College football odds, lines, schedule for Week 8: Alabama, Ohio State open as heavy favorites in league games

At 1st glance, the college soccer routine for Week 8 seems to be a minor mild, at minimum by the expectations of some of the other loaded weeks we’ve had so much this year. But if you will find just about anything the 2021 season has taught us, it really is that upsets and intrigue are waiting wherever you minimum hope them. That could be the situation once more this week as numerous prime-ranked groups place their aspirations on the line as major favorites.

A person of the most vulnerable groups in action could be No. ten Oregon, which travels to UCLA soon after narrowly edging a one particular-earn Cal group on Friday night. The Ducks jumped into the Higher education Soccer Playoff conversation soon after successful at Ohio State in Week 2, but they have not been extraordinary due to the fact then. Winning at UCLA could possibly restore some of their luster. Elsewhere, No. four Alabama takes on Tennessee at household, No. 5 Ohio State will seem to hold its offense rolling at Indiana and No. 12 Ole Pass up will host LSU.

This has been a season comprehensive of surprises. With the odds for Week 8 coming out, let us acquire a seem at some of the most noteworthy place spreads and break down the action ahead.

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No. 14 Coastal Carolina (-three.5) at Appalachian State (Wednesday): This could wind up remaining the unofficial Sun Belt East title recreation. Appalachian State (four-2, one-one Sun Belt) has a league decline presently soon after falling to Louisiana past week in a cross-division recreation. But the Mountaineers would have a tiebreaker in the East on Coastal Carolina if they can fend off the Chanticleers (six-, 2-). That will not likely be effortless, even though. Coastal Carolina has only refined its process due to the fact knocking off App State for the 1st time past season.

LSU at No. 12 Ole Pass up (-eleven): Who has one thing remaining in the tank? That’s the question for Ole Pass up and LSU soon after just about every pulled out dramatic victories around SEC East foes past week. LSU gained as a double-digit underdog at household from Florida, though Ole Pass up survived an unruly surroundings at Tennessee. This is the eighth week in a row with a recreation for the harm-depleted Tigers, which are soldiering on below the grim fact that a coaching alter is in retailer.

No. ten Oregon (EVEN) at UCLA: The Bruins are 5-2 (three-one Pac-12) and presently personal a victory around LSU from Week one. The Bruins can insert an additional one particular listed here and get back again in the Pac-12 South race by knocking off Oregon. The Ducks struggled to get earlier Cal on Friday and have not been pretty extraordinary due to the fact their earn at then-No. three Ohio State on Sept. eleven. A earn at the Rose Bowl would be a nice strengthen of legitimacy for the Ducks.

Tennessee at No. four Alabama (-27.5): The Crimson Tide returned to the earn column with a vengeance on Saturday night by thrashing Mississippi State forty nine-9. Now, they welcome a Tennessee group that may be emotionally drained adhering to a — how must we place this — turbulent decline to Ole Pass up. It would look that Nick Saban is possible determined to give Josh Heupel a hostile welcome to this aged rivalry, specifically soon after the Volunteers kicked former Saban assistant Jeremy Pruitt to the curb soon after the 2020 season.

No. 5 Ohio State (-19) at Indiana: If Indiana was likely to pull a massive upset at household from a prime-tier Massive Ten East foe, Saturday’s recreation from Michigan State was the time to do it. But the Hoosiers missing 20-15. Now they welcome an Ohio Stat group that is averaging fifty nine factors for every recreation around its past a few video games. Barring an upset victory, an Indiana group that began the season ranked No. seventeen will be 2-5 as it hits the street for video games at Maryland and Michigan.

Best of the relaxation

South Carolina at No. seventeen Texas A&M (-18.5)
USC at No. 13 Notre Dame (-six)
No. 18 NC State (-2) at Miami
No. three Oklahoma (-38) at Kansas
No. 8 Oklahoma State at Iowa State (-5.5)
Tulane at No. 21 SMU (-14)
No. 2 Cincinnati (-26) at Navy
Illinois at No. seven Penn State (-23.5)
Northwestern at No. six Michigan (-21)
No. sixteen Wake Forest (-three) at Army
No. 22 San Diego State at Air Pressure (-four)
Wisconsin (-three) at No. 25 Purdue