{"id":1154,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1154","headline":"Week 8 college football slate brings picks, not much drama","dek":"Oddsmakers and pundits weigh in on Saturday's games, including USC-Wisconsin, Iowa-Minnesota and Indiana at Michigan.","body":"Week 8 of the college football season arrives with a lighter ranked slate but no shortage of betting previews. Outlets are circulating predictions for several matchups, including the 16th-ranked USC Trojans traveling to face Wisconsin in a Big Ten clash, and No. 15 Iowa heading to Minnesota.\n\nElsewhere on the board, No. 6 Indiana visits Michigan, which is making a quarterback change. Pitt, coming off two straight losses after starting quarterback Mason Heintschel went down for the season with an ACL injury, travels to face top-ranked Miami. The Panthers turned to Holden Geriner against North Carolina but fell 21-17, then shifted to Corey Dailey as the team searches for stability under center.\n\nLater in the day, Houston and Utah round out one of the featured picks for bettors working through the Saturday slate. With only a couple of ranked matchups on the calendar, much of the week's attention is going toward odds and best-bet columns rather than marquee showdowns.\n\nNone of Saturday's games have been played yet, so the previews remain speculative for now.","published_at":"2026-10-24T16:05:10.443312+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"USC vs. Wisconsin prediction, odds, time: Week 8 Saturday college football picks from proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/usc-wisconsin-prediction-odds-time-2026-week-8-saturday-college-football-picks/"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Iowa vs. Minnesota Prediction, Odds, Picks For College Football Week 8","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/iowa-vs-minnesota-prediction-odds-picks-college-football-week-8"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"2026 College Football Week 8 Best Bets: 5 picks for Oct 24 including Utah vs Houston, Indiana vs Michigan","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-college-football-week-8-024038313.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"The Post’s Week 8 college football grid picks, best bets for Saturday","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/betting/the-posts-week-8-college-football-grid-picks-best-bets-saturday/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"College Football Week 8 Odds, 5 Sleeper Games To Watch","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/college-football-week-8-odds-5-sleeper-games-watch"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"College football Week 8 schedule looks quiet. Here's where chaos could strike","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-week-8-schedule-093129360.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"LSU vs. Auburn prediction, odds, time: Week 8 college football picks from proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/lsu-auburn-prediction-odds-time-2026-week-8-college-football-picks/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"2026 Week 8 college football odds, betting lines, start times, spreads: Picks, predictions, best bets","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/2026-week-8-college-football-odds-betting-lines-start-times-spreads-picks-predictions-best-bets/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"How to bet on 2026 Week 8 college football: Betting guide, odds, apps, trends, previews, over $3,000 in promos","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/how-to-bet-on-2026-week-8-college-football-betting-guide-odds-apps-trends-previews-over-3000-in-promos/"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Michigan vs. Indiana Prediction, Odds, Pick For College Football Week 8","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/michigan-vs-indiana-prediction-odds-pick-college-football-week-8"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Texas Tech vs. Cincinnati Prediction, Odds, Picks For College Football Week 8","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/texas-tech-vs-cincinnati-prediction-odds-picks-college-football-week-8"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Indiana vs. Michigan prediction, odds, time: Week 8 college football picks from proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/indiana-michigan-prediction-odds-time-2026-week-8-college-fotball-picks/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Miami vs. Pittsburgh prediction, odds, time: Week 8 college football picks from proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/miami-pittsburgh-prediction-odds-time-2026-college-football-week-8-picks/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"2026 Week 8 college football odds, betting lines, spreads, start times: Picks, predictions, best bets","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/2026-week-8-college-football-odds-betting-lines-spreads-start-times-picks-predictions-best-bets/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"College football odds, picks, predictions for Week 8, 2026: Computer likes Tennessee, Utah","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/college-football-odds-betting-lines-picks-prediction-for-week-8-2026/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Texas vs. Ole Miss prediction, odds, time: Week 8 college football picks by proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/texas-ole-miss-prediction-odds-time-week-8-college-football-picks-bets/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"How to bet on 2026 Week 8 college football: Betting guide, odds, apps, previews, trends, over $3,000 in promos","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/how-to-bet-on-2026-week-8-college-football-betting-guide-odds-apps-previews-trends-over-3000-in-promos/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Indiana vs. Michigan prediction, odds, time: Week 8 college football picks from proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/indiana-michigan-prediction-odds-time-2026-week-8-college-fotball-picks-best-bets/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Miami vs. Pittsburgh prediction, odds, time: Week 8 college football picks from proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/miami-pittsburgh-prediction-odds-time-2026-college-football-week-8-picks-best-bets/"}],"image":{"url":"https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2026/10/07/126702fc-774c-495e-81b4-67cb13616b55/usc.jpg","credit":"CBS Sports","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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