College Football Week 7 Expert Picks: Rounding Up Saturday's Top Matchups

Our expert college football picks for the Week 7 slate are all right here, as the Sportsbook Review betting analysts share their top selections based on the NCAAF odds from our best sports betting apps. This is your go-to spot to prepare for all of Saturday’s college football action.

With the first half of the college football regular season behind us, we have a better idea of where the teams stand moving forward and a better opportunity to pinpoint the best betting strategies for each game.

Our college football experts have assembled their favorite bets for the top games ahead of Saturday’s loaded slate, which includes a pivotal Pac-12 showdown between No. 8 Oregon and No. 7 Washington. 

For even more picks, check out college football Week 7 player props, college football Week 7 predictions, SEC best bets and college football Week 7 upset picks.

Here are our best college football expert picks for Week 7 (odds via our best college football betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

College football Top 25 schedule

(Odds via FanDuel)

• Syracuse at No. 4 Florida State (-18.5)
• No. 1 Georgia (-31.5) at Vanderbilt
• Arkansas at No. 11 Alabama (-20.5)
• No. 3 Ohio State (-19.5) at Purdue
• Indiana at No. 2 Michigan (-33.5)
• California at No. 16 Utah (-10.5)
• No. 23 Kansas (-3) at Oklahoma State
• Texas A&M at No. 19 Tennessee (-3)
• No. 8 Oregon at No. 7 Washington (-3)
• No. 14 Louisville (-7.5) at Pittsburgh
• Arizona at No. 19 Washington State (-8.5)
• Auburn at No. 22 LSU (-11.5)
• No. 10 USC at No. 21 Notre Dame (-2.5)
• No. 25 Miami at No. 12 North Carolina (-3.5)
• Missouri at No. 24 Kentucky (-2.5)
• No. 18 UCLA at Oregon State (-3.5)
• NC State at No. 17 Duke (-3)

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College football Week 7 expert picks

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College football Week 7 top picks

Bucky Irving Over 84.5 rushing yards (-115 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

As explained in my top Oregon vs. Washington prediction, this is my favorite betting angle for Saturday’s marquee matchup. The best defense for the Huskies’ explosive offense is to keep them off the field, and the Ducks can do that by giving more touches to their talented running back.

Irving has yet to have a game where he’s finished with more than 13 carries, but he has cleared this mark three times and in back-to-back games with a reduced workload. In last year’s meeting against Washington, Irving saw a season-high 20 carries and turned that into 146 yards.

Oregon has the advantage in the trenches in this matchup, as evident by its No. 21 ranking in PFF's run-blocking grade. The Ducks would be wise to lean on their Irving-led ground game in this crucial road test.

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Kyle McCord Under 1.5 passing touchdowns (+165 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐

Let’s get weird. Ohio State’s offense has been a solid unit in home games this season, but outside of Ohio Stadium, this hasn’t been a robust passing offense. Between games at Indiana and Notre Dame, Kyle McCord still hasn’t thrown a road touchdown pass this season.

While nobody would describe Purdue as an elite defense, the Boilermakers haven’t allowed a quarterback to throw multiple touchdown passes in any of their last four games. Most of the scoring damage against them has come on the ground. The Buckeyes could maintain that trend, as they have 10 rushing touchdowns to nine passing scores.

With Ohio State’s team total at 35.5, it wouldn’t take much for McCord to smash this number. But the plus-money odds on the Under are attractive enough for a flier. While DraftKings (+155) and Caesars (+152) are reasonable spots to bet Under 1.5 TD passes for McCord, bet365 provides the most attractive odds at +165. FanDuel’s -225 odds on Under 2.5 TD passes aren’t worth the squeeze.

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Deion Burks Under 48.5 receiving yards (-115 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Burks is one of three Purdue receivers with 24-plus receptions and is the Boilermakers leading receiver in yards (396) and touchdowns (four). Burks is also Purdue’s biggest home-run threat, as even if one removes his longest reception of the season (84 yards), his 13.6 yards per reception average would still lead the team.

The issue is that Ohio State is the only Big Ten team to not allow a 20-yard touchdown all season, and has allowed just 12 plays of 20-plus yards all season. The Buckeyes are coming off a game against a Maryland offense that entered last week leading the Big Ten in total offense (455 yards per game) and held it to 153 yards below their season average. 

In addition, the Terrapins came into the week with 30 plays of 20-plus yards (and eight touchdowns of 20 or more yards), and Ohio State limited to just three plays of that length. Thus, given how well the Buckeyes pressure the quarterback and with the fact that they rank seventh in Team Passing Efficiency Defense, the ceiling is lowered considerably for a big-play receiver like Burks. 

We are getting the best number at DraftKings and bet365, as FanDuel is lower with a total of 44.5.

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Cal team total Under 15.5 (-105 via Caesars) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Utes’ defense has been phenomenal this season. They’ve allowed more than 13 points just once all year, and they have held two opponents to just seven. Through five games, they’ve allowed just seven touchdowns and three of those came against the Oregon State Beavers.

The Golden Bears have scored at least 30 points in four of their six games this season, but they have yet to face a defense as talented as the Utes’ unit. Freshman quarterback Fernando Mendoza will make his second start of the season, and while he was solid last week, his numbers were nothing to write home about. The Golden Bears’ relied heavily on their run game, amassing 241 yards and three touchdowns. They won’t have that success against a team allowing just 67 rushing yards per game this season.

Getting this number north of two touchdowns is a bit fishy, but the Golden Bears’ offense has put up a lot of points this season. In a matchup of strength vs. strength, we’ll take the unit that has dominated just about everyone this season. We’d even be willing to play this down to 14.5, if you can find a price of +110 or better.

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