week 8 College Football Predictions

Welcome to Pypeline’s Week 8 college football predictions. I’ll predict every game, big or small.

As always, join us before kickoff on twitter. We’ll talk about the match-ups, answer any fantasy questions, and get you ready for an action-packed day of football. And check out my picks against the spread at the end, because who doesn’t love watching college football AND making money?

Yearly Record


  • Straight Up: 365-74 (83%)
  • ATS: 36-22-1

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  • Temple +7.5 vs SMU
  • Oklahoma State -3 vs (18) Baylor
  • (16) Michigan +9 vs (7) Penn State
  • UVA -3 vs Duke
Will Penn State QB, Sean Clifford, lead the Nittany Lions to victory over Michigan? (Photo by Joe Hermitt Penn Live)

Top 25


  • (1) Alabama 49 Tennessee 10
  • (2) LSU 45 Mississippi State 17
  • (3) Clemson 45 Louisville 17
  • (4) Ohio State 38 Northwestern 7
  • (5) Oklahoma 49 West Virginia 17
  • (6) Wisconsin 41 Illinois 7
  • (7) Penn State 24 (16) Michigan 17
  • (9) Florida 27 South Carolina 19
  • (10) Georgia 38 Kentucky 10
  • (11) Auburn 34 Arkansas 17
  • (12) Oregon 27 (25) Washington 20
  • (13) Utah 31 (17) Arizona State 20
  • (14) Boise State 31 BYU 21
  • (15) Texas 41 Kansas 23
  • Oklahoma State 35 (18) Baylor 30
  • (19) SMU 31 Temple 28
  • (20) Minnesota 38 Rutgers 7
  • (21) Cincinnati 31 Tulsa 17
  • (22) Missouri 37 Vanderbilt 13
  • (23) Iowa 31 Purdue 14
  • (24) Appalachian State 38 ULM 23
North Carolina RB, Javonte Williams, hopes to have a big week against Va Tech. (Photo by AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Top Unranked Games


  • Stanford 31 UCLA 23
  • FAU 31 Marshall 28
  • Pittsburgh 28 Syracuse 24
  • UNC 34 VT 31
  • UVA 24 Duke 17
  • Indiana 34 Maryland 27
  • Southern Miss 35 Louisiana Tech 31
  • Washington State 45 Colorado 28
  • NC State 31 Boston College 24
  • Iowa State 34 Texas Tech 27
  • USC 38 Arizona 24
  • Texas A&M 34 Ole Miss 24
  • Wake Forest 35 Florida State 31
  • Memphis 34 Tulane 31
  • TCU 28 Kansas State 24
Army hopes to bounce back against Georgia State after back to back losses (Photo by Associated Press)

Rest of the Week 8 Slate


  • Troy 34 South Alabama 17
  • Louisiana 35 Arkansas State 24
  • Fresno State 33 UNLV 24
  • Miami 34 Georgia Tech 13
  • Houston 48 UConn 21
  • Ohio 35 Kent State 24
  • Central Michigan 34 Bowling Green 20
  • Toledo 34 Ball State 28
  • Northern Illinois 27 Miami OH 21
  • CAL 34 Oregon State 21
  • Georgia Southern 31 Coastal Carolina 27
  • Wyoming 35 New Mexico 16
  • Buffalo 34 Akron 20
  • Navy 31 USF 23
  • Western Kentucky 27 Charlotte 14
  • North Texas 34 Middle Tennessee 31
  • UAB 33 Old Dominion 17
  • Liberty 31 Maine 21
  • Rice 24 UTSA 21
  • Army 31 Georgia State 27
  • UCF 48 ECU 14
  • SDSU 31 SJSU 17
  • FIU 41 UTEP 17
  • WMU 42 EMU 31
  • Utah State 38 Nevada 23
  • Air Force 34 Hawaii 28