Sam Avellone
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College football Week 7 is here! This is the week everyone has been looking forward to since the schedule was released. There will be marquee matchups throughout the day on Saturday – highlighted by the first meeting between Texas and Oklahoma as SEC foes, Penn State’s trip to Southern California, Ole Miss’ road trip to LSU and Ohio State’s journey to Oregon. Following such a thrilling week in the college football landscape, Week 7 will be must-see TV – and we at Pickswise will have college football picks on all of the biggest matchups.
Let’s take a look at some of the early lines and odds for Week 7’s biggest matchups and cap it off with a best bet. Thanks to West Virginia last week, we’re now 4-1 on these early week best bets this season!
NCAAF Week 7 opening lines and odds
Odds courtesy of Fanatics Sportsbook at the time of publishing.
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- Memphis -6.5 (-110) @ South Florida – Friday, October 11th
- Maryland -10 (-110) vs Northwestern – Friday, October 11th
- UNLV -18.5 (-110) @ Utah State – Friday, October 11th
- Utah -4 (-110) @ Arizona State – Friday, October 11th
- Alabama -21.5 (-110) vs South Carolina – Saturday, October 12th
- Iowa -3 (-110) vs Washington – Saturday, October 12th
- Clemson -20.5 (-110) @ Wake Forest – Saturday, October 12th
- Rutgers -2.5 (-110) vs Wisconsin – Saturday, October 12th
- Georgia Tech -5.5 (-115) @ North Carolina – Saturday, October 12th
- Texas -14 (-110) vs Oklahoma – Saturday, October 12th
- Penn State -5 (-110) @ USC – Saturday, October 12th
- Pittsburgh -4 (-110) vs California – Saturday, October 12th
- Louisville -7 (-115) vs Virginia – Saturday, October 12th
- UCF -3.5 (-110) vs Cincinnati – Saturday, October 12th
- Illinois -19(-110) vs Purdue – Saturday, October 12th
- Notre Dame -22.5 (-110) vs Stanford – Saturday, October 12th
- BYU -3.5 (-110) vs Arizona – Saturday, October 12th
- Tennessee -16.5 (-105) vs Florida – Saturday, October 12th
- Washington State -3.5 (-110) @ Fresno State – Saturday, October 12th
- Ohio State -4 (-110) @ Oregon – Saturday, October 12th
- Ole Miss -3 (-105) @ LSU – Saturday, October 12th
- Kentucky -13 (-115) vs Vanderbilt – Saturday, October 12th
- Iowa State -3 (-110) @ West Virginia – Saturday, October 12th
- Syracuse -4.5 (-110) @ NC State – Saturday, October 12th
- Kansas State -5.5 (-110) @ Colorado – Saturday, October 12th
- Minnesota -5.5 (-110) @ UCLA – Saturday, October 12th
Be sure to check out our college football best bets for Week 7!
NCAAF Week 7 best bet: Texas Longhorns -14 over Oklahoma Sooners (-110)
Typically a very competitive matchup, only 2 of the last 10 editions of the Red River Rivalry have been decided by more than 10 points. Yet, oddsmakers expect the Longhorns to have their way with the Sooners, and I tend to agree given the inefficiencies of Oklahoma’s offense. The Sooners rank 121st in total offense and 130th in explosive plays this season, and have been decimated with injuries across their offensive line and wide receiver groups. Freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins seems to offer a bit more upside than Jackson Arnold, but I’m not confident in this unit’s ability to match Texas’ scoring or sustain drives long enough to limit Texas’ number of possessions – especially against a stout Longhorn stop-unit that is top 5 in total defense while giving up just 1 red zone touchdown.
The Sooners are better statistically on the defensive end, but they are beatable. They are especially susceptible against the pass, yielding more than 218 passing yards per game (75th nationally) and allowing 14 explosive pass plays through 5 games. That is an area of weakness that Quinn Ewers can exploit in his return from a 2-game absence with an explosive group of receivers and an offensive line that PFF rates the best in the country in pass blocking. Look for the Longhorns to flex their muscles offensively and win by margin over their arch-rival, exacting revenge on the Sooners for their only regular season loss a year ago.
