Ricky Dimon
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It is already Week 10 of the 2022 college football season and things are starting to get serious. The first College Football Playoff rankings have been revealed and at least 1 game this weekend is certain to have huge National Championship implications. Tennessee versus Georgia is a matchup of #1 and #3 in the CFP rankings, #2 and #1 in the AP poll and #3 and #1 in the coaches’ poll. Overall, it should be a wildly entertaining Saturday with plenty of other big games – including 3 more all-top 25 affairs.
Let’s take a look at my favorite player props, and be sure to check out all of our coverage on the college football page.
Bo Nix (QB, Oregon) over 264.5 passing yards (-115)
Bo Nix has gone over this number in 3 consecutive contests and in 5 of the last 7. This stretch includes a 428-yard effort against Washington State and 412 yards just last weekend at Cal’s expense. It should also be noted that Nix has accounted for 11 total touchdowns over the past 2 games and Oregon has scored 70, 41, 44, 45, 49, 45 and 42 points since its opening loss to Georgia. The Ducks are on an absolute roll right now and it should continue against Colorado. The Buffaloes are allowing a horrendous 8.1 yards per pass attempt, have given up 18 passing touchdowns while making only 3 interceptions and are tied for last in the entire nation with 6 sacks. The only way Nix’s numbers would be down on Saturday is if Oregon gets up by a ton and just starts running the ball, but that is unlikely to happen even in a blowout. The Ducks have racked up their 7 wins by an average of 22.6 points and at #8 in the CFP rankings they will want to impress the committee as much as possible. There is no reason to think Colorado has any chance of containing Nix, so a relatively modest 264.5 number makes this my favorite play of the week.
Check out our full Oregon vs Colorado predictions
Josh Downs (WR, North Carolina) over 80.5 receiving yards (-115)
Josh Downs is having a huge season for North Carolina and has been especially hot of late in the yardage department. Over the past 2 games he has amassed 228 yards and 2 touchdowns on 20 receptions. In the 2 contests before that he went for 189 yards and a score on 14 catches. Although his yardage totals were lower in the first 2 weeks of the 2022 campaign, Downs found the end zone 4 times during that stretch. The junior from Suwanee, Ga. is clearly Drake Maye’s favorite target and that should continue against Virginia. The Cavaliers boast a solid defense, but they let Syracuse’s Oronde Gadsden II go for 107 yards before Louisville’s Tyler Hudson pinned 101 yards on their secondary. Downs is the best receiver UVA has faced and can be expected to deliver another huge performance.
Check out our full North Carolina vs Virginia predictions
Tahj Brooks (RB, Texas Tech) over 0.5 rushing touchdowns (-105)
We are 6-1 on touchdown scorer prop bets this year, including 2-0 on running backs the last 2 weeks. Let’s keep the momentum going with Brooks, who should be in line for a big game against TCU. The Horned Frogs are allowing 140.5 rushing yards per game and have surrendered 14 touchdowns on the ground. Brooks has already found the end zone 7 times in 2022 (6 rushing, 1 receiving) and in the past 2 weeks he has racked up 205 yards and 2 scores. It is also worth noting that he has toted the rock 17 and 16 times over the last 2 games, his highest 2-game volume with room to spare. Meanwhile, backfield mate SaRodorick Thompson has seen his carries decrease from 20 to 15 to 10 over the past 3 contests.
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