College Football Week 9 Expert Picks

Our Sportsbook Review analysts have collected their expert college football picks for Week 9 to supply you with a one-stop shop featuring all our best college football picks for Saturday’s loaded slate. We always shop for the best NCAAF odds from our best sports betting apps when making our picks.

With November in sight, Week 9 marks the end of another month of college football, and there are all kinds of marquee matchups on the docket during the final weekend of October. The Big Noon Kickoff between Oklahoma and Kansas kickstarts the action, and conference bouts between Florida and Georgia, and Oregon and Utah will both have big-time implications on the final standings.

Our college football experts have put together a list of their favorite picks for many of the marquee matchups in Week 9. For even more betting coverage, check out our college football Week 9 predictions, college football Week 9 player props, and college football Week 9 upset picks.

Here are our best college football expert picks for Week 9 (odds via our best college football betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

College football Top 25 schedule

(Odds via FanDuel)

• No. 4 Florida State (-20.5) at Wake Forest
• No. 6 Oklahoma (-9.5) at Kansas
• Indiana at No. 10 Penn State (-31.5)
• No. 1 Georgia (-14.5) at Florida
• BYU at No. 7 Texas (-19.5)
• No. 8 Oregon (-6.5) at No. 13 Utah
• Pittsburgh at No. 14 Notre Dame (-14.5)
• No. 20 Duke at No. 18 Louisville (-4.5)
• No. 22 Tulane (-10.5) at Rice
• No. 24 USC (-10.5) at California
• No. 5 Washington (-26.5) at Stanford
• No. 19 Air Force (-13.5) at Colorado State
• No. 21 Tennessee (-3.5) at Kentucky
• No. 3 Ohio State (-14.5) at Wisconsin
• No. 17 North Carolina (-11.5) at Georgia Tech
• Old Dominion at No. 25 James Madison (-20.5)
• No. 11 Oregon State (-3.5) at Arizona

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College football Week 9 expert picks

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College football Week 9 top picks

Nic Anderson Under 59.5 receiving yards (+100 via Caesars) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Freshman receiver Nic Anderson is having a breakout season with Oklahoma, recording 387 yards and eight touchdowns in six games. He’s done all this damage on just 16 receptions, averaging 24.2 yards per catch.

We are comfortable betting against that level of efficiency continuing, especially given Saturday’s matchup in Lawrence could be both cold and rainy. The Sooners might opt to lean on the ground game a bit more or feed primary receiver Jalil Farooq in the quick game. OU is also a near double-digit favorite so this team might eat up a bit more clock in the second half.

Between mother nature and the potential game script, OU’s big-play rookie receiver will likely not be as involved as usual. He’s coming off a five-catch, 105-yard performance against UCF, which has led to an inflated line, considering he recorded one reception for three yards against Texas earlier this month.

With most of our best sports betting apps trading this same Under at minus odds, take advantage of this +100 value at Caesars. We project Anderson to finish with 45 receiving yards on Saturday, giving us plenty of wiggle room on this Under.

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Dillon Gabriel Over 290.5 passing yards (-114 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dillon Gabriel has been a volume passer for the Sooners in most of his contests this season, clearing the 300-yard passing threshold in four of seven games played. Although he fell short of this passing line in his two most recent outings, one came as he threw for 285 yards against one of the nation’s top defenses as Oklahoma toppled Texas in the Red River rivalry. Gabriel’s most recent appearance against UCF ended with just 253 yards through the air as the Sooners leaned on the run against the Golden Knights’ porous rushing defense.

This week, we like Gabriel’s chances to throw for more gaudy numbers against a leaky Kansas secondary. The Jayhawks rank 97th in FBS in pass defense, allowing an average of 250.3 yards per game to opposing quarterbacks. In KU’s last game at Oklahoma State, the Jayhawks allowed an otherwise pedestrian Alan Bowman to pass for a season-high 336 yards.

Although Kansas struggles defensively against the run, too, Oklahoma should accept the opportunity to revert back to its pass-heavy roots after a couple weeks of leaning more heavily on the run and barely surviving those games in the process. 

Most of our best sportsbooks list Gabriel’s total at 294.5, so we’re avoiding those spots while prioritizing the FanDuel prop listed at 290.5 yards with -114 odds on Over.

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Bo Nix Over 243.5 passing yards (-114 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ducks quarterback Bo Nix will add to his NCAA record with his 55th collegiate start this week, and the veteran presence will be precisely what Oregon needs when entering the hostile environment in Utah.

Oregon’s big-play ability was on display last week against Washington State, as Nix still managed 293 passing yards despite completing 18 passes on a season-low 25 attempts. The Cougars gashed the Ducks defense for an unprecedented 7.0 yards per play, and Nix still overcame his team’s deficiencies and the fact that his offense managed just three points over the first three possessions.

Three of Nix’s four-highest passing yard totals this season have come in the team’s road games against Texas Tech, Stanford, and Washington. And while running back Bucky Irving has averaged 7.5 yards per carry after finishing last year with a 6.8 yards per carry average, Ducks head coach Dan Lanning is smart enough not to consistently challenge a Utes run defense that ranks sixth in the country with 78.0 rushing yards allowed per game. 

Nix’s projections are underinflated, given that the Utes just held USC’s Caleb Williams to a PFF passing grade of 68.6 and 7.3 yards per attempt. However, Williams has never been able to solve Utah, as he is 0-3 against them and 12-0 combined against all other Pac-12 teams. 

Oregon’s offense should be on the field plenty as Utah’s offense ranks outside the top 110 in Finishing Drives, which means plenty of opportunities for Nix and the passing game.  

We are getting a much better number at FanDuel than the rest of the best sports betting sites, which all offer a total of 250.5 and are all juiced to -115 or higher to back the Over.

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Jonathon Brooks Over 106.5 rushing yards (-114 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Brooks has been a sure thing over the last five games. He’s rushed for at least 99 yards in each contest, and he has gone Over 125 in three of his five. This week, he gets a really juicy matchup against a BYU team that is allowing 150.3 rushing yards per game.

The Cougars have allowed at least one running back in three of their last four games to run for 90 yards or more against them. None of those backs were of the caliber of Brooks. This is a game that the Longhorns should lead from wire-to-wire, so we should expect to see Brooks hit at least 20 carries for the fourth week in a row.

Getting in on this as soon as possible is preferred. Four of the five best sportsbooks are already showing this number as high as 110.5. We expect the total to continue to rise ahead of kickoff as bettors become aware of the total mismatch that is about to take place on the field. 

For now, FanDuel offers the lowest total for a better price than most of our best sportsbooks, offering 110.5, making it the easy option for wagering.

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