There’s no massive top-10 matchup on the Week 9 college football schedule, but there are a handful of games that could go a long way in determining who the serious College Football Playoff contenders will be. No. 12 Notre Dame has recovered nicely from its shocking loss to Northern Illinois and now the Irish will look to pick up another quality win against No. 24 Navy. The latest Week 9 college football odds via SportsLine consensus list the Irish as 14-point favorite.
Other key Week 9 lines of note include No. 20 Illinois at No. 1 Oregon (-21.5) (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS), No. 21 Missouri at No. 15 Alabama (-15.5), No. 5 Texas at No. 25 Vanderbilt (+17.5) and No. 8 LSU at No. 14 Texas A&M (-1). So which Week 9 college football lines should be targeting as you build your Week 9 college football parlays? Before locking in any Week 9 college football picks, be sure to see the top Week 9 college football expert picks, predictions and best bets from Thomas Casale.
A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has been sports betting — and winning — for more than 30 years. Over the past two college football seasons, Casale is 122-92-5 (57%) overall on his college football picks and 26-8 (76.4%) in bowl games — all publicly documented. Anybody who has followed him is way up.
Now, he has turned his attention to the Week 9 college football odds and is sharing his top three betting picks. If you parlay these college football betting picks, you could be looking at a return of around 6-1. Get his top college football picks at SportsLine.
Top Week 9 college football expert predictions
One of Casale’s top Week 9 college football picks: He is backing No. 18 Ole Miss (-19.5) to cover against Oklahoma in an SEC matchup on Saturday at noon ET. The road to the College Football Playoff looks a little rocky for the Rebels but their two losses came by a combined six points and they still have five SEC games left to impress the committee.
They certainly have style on their side, with Jaxson Dart throwing for 2,384 yards and 14 touchdowns with only three interceptions over the first seven games. He’ll take on an Oklahoma defense that has looked good in stretches but gave up 482 yards of offense against Auburn’s up-tempo offense and then allowed 6.7 yards per play against Steve Sarkisian’s Texas offense.
“The Sooners are on life support right now. Head coach Brent Venables fired offensive coordinator Seth Littrell and gave play calling duties to Joe Jon Finley but the move reeks of desperation,” Casale told SportsLine. “This is a good spot for Ole Miss. The Rebels lost to LSU but were playing their seventh straight game to start the season. Now Lane Kiffin’s group had a bye week to get healthy and recharge the batteries.” See what other picks Casale likes at SportsLine.
How to make Week 9 college football picks
Casale has also found two other college football picks he loves, including a must-see pick on a total he thinks could be off by multiple touchdowns. You can only see his picks at SportsLine.
What are the best bets for Week 9 of college football, and which total is way off? Visit SportsLine now to see Thomas Casale’s college football best bets, all from a proven college football handicapper who has gone 26-8 on bowl games the past two seasons, and find out.