College Football Week 7 opening lines, odds and best bet | Pickswise

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

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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 (-110) over Oklahoma Sooners

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.