Air Force has jumped back into the top 25 for the first time since 2019, and the No. 22 Falcons will try to keep climbing when they face Navy in a rivalry game on CBS with Commander-in-Chief's Trophy implications. They moved into the rankings following a 34-27 win over Wyoming last weekend, racking up 356 yards on the ground. Air Force is a 10-point favorite against Navy in the latest Week 8 college football odds from SportsLine consensus. Should you back the Falcons with your Week 8 college football bets?
Some of the other key games on the Week 8 college football schedule include No. 3 Ohio State (-4.5) vs. No. 7 Penn State, No. 11 Alabama (-9) vs. No. 17 Tennessee and No. 4 Florida State (-14) vs. No. 16 Duke. The other top-25 matchup in the Week 8 college football spreads features No. 18 USC (-7) vs. No. 14 Utah. Before locking in any Week 8 college football picks on those games or others, be sure to see the top Week 8 college football expert picks, predictions and best bets from Barrett Sallee.
Sallee is a true insider -- a CBS Sports analyst, SiriusXM host, Heisman voter and consistently one of the top CBS Sports experts picking games against the spread. He debuted with SportsLine in 2017 and has delivered his three best college football picks to members each week.
Now, he has turned his attention to the Week 8 college football odds and is sharing his top three best bets over at SportsLine. If you parlay them together, you could be looking at a return of around 6-1. Get his top college football picks at SportsLine.
Top Week 8 college football expert predictions
One of Sallee's top Week 8 college football picks: He likes UCF (now +17, opened at +19.5) to stay within the spread at No. 6 Oklahoma in a noon ET kickoff in the Big 12 on Saturday. The Sooners have only won two of their last five games by 20-plus points, and they are in a letdown spot following their rivalry win over then-No. 3 Texas. Both teams are coming off their bye weeks, negating a rest advantage for either squad.
The Knights picked up a road win at Boise State in Week 2, and they stayed within two touchdowns at Kansas State last month. They tend to play their best football at this time of the year, covering the spread in five of their last seven October games. Senior quarterback John Rhys Plumlee has missed most of the last four games due to a leg injury, but he made significant progress during the bye week and is going to start on Saturday. See what other picks Sallee likes at SportsLine.
How to make Week 8 college football picks
Sallee has also found two other college football picks he loves, including backing an underdog whose "identity is to get opponents into rock fights and knock them out." You can only see his picks at SportsLine.
What are the best bets for Week 8 of college football, and which underdog should you back? Visit SportsLine now to see Barrett Sallee's college football best bets, all from one of the top analysts in the nation, and find out.
