College football odds, lines, bets, predictions for Week 8, 2021: Computer model backing Notre Dame, Indiana

A number of School Soccer Playoff contenders will look to remain sharp in opposition to large underdogs throughout the Week 8 school soccer schedule. The Week 8 school soccer odds from Caesars Sportsbook listing No. 2 Cincinnati as a 27.5-point favourite in opposition to Navy, whereas No. 3 Oklahoma is a big 38.5-point favourite in opposition to Kansas. No. 4 Alabama, in the meantime, is laying 25.5 factors in opposition to Tennessee.

The newest Week 8 college football spreads within the Huge Ten present No. 5 Ohio State at -20 in opposition to Indiana, No. 6 Michigan at -23.5 in opposition to Northwestern and No. 7 Penn State at -23.5 in opposition to Illinois. Can these contenders cowl the big Week 8 school soccer strains, or are there some good worth alternatives backing the massive underdogs? Earlier than making any Week 8 school soccer picks on these video games or others, you’ll want to see the latest college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s proven model.

The SportsLine Projection Mannequin simulates each FBS school soccer sport 10,000 occasions. Over the previous five-plus years, the proprietary laptop mannequin has generated a surprising revenue of virtually $3,700 for $100 gamers on its top-rated college football picks in opposition to the unfold. It additionally enters Week 8 of the 2021 season on a 22-9 run on all top-rated school soccer facet picks. Anybody who has adopted it has seen big returns.

Now, it has turned its consideration to the most recent Week 8 college football odds from Caesars and locked in picks for each FBS matchup. Head here to see every pick.

High Week 8 school soccer predictions

One of many high school soccer picks the mannequin is recommending for Week 8: No. 13 Notre Dame (-7) simply covers at residence in opposition to USC in a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff on Saturday. The Trojans have been overwhelmed by a number of scores by Utah, Oregon State and Stanford over the previous six weeks even supposing they have been favored in all these video games. They now tackle the function of underdog in opposition to a gifted Notre Dame squad.

Notre Dame has lined in three of its final 4 video games, a span that included double-digit wins in opposition to Wisconsin and Purdue. That is how the mannequin sees this one taking part in out as Notre Dame picks up the 13-point win, protecting the unfold nearly 60 % of the time. The over (58), in the meantime, hits in additional than 50 % of simulations. 

One other one of many school soccer predictions from the mannequin: Indiana (+19) stays inside the three-score unfold in opposition to No. 5 Ohio State in a 7:30 p.m. ET matchup on Saturday. Indiana is 0-5 in opposition to the unfold and simply 2-4 total. However the Hoosiers have performed a troublesome schedule and the info suggests they’re geared up to maintain this sport inside the three-score unfold. They’ve misplaced to a trio of top-10 groups — Penn State, Michigan State and Cincinnati — by a median of simply 14.3 factors. The losses at residence to Cincinnati and Michigan State got here by a median of simply 9.5 factors.

Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr.’s standing stays up within the air with a shoulder harm. However Ohio State is coping with a prolonged harm listing of its personal, and SportsLine’s mannequin tasks that Indiana retains this sport inside two scores. The Hoosiers cowl in over 60 % of simulations, whereas the below (60) hits nicely over 60 % of the time. 

The best way to make Week 8 school soccer picks 

The mannequin has additionally made the decision on who wins and covers in each different sport on the Week 8 school soccer schedule, and it is calling for a top-10 workforce to go down onerous. You can only get every pick for every game at SportsLine.

So what school soccer picks are you able to make with confidence? And which top-10 squad goes down onerous? Try the most recent school soccer odds beneath, then visit SportsLine to see which teams win and cover the spread, all from a proven computer model that has returned almost $3,700 in profit over the past five-plus seasons, and discover out.

Week 8 school soccer odds (through Caesars)

Listed below are the faculty soccer strains for a few of Week 8’s most notable matchups:

Wednesday, Oct. 20

Coastal Carolina vs. Appalachian State (+3.5, 59.5)

Featured Sport | Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Thursday, Oct. 21

Louisiana vs. Arkansas State (+17, 66.5)

Featured Sport | Arkansas State Pink Wolves vs. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns

Tulane vs. SMU (-14, 70)

Featured Sport | SMU Mustangs vs. Tulane Inexperienced Wave

FAU vs. Charlotte (+5.5, 54.5)

Featured Sport | Charlotte 49ers vs. Florida Atlantic Owls

San Jose State vs. UNLV (+4.5, 46.5)

Featured Sport | UNLV Rebels vs. San Jose State Spartans

Friday, Oct. 22

MTSU vs. UConn (+15, 54)

Featured Sport | Connecticut Huskies vs. Center Tenn. Blue Raiders

Memphis vs. UCF (-2.5, 64.5)

Featured Sport | UCF Knights vs. Memphis Tigers

Colorado State vs. Utah State (+3, 55)

Featured Sport | Utah State Aggies vs. Colorado State Rams

Washington vs. Arizona (+15.5, 44.5)

Featured Sport | Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington Huskies

Saturday, Oct. 23

Wake Forest vs. Army (+3, 52)

Featured Sport | Military West Level Black Knights vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Michigan vs. Northwestern (+21.5, 50)

Featured Sport | Michigan Wolverines vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Cincinnati vs. Navy (+28, 50.5)

Featured Sport | Navy Midshipmen vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Wake Forest vs. Military (+3, 52)

Featured Sport | Military West Level Black Knights vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Penn State vs. Illinois (+23.5, 46.5)

Featured Sport | Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Illinois Combating Illini

Oklahoma vs. Kansas (+38, 67.5)

Wisconsin vs. Purdue (+3, 38)

Featured Sport | Purdue Boilermakers vs. Wisconsin Badgers

Clemson vs. Pittsburgh (-3.5, 47)

Featured Sport | Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Clemson Tigers

Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State (-7, 47)

Featured Sport | Iowa State Cyclones vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys

Ole Miss vs. LSU (+10.5, 76)

Featured Sport | Ole Miss Rebels vs. LSU Tigers

Oregon vs. UCLA (-1.5, 58.5)

Featured Sport | UCLA Bruins vs. Oregon Geese

UTSA vs. Louisiana Tech (+6, 58)

Featured Sport | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. UTSA Roadrunners

San Diego State vs. Air Force (-4, 41)

Featured Sport | Air Power Falcons vs. San Diego State Aztecs

Ohio State vs. Indiana (+19, 60)

Featured Sport | Indiana Hoosiers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

NC State vs. Miami (FL) (+3.5, 53)

Featured Sport | Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. NC State Wolfpack

Texas A&M vs. South Carolina (+21, 44.5)

Featured Sport | Texas A&M Aggies vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

USC vs. Notre Dame (-7, 58)

Featured Sport | Notre Dame Combating Irish vs. USC Trojans