Fresh off a 19-14 loss at Arkansas, the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers won’t have any time to sulk with a rivalry game against the Florida Gators on tap. A trip to the SEC Championship Game and College Football Playoff are still within reach for the Vols but Josh Heupel’s squad won’t have room for many more missteps along the way. Tennessee is favored by 15.5 points in the latest Week 7 college football odds via SportsLine consensus.
Meanwhile, Ashton Jeanty and the No. 17 Boise State Broncos are 20.5-point favorites over Hawaii as they continue their respective quests for the Heisman Trophy and a spot in the CFP. Which college football trends should you be aware of before you bet on either of those games and what other Week 7 college football lines can you take advantage of? Before locking in any Week 7 college football picks on those games or others, be sure to see the college football betting guide from legendary Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall.
For years Vegas-based Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famed sports betting newsletter. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Marshall joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan and served as executive editor for many years.
An in-demand guest on numerous sports talk radio and TV shows across the country, Bruce’s vast array of editorial work has been featured in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the New York Post and many other outlets. He has won various handicapping titles and also is working on several book projects. Bruce also enters the Week 7 college football schedule on an 18-8 roll (+899) on his official SportsLine college football spread picks.
Now, using his Tech Corner technique that evaluates all the trends and the latest college football odds, Marshall has turned his attention to college football betting for Week 7 and revealed picks for each matchup. Head to SportsLine to see every pick.
Top college football predictions for Week 7
One of the top college football picks Marshall is recommending for Week 7: He’s backing No. 7 Alabama (-21.5) to cover against South Carolina as the Tide return home for a noon ET matchup on Saturday. The Crimson Tide were undoubtedly caught off guard when they fell behind early against Vanderbilt and a late charge back into the contest was thwarted by a fourth-quarter Vanderbilt touchdown drive.
However, Alabama won’t be caught off guard again at home against South Carolina. The Gamecocks had a big early-season win over Kentucky but let a big first-half lead against LSU slip away and then got blown out 27-3 by Ole Miss last week. The Rebels sacked South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers six times and Quandarrius Robinson (6.5 TFL and 3.5 sacks) could be a problem for that front.
Marshall is also taking the Over (50.5) in this matchup since 12 of the past 15 Alabama games have cleared the total, including four of five this season. Last week’s game at Vanderbilt hit the Over (53.5) with more than three touchdowns to spare. The Over has also hit in two of South Carolina’s last three contests. See which other picks to make here.
How to make college football picks for Week 7
Marshall has evaluated every other matchup and he’s found an alarming 8-0 betting trend you need to know this week. Get betting analysis for each matchup at SportsLine.
So what college football picks can you make with confidence, and what alarming trend do you need to know about? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams to back, all from the legendary Vegas expert who has won multiple handicapping titles, and find out.
Week 7 college football odds
See full Week 7 college football picks, odds and predictions here.
Thursday, Oct. 10
Coastal Carolina at James Madison (-9.5, 61)
Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech (-4.5, 49)
UTEP at Western Kentucky (-19.5, 57)
Friday, Oct. 11
Northwestern at Maryland (-10, 45.5)
UNLV at Utah State (+19.5, 65.5)
Utah at Arizona State (+6.5, 45.5)
Saturday, Oct. 12
Clemson at Wake Forest (+20, 60.5)
South Carolina at Alabama (-21.5, 50.5)
Stanford at Notre Dame (-24, 45.5)
Texas vs. Oklahoma (+14.5, 50.5)
Penn State at USC (+5.5, 50.5)
Mississippi State at Georgia (-33.5, 53.5)
Florida at Tennessee (-15.5, 55.5)
Ole Miss at LSU (+3.5, 63.5)
Ohio State at Oregon (+3.5, 53.5)
Iowa State at West Virginia (+3, 53)
Kansas State at Colorado (+4, 56.5)
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