Week 8 College Football Lines Open as SEC Showdowns Lead and Big Ten Favorites Loom Large

Early prices show divergence across books, with model projections flagging initial betting angles.

Overview

BetOnline.ag’s opening slate, published by Gambling911, posts Georgia -6.5 vs. Ole Miss and Alabama -8 vs. Tennessee among the week’s headliners.
CBS Sports’ listed odds differ in spots, including USC at Notre Dame at -7.5 versus BetOnline’s -8.5, underscoring typical early-market variability.
Big Ten numbers skew heavy at some outlets, with Ohio State -27.5 over Wisconsin and No. 3 Indiana -26.5 over Michigan State per CBS Sports.
SportsLine’s computer model backs Penn State +3.5 at Iowa, factoring in James Franklin’s firing and QB Drew Allar’s season-ending injury as it projects a cover more than half the time.
The model also favors Missouri +1.5 at Auburn in over 70% of simulations and cites a 10,000-run methodology with a long-term profit record on top-rated spread picks.