College Football Picks Week 8 2023

Last week was absolutely brutal. The lowlight was Pitt- QB Christian Veilleux could have run for the game clinching first down but slid short of the first down marker. The Panthers then had to punt and let Wake Forest drive the length of the field in 40 seconds to lose the game. UConn also led all game and then lost by 3 as a 2.5 point underdog. On to the next week.

Preseason: +1.82 units

Week 0: +0.82 units

Week 1: -7.37 units

Week 2: -2.83 units

Week 3: -0.59 units

Week 4: -5.31 units

Week 5: +6.21 units

Week 6: -0.18 units

Week 7: +0.55 units

Week 8: -5.09 units

Total: -11.97 units

Tulane @ Rice (Saturday, 3 PM Central)

It’s kind of shocking that a program as historically bad as Tulane has put together 2 great seasons in a row. The Green Wave went 13-1 last year and are off to a 6-1 start with their lone loss to a good Ole Miss team. Rice has been a pleasant surprise this year and they have a great QB in former Georgia star J.T. Daniels. I think the Owls are one of the most undervalued teams in the country and like them here.

Rice +10 -105 (2 units)

Rice ML +330 (1 unit)

Pittsburgh @ Notre Dame (Saturday, 2:30 PM Central)

Pitt screwed me over last week but I am going back to them this week. They are probably the best 2-5 team in the country- they have outgained their opponents in several of their losses and probably deserve to be 4-3 or so. Their QB play has also been a bit improved since Phil Jurkovec was benched. Notre Dame is a good team but the “Pitt superweapon” has a nonzero chance of pulling one of its trademark upsets here.

Pittsburgh +20.5 -108 (2 units)